*comment ñáéç…—
*hide_reuse
*advertisement
*temp date_mentioned false
*temp heard_about_james_farm false
*if (fayette_railroad_bonds = "frenzied") or (fayette_railroad_bonds = "dismembered")
	*set carothers_humanity +1
	*set carothers_rapport %-40
	*set applethorp_rapport %-25
	The very next night, you are summoned to the [i]crapaud[/i]-den.
	
	Carothers is furious.  He excoriates you for your violation of the Rule of Reserve.
	*if debt_from_carothers
		*set debt_from_carothers false
		He acknowledges, however, the debt that you hold over him, and informs you that the debt is discharged, in exchange for covering up your crimes.
		
		You thank him and excuse yourself.
	*elseif status >= 2
		*set status -1
		In particular, he wonders how someone of your reputation could demonstrate such an egregious failure of judgment.  He informs you that he will see to it that everyone in the Society knows of your indiscretions, and orders you to leave his presence forthwith.
	*elseif debt_to_carothers = false
		*set debt_to_carothers true
		He extracts the promise of a debt from you in exchange for covering up this mess.
		
		You thank him profusely and excuse yourself.
	*else
		*set carothers_humanity +1
		*set carothers_rapport %-20
		He soon moves to chastising himself, blaming himself for not exiling you from the city previously.  After all, you already owe him a debt; what more can he extract from you except for your life?  And then the debt would be of no value.
		
		When he finally realizes that you are still present, he snarls at you, and you realize that your presence is no longer welcome.  You flee while your head is still attached to your shoulders.
	*page_break

*if barnum_thompson_plot
	*set date_mentioned true
	Ironically, the summer of 1874 sees the end of Barnum's tenure as superintendent of schools; he is not reëlected.  The new superintendent rehires Mrs. Thompson, and she goes to work at the Clay Street school in time for it to open its doors for the Fall term.  At the same time, all the white teachers at the school—Republican missionaries from the North—are fired, and black teachers are hired to replace them.  Lacking a reason to stay, the former teachers pack their things and return north.
	
	Of course, once the missionaries are gone, donations from the north cease.  The city's schools are now financed from taxes and local donors.  The blacks may have won the right to educate their own young, but they are now dependent on former Confederates to fund that very education.
	*if memphis_affair

		While you sleep, Clotho continues to spend her time at the Clay Street school, devoting herself to the betterment of the next generation of her people. 
	*page_break
*temp need_break false
*if (spencer_sister_status = 4)
	
	Sometime later, you observe that the Spencer sisters have not ceased their activities. It seems that they have established a congregation in a tent on the outskirts of town, from which they preach their message of the power of women and the need for parity between the sexes.

	They minimize their previous statements of connection to the afterlife and the worlds beyond this one, but there is still a hunger among the women of Memphis for their words of liberation.
	*set need_break true
*elseif (spencer_sister_status = 3)

	*if ruined_relationship_olivia_hill
		From what you can ascertain, the Spencer sisters have only grown in power since your disastrous encounter with them in the home of Napoleon Hill. They tour the drawing rooms of Memphis and neighboring cities, while also preaching to the poor and downtrodden in great tent revivals. 
	*else
		You observe that the Spencer sisters continue their winding path through the drawing rooms of Memphis as well as several neighboring cities. Besides the private séances for the wealthy, they also minister to the poor and downtrodden in great tent revivals.
	Their prayers for the liberation of women and the parity of the sexes is received hungrily by their audiences.
	*set need_break true
*elseif (spencer_sister_status = 2)
	
	Though you did not stay to meet them, the Spencer sisters do not fully leave your consciousness. Since that night in the home of Napoleon Hill, their fortunes have waxed brighter. They give private séances in drawing rooms not only in Memphis, but in neighboring cities as well. In between, they minister to the poor and downtrodden in great tent revivals, preaching a gospel of liberation for women and parity between the sexes.

