Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Atthesametime,neverhavingthoughtofStenerashavinganyparticularexecutiveorfinancialability,hewasalittlestirredandcurious.Sohistreasurerwasusingmoneywithouthisknowingit,andnowstoodindangerofbeingprosecuted!Cowperwoodheknewofonlyindirectly,asonewhohadbeenengagedtohandlecityloan.Hehadprofitedbyhismanipulationofcityloan.EvidentlythebankerhadmadeafoolofStener,andhadusedthemoneyforstreet-railwayshares!HeandStenermusthavequitesomeprivateholdingsthen.ThatdidinterestMollenhauergreatly.

           "Fivehundredthousanddollars!"herepeated,whenButlerhadfinished."Thatisquitealittlemoney.IfmerelysupportingthemarketwouldsaveCowperwoodwemightdothat,althoughifit’saseverepanicIdonotseehowanythingwecandowillbeofverymuchassistancetohim.Ifhe’sinaverytightplaceandasevereslumpiscoming,itwilltakeagreatdealmorethanourmerelysupportingthemarkettosavehim.I’vebeenthroughthatbefore.Youdon’tknowwhathisliabilitiesare?"

           "Idonot,"saidButler.

           "Hedidn’taskformoney,yousay?"

           "Hewantsmetol’aveahundredthousandhehasofmineuntilheseeswhetherhecangetthroughornot."

           "Stenerisreallyoutoftown,Isuppose?"Mollenhauerwasinnatelysuspicious.

           "SoCowperwoodsays.Wecansendandfindout."

           Mollenhauerwasthinkingofthevariousaspectsofthecase.

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