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A Reconnoiter

           Herewasalreadythebewilderedforeigner,analienspeechconfoundinghimtheHun,thePole,theSwede,theGerman,theRussianseekinghishomelycolonies,fearinghisneighborofanotherrace.

           Herewasthenegro,theprostitute,theblackleg,thegambler,theromanticadventurerparexcellence.Acitywithbutahandfulofthenative-born;acitypackedtothedoorswithalltheriffraffofathousandtowns.Flaringwerethelightsofthebagnio;tinklingthebanjos,zithers,mandolinsoftheso-calledgin-mill;allthedreamsandthebrutalityofthedayseemedgatheredtorejoice(andrejoicetheydid)inthisnew-foundwonderofametropolitanlifeintheWest.

           ThefirstprominentChicagoanwhomCowperwoodsoughtoutwasthepresidentoftheLakeCityNationalBank,thelargestfinancialorganizationinthecity,withdepositsofoverfourteenmilliondollars.ItwaslocatedinDearbornStreet,atMunroe,butablockortwofromhishotel.

           "Findoutwhothatmanis,"orderedMr.JudahAddison,thepresidentofthebank,onseeinghimenterthepresident’sprivatewaiting-room.

           Mr.Addison’sofficewassoarrangedwithglasswindowsthathecould,bycraninghisneck,seeallwhoenteredhisreception-roombeforetheysawhim,andhehadbeenstruckbyCowperwood’sfaceandforce.Longfamiliaritywiththebankingworldandwithgreataffairsgenerallyhadgivenarichfinishtotheeaseandforcewhichthelatternaturallypossessed.

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