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Peter Laughlin & Co.

           ,grainandcommissionmerchants,appearedoverthedoorofahandsomesuiteofroomsonthegroundfloorofacorneratLaSalleandMadison,intheheartoftheChicagofinancialdistrict.

           "GetontooldLaughlin,willyou?"onebrokerobservedtoanother,astheypassedthenew,pretentiouscommission-housewithitssplendidplate-glasswindows,andobservedtheheavy,ornatebronzesignplacedoneithersideofthedoor,whichwaslocatedexactlyonthecorner."What’sstruckhim?Ithoughthewasalmostallthrough.Who’stheCompany?"

           "Idon’tknow.SomefellowfromtheEast,Ithink."

           "Well,he’scertainlymovingup.Lookattheplateglass,willyou?"

           ItwasthusthatFrankAlgernonCowperwood’sChicagofinancialcareerwasdefinitelylaunched.

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