	Their audiences hang on their every word.
	*set need_break true
*elseif (spencer_sister_status = 1) and ((male = false) or ((compassion > 55) and (shepherd_credentials < 45)))
	*set spencer_sister_status 2

	@{date_mentioned Later that summer|During the summer of 1874}, you become aware of the Spencer sisters—Peg and Susie—who are becoming quite the sensation in Memphis and surrounding cities.

	The two women conduct séances in the private homes of the well-heeled during the evening, while leading great tent revivals for the poor and downtrodden during the day. They claim that Peg can speak with the spirits of the departed. In between these summonings, Susie preaches the parity of the sexes and calls for the liberation of women.

	All told, their words find a hungry audience.
	*set date_mentioned true
	*set need_break true
*temp paper_mentioned false
*temp tick false
*if whiskey_ring_plot
	*set tick true
	*set paper_mentioned true
	*page_break
	*set date_mentioned true
	During the winter of 1874, 
	*if whiskey_ring_status = "exposed"
		you finally manage to acquire documentary proof of the whiskey ring conspiracy: bills of lading that conflict with tax assessment records.  You arrange to have the documents reprinted in a Memphis newspaper.
	*else
		someone finally manages to publish proof of the whiskey ring conspiracy in the newspapers of St. Louis: bills of lading that conflict with the corresponding tax assessment records.
	
	The matter is met with a deafening silence.  No further mention of it is made in the papers.
*if date_mentioned

	At almost the same time,
*else
	During the winter of 1874,
you hear of a Democratic uprising in Vicksburg, where former Confederates depose the black elected sheriff, Peter Crosby. @{whiskey_ring_plot The Democrats link Crosby's election to the Whiskey Ring scam, claiming that the position was bought with corrupt money.|The Democrats decry a culture of corruption within the Republican party, asserting the invalidity of the election.} The sheriff flees to Jackson, where the Republican Governor of Mississippi urges him to form a posse and reclaim his office. With the Governor's blessing, Sheriff Crosby organizes three hundred black former soldiers and marches on Vicksburg.

The thought of a black regiment marching on the "Gibraltar of America" to enforce the authority of a black sheriff is too much for the white residents of the city. They organize themselves into a militia and ambush the Sheriff's posse. It is a slaughter. Even after the posse collapses, the militia presses their victory by raping and pillaging their way through the black homes of the county. The affront to white authority was repaid in blood.
*temp follow_vicksburg false
*if (withers_rapport > 65) or (flirting_with_withers or joined_kkk)
	*set follow_vicksburg true
	Without a doubt, you muse, Samantha Withers is fine. If anything, you wonder what her role in this has been.
*elseif (justice < 40)
	
	All around you, you see the victories of the Civil War being erased, and you despair.
	*set follow_vicksburg true
*elseif (withers_rapport < 40)
	*set follow_vicksburg true
	Some part of you hopes that Withers was severely inconvenienced by these events. You can't imagine that she was ever in danger, but…afraid? Troubled? Perturbed? You would take any of them.

*set year 1875
*if watching_james
	*set heard_about_james_farm true
	The very next month, @{literate the newspapers of Missouri scream with|you hear about the} lurid details of the firebombing of the James homestead in St. Joseph, MO by a gang of Pinkerton agents. The brothers are not home at the time, but their mother loses her arm and their half-brother dies as a result of the fire and ensuing explosion. The James brothers swear vengeance on everyone involved in the death of their sibling.
		
	Public sentiment turns decidedly in the James's favor. A grand jury in Clay County goes so far as to indict Allan Pinkerton and eight others for the firebombing; unsurprisingly, they do not show up for court, and extradition requests are refused. All the same, the Pinkertons quietly admit defeat and refuse to pursue any more commissions against the James brothers.
	
