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A Political Agreement

           Thisparticularsaloon,afeatureofpoliticalChicagoatthistime,wasalargeaffaircontainingamongothermarveloussaloonfixturesacircularbarofcherrywoodtwelvefeetindiameter,whichglowedasasmallmountainwiththecustomaryplainandcoloredglasses,bottles,labels,andmirrors.Thefloorwasacompositionofsmall,shadedred-and-greenmarbles;theceilingadaubofpinky,fleshynudesfloatingamongdiaphanousclouds;thewallswerealternatepanelsofceriseandbrownsetinrosewood.Mr.Kerrigan,whenotherdutieswerenotpressing,wasusuallytobefoundstandingchattingwithseveralfriendsandsurveyingthewondersofhisbartrade,whichwasverylarge.OnthedayofMr.Gilgan’scallhewasresplendentinadark-brownsuitwithafineredstripeinit,Cordovanleathershoes,awine-coloredtieornamentedwiththeemeraldofsomuchrenown,andastrawhatofflaringproportionsandnovelweave.Abouthiswaist,inlieuofawaistcoat,wasfastenedoneoftheeccentricitiesoftheday,amanufacturedsilksash.HeformedaninterestingcontrastwithMr.Gilgan,whonowcameupverymoist,pink,andwarm,inafine,lighttweedofcreamy,showytexture,strawhat,andyellowshoes.

           "Howareyou,Kerrigan?"heobserved,genially,therebeingnopoliticalenmitybetweenthem."How’sthefirst,andhow’strade?Iseeyouhaven’tlosttheemeraldyet?"

           "No.Nodangerofthat.Oh,trade’sallright.Andso’sthefirst.How’sMr.Gilgan?"Kerriganextendedhishandcordially.

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