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.
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