Now This is Fighting

           WhenCowperwood,afterfailinginhisoverturestothethreecitygascompanies,confidedtoAddisonhisplanoforganizingrivalcompaniesinthesuburbs,thebankerglaredathimappreciatively."You’reasmartone!"hefinallyexclaimed."You’lldo!Ibackyoutowin!"HewentontoadviseCowperwoodthathewouldneedtheassistanceofsomeofthestrongmenonthevariousvillagecouncils."They’reallascrookedaseels’teeth,"hewenton."Butthereareoneortwothataremorecrookedthanothersandsaferbell-wethers.Haveyougotyourlawyer?"

           "Ihaven’tpickedoneyet,butIwill.I’mlookingaroundfortherightmannow.

           "Well,ofcourse,Ineedn’ttellyouhowimportantthatis.Thereisoneman,oldGeneralVanSickle,whohashadconsiderabletraininginthesematters.He’sfairlyreliable."

           TheentranceofGen.JudsonP.VanSicklethrewattheveryoutsetasuggestivelightonthewholesituation.Theoldsoldier,overfifty,hadbeenageneralofdivisionduringtheCivilWar,andhadgothisrealstartinlifebyfilingfalsetitlestopropertyinsouthernIllinois,andthenbringingsuitstosubstantiatehisfraudulentclaimsbeforefriendlyassociates.Hewasnowaprosperousgo-between,requiringheavyretainers,andyetnotover-prosperous.

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