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           "Why,Peter,"Cowperwoodreplied,quitesimply,"AntonVidera"(oneofthedirectorsoftheWheatandCornBank)"wasinhereyesterdaywhileyouwereon‘change,andhewastellingme."HedescribedasituationwhichViderahadoutlined.

           LaughlinknewVideraasastrong,wealthyPolewhohadcomeupinthelastfewyears.ItwasstrangehowCowperwoodnaturallygotinwiththesewealthymenandwontheirconfidencesoquickly.Viderawouldneverhavebecomesoconfidentialwithhim.

           "Huh!"heexclaimed."Well,ifhesaysitit’smore’nlikelyso."

           SoLaughlinbought,andPeterLaughlin&Co.won.

           Butthisgrainandcommissionbusiness,whileitwasyieldingaprofitwhichwouldaverageabouttwentythousandayeartoeachpartner,wasnothingmoretoCowperwoodthanasourceofinformation.

           Hewantedto"getin"onsomethingthatwassuretobringverygreatreturnswithinareasonabletimeandthatwouldnotleavehiminanysuchdesperatesituationashewasatthetimeoftheChicagofirespreadoutverythin,asheputit.HehadinterestedinhisventuresasmallgroupofChicagomenwhowerewatchinghimJudahAddison,AlexanderRambaud,MillardBailey,AntonVideramenwho,althoughnotsupremefiguresbyanymeans,hadfreecapital.Heknewthathecouldgotothemwithanytrulysoundproposition.

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