Финансист

Chapter XXXIV

           WheatsawthatothersinpoliticshadbeenprofitingquiteasmuchasCowperwoodinotherwaysandheadvisedCowperwoodtoturnstate’sevidence.This,however,hepromptlyrefusedtodo—hewasno"squealer,"andindicatedasmuchtoMr.Wheat,whoonlysmiledwryly.

           Butler,Sr.,wasdelighted(concernedthoughhewasaboutpartysuccessatthepolls),fornowhehadthisvillaininthetoilsandhewouldhaveafinetimegettingoutofthis.TheincomingdistrictattorneytosucceedDavidPettieiftheRepublicanpartywonwouldbe,aswasnowplanned,anappointeeofButler’s—ayoungIrishmanwhohaddoneconsiderablelegalworkforhim—oneDennisShannon.TheothertwopartyleadershadalreadypromisedButlerthat.Shannonwasasmart,athletic,good-lookingfellow,alloffivefeetteninchesinheight,sandy-haired,pink-cheeked,blue-eyed,considerableofanoratorandafinelegalfighter.Hewasveryproudtobeintheoldman’sfavor—tobepromisedaplaceontheticketbyhim—andwould,hesaid,ifelected,dohisbiddingtothebestofhisknowledgeandability.

           Therewasonlyoneflyintheointment,sofarassomeofthepoliticianswereconcerned,andthatwasthatifCowperwoodwereconvicted,Stenermustneedsbealso.Therewasnoescapeinsofarasanyonecouldseeforthecitytreasurer.IfCowperwoodwasguiltyofsecuringbytrickerysixtythousanddollars’worthofthecitymoney,Stenerwasguiltyofsecuringfivehundredthousanddollars.Theprisontermforthiswasfiveyears.

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