. Chicago. A River Warehouse I. The River of the Portage. .ulllih, lllii„iillli«, ililmiulll lllu.,i(|l| rlllimi( ill |I|jn,ii|||u,„i|I|ii, CHICAGO I THE RIVER OF THE PORTAGE ONE night, after a supper given byRichard Mansfield to Coquelin theInimitable, I stood beside Sarah Bernhardton the balcony of a Chicago hotel. Themoon had laid a silver trail across the lake,the buildings of the city loomed shadowyin the night. Below us blazed the lightsof Michigan Avenue ; from its pavementcame the rumble of many cabs speedingt

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. Chicago. A River Warehouse I. The River of the Portage. .ulllih, lllii„iillli«, ililmiulll lllu.,i(|l| rlllimi( ill |I|jn,ii|||u,„i|I|ii, CHICAGO I THE RIVER OF THE PORTAGE ONE night, after a supper given byRichard Mansfield to Coquelin theInimitable, I stood beside Sarah Bernhardton the balcony of a Chicago hotel. Themoon had laid a silver trail across the lake,the buildings of the city loomed shadowyin the night. Below us blazed the lightsof Michigan Avenue ; from its pavementcame the rumble of many cabs speedingto places of revelry. A moment of silencehad come to appease the fatigue of speak-ing in a foreign tongue; but it was brokenby the surpassing woman beside me. Iadore Chicago, she exclaimed. It is thepulse of America. 3 Chicago For fifteen years that tribute to mynative city has been ringing in my ears;— and now when my task, is to write ofits life, both new and old, those wordsof Sarah Bernhardt come impulsively tomind as the best with which to ch

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