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A Reconnoiter

           

           "ThatismypresentplanafterIfinishhere.IthoughtI’dtakeashortrunupthere."

           "LetmeputyouintouchwithaninterestingpartythatisgoingasfarasFargoandDuluth.ThereisaprivatecarleavingThursday,mostofthemcitizensofChicago,butsomeEasterners.Iwouldbegladtohaveyoujoinus.IamgoingasfarasMinneapolis."

           Cowperwoodthankedhimandaccepted.AlongconversationfollowedabouttheNorthwest,itstimber,wheat,landsales,cattle,andpossiblemanufacturingplants.

           WhatFargo,Minneapolis,andDuluthweretobecivicallyandfinanciallywerethechieftopicsofconversation.Naturally,Mr.Rambaud,havingunderhisdirectionvastrailroadlineswhichpenetratedthisregion,wasconfidentofthefutureofit.Cowperwoodgathereditall,almostbyinstinct.Gas,street-railways,landspeculations,banks,whereverlocated,werehischiefthoughts.

           Finallyhelefttheclubtokeephisotherappointments,butsomethingofhispersonalityremainedbehindhim.Mr.AddisonandMr.Rambaud,amongothers,weresincerelyconvincedthathewasoneofthemostinterestingmentheyhadmetinyears.Andhescarcelyhadsaidanythingatalljustlistened.

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