IN WHICH JOHNNY DREAMS OF A MAGNIFICENT TWENTY-STORY HOTEL The other terminal hotel projects had been kept very quiet, indeed, lest the jealous promoters of similar enterprises might be whetted into greediness; but no such modesty seemed to attend the plans of the Terminal Hotel Company; in fact, it seemed to court publicity--and, since Johnny Gamble was known and liked by a host of newspaper men, it received plenty of attention.

After the ball game Johnny rode down to Mr.Courtney's club with him to dinner; and when he was through talking to Courtney he immediately called on his newspaper friends.
When Loring arrived at the office in the morning he found Johnny immersed in a pile of papers--and gloating.
"Say, Johnny, I want you to give me power of attorney to wind up the Gamble-Collaton Irrigation Company," was Loring's morning greeting.
"Go as far as you like," Johnny told him without looking up from a glowing account of the magnificent new hostelry.
"Good for you!" approved Loring.

"I'd expected to have half an hour's wrestle with you--and I couldn't afford it, for this is my busy day.

I want you to understand this, Johnny: If I take that old partnership off your hands you're to ask no questions." "Go twice as far as you like," offered Johnny indifferently.

"I've forgotten there ever was a Gamble-Collaton Irrigation Company.