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A Chicago Evening

           SupposeherFrankweretobeveryrich;supposehedidmakeverymuchmoneymuchmorethanhehadeverhadeveninthepastwhatgoodwoulditdoherhere?InPhiladelphia,beforehisfailure,beforeshehadbeensuspectedofthesecretliaisonwithhim,hehadbeenbeginning(atleast)toentertaininaverypretentiousway.IfshehadbeenhiswifethenshemighthavesteppedsmartlyintoPhiladelphiasociety.Outhere,goodgracious!Sheturnedupherprettynoseindisgust."Whatanawfulplace!"washeronecommentatthismoststirringofWesternboomtowns.

           WhenitcametoChicago,however,anditsswirling,increasinglife,Aileenwasmuchinterested.BetweenattendingtomanyfinancialmattersCowperwoodsawtoitthatshewasnotleftalone.Heaskedhertoshopinthelocalstoresandtellhimaboutthem;andthisshedid,drivingaroundinanopencarriage,attractivelyarrayed,agreatbrownhatemphasizingherpink-and-whitecomplexionandred-goldhair.Ondifferentafternoonsoftheirstayhetookhertodriveovertheprincipalstreets.WhenAileenwaspermittedforthefirsttimetoseethespaciousbeautyandrichnessofPrairieAvenue,theNorthShoreDrive,MichiganAvenue,andthenewmansionsonAshlandBoulevard,setintheirgrassyspaces,thespirit,aspirations,hope,tangofthefutureChicagobegantoworkinherbloodasithadinCowperwood’s.Alloftheserichhomesweresoverynew.ThegreatpeopleofChicagowereallnewlyrichlikethemselves.

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