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The Power of the Press

           Intheson,TrumanLeslieMacDonald,anintense,calm,andpenetratingyoungman,Cowperwoodencounteredsomeonewho,likehimself,sawlifeonlyfromthepointofviewofsharp,self-centered,personaladvantage.Whatwashe,TrumanLeslieMacDonald,toderivefromanygivensituation,andhowwashetomaketheInquireranevengreaterpropertythanithadbeenunderhisfatherbeforehim?HedidnotproposetobeoverwhelmedbytheoldGeneral’sratherfloweryreputation.Atthesametimehemeanttobecomeimposinglyrich.AnactivememberofayoungandverysmartsetwhichhadbeengrowingupontheNorthSide,herode,drove,wasinstrumentalinorganizinganewandexclusivecountryclub,anddespisedtherankandfileasunsuitedtothefineatmospheretowhichheaspired.Mr.CliffordDuBois,themanagingeditor,wasacoolreprobateofforty,masqueradingasagentleman,andusingtheInquirerinsubtlewaysforfurtheringhispersonalends,andthatundertheoldGeneral’sverynose.Hewasosseous,sandy-haired,blue-eyed,withakeen,formidablenoseandasolidchin.CliffordDuBoiswasalwayscarefulnevertolethislefthandknowwhathisrighthanddid.

           ItwasthissapientpairthatreceivedCowperwoodintheoldGeneral’sabsence,firstinMr.DuBois’sroomandtheninthatofMr.MacDonald.ThelatterhadalreadyheardmuchofCowperwood’sdoings.

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