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Chapter XLIII

           Stenernotonlyintheory,butinfact,howthisthingofbringingcityloantoparcouldbedone.HemadeanarrangementatthattimewithMr.Stener,thedetailsofwhichyouhaveheardfromMr.Stenerhimself,theresultofwhichwasthatalargeamountofcityloanwasturnedovertoMr.CowperwoodbyMr.Stenerforsale,andbyadroitmanipulationmethodsofbuyingandsellingwhichneednotbegoneintohere,butwhichareperfectlysaneandlegitimateintheworldinwhichMr.Cowperwoodoperated,didbringthatloantopar,andkeptitthereyearafteryearasyouhaveallheardheretestifiedto.

           "Nowwhatistheboneofcontentionhere,gentlemen,thesignificantfactwhichbringsMr.Stenerintothiscourtatthistimecharginghisold-timeagentandbrokerwithlarcenyandembezzlement,andallegingthathehastransferredtohisownusewithoutashadowofreturnsixtythousanddollarsofthemoneywhichbelongstothecitytreasury?Whatisit?IsitthatMr.Cowperwoodsecretly,withgreatstealth,asitwere,atsometimeorother,unknowntoMr.Stenerortohisassistants,enteredtheofficeofthetreasurerandforcibly,andwithcriminalintent,carriedawaysixtythousanddollars’worthofthecity’smoney?Notatall.Thechargeis,asyouhaveheardthedistrictattorneyexplain,thatMr.Cowperwoodcameinbroaddaylightatbetweenfourandfiveo’clockoftheafternoonpreceedingthedayofhisassignment;wasclosetedwithMr.Stenerforahalforthree-quartersofanhour;cameout;explainedtoMr.

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