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Love and War

           Didyoueverseethatoldbuzzardflyingaroundiftherewasn’tsomethingdeadinthewoods?"

           "He’saslickone,"remarkedMacDonald."ButasforCowperwood,hecan’tgetawaywiththissortofthingverylong.He’sgoingtoofast.Hewantstoomuch."

           Mr.DuBoissmiledquitesecretly.ItamusedhimtoseehowCowperwoodhadbrushedMacDonaldandhisobjectionsasidedispensedforthetimebeingwiththeservicesoftheInquirer.DuBoisconfidentlybelievedthatiftheoldGeneralhadbeenathomehewouldhavesupportedthefinancier.

           WithineightmonthsafterseizingtheLaSalleStreettunnelandgobblingfouroftheprincipaldown-townstreetsforhisloop,CowperwoodturnedhiseyestowardthecompletionofthesecondpartoftheprogrammethatoftakingovertheWashingtonStreettunnelandtheChicagoWestDivisionCompany,whichwasstilldriftingalongunderitsoldhorse-carregime.ItwasthestoryoftheNorthSidecompanyalloveragain.Stockholdersofacertaintypetheaverageareextremelynervous,sensitive,fearsome.Theyarelikethatpeculiarbivalve,theclam,whichattheslightestsenseofuntowardpressurewithdrawsintoitsshellandceasesallactivity.ThecitytaxdepartmentbeganbyinstitutingproceedingsagainsttheWestDivisioncompany,compellingthemtodisgorgevariousunpaidstreet-cartaxeswhichhadhithertobeenconvenientlyneglected.Thecityhighwaydepartmentwasconstantlyjumpingonthemforneglectofstreetrepairs.

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