No, he’s paying for a replacement to take his place, though it’s possible the ladies don’t know about it.” “Won’t he get in terrible trouble for doing that?” “No, miss. The government created the Enrollment Act so that rich folk could avoid fighting. Perfectly legal.” “Who on earth would agree to take his place?” “Plenty of folk who need the money. Heard an Irish fellow right off the boat got $850 to fight for him.” I felt sick. Such an enormous sum of money would be hard for any desperate immigrant to resist.
