- •In torpedo fashion; but his movements were apparently never He returned that night, and lo! the expected had happened.
- •It. He’s already offered me sixty-two for it. I can get it for
- •Ing when he came in.
- •It for the first year, but if you mind your p’s and q’s, they’ll cious and conservative investments and because of his cau-probably give you something as a gift at the end of that time.
- •It was fine to be getting on this way in the world and having such a good time.
- •In any woman. He was practical, methodic, orderly. His shoe At first, when Frank called, she did not have much to say.
- •I’m marrying you. We have independent means.”
- •In the whole thing. Butler could be made official garbage-And since then times had been exceedingly good with Ed-collector. The council could vote an annual appropriation ward Butler.
- •Vast advantage to him, and to devote all his attention to that.
- •Vague gray-blue; his hair a dusty light-brown and thin. His Cowperwood and thought how fortunate she was.
- •Impression, of course, that it was scattered freely in various
- •It was called—which interested him greatly. He rode on it occasionally when he was delayed or did not wish to trouble 109
- •It was Butler’s habit when he became involved in these
- •Intention all along of the two men to use these houses jointly.
- •In as tactful a manner as possible, that the dance afterward
- •Vain. My mother and father tell me I’m too vain as it is.” There was much jesting, some slappings of shoulders, some
- •Into her eyes, then left. Aileen’s bosom heaved. It was hard
- •I’m wild about you.”
- •It’s your business now, first, last, and all the time. You can’t not young, not vivid, not as unschooled in the commonplaces get your mind off of that.”
- •Its place. His large feet were incased in good, square-toed, well—
- •Ings for business purposes and residences in which Chicago
- •Voice. To his father he said a little later, “It’s panic, unless the majority of the banks and brokerage firms stand together.” commercial section since
- •In a position to help him were now as bad off as himself.
- •Voices could be heard faintly in the distance, far off to-
- •It was not time for love, and he felt it.
- •Ing about this, and it was puzzling him greatly.
- •Voted to the talents of Mollenhauer’s three ambitious daughters, a library and private office for himself, a boudoir and 174
- •If he were saved would he give the money back to Stener? If
- •Ing hourly worse since its inception the day before.
- •If we did anything which would look as though we were
- •Ing except loans, loans, loans, and the need of protecting
- •It.” He returned to his drawing-room and scanned both ac-He had never seen a map of Chicago before in just this clear, counts most carefully.
- •Ined. He hurried down the street to various bankers and bro-
- •It was in the face of this very altered situation that
- •Ing his father’s gloom. He was satisfied that there was scarcely When did you say he notified you not to buy city loan?” a coal of hope to be raked out of these ashes of despair, but
- •Indicated would trouble him or interrupt his great career.
- •Illegally, and he is very much wrought up about it. The mayor Stener will tell you that, if you ask him.” and the other city officials know of it now, and they may
- •It was decided to appoint a subcommittee “to investigate”
- •Impression that Cowperwood had desperately misused the City Treasurer.
- •It. We wouldn’t dare. We have men and women who have
- •Vest off, was listening to Aileen’s account of her troubles.
- •Vously.
- •Ing wits told her what to do.
- •Validity. It is more than likely that we owe this spectacle called He came out of the church after a time and returned home.
- •Ibly sad, despairing look.
- •It next. Ye’re young yet. Yer life is before you. I tremble for but Aileen did not see it at all.
- •I have yer best interests at heart. I love ye; but ye must. I’m
- •If you’ll let me. Will you speak to your mother, or shall I?”
- •Ings and communications for the time being, and even go Never! What could he mean by suggesting such a thing?
- •Ity known as hard common sense.
- •It appear that Stener was lying out of the whole cloth about 320
- •I can safely leave you.”
- •Investment into an accidental but none the less criminal mire of failure and exposure and public calumny and what not.
- •Very guarded references to his client, describes him as a nice,
- •Itable these few short years have been to him. Was George w. Stener worth any such sum up to the time he was re-He pointed to Cowperwood.
- •Incident like that? You know there wasn’t. He had never be-
- •Ishing the situation for the sheer sense of superiority it gave
- •If it wasn’t for the girl’s mother and her sister and her broth-
- •View of life, Mr. Butler, and I have another.”
