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Chapter XXI

           Eachsignificantlegislator,ifheyieldedhisvoteorhisinfluence,mustbelookedafter.Ifhe,Cowperwood,hadanyschemewhichhewantedhandledatanytime,Relihanhadintimatedtohimthathewouldbegladtotalkwithhim.CowperwoodhadfiguredonthisSeventeenthandNineteenthStreetlineschememorethanonce,buthehadneverfeltquitesurethathewaswillingtoundertakeit.Hisobligationsinotherdirectionsweresolarge.Butthelurewasthere,andheponderedandpondered.

           Stener’sschemeofloaninghimmoneywherewithtomanipulatetheNorthPennsylvanialinedealputthisSeventeenthandNineteenthStreetdreaminamorefavorablelight.Asitwashewasconstantlywatchingthecertificatesofloanissue,forthecitytreasury,buyinglargequantitieswhenthemarketwasfallingtoprotectitandsellingheavily,thoughcautiously,whenhesawitrisingandtodothishehadtohaveagreatdealoffreemoneytopermithimtodoit.Hewasconstantlyfearfulofsomebreakinthemarketwhichwouldaffectthevalueofallhissecuritiesandresultinthecallingofhisloans.Therewasnostorminsight.Hedidnotseethatanythingcouldhappeninreason;buthedidnotwanttospreadhimselfouttoothin.

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