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Peter Laughlin & Co.

           Thentheoldmanwasdirect,plain-spoken,simple-appearing,andwhollyunpretentiousqualitieswhichCowperwooddeemedinvaluable.

           OnceortwiceinthelastthreeyearsLaughlinhadlostheavilyonprivate"corners"thathehadattemptedtoengineer,andthegeneralfeelingwasthathewasnowbecomingcautious,or,inotherwords,afraid."Justtheman,"Cowperwoodthought.SoonemorninghecalleduponLaughlin,intendingtoopenasmallaccountwithhim.

           "Henry,"heheardtheoldmansay,asheenteredLaughlin’sfair-sizedbutratherdustyoffice,toayoung,preternaturallysolemn-lookingclerk,afitassistantforPeterLaughlin,"gitmethemtherePittsburgandLakeEriesheers,willyou?"SeeingCowperwoodwaiting,headded,"WhatkinIdoforye?"

           Cowperwoodsmiled."Sohecallsthem‘sheers,’doeshe?"hethought."Good!IthinkI’lllikehim."

           HeintroducedhimselfascomingfromPhiladelphia,andwentontosaythathewasinterestedinvariousChicagoventures,inclinedtoinvestinanygoodstockwhichwouldrise,andparticularlydesiroustobuyintosomecorporationpublicutilitypreferredwhichwouldbecertaintogrowwiththeexpansionofthecity.

           OldLaughlin,whowasnowallofsixtyyearsofage,ownedaseatontheBoard,andwasworthintheneighborhoodoftwohundredthousanddollars,lookedatCowperwoodquizzically.

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