"The Mississippi Steel Company!" he
exclaimed.
"Yes," said Montague.
"Oh, my God!" cried the other.
"What is the matter?"
"Why in the world did you take a matter like that to Jim Hegan?"
demanded Major Venable.
"I took it to him because I knew him," said Montague.
"But one doesn't take things to people because one knows them," said
the Major. "One takes them to the right people. If Jim Hegan could
have his way, he would wipe the Mississippi Steel Company off the
map of the United States."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you know," said the Major, "that Mississippi Steel is the
chief competitor of the Trust? And old Dan Waterman organised the
Steel Trust, and watches it all the time."
"But what's that got to do with Hegan?"
"Simply that Jim Hegan works with Waterman in everything."
Montague stared in dismay. "I see," he said.
"Of course!" said the Major. "My dear fellow, why don't you come to
me before you do things like that? You should have gone to the
Mississippi Steel people; and you should have gone quietly, and to
the men at the top.
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