	A band of murderous thugs becomes a symbol of liberty when cast against the backdrop of corruption, cronyism, and oppression that governs Missouri and the corporations from back east.
	*page_break
*set date_mentioned false
*if whiskey_ring_plot
	*set date_mentioned true
	The outrage of the populace against the Republicans reaches a fever pitch on May 10th, 1875, when outside agents of the Treasury Department execute raids on distilleries, warehouses, and tax offices throughout the country. Over two hundred people are arrested. James Overton Broadhead, a lawyer of St. Louis, is appointed as a special prosectuor, and over three million dollars are recovered; even President Grant's private secretary is forced to resign over his involvement.
	*if whiskey_ring_status = "exposed"
	
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 1
			*set carothers_rapport %+15
			*set bailey_rapport %+5
			Though he would have perhaps preferred that the scandal pass Memphis by, rather than being the place that it was first exposed, he appreciates your efforts at maintaining his authority in the city.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 2
			*set carothers_rapport %+10
			*set bailey_rapport %+10
			Though he would have perhaps preferred that the scandal pass Memphis by, rather than being the place that it was first exposed, he appreciates your efforts at supporting his ally, Senator Bailey.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 5
			*set carothers_rapport %+10
			*set bailey_rapport %+15
			Though he would have perhaps preferred that the scandal pass Memphis by, rather than being the place that it was first exposed, Carothers does appreciate your efforts to keep the Republicans of the city honest.  Moreover, he promises that Senator Bailey will know of your deeds.
	*elseif whiskey_ring_status = "blocked"
		
		It does not go unremarked upon that Memphis, of all cities, seems to have risen above the venality infecting most other cities of the west.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 1
	
			Carothers even thanks you for both your counsel and deeds in the matter.  He is clearly grateful that the Republicans of Memphis have remained untouched by this scandal.
			*set carothers_rapport %+15
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 2
	
			Carothers even thanks you for both your counsel and deeds in this matter.  He points out that Senator Bailey has succeeded in curtailing the Ring's exploits.
			*set carothers_rapport %+10
			*set bailey_rapport %+10
	*elseif whiskey_ring_status = "limited"
	
		The Treasury Department agents give special scrutiny to Memphis, surprised that the operation here was so stunted.  Eventually, however, they decide that they have not overlooked anything, and move on other matters.  Clearly, your efforts were of some significant success.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 1
	
			Carothers even thanks you for both your counsel and deeds in the matter.  He is clearly grateful that the Republicans of Memphis have been mostly untouched by this scandal.
			*set carothers_rapport %+10
	*elseif (whiskey_ring_status = "joined") or (whiskey_ring_status = "encouraged")
		*set compassion %+15
		*set discretion %+10
		*set exposure +2
	
		To protect yourself, you make sure that any involved parties that could identify you meet an untimely end.  The Treasury Department's agents are mystified as to how several of their most important prisoners all died while in custody, but they can follow the trail no further.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 3
			*set carothers_rapport %+10
	
			Thought he only belatedly joined the matter, Carothers too seems to have profited from the scandal.  He also appreciates your efforts in stymying any further investigations into the matter.
		*if whiskey_ring_counsel = 5
			*set carothers_rapport %-25
			*set applethorp_rapport %-20
			*set revolutionary_credentials %-10
			*set carothers_humanity +1
	
			Carothers is horrified by your hypocracy.  The prestige and dignity of the Republican party of Memphis has been eviscerated by the scandal—and it is his people that will pay the price.
	*page_break
*elseif shepherd_credentials > 40
	*set date_mentioned true
	*set tick true
	The outrage of the populace against the Republicans reaches a fever pitch on May 10th, 1875, when outside agents of the Treasury Department execute raids on distilleries, warehouses, and tax offices throughout the country. Over two hundred people are arrested. James Overton Broadhead, a lawyer of St. Louis, is appointed as a special prosectuor, and over three million dollars are recovered; even President Grant's private secretary is forced to resign over his involvement.
	*page_break
*if follow_vicksburg

	As the spring progresses, the unrest in Vicksburg continues. Finally, President Grant sends a Federal regiment to Vicksburg to support Sheriff Crosby. However, while the regiment makes sure that no one harms Crosby, they do nothing to interfere with the white militia that deposed him.
	
	Throughout the rest of the summer and fall, the militia organizes torchlight parades through the city, the county, and—in particular—in front of Republican meeting-halls and black churches, shouting "We will not be replaced!"
	
