Финансист

Chapter LIX

           Therewasnotellingwhathecouldmake,hethought,ifhecouldonlykeephissmallorganizationinperfecttrimandgethisassistantstofollowhisordersexactly.RuinforothersbeganearlywiththesuspensionofFisk&Hatch,JayCooke’sfaithfullieutenantsduringtheCivilWar.Theyhadcallsuponthemforonemillionfivehundredthousanddollarsinthefirstfifteenminutesafteropeningthedoors,andatonceclosedthemagain,thefailurebeingascribedtoCollisP.Huntington’sCentralPacificRailroadandtheChesapeake&Ohio.Therewasalong-continuedrunontheFidelityTrustCompany.Newsofthesefacts,andoffailuresinNewYorkpostedon‘change,strengthenedthecauseCowperwoodwassomuchinterestedin;forhewassellingashighashecouldandbuyingaslowashecouldonaconstantlysinkingscale.Bytwelveo’clockhefiguredwithhisassistantsthathehadclearedonehundredthousanddollars;andbythreeo’clockhehadtwohundredthousanddollarsmore.Thatafternoonbetweenthreeandsevenhespentadjustinghistrades,andbetweensevenandoneinthemorning,withoutanythingtoeat,ingatheringasmuchadditionalinformationashecouldandlayinghisplansforthefuture.Saturdaymorningcame,andherepeatedhisperformanceofthedaybefore,followingitupwithadjustmentsonSundayandheavytradingonMonday.ByMondayafternoonatthreeo’clockhefiguredthat,alllossesanduncertaintiestooneside,hewasoncemoreamillionaire,andthatnowhisfuturelayclearandstraightbeforehim.

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