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A
combination
between
himself
and
Cowperwood
in
a
matter
like
this
must
prove
very
beneficial
to
both
.
And
he
was
satisfied
,
because
of
their
previous
relations
,
that
his
own
interests
would
not
be
neglected
.
"
Shall
we
go
and
see
if
we
can
find
the
ladies
?
"
asked
Cowperwood
,
jauntily
,
laying
hold
of
the
politician
's
arm
.
"
To
be
sure
,
"
assented
McKenty
,
gaily
.
"
It
's
a
fine
house
you
have
here
--
beautiful
.
And
your
wife
is
as
pretty
a
woman
as
I
ever
saw
,
if
you
'll
pardon
the
familiarity
.
"
"
I
have
always
thought
she
was
rather
attractive
myself
,
"
replied
Cowperwood
,
innocently
.
Among
the
directors
of
the
North
Chicago
City
company
there
was
one
man
,
Edwin
L.
Kaffrath
,
who
was
young
and
of
a
forward-looking
temperament
.
His
father
,
a
former
heavy
stockholder
of
this
company
,
had
recently
died
and
left
all
his
holdings
and
practically
his
directorship
to
his
only
son
.
Young
Kaffrath
was
by
no
means
a
practical
street-railway
man
,
though
he
fancied
he
could
do
very
well
at
it
if
given
a
chance
.
He
was
the
holder
of
nearly
eight
hundred
of
the
five
thousand
shares
of
stock
;
but
the
rest
of
it
was
so
divided
that
he
could
only
exercise
a
minor
influence
.
Nevertheless
,
from
the
day
of
his
entrance
into
the
company
--
which
was
months
before
Cowperwood
began
seriously
to
think
over
the
situation
--
he
had
been
strong
for
improvements
--
extensions
,
more
franchises
,
better
cars
,
better
horses
,
stoves
in
the
cars
in
winter
,
and
the
like
,
all
of
which
suggestions
sounded
to
his
fellow-directors
like
mere
manifestations
of
the
reckless
impetuosity
of
youth
,
and
were
almost
uniformly
opposed
.
"
What
's
the
matter
with
them
cars
?
"
asked
Albert
Thorsen
,
one
of
the
elder
directors
,
at
one
of
the
meetings
at
which
Kaffrath
was
present
and
offering
his
usual
protest
.
"
I
do
n't
see
anything
the
matter
with
'em
.
I
ride
in
em
.
"
Thorsen
was
a
heavy
,
dusty
,
tobacco-bestrewn
individual
of
sixty-six
,
who
was
a
little
dull
but
genial
.
He
was
in
the
paint
business
,
and
always
wore
a
very
light
steel-gray
suit
much
crinkled
in
the
seat
and
arms
.
"
Perhaps
that
's
what
's
the
matter
with
them
,
Albert
,
"
chirped
up
Solon
Kaempfaert
,
one
of
his
cronies
on
the
board
.
The
sally
drew
a
laugh
.
"
Oh
,
I
do
n't
know
.
I
see
the
rest
of
you
on
board
often
enough
.
"