	*choice
		#At least there have been no further outbreaks of violence.
			*set justice %+10
			*set discretion %-5
		#The Republicans are failing the freedmen. They should be ashamed of themselves.
			*set justice %-5
		#@{tick As evinced by the Whiskey Ring fiasco, the|The} Republicans are corrupt and incompetent. They deserve to be run out of office—regardless of the consequences.
			*set justice %+20
			*set compassion %+10

*if met_nbf or (joined_kkk or (observing_kkk or ((ethnicity = "african") or (religious_tradition = "catholic"))))
	*set date_mentioned true
	@{follow_vicksburg Also during the summer of 1875, sixteen black men are lynched in neighboring Gibson County. In response,|Following the lynching of sixteen black men in nearby Gibson County in the early summer of 1875,} Nathan Bedford Forrest and former Confederate President Jefferson Davis join together to try to quell the violence, speaking at a Memphis rally for racial harmony.  Most of the rally is spent excoriating the Republicans, the carpet-baggers, and the Catholics, all of whom are blamed for the violence in Gibson County—rather than the perpetrators of the violence: former Confederates, members of the Ku Klux Klan, and white Protestants generally.
	*if met_nbf or (joined_kkk or (observing_kkk or (ethnicity = "african")))
		*page_break
		*if date_mentioned
			On the fifth of July,
		*else
			*set date_mentioned true
			On July 5th, 1875,
		the Independent Order of Pole-Bearers Association invites Nathan Bedford Forrest to speak before their members; they are grateful for his efforts after the events in Gibson county.

		The Pole-Bearers Association is an organization devoted to the advancement of the freedmen, and its entire membership is of African ancestry.  Conveniently, it is being held in the evening, in a hall on Beale Street.  Making your way there, you reflect on your decision to attend.
		*choice
			*if joined_kkk
				#Forrest asked that I attend.  All his old KKK buddies will be there.
					*set justice %+5
				#Forrest asked that I attend.  I must continue my observation of this dangerous organization, even if it now cloaks itself in new ways.
					*set shepherd_credentials %-10
			*else
				#I have heard that Forrest intends to offer a reconciliation between the races.  I am skeptical.
					*set compassion %-5
					*set justice %-5
				#I have heard that Forrest intends to offer a reconciliation between the races.  I am hopeful.
					*set compassion %-5
					*set anachronism %+5
					*set shepherd_credentials %+5
				#I just hope to find someone tasty from whom to feed.
					*set compassion %+5
					*set anachronism %-5
					*set shepherd_credentials %-5
			
		The crowd cheers when Forrest accepts a bouquet of flowers from Miss Lewis—a teacher at the Clay Street school—and even kisses her on the cheek in gratitude.  To your surprise, rather than speaking at length, Forrest keeps his remarks to a minimum.  He encourages his listeners to take positions in the law, as doctors and shopkeepers.  He also encourages them to vote, for whomever they think best suited to represent them.  
		*if (whiskey_ring_status = "encouraged")
			He does make sure, however, to remark on the corruption that has infected the local Republican party.  He opines that the corruption has infected the party to the highest levels, words clearly meant to impugn the character of President Grant.
		He finishes by promising to come to the aid of any black who is oppressed.  The speech concludes with a wild round of applause by the attendees.
		
		On the stage behind Forrest are several other white men.  They smile benevolently at the enthusiasm being shown them. @{(perception > 2) Looking closer, however, you can see that their eyes are not smiling; they are as false as their bearers' hearts.|}
		*if met_nbf or (joined_kkk or observing_kkk)
			Minor Meriwether is also on the stage, smiling and waving with the rest.
		*if barnum_thompson_plot
		
			No mention is made of the financial stranglehold these former Confederate officers now hold over the blacks' education system.
		*page_break

