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“EVERY RAILROAD IN THE COUNTRY,” SAID ISAAC BELL

Co dawned at last

The Wrecker’s crimes were driven by a purpose as bold as they were evil

“At last,” said Isaac, “I knohat he wants Hisless Monstrous crimes to serve a mastermind’s dream But how could he enjoy his victory? The instant he seizes the railroads, ill hunt him mercilessly from one end of the continent to the other”

“On the contrary,” said Ebenezer Bell, “he will enjoy his victory in private splendor”

“How?”

“He has shielded hiated Who do you hunt? In what country? A criminal as resourceful as you’ve described would model his ‘retirement,’ shall we say, on the European munitions dealers Or the opium cartels I know of speculators and profiteers and stock frauds who have plied their illegal trade unmolested for thirty years”

“How?” Isaac deet the picture

“If I were the Wrecker,” Ebenezer answered, “I would go abroad I would establish a overnments My shell corporations would bribe the authorities to turn a blind eye A war minister, a treasury secretary The European chancellories are infamous”

“And in America,” Isaac said quietly, “a member of the United States Senate”

“The corporations bribe senators Why wouldn’t a criminal? Do you have a senator in mind?”

“Charles Kincaid”

“Hennessy’s ht of Kincaid as even ust chamber”

“So he seems But I have had a terrible suspicion about hiest would explain why He could be the Wrecker’s agent”