Финансист

Chapter LIV

           Howeverthatmightbe,thecallofhisownsoulwasinanotherdirection.Hisbusinesswastomakemoneytoorganizesomethingwhichwouldmakehimmuchmoney,or,betteryet,savetheorganizationhehadbegun.

           Butthis,ashenowlookeduponit,wasalmostimpossible.Ithadbeentoodisarrangedandcomplicatedbyunfortunatecircumstances.Hemight,asStegerpointedouttohim,stringoutthesebankruptcyproceedingsforyears,tiringoutonecreditorandanother,butinthemeantimethepropertiesinvolvedwerebeingseriouslydamaged.Interestchargesonhisunsatisfiedloansweremakingheavyinroads;courtcostsweremountingup;and,tocapitall,hehaddiscoveredwithStegerthattherewereanumberofcreditorsthosewhohadsoldouttoButler,andincidentallytoMollenhauerwhowouldneveracceptanythingexceptthefullvalueoftheirclaims.Hisonehopenowwastosavewhathecouldbycompromisealittlelater,andtobuildupsomesortofprofitablebusinessthroughStephenWingate.Thelatterwascominginadayortwo,assoonasStegerhadmadesomeworkingarrangementforhimwithWardenMichaelDesmaswhocametheseconddaytohavealookatthenewprisoner.

           DesmaswasalargemanphysicallyIrishbybirth,apoliticianbytrainingwhohadbeenonethingandanotherinPhiladelphiafromapolicemaninhisearlydaysandacorporalintheCivilWartoawardcaptainunderMollenhauer.

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