*temp saloon_scene true
*if (ethnicity = "german") and (compassion < 60)
	*set saloon_scene false
*temp frequent_saloon true
*if (feeding_style = "vegetarian") or ((feeding_style = "socialites") or ((feeding_style = "vegetarian") or (feeding_style = "children")))
	*set frequent_saloon false
*temp sk_eth 1
*if (ethnicity = "african")
	*set sk_eth 2
*if (ethnicity = "scotch") or (ethnicity = "southern")
	*set sk_eth 3
*if memphis_reception_planner = "Olivia"
	*page_break
	*set wctu "WCA"
	*set temperance_movement true
	*if date_mentioned
		Later that same year,
	*else
		*set date_mentioned true
		In 1875, 
	Olivia Polk Hill joins with Elizabeth Johnson to found the Women's Christian Association, which organizes charitable deeds for white women and children in need.  
	*if (compassion < 40) or ((anachronism > 80) or (religious_tradition != "reformed"))
		Of course, only Protestants are allowed to join, a not-so-subtle dig at the influx of Catholic immigrants into Memphis.
	
	A chapter of a rival organization—the Women's Christian Temperance Union—is soon formed under the direction of Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, the wife of Minor, and Mary Ann Forrest.
*elseif temperance_movement
	Mary Ann Forrest joins with Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, the wife of Minor, to organize a local chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
	*goto more_on_wctu
*elseif memphis_reception_planner = "Harriet"
	*page_break
	*if date_mentioned
		The next year,
	*if date_mentioned = false
		*set date_mentioned true
		In 1876, 
	Harriet Lane joins with Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, the wife of Minor, and Mary Ann Forrest to organize a local chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
	*label more_on_wctu
	*if (compassion < 40) or ((anachronism > 80) or (ethnicity = "african"))
		Of course, only white women are admitted.
	The temperance movement points to the harm that alcohol causes not only to men—due to injuries sustained while drunk, brawling, and missed work—but to the wives and children who become the targets of men's ire when their spirit is disturbed. For the good of the nation, they argue, the consumption of alcohol must end.	In addition to agitating for the prohibition of alcohol, however, they also begin campaigning for "equal pay for equal work," a rallying cry for the equalization of teacher's salaries.
	
	*if wctu = "WCTU"
		A rival organization is formed, the Women's Christian Association, which focuses on philanthropic work for white widows and orphans.
	
	The WCA and WCTU sometimes work in tandem, but are frequently at odds with one another, as they compete for volunteers and resources.
*elseif saloon_scene and speaks_english
	*if date_mentioned
		Later that same year,
	*else
		*set date_mentioned true
		In 1875,
	you witness a most curious encounter. While in a saloon one @{frequent_saloon evening—one of several that you frequent on your typical rounds—a|evening—admittedly, not your typical haunt, perhaps, but not a unique occurrence—a} stocky woman in what is likely her Sunday best strides through the swinging doors at the head of a column of similarly-attired women. The music stops suddenly as the piano-player gapes at the sight.
	
	Drawing herself up to her full height, the leader loudly address the saloonkeeper. "Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow}! Do you know who I am?"
	
	The saloonkeeper rolls his eyes. "Yes, Mrs. Jones. I know who you are."
	
	"And who is that?"
	
	"The wife of Mr. Jones."
	
	"Billy Jones. Who drinks here on the regular?"
	
	"Yes, Mrs. Jones. Who drinks here on the regular."
	
	"Do you hear that?" she says, addressing the room. "The wife of Billy Jones, who drinks here on the regular!" Turning to the saloonkeeper, she brings her finger up in his face. "And do you know where Mr. Billy Jones is at this particular moment?"
	
	"Hiding from you, I suspect," @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} says to the room, to a number of chuckles.
	
	"How many times did I ask you not to sell whiskey to my husband, Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow}?"
	
	"[i]How many times?[/i]" the other women intone.
	
	"Why, must be two dozen now. Are you going for three?" The piano player emphasizes the joke with a riff.
	
	"My husband is laid up in bed at the hospital right now, Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow}. He's missing his right arm and his foot. Do you know why that is?" The room goes quiet. "Because this man—" facing the room now, but pointing at the saloonkeeper, "—knowingly sold whiskey to a drunk. And not just any drunk, but a drunk who works in a planing factory. After I asked him not to!"
	
