This was a pleasant world after all! "Many, many thanks!" he jubilated.

"I think I'll arrange a little dinner of jollification to-night and hand you the official score.

I'll have the colonel, and Mr.Courtney, and Polly, and--" "You may call me up and tell me about it as soon as you get that property off your hands," she interrupted him.
"All right," he reluctantly agreed.

"You'll come to the dinner, won't you ?" "Well, I have a partial engagement," she hesitated.
"Then you'll come," he exultantly knew.
"Maybe," she replied.

"Hurry!" He declared that he would--but he was talking into a dead telephone.
"I guess I'll hurry," he decided, and stalked into Mallard's room.
"Look here, fellows.