Финансист

Chapter XLIII

           Thereigningcitytreasurerofthetimedidn’thavethecouragetogooninthefaceoffireandpanicandtherumorsofpossiblefailure,andstickbyhisillegalguns;andsohedecidedtodrawinhishornsastestifiedhereto-daytoaskMr.Cowperwoodtoreturnalloratleastabigpartofthefivehundredthousanddollarshehadloanedhim,andwhichCowperwoodhadbeenactuallyusingforhis,Stener’sbenefit,andtorefusehiminadditionthemoneythatwasactuallyduehimforanauthorizedpurchaseofcityloan.WasCowperwoodguiltyasanagentinanyofthesetransactions?Notintheleast.Wasthereanysuitpendingtomakehimreturnthefivehundredthousanddollarsofcitymoneyinvolvedinhispresentfailure?Notatall.Itwassimplyacaseofwild,sillypaniconthepartofGeorgeW.Stener,andastrongdesireonthepartoftheRepublicanpartyleaders,oncetheydiscoveredwhatthesituationwas,tofindsomeoneoutsideofStener,thepartytreasurer,uponwhomtheycouldblametheshortageinthetreasury.YouheardwhatMr.Cowperwoodtestifiedtohereinthiscaseto-daythathewenttoMr.Stenertoforfendagainstanypossibleactionofthiskindinthefirstplace.AnditwasbecauseofthisverywarningthatMr.Stenerbecamewildlyexcited,losthishead,andwantedMr.Cowperwoodtoreturnhimallhismoney,allthefivehundredthousanddollarshehadloanedhimattwoandone-halfpercent.

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