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Untoward Disclosures

           

           HagueninstoodbyhisdeskafterCowperwoodhadgone,wonderingwhereheshouldgetonehundredthousanddollarsquickly,andalsowhatheshoulddotomakehisdaughterseetheerrorofherways.Itwasanastonishingblowhehadreceived,hethought,inthehouseofafriend.ItoccurredtohimthatWalterMelvilleHyssop,whowassucceedingmightilywithhistwopapers,mightcometohisrescue,andthatlaterhecouldrepayhimwhenthePresswasmoreprosperous.Hewentouttohishouseinaquandaryconcerninglifeandchance;whileCowperwoodwenttotheChicagoTrustCompanytoconferwithVidera,andlaterouttohisownhometoconsiderhowheshouldequalizethisloss.ThestateandfateofCecilyHagueninwasnotofsomuchimportanceasmanyotherthingsonhismindatthistime.

           FarmoreseriouswerehiscogitationswithregardtoaliaisonhehadrecentlyventuredtoestablishwithMrs.HosmerHand,wifeofaneminentinvestorandfinancier.Handwasasolid,phlegmatic,heavy-thinkingpersonwhohadsomeyearsbeforelosthisfirstwife,towhomhehadbeeneminentlyfaithful.Afterthat,foraperiodofyearshehadbeenalonelyspeculator,attendingtohisvastaffairs;butfinallybecauseofhisenormouswealth,hisratherpresentableappearanceandsocialrank,hehadbeenentrappedbymuchsocialattentiononthepartofaMrs.JessieDrewBarrettintomarryingherdaughterCaroline,adashingskipofagirlwhowasclever,incisive,calculating,andintenselygay.

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