	"[i]After she asked him not to![/i]" the other women say in chorus.
	
	"You know what they have in those factories, Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow}? Saws. Really big saws. And now my husband is an invalid. And the factory won't pay no compensation, because he were drunk when it happened! And I bet you can guess who sold him that drink!"
	
	"[i]You did![/i]" the women screech.
	
	"There ain't no law about sellin a man whiskey!" Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} retorts. "You can't hold me responsible for what your husband gone an' done."
	
	"You know what there ain't no law about neither?" Mrs. Jones demands.
	
	Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} furrows his brow. He looks at the rows of steins and glassware, the windows, the copper-topped bar, the wooden stools.… "No, ma'am."
	
	"Praying."
	
	"Praying?"
	
	"Ladies!" Mrs. Jones invokes. And with that, the two dozen women form two circles in the middle of the room. And they begin to pray. When Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} tells the piano player to start up again, they raise their voices in song. The clash of noises drives customers out of the saloon.
	
	You've heard of this tactic before, though it's rarely used in cities. Regardless, these temperance workers will do their best to pray an establishment out of business. Enough time spent in the middle of the establishment, praying over the souls of the sinners around them, can bankrupt even the most popular watering hole—if the police are unwilling to arrest the women praying.
	
	These temperance workers believe fervently that alcohol is a danger not only to those who imbibe but to those around them. In the name of women and children everywhere—as well as those lost souls who might yet repent—they dedicate themselves to halting this scourge from their communities.
	*temp join_temp false

	*choice
		*if (choice_randomtest = false) #I find another saloon to frequent.
			*set discretion %-5
			*set shepherd_credentials %-5
			Mrs. Jones and her compatriots are successful in closing @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow}'s saloon, but their successes are otherwise limited.
		#I try to convince Mrs. Jones to abandon this quixotic quest.
			*set discretion %+5
			*set laborvscapital %-5
			*set local_fame %+10
			*if charm > 3
				A few honeyed words and Mrs. Jones quiets her compatriots and leads them, single-file, back out of the saloon.
				
				Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} does not hear from her again. He is, of course, unendingly grateful for your assistance in the matter.
			*if charm = 3
				*set exposure +1
				You make an argument to Mrs. Jones—a total fabrication, mind you—that to put Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} out of business like this would see his children go hungry. As wroth as she is, she cannot bring herself to ruin yet another family's livelihood.
				
				While being comforted by her companions, Mrs. Jones exits the saloon.
				
				Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} does not hear from her again. He is, of course, unendingly grateful for your assistance in the matter.
			*if charm < 3
				*set exposure +1
				Unfortunately, you are unable to convince her. If anything, she becomes more determined from your efforts.
				
				Eventually, the night grows late and you head home. In the subsequent nights, you learn that Mrs. Jones is successful in closing the saloon. You hear later that her club attempts the tactic on other saloons in town, but does not see the same success again.
		*if (compassion < 50) 
			*selectable_if (income > 50) #I offer to set a compensation fund for her husband to tend to the family's needs.
				*set income -5
				*set exposure +1
				*set local_fame %+10
				*set compassion %-5
				*set join_temp true
				Mrs. Jones is taken aback by the generosity of your offer. Her contact details acquired, you see her out of the saloon.
				
				Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} thanks you profusely; he doesn't know what he would have done otherwise. 
				
				He does not hear from her again. You, on the other hand, spend several subsequent nights establishing a trust in Billy Jones's name.
		*if (priest) #These protestors may all be Protestants, but I can see it within myself to lead them in prayer.
			*set discretion %+5
			*set local_fame %+5
			*set exposure +2
			*set join_temp true
			The women are surprised but not shocked to find a Catholic priest in a saloon—you are, by far, not the only one to frequent them. When you offer to lead their prayer, Mrs. Jones looks uncomfortable at first, but a winning smile from you eventually puts her at ease. Clearing your throat, you address the room. @{(perception > 0) You can see one of the more studious-looking women straining to keep her thoughts to herself, but clearly she wants to pick a theological debate with you over your use of Latin.|} 
			
			You can @{(perception > 1) |almost} see @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} give up right then and there.
			
