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A Fateful Interlude

           Butthistemperamentalcharacteristicofhisrelatingtohisloveofwomen,hisartisticifnotemotionalsubjectiontotheirbeauty,andthemysteryoftheirpersonalitiesledhimintostillafurtheraffair,andthislastwasnotsofortunateinitsoutcome.

           AntoinetteNowakhadcometohimfreshfromaWestSidehighschoolandaChicagobusinesscollege,andhadbeenengagedashisprivatestenographerandsecretary.Thisgirlhadblossomedforthintosomethingexceptional,asAmericanchildrenofforeignparentsarewonttodo.Youwouldhavescarcelybelievedthatshe,withherfine,lithebody,hergoodtasteindress,herskillinstenography,bookkeeping,andbusinessdetails,couldbethedaughterofastrugglingPole,whohadfirstworkedintheSouthwestChicagoSteelMills,andwhohadlaterkeptafifth-ratecigar,news,andstationerystoreinthePolishdistrict,themerchandiseofplaying-cardsandabackroomforidlingandcasualgamingbeingtheprincipalreasonsforitsexistence.Antoinette,whosefirstnamehadnotbeenAntoinetteatall,butMinka(theAntoinettehavingbeenborrowedbyherfromanarticleinoneoftheChicagoSundaypapers),wasafinedark,broodinggirl,ambitiousandhopeful,whotendaysaftershehadacceptedhernewplacewasadmiringCowperwoodandfollowinghiseverydaringmovementwithalmostexcitedinterest.Tobethewifeofsuchaman,shethoughttoevencommandhisinterest,letalonehisaffectionmustbewonderful.

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