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"
I
know
that
the
city
took
them
over
when
it
did
n't
need
them
,
and
that
they
're
no
good
for
anything
.
That
was
before
my
time
,
though
,
"
explained
McKenty
,
cautiously
.
"
I
think
the
city
paid
a
million
for
them
.
Why
?
"
"
Oh
,
nothing
much
,
"
replied
Cowperwood
,
evading
the
matter
for
the
present
.
"
I
was
wondering
whether
they
were
in
such
condition
that
they
could
n't
be
used
for
anything
.
I
see
occasional
references
in
the
papers
to
their
uselessness
.
"
"
They
're
in
pretty
bad
shape
,
I
'm
afraid
,
"
replied
McKenty
.
"
I
have
n't
been
through
either
of
them
in
years
and
years
.
The
idea
was
originally
to
let
the
wagons
go
through
them
and
break
up
the
crowding
at
the
bridges
.
But
it
did
n't
work
.
They
made
the
grade
too
steep
and
the
tolls
too
high
,
and
so
the
drivers
preferred
to
wait
for
the
bridges
.
They
were
pretty
hard
on
horses
.
I
can
testify
to
that
myself
.
I
've
driven
a
wagon-load
through
them
more
than
once
.
The
city
should
never
have
taken
them
over
at
all
by
rights
.
It
was
a
deal
.
I
do
n't
know
who
all
was
in
it
.
Carmody
was
mayor
then
,
and
Aldrich
was
in
charge
of
public
works
.
"
He
relapsed
into
silence
,
and
Cowperwood
allowed
the
matter
of
the
tunnels
to
rest
until
after
dinner
when
they
had
adjourned
to
the
library
.
There
he
placed
a
friendly
hand
on
McKenty
's
arm
,
an
act
of
familiarity
which
the
politician
rather
liked
.
"
You
felt
pretty
well
satisfied
with
the
way
that
gas
business
came
out
last
year
,
did
n't
you
?
"
he
inquired
.
"
I
did
,
"
replied
McKenty
,
warmly
.
"
Never
more
so
.
I
told
you
that
at
the
time
.
"
The
Irishman
liked
Cowperwood
,
and
was
grateful
for
the
swift
manner
in
which
he
had
been
made
richer
by
the
sum
of
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
.
"
Well
,
now
,
McKenty
,
"
continued
Cowperwood
,
abruptly
,
and
with
a
seeming
lack
of
connection
,
"
has
it
ever
occurred
to
you
that
things
are
shaping
up
for
a
big
change
in
the
street-railway
situation
here
?
I
can
see
it
coming
.
There
's
going
to
be
a
new
motor
power
introduced
on
the
South
Side
within
a
year
or
two
.
You
've
heard
of
it
?
"
"
I
read
something
of
it
,
"
replied
McKenty
,
surprised
and
a
little
questioning
.
He
took
a
cigar
and
prepared
to
listen
.
Cowperwood
,
never
smoking
,
drew
up
a
chair
.
"
Well
,
I
'll
tell
you
what
that
means
,
"
he
explained
.
"
It
means
that
eventually
every
mile
of
street-railway
track
in
this
city
--
to
say
nothing
of
all
the
additional
miles
that
will
be
built
before
this
change
takes
place
--
will
have
to
be
done
over
on
an
entirely
new
basis
.
I
mean
this
cable-conduit
system
.
These
old
companies
that
are
hobbling
along
now
with
an
old
equipment
will
have
to
make
the
change
.
They
'll
have
to
spend
millions
and
millions
before
they
can
bring
their
equipment
up
to
date
.
