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The Planet Mars

           "

           "Yes;buthelosttheelection."

           "True;butitdoesn’tfollowhe’sgoingtolosethenextone,oreveryone."

           "Justthesame,"repliedSimmons,verysecretively,"Iunderstandthere’saconcertedeffortontodrivehimout.Schryhart,Hand,Merrill,Arneelthey’rethemostpowerfulmenwehave.IunderstandHandsaysthathe’llnevergethisfranchisesrenewedexceptontermsthat’llmakehislinesunprofitable.There’sgoingtobeanawfulsmashhereoneofthesedaysifthat’strue."Mr.Simmonslookedverywiseandsolemn.

           "Neverbelieveit,"repliedAddison,contemptuously."Handisn’tChicago,neitherisSchryhart,norArneel.Cowperwoodisabrainyman.Heisn’tgoingtobeputundersoeasily.Didyoueverhearwhatwastherealbottomcauseofallthisdisturbance?"

           "Yes,I’veheard,"repliedSimmons.

           "Doyoubelieveit?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow.Yes,IsupposeIdo.Still,Idon’tknowthatthatneedhaveanythingtodowithit.Moneyenvyisenoughtomakeanymanfight.ThismanHandisverypowerful."

           NotlongafterthisCowperwood,strollingintothepresident’sofficeoftheChicagoTrustCompany,inquired:"Well,Judah,howaboutthoseNorthwestern‘L’bonds?"

           "It’sjustasIthought,Frank,"repliedAddison,softly."We’llhavetogooutsideofChicagoforthatmoney.Hand,Arneel,andtherestofthatcrowdhavedecidedtocombineagainstus.

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