Финансист

Chapter XI

           Acertainamountoftheprofitableproceedswouldhavetobesetasidetoassuagethefeelingsofthosewhowerenotcontractors.Fundswouldhavetobeloanedatelectiontimetocertainindividualsandorganizationsbutnomatter.Theamountwouldbesmall.SoButlerandPatrickGavinComiskey,thecouncilman(thelattersilently)enteredintobusinessrelations.Butlergaveupdrivingawagonhimself.Hehiredayoungman,asmartIrishboyofhisneighborhood,JimmySheehan,tobehisassistant,superintendent,stableman,bookkeeper,andwhatnot.Sincehesoonbegantomakebetweenfourandfivethousandayear,wherebeforehemadetwothousand,hemovedintoabrickhouseinanoutlyingsectionofthesouthside,andsenthischildrentoschool.Mrs.Butlergaveupmakingsoapandfeedingpigs.AndsincethentimeshadbeenexceedinglygoodwithEdwardButler.

           Hecouldneitherreadnorwriteatfirst;butnowheknewhow,ofcourse.HehadlearnedfromassociationwithMr.Comiskeythattherewereotherformsofcontractingsewers,water-mains,gas-mains,street-paving,andthelike.WhobetterthanEdwardButlertodoit?Heknewthecouncilmen,manyofthem.Hetmettheminthebackroomsofsaloons,onSundaysandSaturdaysatpoliticalpicnics,atelectioncouncilsandconferences,forasabeneficiaryofthecity’slargesshewasexpectedtocontributenotonlymoney,butadvice.Curiouslyhehaddevelopedastrangepoliticalwisdom.Heknewasuccessfulmanoracomingmanwhenhesawone.

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