Финансист

Chapter XXVIII

           Doyouthinkhe’llturnahandtokeepyououtofthepenitentiaryonceyou’reoutofthisstreet-railwaysituation?Hewillnot.Andifyouthinkso,you’reabiggerfoolthanItakeyoutobe,George.Don’tgocrazy.Don’tloseyourhead.Besensible.Lookthesituationintheface.Letmeexplainittoyou.Ifyoudon’thelpmenowifyoudon’tletmehavethreehundredthousanddollarsbyto-morrownoon,attheverylatest,I’mthrough,andsoareyou.Thereisnotathingthematterwithoursituation.Thosestocksofoursareasgoodto-dayastheyeverwere.Why,greatheavens,man,therailwaysaretherebehindthem.They’repaying.TheSeventeenthandNineteenthStreetlineisearningonethousanddollarsadayrightnow.Whatbetterevidencedoyouwantthanthat?Green&Coatesisearningfivehundreddollars.You’refrightened,George.Thesedamnedpoliticalschemershavescaredyou.Why,you’veasgoodarighttoloanthatmoneyasBodeandMurtaghhadbeforeyou.Theydidit.You’vebeendoingitforMollenhauerandtheothers,onlysolongasyoudoitforthemit’sallright.What’sadesignatedcitydepositorybutaloan?"

           Cowperwoodwasreferringtothesystemunderwhichcertainportionsofcitymoney,likethesinking-fund,werepermittedtobekeptincertainbanksatalowrateofinterestornoratebanksinwhichMollenhauerandButlerandSimpsonwereinterested.Thiswastheirsafegraft.

           "Don’tthrowyourchancesaway,George.Don’tquitnow.

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