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Being the man that he was and knowing old Hand well, he thought it was his duty to ask the latter if his wife knew Cowperwood intimately. There was an explosion in the Hand home. Mrs. Hand, when confronted by her husband, denied, of course, that there was anything wrong between her and Cowperwood.
During this period of what might have been called financial and commercial progress, the affairs of Aileen and Cowperwood had been to a certain extent smoothed over.
During all the time that Cowperwood had been building himself up thus steadily the great war of the rebellion had been fought almost to its close. It was now October, 1864. The capture of Mobile and the Battle of the Wilderness were fresh memories.
Stephanie, on the other hand, had the strange feeling that affection was not necessarily identified with physical loyalty, and that she could be fond of Cowperwood and still deceive him a fact which was based on her lack as yet of a true enthusiasm for him. She loved him and she didn't.
Good morning." Mr. Cowperwood hung up his telephone receiver with a click, and Mr. Sluss sensibly and visibly stiffened and paled. Mrs. Brandon! The charming, lovable, discreet Mrs. Brandon who had so ungenerously left him! Why should she be thinking of suing him for breach of promise, and how did his letter to her come to be in Cowperwood's hands? Good heavens those mushy letters! His wife!
Payderson eyed him as he had the others. "Name?" asked the bailiff, for the benefit of the court stenographer. "Frank Algernon Cowperwood." "Residence?" "1937 Girard Avenue." "Occupation?" "Banker and broker." Steger stood close beside him, very dignified, very forceful, ready to make a final statement for the benefit of the court and the public when the time should come.
All of them could honestly claim that they had not so much to spare. If he had good security to offer yes; but if he had good security he would not need to go to them at all. The man who would have actually helped him if he had only known was Frank A. Cowperwood.
Do you know the terms of agreement?" "They're going to pool their stock on a basis of three to one, with about thirty per cent. of the holding company left for Schryhart to sell or keep, as he wants to. He guarantees the interest. We did that for him drove the game right into his bag." "Nevertheless," replied Cowperwood, "he still has us to deal with.
What did this mean? Mrs. Cowperwood, his former wife, condemned his actions, and yet accepted of his prosperity as her due. What were the ethics of that? Cowperwood's every action was known to Aileen Butler, his present whereabouts and prospects.
"I should like to have you withdraw your opposition to Aileen's remaining in Philadelphia, for one thing; and for another, I should like you to stop your attacks on me." Cowperwood smiled in an ingratiating way. He hoped really to placate Butler in part by his generous attitude throughout this procedure. "I can't make you do that, of course, unless you want to. I merely bring it up, Mr.
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