The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-12
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well, don't worry. father. Do IN
best you can. and If you cant pay tn
mortgage I'll pay 1t for you.'
You are good girl. Winnie. My
but we'd be proud OF you II you'd onl,
let Glen Harrington alone"
Winnie smiled. but she did not an
swer him. They had argued that sub
icct so many times that she tried L
avoid It,
well. Winnie" he said finally. 81
must bid You good-by, and hurry back
to BoOnsville to buy those calves fore
Harrington gets them" SO saying, he
was gone.
The next day Winnie received a pos
tai card, stating that he had got his
revenge on "old man Harrington" so
| she presumed he had made his pur-
chase.
The spring rains came. The sun
shonc and nonrished the growing corn.
The wheat crop had ripcned, and bar
vest time arrived. The price of wheat
was getting higher every day. When
SimOn's wheat was threshed he order
ed 1t put in bin, to wait there for the
highest market price He now spent
his time watching the markets.
Cynthia" he said one day. ''it looks
as though we may get 81 per bushel."
~ don't see how II could be. Simon.
I'll tpJn t, IL
well. you needn't think that Nc
Knley has anything to do with It.
It's because of the scarcity in foreign
lands
oh" said Cynthia. and she wonder
ed if Simon had suddenly turned into
Supply and demand theorisl.
There Is one reason he continued.
why hate to see wheat go up, and
that is because ii gives the Rcpubli-
cans q chance TO crow. They never
stop to reason about the scarcity of an
article"
81 heard the other day that silver
was goin' down. Why Is that, simon
ooh, that's the Governments fault |
| dare say that those silver miners
hate Mckinley"
81 don't believe 1t is right. Simon. TO |
blame the Government with everything |
bad. and for every thing good give |
else the credit. don't I'M
derstand how silver can go down and |
wheat 20 up when the populst speak
crs used 20 say they always huctuIted |
together"
'Thcy do fluciuate together usually, |
but you must remember, Cynthia. that
there are exceptions TO all rules. and
this case is simply an exception tol
hat rule That's ALL"
There must be lots of exceptions TO
rules this summer. ! think If there's
many more. some Of the rules Will
have to be changed. never saw eggs
and butter better price this time of
the year. Wonder what corn will be
WORTH
well. Cynthia. that Will be just ac'
rorling to the extent of the crop, Last
year corn weni down 10 Zoe and the
country Is full Of old corn. If we
should have another big crop ii won't
he worth huskin. is my opinion, Con-
1itions have to be just right to get good
prices wien we have gold-standard
money"
"Well. ! hope. Simon. that The price
Of corn will he another exception 10
the rule, so beside paying the mort
gage we might build an addition on
the house"
Don't CONT on anything OF that
kind. Cynthia. If we can make enough
TO eat and wear we ought to be salts
fed, for that will he doing exceeding
" well during the NEXT four years
We may all go to the p0orhousr yet.
II guess there's not much danger,
with the granary full Of 81 wheat"
And so 1t proved to be. Simon sold
his wheat for 81 per bushel and paid
every cent of the mortgage. Many or
his neighbors did the same.
Corn was good crop, too. and high
priced, and Simon decided to husk II.
II am so glad Simon" said Gym
thia. chat your predictions do not
come true
ITS just another exception TO the
rule" said Simon.
Peers TO me- said Jimmie. That
you're kind OF cornercd. pa.