Финансист

Chapter XIV

           

           "Ithinksomethingoughttobedoneaboutthesewarrantsthatareoutstanding,"heexplained."Iamcarryingalargeamountofthem,andthereareothers.Wehavehelpedthecityalongtimebysayingnothing;butnowIthinkthatsomethingoughttobedone.Mr.ButlerandMr.Simpsonfeelthesameway.Couldn’tthesenewloancertificatesbelistedonthestockexchangeandthemoneyraisedthatway?Somecleverbrokercouldbringthemtopar."

           StenerwasgreatlyflatteredbythevisitfromMollenhauer.Rarelydidhetroubletoputinapersonalappearance,andthenonlyfortheweightandeffecthispresencewouldhave.Hecalledonthemayorandthepresidentofcouncil,muchashecalledonStener,withalofty,distant,inscrutableair.Theywereasoffice-boystohim.

           InordertounderstandexactlythemotiveforMollenhauer’sinterestinStener,andthesignificanceofthisvisitandStener’ssubsequentactioninregardtoit,itwillbenecessarytoscanthepoliticalhorizonforsomelittledistanceback.AlthoughGeorgeW.StenerwasinawayapoliticalhenchmanandappointeeofMollenhauer’s,thelatterwasonlyvaguelyacquaintedwithhim.Hehadseenhimbefore;knewofhim;hadagreedthathisnameshouldbeputonthelocalslatelargelybecausehehadbeenassuredbythosewhowereclosesttohimandwhodidhisbiddingthatStenerwas"allright,"thathewoulddoashewastold,thathewouldcausenooneanytrouble,etc.

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