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"
I
did
get
a
check
for
sixty
thousand
dollars
,
that
's
true
,
"
he
replied
,
with
apparent
frankness
,
"
the
day
before
I
assigned
.
It
was
for
certificates
I
had
purchased
,
however
,
on
Mr.
Stener
's
order
,
and
was
due
me
.
I
needed
the
money
,
and
asked
for
it
.
I
do
n't
see
that
there
is
anything
illegal
in
that
.
"
"
Not
if
the
transaction
was
completed
in
all
its
details
,
"
replied
Mollenhauer
,
blandly
.
"
As
I
understand
it
,
the
certificates
were
bought
for
the
sinking-fund
,
and
they
are
not
there
.
How
do
you
explain
that
?
"
"
An
oversight
,
merely
,
"
replied
Cowperwood
,
innocently
,
and
quite
as
blandly
as
Mollenhauer
.
"
They
would
have
been
there
if
I
had
not
been
compelled
to
assign
so
unexpectedly
.
It
was
not
possible
for
me
to
attend
to
everything
in
person
.
It
has
not
been
our
custom
to
deposit
them
at
once
.
Mr.
Stener
will
tell
you
that
,
if
you
ask
him
.
"
"
You
do
n't
say
,
"
replied
Mollenhauer
.
"
He
did
not
give
me
that
impression
.
However
,
they
are
not
there
,
and
I
believe
that
that
makes
some
difference
legally
.
I
have
no
interest
in
the
matter
one
way
or
the
other
,
more
than
that
of
any
other
good
Republican
.
I
do
n't
see
exactly
what
I
can
do
for
you
.
What
did
you
think
I
could
do
?
"
"
I
do
n't
believe
you
can
do
anything
for
me
,
Mr.
Mollenhauer
,
"
replied
Cowperwood
,
a
little
tartly
,
"
unless
you
are
willing
to
deal
quite
frankly
with
me
.
I
am
not
a
beginner
in
politics
in
Philadelphia
.
I
know
something
about
the
powers
in
command
.
I
thought
that
you
could
stop
any
plan
to
prosecute
me
in
this
matter
,
and
give
me
time
to
get
on
my
feet
again
.
I
am
not
any
more
criminally
responsible
for
that
sixty
thousand
dollars
than
I
am
for
the
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
I
had
as
loan
before
it
--
not
as
much
so
.
I
did
not
create
this
panic
.
I
did
not
set
Chicago
on
fire
.
Mr.
Stener
and
his
friends
have
been
reaping
some
profit
out
of
dealing
with
me
.
I
certainly
was
entitled
to
make
some
effort
to
save
myself
after
all
these
years
of
service
,
and
I
ca
n't
understand
why
I
should
not
receive
some
courtesy
at
the
hands
of
the
present
city
administration
,
after
I
have
been
so
useful
to
it
.
I
certainly
have
kept
city
loan
at
par
;
and
as
for
Mr.
Stener
's
money
,
he
has
never
wanted
for
his
interest
on
that
,
and
more
than
his
interest
.
"
"
Quite
so
,
"
replied
Mollenhauer
,
looking
Cowperwood
in
the
eye
steadily
and
estimating
the
force
and
accuracy
of
the
man
at
their
real
value
.
"
I
understand
exactly
how
it
has
all
come
about
,
Mr.
Cowperwood
.
No
doubt
Mr.
Stener
owes
you
a
debt
of
gratitude
,
as
does
the
remainder
of
the
city
administration
.
I
'm
not
saying
what
the
city
administration
ought
or
ought
not
do
.
All
I
know
is
that
you
find
yourself
wittingly
or
unwittingly
in
a
dangerous
situation
,
and
that
public
sentiment
in
some
quarters
is
already
very
strong
against
you
.
I
personally
have
no
feeling
one
way
or
the
other
,
and
if
it
were
not
for
the
situation
itself
,
which
looks
to
be
out
of
hand
,
would
not
be
opposed
to
assisting
you
in
any
reasonable
way
.
But
how
?
The
Republican
party
is
in
a
very
bad
position
,
so
far
as
this
election
is
concerned
.
In
a
way
,
however
innocently
,
you
have
helped
to
put
it
there
,
Mr
,
Cowperwood
.
Mr.
Butler
,
for
some
reason
to
which
I
am
not
a
party
,
seems
deeply
and
personally
incensed
.
And
Mr.
Butler
is
a
great
power
here
--
"
(
Cowperwood
began
to
wonder
whether
by
any
chance
Butler
had
indicated
the
nature
of
his
social
offense
against
himself
,
but
he
could
not
bring
himself
to
believe
that
.
It
was
not
probable
.
)
"
I
sympathize
with
you
greatly
,
Mr.
Cowperwood
,
but
what
I
suggest
is
that
you
first
See
Mr.
Butler
and
Mr.
Simpson
.
If
they
agree
to
any
program
of
aid
,
I
will
not
be
opposed
to
joining
.
But
apart
from
that
I
do
not
know
exactly
what
I
can
do
.
I
am
only
one
of
those
who
have
a
slight
say
in
the
affairs
of
Philadelphia
.
"
At
this
point
,
Mollenhauer
rather
expected
Cowperwood
to
make
an
offer
of
his
own
holdings
,
but
he
did
not
.
Instead
he
said
,
"
I
'm
very
much
obliged
to
you
,
Mr.
Mollenhauer
,
for
the
courtesy
of
this
interview
.
I
believe
you
would
help
me
if
you
could
.
I
shall
just
have
to
fight
it
out
the
best
way
I
can
.
Good
day
.
"
And
he
bowed
himself
out
.
He
saw
clearly
how
hopeless
was
his
quest
.
