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"
It
's
a
strange
world
,
"
he
thought
;
but
his
thoughts
were
his
own
,
and
he
did
n't
propose
to
tell
any
one
about
them
.
The
bond
issue
,
when
it
came
,
was
a
curious
compromise
;
for
,
although
it
netted
him
his
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
more
and
served
to
introduce
him
to
the
financial
notice
of
Philadelphia
and
the
State
of
Pennsylvania
,
it
did
not
permit
him
to
manipulate
the
subscriptions
as
he
had
planned
.
The
State
treasurer
was
seen
by
him
at
the
office
of
a
local
lawyer
of
great
repute
,
where
he
worked
when
in
the
city
.
He
was
gracious
to
Cowperwood
,
because
he
had
to
be
.
He
explained
to
him
just
how
things
were
regulated
at
Harrisburg
.
The
big
financiers
were
looked
to
for
campaign
funds
.
They
were
represented
by
henchmen
in
the
State
assembly
and
senate
.
The
governor
and
the
treasurer
were
foot-free
;
but
there
were
other
influences
--
prestige
,
friendship
,
social
power
,
political
ambitions
,
etc.
.
The
big
men
might
constitute
a
close
corporation
,
which
in
itself
was
unfair
;
but
,
after
all
,
they
were
the
legitimate
sponsors
for
big
money
loans
of
this
kind
.
The
State
had
to
keep
on
good
terms
with
them
,
especially
in
times
like
these
.
Seeing
that
Mr.
Cowperwood
was
so
well
able
to
dispose
of
the
million
he
expected
to
get
,
it
would
be
perfectly
all
right
to
award
it
to
him
;
but
Van
Nostrand
had
a
counter-proposition
to
make
.
Would
Cowperwood
,
if
the
financial
crowd
now
handling
the
matter
so
desired
,
turn
over
his
award
to
them
for
a
consideration
--
a
sum
equal
to
what
he
expected
to
make
--
in
the
event
the
award
was
made
to
him
?
Certain
financiers
desired
this
.
It
was
dangerous
to
oppose
them
.
They
were
perfectly
willing
he
should
put
in
a
bid
for
five
million
and
get
the
prestige
of
that
;
to
have
him
awarded
one
million
and
get
the
prestige
of
that
was
well
enough
also
,
but
they
desired
to
handle
the
twenty-three
million
dollars
in
an
unbroken
lot
.
It
looked
better
.
He
need
not
be
advertised
as
having
withdrawn
.
They
would
be
content
to
have
him
achieve
the
glory
of
having
done
what
he
started
out
to
do
.
Just
the
same
the
example
was
bad
.
Others
might
wish
to
imitate
him
.
If
it
were
known
in
the
street
privately
that
he
had
been
coerced
,
for
a
consideration
,
into
giving
up
,
others
would
be
deterred
from
imitating
him
in
the
future
.
Besides
,
if
he
refused
,
they
could
cause
him
trouble
.
His
loans
might
be
called
.
Various
banks
might
not
be
so
friendly
in
the
future
.
His
constituents
might
be
warned
against
him
in
one
way
or
another
.
Cowperwood
saw
the
point
.
He
acquiesced
.
It
was
something
to
have
brought
so
many
high
and
mighties
to
their
knees
.
So
they
knew
of
him
!
They
were
quite
well
aware
of
him
!
Well
and
good
.
He
would
take
the
award
and
twenty
thousand
or
thereabouts
and
withdraw
.
The
State
treasurer
was
delighted
.
It
solved
a
ticklish
proposition
for
him
.
"
I
'm
glad
to
have
seen
you
,
"
he
said
.
"
I
'm
glad
we
've
met
.
I
'll
drop
in
and
talk
with
you
some
time
when
I
'm
down
this
way
.
We
'll
have
lunch
together
.
"
The
State
treasurer
,
for
some
odd
reason
,
felt
that
Mr.
Cowperwood
was
a
man
who
could
make
him
some
money
.
His
eye
was
so
keen
;
his
expression
was
so
alert
,
and
yet
so
subtle
.
He
told
the
governor
and
some
other
of
his
associates
about
him
.
So
the
award
was
finally
made
;
Cowperwood
,
after
some
private
negotiations
in
which
he
met
the
officers
of
Drexel
&
Co.
,
was
paid
his
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
turned
his
share
of
the
award
over
to
them
.
New
faces
showed
up
in
his
office
now
from
time
to
time
--
among
them
that
of
Van
Nostrand
and
one
Terrence
Relihan
,
a
representative
of
some
other
political
forces
at
Harrisburg
.
He
was
introduced
to
the
governor
one
day
at
lunch
.
His
name
was
mentioned
in
the
papers
,
and
his
prestige
grew
rapidly
.
Immediately
he
began
working
on
plans
with
young
Ellsworth
for
his
new
house
.
He
was
going
to
build
something
exceptional
this
time
,
he
told
Lillian
.
They
were
going
to
have
to
do
some
entertaining
--
entertaining
on
a
larger
scale
than
ever
.
North
Front
Street
was
becoming
too
tame
.
He
put
the
house
up
for
sale
,
consulted
with
his
father
and
found
that
he
also
was
willing
to
move
.
The
son
's
prosperity
had
redounded
to
the
credit
of
the
father
.
The
directors
of
the
bank
were
becoming
much
more
friendly
to
the
old
man
.
Next
year
President
Kugel
was
going
to
retire
.
Because
of
his
son
's
noted
coup
,
as
well
as
his
long
service
,
he
was
going
to
be
made
president
.
Frank
was
a
large
borrower
from
his
father
's
bank
.
By
the
same
token
he
was
a
large
depositor
.
His
connection
with
Edward
Butler
was
significant
.
He
sent
his
father
's
bank
certain
accounts
which
it
otherwise
could
not
have
secured
.
The
city
treasurer
became
interested
in
it
,
and
the
State
treasurer
.
Cowperwood
,
Sr.
,
stood
to
earn
twenty
thousand
a
year
as
president
,
and
he
owed
much
of
it
to
his
son
.
The
two
families
were
now
on
the
best
of
terms
.
Anna
,
now
twenty-one
,
and
Edward
and
Joseph
frequently
spent
the
night
at
Frank
's
house
.
Lillian
called
almost
daily
at
his
mother
's
.
There
was
much
interchange
of
family
gossip
,
and
it
was
thought
well
to
build
side
by
side
.
So
Cowperwood
,
Sr.
,
bought
fifty
feet
of
ground
next
to
his
son
's
thirty-five
,
and
together
they
commenced
the
erection
of
two
charming
,
commodious
homes
,
which
were
to
be
connected
by
a
covered
passageway
,
or
pergola
,
which
could
be
inclosed
with
glass
in
winter
