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Love and War

           ItlookedverymuchtotheconservativetractioninterestsofChicagoasifthisyounggiantoutoftheEasthaditinmindtoeatupthewholecity.TheChicagoTrustCompany,whichhe,Addison,McKenty,andothershadorganizedtomanipulatetheprincipalphasesofthelocalbondissues,andofwhichhewasrumoredtobeincontrol,wasinaflourishingcondition.Apparentlyhecouldnowwritehischeckformillions,andyethewasnotbeholden,sofarastheolderandmoreconservativemultimillionairesofChicagowereconcerned,toanyoneofthem.TheworstofitwasthatthisCowperwoodanupstart,ajail-bird,astrangerwhomtheyhaddonetheirbesttosuppressfinanciallyandostracizesocially,hadnowbecomeanattractive,evenasparklingfigureintheeyesoftheChicagopublic.Hisviewsandopinionsonalmostanytopicwerefreelyquoted;thenewspapers,eventhemostantagonistic,didnotdaretoneglecthim.Theirownerswerenowfullyalivetothefactthatanewfinancialrivalhadappearedwhowasworthyoftheirsteel.

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