			The very next night, you pass the saloon, and find it permanently closed.
		#I fetch the police. These women are being disorderly!
			*set laborvscapital %-5
			*set local_fame %+5
			*set discretion %-5
			The police are reticent to arrest women for praying, but at your urging that is eventually what they do.
			
			Mrs. Jones and her friends pray ever louder at the patrons of the saloon as they are bodily dragged out one by one.
			
			Mr. @{sk_eth Fitzsimmons|Brown|Barrow} does not hear from her again. He is, of course, unendingly grateful for your assistance in the matter.
			
	*if join_temp
		Having now been exposed to the temperance movement, is it something that interests you?
		*choice
			#Yes, I wish to see where it leads.
				*set shepherd_credentials %+5
				*set temperance_movement true
			#No; the idea of saloons closing is too much of a threat to vampire-kind.
				*set discretion %-5
			#No…if humans wish to drink themselves senseless, who am I to stop them?
				*set shepherd_credentials %-5
		
*label second_speculator
*temp tick false
*if municipal_debt > 0
	*page_break
	*if date_mentioned
		Some months later,
	*else
		*set date_mentioned true
		*set year 1875
		Two years later, in 1875, 
	the same speculator approaches Franklin again, offering to buy your remaining debt at twenty-one cents on the dollar.  You still hold $${municipal_debt} worth of bonds, and another interest payment is due in a few months.
	*if finance > 0
		*set tick true
		Doing some quick math, that implies that the speculator expects the city to pay about four more years of interest payments before they default on them.
	*if carothers_rapport > 45
		@{tick On the other hand,|When you ask him,} Carothers tells you that he still believes the bonds to be a safe investment.
	*label debt_choice
	*set tick false
	*choice
		#I try to negotiate a better rate.
			*if (charm > 3) and (finance > 0)
				You manage to convince him to accept a rate of twenty-four cents on the dollar.
				*choice
					#I will sell him my bonds.
						*set carothers_rapport %-20
						*set wealth +((municipal_debt*0.24)*17)
						*set municipal_debt 0
						A wise choice.  It is surely best to divest now, before things get any worse.
					#I will sell him half of my bonds.
						*set tick true
						*set carothers_rapport %-5
						*set municipal_debt /2
						*set municipal_debt round(municipal_debt)
						*set wealth +((municipal_debt*0.24)*17)
						A wise choice.  You reduce your risk while still holding some portion out in the case of a happy resolution.
					#No, I will not sell.
						*set carothers_rapport %+5
						Surely Carothers will negotiate a resolution to this mess.
			*else
				Unfortunately, the speculator is unwavering.
				
				Do you sell or hold?
				*goto debt_choice
		#I will sell him my bonds.
			*set carothers_rapport %-20
			*set wealth +((municipal_debt*0.21)*17)
			*set municipal_debt 0
			A wise choice.  It is surely best to divest now, before things get any worse.
		#I will sell him half of my bonds.
			*set tick true
			*set carothers_rapport %-5
			*set municipal_debt /2
			*set municipal_debt round(municipal_debt)
			*set wealth +((municipal_debt*0.21)*17)
			A wise choice.  You reduce your risk while still holding some portion out in the case of a happy resolution.
		#No, I will not sell.
			*set carothers_rapport %+5
			Surely Carothers will negotiate a resolution to this mess.

*if municipal_debt > 0
	*set wealth +((municipal_debt * 0.14) * 17)
	As anticipated, you receive an interest payment from your @{tick remaining |}municipal bonds.
	
*if shepherd_credentials > 60
	@{heard_about_james_farm Regardless of their withdrawal from James commissions, the Pinkertons have continued their anti-labor activities.|The Pinkerton Detective Agency has made a name for itself as a prosecutor of labor organizations.} For the past few years, a conflict has been brewing in eastern Pennsylvania between the coal-miners and their employers. In the wake of several murders—mostly of labor leaders by masked vigilantes—several workers are put on trial for various crimes.
	
