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Chapter XII

           Variousbanksmightnotbesofriendlyinthefuture.Hisconstituentsmightbewarnedagainsthiminonewayoranother.

           Cowperwoodsawthepoint.Heacquiesced.Itwassomethingtohavebroughtsomanyhighandmightiestotheirknees.Sotheyknewofhim!Theywerequitewellawareofhim!Wellandgood.Hewouldtaketheawardandtwentythousandorthereaboutsandwithdraw.TheStatetreasurerwasdelighted.Itsolvedaticklishpropositionforhim.

           "I’mgladtohaveseenyou,"hesaid."I’mgladwe’vemet.I’lldropinandtalkwithyousometimewhenI’mdownthisway.We’llhavelunchtogether."

           TheStatetreasurer,forsomeoddreason,feltthatMr.Cowperwoodwasamanwhocouldmakehimsomemoney.Hiseyewassokeen;hisexpressionwassoalert,andyetsosubtle.Hetoldthegovernorandsomeotherofhisassociatesabouthim.

           Sotheawardwasfinallymade;Cowperwood,aftersomeprivatenegotiationsinwhichhemettheofficersofDrexel&Co.,waspaidhistwentythousanddollarsandturnedhisshareoftheawardovertothem.NewfacesshowedupinhisofficenowfromtimetotimeamongthemthatofVanNostrandandoneTerrenceRelihan,arepresentativeofsomeotherpoliticalforcesatHarrisburg.Hewasintroducedtothegovernoronedayatlunch.Hisnamewasmentionedinthepapers,andhisprestigegrewrapidly.

           ImmediatelyhebeganworkingonplanswithyoungEllsworthforhisnewhouse.

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