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In Search of Victory

           MostofallatpresenttheirthoughtscentereduponChicagosociety,thenewhouse,whichbynowhadbeencontractedfor,andwhatitwoulddotofacilitatetheirintroductionandstanding.Neverdidawoman’slifelookmorerosy,Aileenthought.Itwasalmosttoogoodtobetrue.HerFrankwassohandsome,soloving,sogenerous.Therewasnotasmallideaabouthim.Whatifhedidstrayfromherattimes?Heremainedfaithfultoherspiritually,andsheknewasyetofnosingleinstanceinwhichhehadfailedher.Shelittleknew,asmuchassheknew,howblandlyhecouldlieandprotestinthesematters.Buthewasfondofherjustthesame,andhereallyhadnotstrayedtoanyextent.

           Bynowalso,Cowperwoodhadinvestedaboutonehundredthousanddollarsinhisgas-companyspeculations,andhewasjubilantoverhisprospects;thefranchisesweregoodfortwentyyears.Bythattimehewouldbenearlysixty,andhewouldprobablyhavebought,combinedwith,orsoldouttotheoldercompaniesatagreatprofit.ThefutureofChicagowasallinhisfavor.Hedecidedtoinvestasmuchasthirtythousanddollarsinpictures,ifhecouldfindtherightones,andtohaveAileen’sportraitpaintedwhileshewasstillsobeautiful.Thismatterofartwasagainbeginningtointeresthimimmensely.AddisonhadfourorfivegoodpicturesaRousseau,aGreuze,aWouverman,andoneLawrencepickedupHeavenknowswhere.Ahotel-manbythenameofCollard,adry-goodsandreal-estatemerchant,wassaidtohaveaverystrikingcollection.

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