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Chapter XXIV

           AtthesametimeitwasnomoreapartofhisneedtokeeptheaffairsofthepartystraightthanitwasofeitherMollenhauer’sorSimpson’s,andStenerwasnothisappointee.ThelatterwasmoredirectlyresponsibletoMollenhauerthantoanyoneelse.

           AsButlersteppedintothebuggywithhissonhewasthinkingaboutthis,anditwaspuzzlinghimgreatly.

           "Cowperwood’sjustbeenhere,"hesaidtoOwen,whohadbeenrapidlycomingintoasoundfinancialunderstandingoflate,andwasalreadyashrewdermanpoliticallyandsociallythanhisfather,thoughhehadnotthelatter’smagnetism."He’sbeentellin’methathe’sinarathertightplace.Youhearthat?"hecontinued,assomevoiceinthedistancewascalling"Extra!Extra!""That’sChicagoburnin’,andthere’sgoin’tobetroubleonthestockexchangeto-morrow.Wehavealotofourstreet-railwaystocksaroundatthedifferentbanks.Ifwedon’tlooksharpthey’llbecallin’ourloans.Wehaveto‘tendtothatthefirstthinginthemornin’.Cowperwoodhasahundredthousandofminewithhimthathewantsmetoletstaythere,andhehassomemoneythatbelongstoStener,hetellsme."

           "Stener?"askedOwen,curiously."Hashebeendabblinginstocks?"OwenhadheardsomerumorsconcerningStenerandothersonlyveryrecently,whichhehadnotcreditednoryetcommunicatedtohisfather."HowmuchmoneyofhishasCowperwood?"heasked.

           Butlermeditated."Quiteabit,I’mafraid,"hefinallysaid.

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