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At the same time, through Videra, Kaffrath, and Addison, he was effecting a scheme of loaning money on call to the local Chicago banks the very banks which were most opposed to him so that in a crisis he could retaliate.
Cowperwood, waking the next morning in Aileen's room he had been out late the night before with McKenty, Addison, Videra, and others turned and, patting her neck where she was dozing, said: "Well, pet, yesterday afternoon I wound up that North Chicago Street Railway deal. I'm president of the new North Side company just as soon as I get my board of directors organized.
Cowperwood next called for Mr. Kaffrath. Conversing to similar effect with that individual and with Videra, before three-quarters of an hour Cowperwood had arranged completely for Mr. Stackpole's tour. He was to have his total loan at one-twenty or less. Checks were to be forthcoming at once. Different banks were to be drawn on banks other than the Chicago Trust Company.
But you will have to get two or three others to help carry this guarantee with me. Have you any one in mind?" "Oh yes," replied Cowperwood. "Certainly. I merely came to you first." He mentioned Rambaud, Videra, Bailey, and others. "They're all right," said Addison, "if you can get them. But I'm not sure, even then, that you can induce these other fellows to sell out.
McKenty, Addison, Videra, and himself were planning the details of their defenses as carefully and effectively as possible.
On the other hand were the smiling representatives of Cowperwood, Kaifrath, Addison, Videra, and others, approaching one director or stockholder after another with glistening accounts of what a splendid day would set in for the Chicago West Division Company if only it would lease fifty-one per cent. of its holdings fifty-one per cent. of twelve hundred and fifty shares, par value two hundred dollars for the fascinating sum of six hundred dollars per share, and thirty per cent. interest on all stock not assumed.
He would stand by her and see what could be done a little later; but this ostracism was a rather dreary thing to endure. Besides, personally, he appeared to be becoming more and more interesting to men and to women. The men friends he had made he retained Addison, Bailey, Videra, McKibben, Rambaud, and others.
He had interested in his ventures a small group of Chicago men who were watching him Judah Addison, Alexander Rambaud, Millard Bailey, Anton Videra men who, although not supreme figures by any means, had free capital. He knew that he could go to them with any truly sound proposition.
Then there's my friend Videra. I don't know how he is fixed at present. You can always find him at the Twelfth Ward Bank. He might be inclined to take a good portion of that I don't know. He's much better off than most people seem to think. I wonder you haven't been directed to some one of these men before." "Thank you very much.
He described a situation which Videra had outlined. Laughlin knew Videra as a strong, wealthy Pole who had come up in the last few years. It was strange how Cowperwood naturally got in with these wealthy men and won their confidence so quickly. Videra would never have become so confidential with him. "Huh!" he exclaimed. "Well, if he says it it's more'n likely so."
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