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Stener insists that you secured that illegally, and he is very much wrought up about it. The mayor and the other city officials know of it now, and they may force some action. I don't know." Mollenhauer was obviously not frank in his attitude a little bit evasive in his sly reference to his official tool, the mayor; and Cowperwood saw it.
These various investigations and counter-schemings came to a head in a court proceeding filed in the United States Circuit Court late in November, charging Frank Algernon Cowperwood, Henry De Soto Sippens, Judson P. Van Sickle, and others with conspiracy; this again was followed almost immediately by suits begun by the West and South Side companies charging the same thing.
I think a general union of all the companies is desirable, but it will have to be on a basis of one, two, three, or four shares whatever is decided at par for all stock involved." Mr. Schryhart pulled a long face. "Don't you think that's rather steep?" he said, solemnly. "Not at all, not at all!" replied Cowperwood. "You know these new expenditures were not undertaken voluntarily."
Anyhow, it was generally understood that for the good of the party, and in order to teach a wholesome lesson to dangerous subordinates it had been decided to allow these several indictments to take their course. Cowperwood was to be punished quite as severely as Stener for the moral effect on the community.
Not long after this Cowperwood had a short talk with Kaffrath, in which he promised the latter not only six hundred dollars a share for all the stock he possessed or would part with on lease, but a bonus of new company stock for his influence. Kaffrath returned to the North Side jubilant for himself and for his company.
It will require an outsider like myself some one of influence, or perhaps, I had better say, of old standing in Chicago, some one who knows these people to bring about this combination. Have you any one, do you think, who can do it better than I?" "It is not at all impossible that I will find some one," replied Cowperwood, quite easily. "I hardly think so; certainly not as things are now.
At the side of the slat were the total inches of height, laid off in halves, quarters, eighths, and so on, and to the right a length measurement for the arm. Cowperwood understood what was wanted and stepped under the indicator, standing quite straight. "Feet level, back to the wall," urged the attendant. "So. Height, five feet nine and ten-sixteenths," he called. The clerk in the corner noted it.
It amazed the latter no little to see his own scheme patronizingly brought back to him, and that, too, by a very powerful man locally one who thus far had chosen to overlook him utterly. "On what basis," asked Cowperwood, cautiously, "would you expect these new companies to come in?" "On the same basis as the others, if they are not too heavily capitalized. I haven't thought out all the details.
Her arms were full of sweet-peas and roses which she had ruthlessly gathered. "You wilful girl!" scolded her mother, indulgently. "I shall have to go and explain to your superiors. Whatever shall I do with her, Mr. Cowperwood?" "Load her with daisy chains and transport her to Cytherea," commented Cowperwood, who had once visited this romantic isle, and therefore knew its significance.
"Don't forget to wash your head, too," said Kuby, and went away. Cowperwood stood there while the water ran, meditating on his fate. It was strange how life had dealt with him of late so severely. Unlike most men in his position, he was not suffering from a consciousness of evil. He did not think he was evil. As he saw it, he was merely unfortunate.
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