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Chapter XXVII

           HeandWycroftandHarmonhadalsobeenusingmoneyoutofthetreasurymuchsmallersums,ofcourse,fortheyhadnotCowperwood’sfinancialimaginationandweredisturbedastohowtheywouldreturnwhattheyowedbeforethestormbroke.IfCowperwoodfailed,andStenerwasshortinhisaccounts,thewholebudgetmightbeinvestigated,andthentheirloanswouldbebroughttolight.Thethingtodowastoreturnwhattheyowed,andthen,atleast,nochargeofmalfeasancewouldlieagainstthem.

           "GotoMollenhauer,"StrobikhadadvisedStener,shortlyafterCowperwoodhadleftthelatter’soffice,"andtellhimthewholestory.Heputyouhere.Hewasstrongforyournomination.Tellhimjustwhereyoustandandaskhimwhattodo.He’llprobablybeabletotellyou.Offerhimyourholdingstohelpyouout.Youhaveto.Youcan’thelpyourself.Don’tloanCowperwoodanotherdamneddollar,whateveryoudo.He’sgotyouinsodeepnowyoucanhardlyhopetogetout.AskMollenhauerifhewon’thelpyoutogetCowperwoodtoputthatmoneyback.Hemaybeabletoinfluencehim."

           Therewasmoreinthisconversationtothesameeffect,andthenStenerhurriedasfastashislegscouldcarryhimtoMollenhauer’soffice.Hewassofrightenedthathecouldscarcelybreathe,andhewasquitereadytothrowhimselfonhiskneesbeforethebigGerman–Americanfinancierandleader.Oh,ifMr.

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