- •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?
Vest off, was listening to Aileen’s account of her troubles.
“You know I get desperately frightened, sometimes,” said The room in which they were sitting at the time was typi-Aileen. “Father might be watching us, you know. I’ve often cal of the rather commonplace idea of luxury which then wondered what I’d do if he caught us. I couldn’t lie out of 279
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this, could I?”
“Is Mrs. Davis in?” he asked, genially, using the name of
“You certainly couldn’t,” said Cowperwood, who never the woman in control. “I’d like to see her.” failed to respond to the incitement of her charms. She had
“Just come in,” said the maid, unsuspectingly, and indi-such lovely smooth arms, a full, luxuriously tapering throat cated a reception-room on the right. Alderson took off his and neck; her golden-red hair floated like an aureole about soft, wide-brimmed hat and entered. When the maid went her head, and her large eyes sparkled. The wondrous vigor up-stairs he immediately returned to the door and let in Butler of a full womanhood was hers—errant, ill-balanced, ro-and two detectives. The four stepped into the reception-room mantic, but exquisite, “but you might as well not cross that unseen. In a few moments the “madam” as the current word bridge until you come to it,” he continued. “I myself have characterized this type of woman, appeared. She was tall, been thinking that we had better not go on with this for fair, rugged, and not at all unpleasant to look upon. She had the present. That letter ought to have been enough to stop light-blue eyes and a genial smile. Long contact with the us for the time.”
police and the brutalities of sex in her early life had made her He came over to where she stood by the dressing-table, wary, a little afraid of how the world would use her. This adjusting her hair.
particular method of making a living being illicit, and she
“You’re such a pretty minx,” he said. He slipped his arm having no other practical knowledge at her command, she about her and kissed her pretty mouth. “Nothing sweeter was as anxious to get along peacefully with the police and than you this side of Paradise,” he whispered in her ear.
the public generally as any struggling tradesman in any walk While this was enacting, Butler and the extra detective had of life might have been. She had on a loose, blue-flowered stepped out of sight, to one side of the front door of the peignoir, or dressing-gown, open at the front, tied with blue house, while Alderson, taking the lead, rang the bell. A negro ribbons and showing a little of her expensive underwear be-servant appeared.
neath. A large opal ring graced her left middle finger, and 280
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turquoises of vivid blue were pendent from her ears. She wore a particularly nervous nor yet contentious type. She was more yellow silk slippers with bronze buckles; and altogether her or less philosophic. She was not in touch with the police appearance was not out of keeping with the character of the here in Philadelphia, hence subject to exposure. What good reception-room itself, which was a composite of gold-flow-would it do to cry out? she thought. The place was surered wall-paper, blue and cream-colored Brussels carpet, rounded. There was no one in the house at the time to save heavily gold-framed engravings of reclining nudes, and a gilt-Cowperwood and Aileen. She did not know Cowperwood framed pier-glass, which rose from the floor to the ceiling.
by his name, nor Aileen by hers. They were a Mr. and Mrs.
Needless to say, Butler was shocked to the soul of him by Montague to her.
this suggestive atmosphere which was supposed to include
“I don’t know anybody by that name,” she replied ner-his daughter in its destructive reaches.