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Then
it
was
said
that
large
,
established
railroad
systems
were
essential
to
the
public
welfare
;
and
that
the
collapse
of
one
of
them
would
be
a
national
catastrophe
;
and
that
if
one
such
system
had
happened
to
sustain
a
crushing
loss
in
a
public
-
spirited
attempt
to
contribute
to
international
good
will
,
it
was
entitled
to
public
support
to
help
it
survive
the
blow
.
No
railroad
was
mentioned
by
name
.
But
when
the
chairman
of
the
meeting
raised
his
hand
,
as
a
solemn
signal
that
they
were
about
to
vote
,
everybody
looked
at
Dan
Conway
,
president
of
the
Phoenix
-
Durango
.
There
were
only
five
dissenters
who
voted
against
it
.
Yet
when
the
chairman
announced
that
the
measure
had
passed
,
there
was
no
cheering
,
no
sounds
of
approval
,
no
movement
,
nothing
but
a
heavy
silence
.
To
the
last
minute
,
every
one
of
them
had
hoped
that
someone
would
save
them
from
it
.
The
Anti
-
dog
-
eat
-
dog
Rule
was
described
as
a
measure
of
"
voluntary
self
-
regulation
"
intended
"
the
better
to
enforce
"
the
laws
long
since
passed
by
the
country
’
s
Legislature
.
The
Rule
provided
that
the
members
of
the
National
Alliance
of
Railroads
were
forbidden
to
engage
in
practices
defined
as
"
destructive
competition
"
;
that
in
regions
declared
to
be
restricted
,
no
more
than
one
railroad
would
be
permitted
to
operate
;
that
in
such
regions
,
seniority
belonged
to
the
oldest
railroad
now
operating
there
,
and
that
the
newcomers
,
who
had
encroached
unfairly
upon
its
territory
,
would
suspend
operations
within
nine
months
after
being
so
ordered
;
that
the
Executive
Board
of
the
National
Alliance
of
Railroads
was
empowered
to
decide
,
at
its
sole
discretion
,
which
regions
were
to
be
restricted
.
When
the
meeting
adjourned
,
the
men
hastened
to
leave
.
There
were
no
private
discussions
,
no
friendly
loitering
.
The
great
hall
became
deserted
in
an
unusually
short
time
.
Nobody
spoke
to
or
looked
at
Dan
Conway
.
In
the
lobby
of
the
building
,
James
Taggart
met
Orren
Boyle
.
They
had
made
no
appointment
to
meet
,
but
Taggart
saw
a
bulky
figure
outlined
against
a
marble
wall
and
knew
who
it
was
before
he
saw
the
face
.
They
approached
each
other
,
and
Boyle
said
,
his
smile
less
soothing
than
usual
,
"
I
’
ve
delivered
.
Your
turn
now
,
Jimmie
.
"
"
You
didn
’
t
have
to
come
here
.
Why
did
you
?
"
said
Taggart
sullenly
.
"
Oh
,
just
for
the
fun
of
it
,
"
said
Boyle
.
Dan
Conway
sat
alone
among
rows
of
empty
seats
.
He
was
still
there
when
the
charwoman
came
to
clean
the
hall
.
When
she
hailed
him
,
he
rose
obediently
and
shuffled
to
the
door
.
Passing
her
in
the
aisle
,
he
fumbled
in
his
pocket
and
handed
her
a
five
dollar
bill
,
silently
,
meekly
,
not
looking
at
her
face
.
He
did
not
seem
to
know
what
he
was
doing
;
he
acted
as
if
he
thought
that
he
was
in
some
place
where
generosity
demanded
that
he
give
a
tip
before
leaving
.
Dagny
was
still
at
her
desk
when
the
door
of
her
office
flew
open
and
James
Taggart
rushed
in
.
It
was
the
first
time
he
had
ever
entered
in
such
manner
.
His
face
looked
feverish
.
