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Love and War

           Thecitywaterdepartment,bysomehocus-pocus,madeititsbusinesstodiscoverthattheyhadbeenstealingwater.OntheotherhandwerethesmilingrepresentativesofCowperwood,Kaifrath,Addison,Videra,andothers,approachingonedirectororstockholderafteranotherwithglisteningaccountsofwhatasplendiddaywouldsetinfortheChicagoWestDivisionCompanyifonlyitwouldleasefifty-onepercent.ofitsholdings—fifty-onepercent.oftwelvehundredandfiftyshares,parvaluetwohundreddollars—forthefascinatingsumofsixhundreddollarspershare,andthirtypercent.interestonallstocknotassumed.

           Whocouldresist?Starveandbeatadogontheonehand;wheedle,pet,andholdmeatinfrontofitontheother,anditcansoonbebroughttoperform.Cowperwoodknewthis.Hisemissariesforgoodandevilweretireless.Intheend—anditwasnotlongincoming—thedirectorsandchiefstockholdersoftheChicagoWestDivisionCompanysuccumbed;andthen,ho!thesuddenleasingbytheChicagoWestDivisionCompanyofallitsproperty—totheNorthChicagoStreetRailwayCompany,lesseeinturnoftheChicagoCityPassengerRailway,alinewhichCowperwoodhadorganizedtotakeovertheWashingtonStreettunnel.Howhadheaccomplishedit?Thequestionwasonthetipofeveryfinancialtongue.

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