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There
was
another
phase
to
this
situation
,
however
,
that
encouraged
him
,
and
that
was
his
knowledge
of
how
city
politics
were
going
in
general
.
It
was
useless
for
any
politician
,
however
loftly
,
to
take
a
high
and
mighty
tone
in
a
crisis
like
this
.
All
of
them
,
great
and
small
,
were
profiting
in
one
way
and
another
through
city
privileges
.
Butler
,
Mollenhauer
,
and
Simpson
,
he
knew
,
made
money
out
of
contracts
--
legal
enough
,
though
they
might
be
looked
upon
as
rank
favoritism
--
and
also
out
of
vast
sums
of
money
collected
in
the
shape
of
taxes
--
land
taxes
,
water
taxes
,
etc.
--
which
were
deposited
in
the
various
banks
designated
by
these
men
and
others
as
legal
depositories
for
city
money
.
The
banks
supposedly
carried
the
city
's
money
in
their
vaults
as
a
favor
,
without
paying
interest
of
any
kind
,
and
then
reinvested
it
--
for
whom
?
Cowperwood
had
no
complaint
to
make
,
for
he
was
being
well
treated
,
but
these
men
could
scarcely
expect
to
monopolize
all
the
city
's
benefits
.
He
did
not
know
either
Mollenhauer
or
Simpson
personally
--
but
he
knew
they
as
well
as
Butler
had
made
money
out
of
his
own
manipulation
of
city
loan
.
Also
,
Butler
was
most
friendly
to
him
.
It
was
not
unreasonable
for
him
to
think
,
in
a
crisis
like
this
,
that
if
worst
came
to
worst
,
he
could
make
a
clean
breast
of
it
to
Butler
and
receive
aid
.
In
case
he
could
not
get
through
secretly
with
Stener
's
help
,
Cowperwood
made
up
his
mind
that
he
would
do
this
.
His
first
move
,
he
decided
,
would
be
to
go
at
once
to
Stener
's
house
and
demand
the
loan
of
an
additional
three
or
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
.
Stener
had
always
been
very
tractable
,
and
in
this
instance
would
see
how
important
it
was
that
his
shortage
of
half
a
million
should
not
be
made
public
.
Then
he
must
get
as
much
more
as
possible
.
But
where
to
get
it
?
Presidents
of
banks
and
trust
companies
,
large
stock
jobbers
,
and
the
like
,
would
have
to
be
seen
.
Then
there
was
a
loan
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
he
was
carrying
for
Butler
.
The
old
contractor
might
be
induced
to
leave
that
.
He
hurried
to
his
home
,
secured
his
runabout
,
and
drove
rapidly
to
Stener
's
.
As
it
turned
out
,
however
,
much
to
his
distress
and
confusion
,
Stener
was
out
of
town
--
down
on
the
Chesapeake
with
several
friends
shooting
ducks
and
fishing
,
and
was
not
expected
back
for
several
days
.
He
was
in
the
marshes
back
of
some
small
town
.
Cowperwood
sent
an
urgent
wire
to
the
nearest
point
and
then
,
to
make
assurance
doubly
sure
,
to
several
other
points
in
the
same
neighborhood
,
asking
him
to
return
immediately
.
He
was
not
at
all
sure
,
however
,
that
Stener
would
return
in
time
and
was
greatly
nonplussed
and
uncertain
for
the
moment
as
to
what
his
next
step
would
be
.
Aid
must
be
forthcoming
from
somewhere
and
at
once
.
Suddenly
a
helpful
thought
occurred
to
him
.
Butler
and
Mollenhauer
and
Simpson
were
long
on
local
street-railways
.
They
must
combine
to
support
the
situation
and
protect
their
interests
.
They
could
see
the
big
bankers
,
Drexel
&
Co.
and
Cooke
&
Co.
,
and
others
and
urge
them
to
sustain
the
market
.
They
could
strengthen
things
generally
by
organizing
a
buying
ring
,
and
under
cover
of
their
support
,
if
they
would
,
he
might
sell
enough
to
let
him
out
,
and
even
permit
him
to
go
short
and
make
something
--
a
whole
lot
.
It
was
a
brilliant
thought
,
worthy
of
a
greater
situation
,
and
its
only
weakness
was
that
it
was
not
absolutely
certain
of
fulfillment
.
He
decided
to
go
to
Butler
at
once
,
the
only
disturbing
thought
being
that
he
would
now
be
compelled
to
reveal
his
own
and
Stener
's
affairs
.
So
reentering
his
runabout
he
drove
swiftly
to
the
Butler
home
.
When
he
arrived
there
the
famous
contractor
was
at
dinner
.
He
had
not
heard
the
calling
of
the
extras
,
and
of
course
,
did
not
understand
as
yet
the
significance
of
the
fire
.
The
servant
's
announcement
of
Cowperwood
brought
him
smiling
to
the
door
.
"
Wo
n't
you
come
in
and
join
us
?
We
're
just
havin
'
a
light
supper
.
Have
a
cup
of
coffee
or
tea
,
now
--
do
.
"
