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Henry
Cowperwood
was
planning
to
move
with
his
family
rather
far
out
on
North
Front
Street
,
which
commanded
at
that
time
a
beautiful
view
of
the
river
and
was
witnessing
the
construction
of
some
charming
dwellings
.
His
four
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
these
pre-Civil
--
War
times
was
considerable
.
He
was
making
what
he
considered
judicious
and
conservative
investments
and
because
of
his
cautious
,
conservative
,
clock-like
conduct
it
was
thought
he
might
reasonably
expect
some
day
to
be
vice-president
and
possibly
president
,
of
his
bank
.
This
offer
of
Uncle
Seneca
to
get
him
in
with
Waterman
&
Company
seemed
to
Frank
just
the
thing
to
start
him
off
right
.
So
he
reported
to
that
organization
at
74
South
Second
Street
one
day
in
June
,
and
was
cordially
received
by
Mr.
Henry
Waterman
,
Sr.
.
There
was
,
he
soon
learned
,
a
Henry
Waterman
,
Jr.
,
a
young
man
of
twenty-five
,
and
a
George
Waterman
,
a
brother
,
aged
fifty
,
who
was
the
confidential
inside
man
.
Henry
Waterman
,
Sr.
,
a
man
of
fifty-five
years
of
age
,
was
the
general
head
of
the
organization
,
inside
and
out
--
traveling
about
the
nearby
territory
to
see
customers
when
that
was
necessary
,
coming
into
final
counsel
in
cases
where
his
brother
could
not
adjust
matters
,
suggesting
and
advising
new
ventures
which
his
associates
and
hirelings
carried
out
.
He
was
,
to
look
at
,
a
phlegmatic
type
of
man
--
short
,
stout
,
wrinkled
about
the
eyes
,
rather
protuberant
as
to
stomach
,
red-necked
,
red-faced
,
the
least
bit
popeyed
,
but
shrewd
,
kindly
,
good-natured
,
and
witty
.
He
had
,
because
of
his
naturally
common-sense
ideas
and
rather
pleasing
disposition
built
up
a
sound
and
successful
business
here
.
He
was
getting
strong
in
years
and
would
gladly
have
welcomed
the
hearty
cooperation
of
his
son
,
if
the
latter
had
been
entirely
suited
to
the
business
.
He
was
not
,
however
.
Not
as
democratic
,
as
quick-witted
,
or
as
pleased
with
the
work
in
hand
as
was
his
father
,
the
business
actually
offended
him
.
And
if
the
trade
had
been
left
to
his
care
,
it
would
have
rapidly
disappeared
.
His
father
foresaw
this
,
was
grieved
,
and
was
hoping
some
young
man
would
eventually
appear
who
would
be
interested
in
the
business
,
handle
it
in
the
same
spirit
in
which
it
had
been
handled
,
and
who
would
not
crowd
his
son
out
.
Then
came
young
Cowperwood
,
spoken
of
to
him
by
Seneca
Davis
.
He
looked
him
over
critically
.
Yes
,
this
boy
might
do
,
he
thought
.
There
was
something
easy
and
sufficient
about
him
.
He
did
not
appear
to
be
in
the
least
flustered
or
disturbed
.
He
knew
how
to
keep
books
,
he
said
,
though
he
knew
nothing
of
the
details
of
the
grain
and
commission
business
.
It
was
interesting
to
him
.
He
would
like
to
try
it
.
"
I
like
that
fellow
,
"
Henry
Waterman
confided
to
his
brother
the
moment
Frank
had
gone
with
instructions
to
report
the
following
morning
.
"
There
's
something
to
him
.
He
's
the
cleanest
,
briskest
,
most
alive
thing
that
's
walked
in
here
in
many
a
day
"
"
Yes
,
"
said
George
,
a
much
leaner
and
slightly
taller
man
,
with
dark
,
blurry
,
reflective
eyes
and
a
thin
,
largely
vanished
growth
of
brownish-black
hair
which
contrasted
strangely
with
the
egg-shaped
whiteness
of
his
bald
head
.
"
Yes
,
he
's
a
nice
young
man
.
It
's
a
wonder
his
father
do
n't
take
him
in
his
bank
.
"
"
Well
,
he
may
not
be
able
to
,
"
said
his
brother
.
"
He
's
only
the
cashier
there
.
"
"
That
's
right
.
"
"
Well
,
we
'll
give
him
a
trial
.
I
bet
anything
he
makes
good
.
He
's
a
likely-looking
youth
.
"
