Fortier Struggles With Hidden Threats in New Orleans
Attorney Fortier battles pressure from Macarty interests over Aline Lavergne, rejects a large bribe, and is saved from a stabbing by a mysterious seaman Solomon who hints at deeper threats and ties to the Macarty faction. Fortier awaits updates from Philbrick.
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Fortier
Gray & Fortier
Miss Smith
Mr. Fortier
Marigny
de Pontalba
George
Baton Rouge
Canal Street
Moving Picture Palace
Philbrick
Royal Street
Macarty
Aline Lavergne
Solomon
New Orleans
Imperial Guard
Peking
Aline Lavergne Fights for Cypremort Plantain Supremacy
Aline Lavergne of Cypremort in Louisiana bayous asks lawyer Jack Fortier to thwart her uncle David Macarty and nephew Felix who plot to seize control by damming the bayou and destroying Aice fields. Philbrick remains manager while Ah Lee aids Aline as John Solomon intervenes after Fortier is beaten and rescued.
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Fortier
Miss Smith
Aline Lavergne
Jack Fortier
David Macarty
Macarty
Felix Macarty
Vieux Carre
Vulture
Fex
Felix
Alfred Gray
Gray & Fortier
Gray
Mr. Fortier
Mr. Gray
Aavers
Blackleg
Cypremort
Louisiana Bayous
John Philbrick
Ah Lee
Aline
John Solomon
Philbrick
Macartys
Origin of the confidence man term in 19th century tales
An 19th century origin tale describes a well dressed New Yorker who asked strangers for five dollars for an hour, using winning manners to gain trust. He amassed money and drew attention in courts, earning the nickname the confidence man for exploiting naive generosity.
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New York
The Birthday Party Shop Dialog in Windsor Magazine
Grandpa, turning seventy four tomorrow, tells the shopman he wants a really good mechanical toy as a birthday present. The exchange is a concise domestic moment from Windsor Magazine in London.
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London
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