Chapter LVI

           Thedayspassed.OncetheunderstandingwithBonhagwasreached,Cowperwood’swife,motherandsisterwereallowedtoappearonoccasions.Hiswifeandthechildrenwerenowsettledinthelittlehomeforwhichhewaspaying,andhisfinancialobligationstoherweresatisfiedbyWingate,whopaidheronehundredandtwentyfivedollarsamonthforhim.Herealizedthatheowedhermore,buthewassailingratherclosetothewindfinancially,thesedays.ThefinalcollapseofhisoldinterestshadcomeinMarch,whenhehadbeenlegallydeclaredabankrupt,andallhispropertiesforfeitedtosatisfytheclaimsagainsthim.Thecity’sclaimoffivehundredthousanddollarswouldhaveeatenupmorethancouldhavebeenrealizedatthetime,hadnotaproratapaymentofthirtycentsonthedollarbeendeclared.Eventhenthecityneverreceiveditsdue,forbysomehocus-pocusitwasdeclaredtohaveforfeiteditsrights.Itsclaimshadnotbeenmadeatthepropertimeintheproperway.Thisleftlargerportionsofrealmoneyfortheothers.

           FortunatelybynowCowperwoodhadbeguntoseethatbyalittleexperimentinghisbusinessrelationswithWingatewerelikelytoproveprofitable.Thebrokerhadmadeitclearthatheintendedtobeperfectlystraightwithhim.HehademployedCowperwood’stwobrothers,atverymoderatesalariesonetotakecareofthebooksandlookaftertheoffice,andtheothertoacton‘changewithhim,fortheirseatsinthatorganizationhadneverbeensold.

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