Финансист

Chapter XXV

           

           "Av’nin’,Mark,I’mgladtoseeyou,"wasButler’sgreeting.

           "Howareyou,Edward?"camethequietreply.

           "Well,Senator,you’renotlookinganytheworseforwear.CanIpouryousomething?"

           "Nothingto-night,Henry,"repliedSimpson."Ihaven’tlongtostay.Ijuststoppedbyonmywayhome.Mywife’soverhereattheCavanaghs’,andIhavetostopbytofetchher."

           "Well,it’sagoodthingyoudroppedin,Senator,justwhenyoudid,"beganMollenhauer,seatinghimselfafterhisguest."ButlerherehasbeentellingmeofalittlepoliticalproblemthathasarisensinceIlastsawyou.Isupposeyou’veheardthatChicagoisburning?"

           "Yes;Cavanaghwasjusttellingme.Itlookstobequiteserious.Ithinkthemarketwilldropheavilyinthemorning."

           "Iwouldn’tbesurprisedmyself,"putinMollenhauer,laconically.

           "Here’sthepapernow,"saidButler,asJohn,theservant,cameinfromthestreetbearingthepaperinhishand.Mollenhauertookitandspreaditoutbeforethem.Itwasamongtheearliestofthe"extras"thatwereissuedinthiscountry,andcontainedaratherimpressivespreadoftypeannouncingthattheconflagrationinthelakecitywasgrowinghourlyworsesinceitsinceptionthedaybefore.

           "Well,thatiscertainlydreadful,"saidSimpson."I’mverysorryforChicago.Ihavemanyfriendsthere.Ishallhopetohearthatitisnotsobadasitseems."

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