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It
is
needless
to
say
that
the
solemn
rage
of
Hand
,
to
say
nothing
of
the
pathetic
anger
of
Haguenin
,
coupled
with
the
wrath
of
Redmond
Purdy
,
who
related
to
all
his
sad
story
,
and
of
young
MacDonald
and
his
associates
of
the
Chicago
General
Company
,
constituted
an
atmosphere
highly
charged
with
possibilities
and
potent
for
dramatic
results
.
The
most
serious
element
in
this
at
present
was
Hosmer
Hand
,
who
,
being
exceedingly
wealthy
and
a
director
in
a
number
of
the
principal
mercantile
and
financial
institutions
of
the
city
,
was
in
a
position
to
do
Cowperwood
some
real
financial
harm
.
Hand
had
been
extremely
fond
of
his
young
wife
.
Being
a
man
of
but
few
experiences
with
women
,
it
astonished
and
enraged
him
that
a
man
like
Cowperwood
should
dare
to
venture
on
his
preserves
in
this
reckless
way
,
should
take
his
dignity
so
lightly
.
He
burned
now
with
a
hot
,
slow
fire
of
revenge
.
Those
who
know
anything
concerning
the
financial
world
and
its
great
adventures
know
how
precious
is
that
reputation
for
probity
,
solidarity
,
and
conservatism
on
which
so
many
of
the
successful
enterprises
of
the
world
are
based
.
If
men
are
not
absolutely
honest
themselves
they
at
least
wish
for
and
have
faith
in
the
honesty
of
others
.
No
set
of
men
know
more
about
each
other
,
garner
more
carefully
all
the
straws
of
rumor
which
may
affect
the
financial
and
social
well
being
of
an
individual
one
way
or
another
,
keep
a
tighter
mouth
concerning
their
own
affairs
and
a
sharper
eye
on
that
of
their
neighbors
.
Cowperwood
's
credit
had
hitherto
been
good
because
it
was
known
that
he
had
a
"
soft
thing
"
in
the
Chicago
street-railway
field
,
that
he
paid
his
interest
charges
promptly
,
that
he
had
organized
the
group
of
men
who
now
,
under
him
,
controlled
the
Chicago
Trust
Company
and
the
North
and
West
Chicago
Street
Railways
,
and
that
the
Lake
City
Bank
,
of
which
Addison
was
still
president
,
considered
his
collateral
sound
.
Nevertheless
,
even
previous
to
this
time
there
had
been
a
protesting
element
in
the
shape
of
Schryhart
,
Simms
,
and
others
of
considerable
import
in
the
Douglas
Trust
,
who
had
lost
no
chance
to
say
to
one
and
all
that
Cowperwood
was
an
interloper
,
and
that
his
course
was
marked
by
political
and
social
trickery
and
chicanery
,
if
not
by
financial
dishonesty
.
As
a
matter
of
fact
,
Schryhart
,
who
had
once
been
a
director
of
the
Lake
City
National
along
with
Hand
,
Arneel
,
and
others
,
had
resigned
and
withdrawn
all
his
deposits
sometime
before
because
he
found
,
as
he
declared
,
that
Addison
was
favoring
Cowperwood
and
the
Chicago
Trust
Company
with
loans
,
when
there
was
no
need
of
so
doing
--
when
it
was
not
essentially
advantageous
for
the
bank
so
to
do
.
Both
Arneel
and
Hand
,
having
at
this
time
no
personal
quarrel
with
Cowperwood
on
any
score
,
had
considered
this
protest
as
biased
.
Addison
had
maintained
that
the
loans
were
neither
unduly
large
nor
out
of
proportion
to
the
general
loans
of
the
bank
.
The
collateral
offered
was
excellent
.
"
I
do
n't
want
to
quarrel
with
Schryhart
,
"
Addison
had
protested
at
the
time
;
"
but
I
am
afraid
his
charge
is
unfair
.
He
is
trying
to
vent
a
private
grudge
through
the
Lake
National
.
That
is
not
the
way
nor
this
the
place
to
do
it
.
"
Both
Hand
and
Arneel
,
sober
men
both
,
agreed
with
this
--
admiring
Addison
--
and
so
the
case
stood
.
Schryhart
,
however
,
frequently
intimated
to
them
both
that
Cowperwood
was
merely
building
up
the
Chicago
Trust
Company
at
the
expense
of
the
Lake
City
National
,
in
order
to
make
the
former
strong
enough
to
do
without
any
aid
,
at
which
time
Addison
would
resign
and
the
Lake
City
would
be
allowed
to
shift
for
itself
.
Hand
had
never
acted
on
this
suggestion
but
he
had
thought
.
It
was
not
until
the
incidents
relating
to
Cowperwood
and
Mrs.
Hand
had
come
to
light
that
things
financial
and
otherwise
began
to
darken
up
.
Hand
,
being
greatly
hurt
in
his
pride
,
contemplated
only
severe
reprisal
.
Meeting
Schryhart
at
a
directors
'
meeting
one
day
not
long
after
his
difficulty
had
come
upon
him
,
he
remarked
:
"
I
thought
a
few
years
ago
,
Norman
,
when
you
talked
to
me
about
this
man
Cowperwood
that
you
were
merely
jealous
--
a
dissatisfied
business
rival
.
Recently
a
few
things
have
come
to
my
notice
which
cause
me
to
think
differently
.
It
is
very
plain
to
me
now
that
the
man
is
thoroughly
bad
--
from
the
crown
of
his
head
to
the
soles
of
his
feet
.
It
's
a
pity
the
city
has
to
endure
him
.
"
"
So
you
're
just
beginning
to
find
that
out
,
are
you
,
Hosmer
?
"
answered
Schryhart
.
"
Well
,
I
'll
not
say
I
told
you
so
.
Perhaps
you
'll
agree
with
me
now
that
the
responsible
people
of
Chicago
ought
to
do
something
about
it
.
"
Hand
,
a
very
heavy
,
taciturn
man
,
merely
looked
at
him
.
"
I
'll
be
ready
enough
to
do
,
"
he
said
,
"
when
I
see
how
and
what
's
to
be
done
.
"
