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Chapter XXVII

           Mollenhauerwouldonlyhelphim!Ifhecouldjustgetoutofthiswithoutgoingtojail!

           "Oh,Lord!Oh,Lord!Oh,Lord!"herepeated,overandovertohimself,ashewalked."WhatshallIdo?"

           TheattitudeofHenryA.Mollenhauer,grim,politicalbossthathewastrainedinahardschoolwaspreciselytheattitudeofeverysuchmaninallsuchtryingcircumstances.

           Hewaswondering,inviewofwhatButlerhadtoldhim,justhowmuchhecouldadvantagehimselfinthissituation.Ifhecould,hewantedtogetcontrolofwhateverstreet-railwaystockStenernowhad,withoutinanywaycompromisinghimself.Stener’ssharescouldeasilybetransferredon‘changethroughMollenhauer’sbrokerstoadummy,whowouldeventuallytransferthemtohimself(Mollenhauer).Stenermustbesqueezedthoroughly,though,thisafternoon,andasforhisfivehundredthousanddollars’indebtednesstothetreasury,Mollenhauerdidnotseewhatcouldbedoneaboutthat.IfCowperwoodcouldnotpayit,thecitywouldhavetoloseit;butthescandalmustbehushedupuntilafterelection.Stener,unlessthevariouspartyleadershadmoregenerositythanMollenhauerimagined,wouldhavetosufferexposure,arrest,trial,confiscationofhisproperty,andpossiblysentencetothepenitentiary,thoughthismighteasilybecommutedbythegovernor,oncepublicexcitementdieddown.HedidnottroubletothinkwhetherCowperwoodwascriminallyinvolvedornot.Ahundredtoonehewasnot.

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