Word: heidt
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...assume, Mr. Contratto," said Heidt coldly, "that you are a man of your word...
...Heidt can hardly read music, plays no instrument well. He became a bandleader for a businesslike reason: to make money. He stuck strictly to his musical last until 1941, when he began buying likely bits of property. The big break came two years later. Heidt guessed that a profitable urban Los Angeles ballroom, the Trianon, could be bought by catching the owner off guard with enough ready cash...
...Fast Way. Heidt sold his annuities, put $200,000 in thousand-dollar bills in his pocket, called on the owner, a onetime gambler named Jimmy Contratto...
...Contratto," said Heidt. "have you ever thought of selling this place...
...Heidt reached into his pocket and began counting out thousand-dollar bills. Contratto's jaw dropped. "I have $45.000 worth of liquor in the cellar." he demurred...