- •I’m thinkin’. Why should ye want to be takin’ her away from
- •Ing was that the financier and the former city treasurer would
- •Ized that it would not be wise politically to stand out against what was wanted. Still, when he and Marvin learned that
- •It looks as if I have to go to jail or leave the country, and I’ve
- •It had been a terrific blow to her. Now to have this thing Steger is coming here in a little while to let me know. I had a suddenly broken to her in this offhand way, even though she 389
- •Ing judges in his favor, and that of the three agreed judges
- •It was that of the two housebreakers whom Cowperwood 405
- •Ing of extenuation in your case.” Judge Payderson paused
- •Into a street-car which ran to within a few blocks of the prison.
- •It, and something to read too. If you’re in business yet, I
- •If he did not get out before then she would be nearing twenty-The next day, however, she wrote him just the same, de-nine and he would be nearing forty. Would he want her then?
- •Insulting to her father, ignoring him on every occasion, refusing as often as possible to eat at the same table, and when 456
- •Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Daniel Drew, James Fish, and others and the Erie Canal, at a greatly reduced cost. It was a vision in the East, and Fair, Crocker, w. R. Hearst, and Collis p.
- •Vigor of body, was a solemn, conservative speculator as to
- •In the great wheat crops of the West, a quiet divorce was It was with this thought that he went to visit Aileen, and granted Mrs. Frank a. Cowperwood in Philadelphia, because to plan for the future.
- •Ics of that?
It. He’s already offered me sixty-two for it. I can get it for
“Yes, I think I would,” he replied, cautiously.
thirty-two. Will you let me have the money? I’ve got to run
“Would you pay me to-day?”
back and pay the auctioneer.”
“I’d give you my note for it. Where is the soap?” His father smiled. This was the most business-like attitude He was perplexed and somewhat astonished by this unex-he had seen his son manifest. He was so keen, so alert for a pected proposition on the part of his neighbor’s son. He knew boy of thirteen.
Mr. Cowperwood well—and Frank also.
“Why, Frank,” he said, going over to a drawer where some
“Will you take it if I bring it to you to-day?” bills were, “are you going to become a financier already? You’re
“Yes, I will,” he replied. “Are you going into the soap busi-sure you’re not going to lose on this? You know what you’re ness?”
doing, do you?”
“No. But I know where I can get some of that soap cheap.”
“You let me have the money, father, will you?” he pleaded.
He hurried out again and ran to his father’s bank. It was
“I’ll show you in a little bit. Just let me have it. You can after banking hours; but he knew how to get in, and he knew trust me.”
that his father would be glad to see him make thirty dollars.
He was like a young hound on the scent of game. His He only wanted to borrow the money for a day.
father could not resist his appeal.
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“Why, certainly, Frank,” he replied. “I’ll trust you.” And cents. In still another half-hour he was before the door of he counted out six five-dollar certificates of the Third the astonished Mr. Dalrymple whom he had come out and National’s own issue and two ones. “There you are.” look at the boxes before attempting to remove them. His Frank ran out of the building with a briefly spoken thanks plan was to have them carried on to his own home if the and returned to the auction room as fast as his legs would operation for any reason failed to go through. Though it was carry him. When he came in, sugar was being auctioned. He his first great venture, he was cool as glass.
made his way to the auctioneer’s clerk.
“Yes,” said Mr. Dalrymple, scratching his gray head reflec-
“I want to pay for that soap,” he suggested.
tively. “Yes, that’s the same soap. I’ll take it. I’ll be as good as
“Now?”
my word. Where’d you get it, Frank?”
“Yes. Will you give me a receipt?”
“At Bixom’s auction up here,” he replied, frankly and
“Yep.”
blandly.
“Do you deliver this?”
Mr. Dalrymple had the drayman bring in the soap; and
“No. No delivery. You have to take it away in twenty-four after some formality—because the agent in this case was a hours.”
boy—made out his note at thirty days and gave it to him.
That difficulty did not trouble him.
Frank thanked him and pocketed the note. He decided to
“All right,” he said, and pocketed his paper testimony of go back to his father’s bank and discount it, as he had seen purchase.
others doing, thereby paying his father back and getting his The auctioneer watched him as he went out. In half an own profit in ready money. It couldn’t be done ordinarily on hour he was back with a drayman—an idle levee-wharf any day after business hours; but his father would make an hanger-on who was waiting for a job.
exception in his case.
Frank had bargained with him to deliver the soap for sixty He hurried back, whistling; and his father glanced up smil-19
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