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Chapter XIV

           ItdidnotconcernStenerthatStrobik,Harmon,andWycroft,actingforMollenhauer,wereincidentallyplanningtousealittleofthemoneyloanedforpurposesquiteoutsidethoseindicated.Itwashisbusinesstoloanit.

           However,tobegoingon.Sometimebeforehewasevennominated,StenerhadlearnedfromStrobik,who,bytheway,wasoneofhissuretiesastreasurer(whichsuretyshipwasagainstthelaw,aswerethoseofCouncilmenWycroftandHarmon,thelawofPennsylvaniastipulatingthatonepoliticalservantmightnotbecomesuretyforanother),thatthosewhohadbroughtaboutthisnominationandelectionwouldbynomeansaskhimtodoanythingwhichwasnotperfectlylegal,butthathemustbecomplacentandnotstandinthewayofbigmunicipalperquisitesnorbitethehandsthatfedhim.Itwasalsomadeperfectlyplaintohim,thatoncehewaswellinofficealittlemoneyforhimselfwastobemade.Ashasbeenindicated,hehadalwaysbeenapoorman.Hehadseenallthosewhohaddabbledinpoliticstoanyextentabouthimheretoforedoverywellfinanciallyindeed,whilehepeggedalongasaninsuranceandreal-estateagent.Hehadworkedhardasasmallpoliticalhenchman.Otherpoliticianswerebuildingthemselvesnicehomesinnewerportionsofthecity.TheyweregoingofftoNewYorkorHarrisburgorWashingtononjauntingparties.Theywereseeninhappyconverseatroad-housesorcountryhotelsinseasonwiththeirwivesortheirwomenfavorites,andhewasnot,asyet,ofthishappythrong.

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