Финансист

Chapter XXXIII

           Theletterswerereadyandwaiting.Indeed,sincetheconference,thesmallerpoliticians,takingtheircuefromtheoverlords,hadbeenindustriouslyspreadingthestoryofthesixty-thousand-dollarcheck,andinsistingthattheburdenofguiltforthetreasurydefalcation,ifany,layonthebanker.ThemomentMollenhauerlaideyesonCowperwoodherealized,however,thathehadapowerfulpersonalitytodealwith.Cowperwoodgavenoevidenceoffright.Hemerelystated,inhisblandway,thathehadbeeninthehabitofborrowingmoneyfromthecitytreasuryatalowrateofinterest,andthatthispanichadinvolvedhimsothathecouldnotpossiblyreturnitatpresent.

           "Ihaveheardrumors,Mr.Mollenhauer,"hesaid,"totheeffectthatsomechargeistobebroughtagainstmeasapartnerwithMr.Stenerinthismatter;butIamhopingthatthecitywillnotdothat,andIthoughtImightenlistyourinfluencetopreventit.Myaffairsarenotinabadwayatall,ifIhadalittletimetoarrangematters.Iammakingallofmycreditorsanofferoffiftycentsonthedollarnow,andgivingnotesatone,two,andthreeyears;butinthismatterofthecitytreasuryloans,ifIcouldcometoterms,IwouldbegladtomakeitahundredcentsonlyIwouldwantalittlemoretime.Stocksareboundtorecover,asyouknow,and,barringmylossesatthistime,Iwillbeallright.Irealizethatthematterhasgoneprettyfaralready.Thenewspapersarelikelytostarttalkingatanytime,unlesstheyarestoppedbythosewhocancontrolthem.

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