Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Tohimhetalkedwiththatstrongveinofsympathyandunderstandingwhichisusuallycharacteristicofthosedrawnbytiesoffleshandblood.Helikedhisfather.Hesympathizedwithhispainstakingefforttogetupintheworld.Hecouldnotforgetthatasaboyhehadhadthelovingsympathyandinterestofhisfather.TheloanwhichhehadfromtheThirdNational,onsomewhatweakUnionStreetRailwayshareshecouldprobablyreplaceifstocksdidnotdroptootremendously.Hemustreplacethisatallcosts.Buthisfather’sinvestmentsinstreet-railways,whichhadrisenwithhisownventures,andwhichnowinvolvedanadditionaltwohundredthousandhowcouldheprotectthose?Theshareswerehypothecatedandthemoneywasusedforotherthings.Additionalcollateralwouldhavetobefurnishedtheseveralbankscarryingthem.Itwasnothingexceptloans,loans,loans,andtheneedofprotectingthem.IfhecouldonlygetanadditionaldepositoftwoorthreehundredthousanddollarsfromStener.Butthat,inthefaceofpossiblefinancialdifficulties,wasrankcriminality.Alldependedonthemorrow.

           Monday,theninth,dawnedgrayandcheerless.Hewasupwiththefirstrayoflight,shavedanddressed,andwentover,underthegray-greenpergola,tohisfather’shouse.Hewasup,also,andstirringabout,forhehadnotbeenabletosleep.Hisgrayeyebrowsandgrayhairlookedrathershaggyanddisheveled,andhisside-whiskersanythingbutdecorative.Theoldgentleman’seyesweretired,andhisfacewasgray.

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