CHAPTER 4At Mr. Clackworthy’s insistence, Mr. Waddington accompanied him to the Claymore Hotel on the South Side where George Bascom had taken up a temporary residence. As luck would have it—a bit of good fortune carefully prearranged, of course—George was in. They found him in his room. looking more dejected than ever.
“George,” said Mr. Clackworthy, “I’ve found a man who, strange as it may seem, has faith in the Sun Chemical Co.”
“I’ve got faith, too,” grumbled George. “It’s money that I needed. Faith isn’t any good when it comes to fighting a big crowd like the Grayson outfit.”
“Well,” pursued Mr. Clackworthy, “this man that I’m talking about has enough faith to put some money into it. You’re broke and can never put the Sun Co. on its feet. Your own lawyers told you that you could ne
