"Can't believe you haven't been approached about Pinkerton work, pay over there's almost too good for a man not to sign up."
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Whew. Nate was only smirking slyly because he nabbed Lew and his incredible perception skills before the Pinkertons could. He's simply proud of himself, I guess. I really thought he was going to go on one of those "I'm not racist but . . ." rants.
One time, a bunch of college students from Chicago joined up with other new recruits from all over the place when the Pinkertons needed people to protect a factory in Pittsburgh during the Homestead strike. What Nate says here was definitely true at the time: pay was so good people who didn't have any experience or knowledge of what the Pinkertons did signed up. What they found themselves engaged in was an actual battle where seven people lost their lives. The Pinkertons, being composed of mainly raw recruits and college students, surrendered. Because here's the thing: money can buy you soldiers for the short term but people fighting for rights and ideals will stand for as long as they need to.
The only reason Lew hasn't been approached, and Nate should fucking well know this, is that nobody has the power to simply realize somebody has great observation skills! Except Nate, I guess. Which means Nate should totally well know it even more!
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