	Testimony from several Pinkerton agents who had sought to infiltrate the unions are trumpeted as key evidence in the trials. There are accusations that the union members are actually members of an Irish secrety society known as the Molly Maguires.
	
	Whatever the truth of the matter, several labor leaders are executed while others are sentenced to life in prison. Meanwhile, the Pinkertons continue to open field offices in cities across the country.
	
	*choice
		#How long before the Pinkertons begin to investigate vampires?
			*set independence %+10
		#I hope they crush all hope from the souls of socialists.
			*set laborvscapital %-10
		#The Pinkertons are a blight upon this earth; I hope to stay clear of them.
			*set discretion %-5
			*set laborvscapital %+5
	
*set wealth +(income*4000)
*if wealth = 0
	*set wealth 5000
*if income = 0
	*set income +1
*if (fayette_railroad_bonds = "dismembered") or (fayette_railroad_bonds = "frenzied")
	*page_break
	The time comes for you to convert the Fayette county bonds into capital.  After all, if you alone were to demand their redemption, a number of uncomfrotable questions may be asked about the death of the three Republicans at the train station.
	*if streetwise > 0
		*set fayette_railroad_bonds "dismembered_sold_underworld"
		*set wealth +297500
		Though you are forced to give a discount due to their violent acquisition, your connections with the underworld serve you well.
		*label end_stolen_bonds
		
		The citizens of Fayette county are somewhat relieved when the bondholders finally start appearing; since the railroad has not and will not be built—absent the capital raised by the bonds—they are better able to dispute the bonds.  All the same, litigation will drag on for years.
		*finish Next
	*elseif finance > 0
		*set fayette_railroad_bonds "dismembered_sold_finance"
		*set wealth +225000
		Due to you acquaintance with bankers and other investors in New York and Philadelphia, you are able to liquidate the bonds with at a moderate discount; they dislike the controversy surrounding their procurement, but are willing to overlook such problems in the name of profit.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
	*else
		*set fayette_railroad_bonds "dismembered_sold"
		*set wealth +170000
		Unfortunately, due to their violent acquisition, you are forced to discount the bonds more than you might like, but you do the best that you can.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
*elseif (fayette_railroad_bonds = "stolen")
	*page_break
	*set fayette_railroad_bonds "redeemed"
	The time comes for you to convert the Fayette county bonds into capital.  After all, if you alone were to demand their redemption, a number of uncomfrotable questions may be asked about the means by which you acquired them, not to mention your potential involvement in the hanging of the three men outside of Memphis.
	*if (charm >= 3)
		*set wealth +382500
		Thanks to your supernatural charm, you must only take a small discount when selling the bonds.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
	*elseif finance > 1
		*set wealth +382500
		Thanks to your acquaintance via letter with bankers and other investors in New York and Philadelphia, you only need accept a small discount when selling the bonds.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
	*elseif finance = 0
		*set wealth +340000
		Thanks to your acquaintance via letter with bankers and other investors in New York and Philadelphia, you only need accept a moderate discount when selling the bonds.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
	*elseif streetwise > 1
		*set wealth +340000
		Due to your connections in the underworld, the discount which you must offer your buyers is smaller than it might otherwise be.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
	*else
		*set wealth +255000
		Because you stole them from their rightful owners, and the subsequent murder of those owners by the Klan, you are forced to discount the bonds more than you might like, but thousands of dollars are still a welcome profit from the adventure.
		*goto end_stolen_bonds
*elseif memphis_affair and (literate = false)
	*page_break
	Around this time, Clotho is horrified to learn that you do not know how to read and write.  She offers to teach you.
	*if discretion >= 75
		Shamed by her discovery, you refuse.  How dare she presume to teach you something!
		
		She does not bring up the matter again.
	*else
		*set literate true
		You swallow your pride and accept her offer.  It comes slow, but you are a fast learner.  Soon, you are able to make your letters.  After that, reading comes in fits and starts, but soon you are devouring newspapers and books alike.
*finish Next