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The Power of the Press

           Hesawclearlyenoughthesignificanceofthepointsmade,buthewasjealousofCowperwoodandofhissuccess.Thisloopfranchiseandtunnelgiftmeantmillionsforsomeone.Whyshouldn’ttherebesomethinginitforhim?HecalledinMr.DuBoisandwentoverthepropositionwithhim.Quitewithouteffortthelattersensedthedriftofthesituation.

           "It’sanexcellentproposition,"hesaid."Idon’tseebutthatthecityshouldhavesomething,though.Publicsentimentisratheragainstgiftstocorporationsjustatpresent."

           CowperwoodcaughtthedriftofwhatwasinyoungMacDonald’smind.

           "Well,whatwouldyousuggestasafairrateofcompensationtothecity?"heasked,cautiously,wonderingwhetherthisaggressiveyouthwouldgosofarastocommithimselfinanyway.

           "Oh,well,astothat,"MacDonaldreplied,withadeprecatorywaveofhishand,"Icouldn’tsay.Itoughttobearareasonablerelationshiptothevalueoftheutilityasitnowstands.Ishouldwanttothinkthatover.Ishouldn’twanttoseethecitydemandanythingunreasonable.Certainly,though,thereisaprivilegeherethatisworthsomething."

           Cowperwoodflaredinwardly.Hisgreatestweakness,ifhehadone,wasthathecouldbutillbrookoppositionofanykind.Thisyoungupstart,withhisthin,coolfaceandsharp,hardeyes!Hewouldhavelikedtotellhimandhispapertogotothedevil.

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