Chapter XLIX

           ThebusinessofarrangingCowperwood’ssentenceforMondaywassoondisposedofthroughShannon,whohadnopersonalobjectiontoanyreasonabledelay.

           Stegernextvisitedthecountyjail,closeontofiveo’clock,whenitwasalreadydark.SheriffJasperscamelollingoutfromhisprivatelibrary,wherehehadbeenengagedupontheworkofcleaninghispipe.

           "Howareyou,Mr.Steger?"heobserved,smilingblandly."Howareyou?Gladtoseeyou.Won’tyousitdown?Isupposeyou’reroundhereagainonthatCowperwoodmatter.Ijustreceivedwordfromthedistrictattorneythathehadlosthiscase."

           "That’sit,Sheriff,"repliedSteger,ingratiatingly."Heaskedmetosteparoundandseewhatyouwantedhimtodointhematter.JudgePaydersonhasjustfixedthesentencetimeforMondaymorningatteno’clock.Idon’tsupposeyou’llbemuchputoutifhedoesn’tshowupherebeforeMondayateighto’clock,willyou,orSundaynight,anyhow?He’sperfectlyreliable,asyouknow."StegerwassoundingJaspersout,politelytryingtomakethetimeofCowperwood’sarrivalatrivialmatterinordertoavoidpayingthehundreddollars,ifpossible.ButJasperswasnottobesoeasilydisposedof.Hisfatfacelengthenedconsiderably.HowcouldStegeraskhimsuchafavorandnotevensuggesttheslightestformofremuneration?

           "It’sag’in’thelaw,Mr.Steger,asyouknow,"hebegan,cautiouslyandcomplainingly.

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