The Globe-republican., 1900-10-11
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wen, don't worry. father Do the
best you can. and If you can't pay the
mortgage I'll pay 1t for YOU
You are good girl. Winnie. My.
but we'd be proud OF you If you'd only
let Glen Harrington alone
Winnie smiled, but she did not an
Swer him. They had argued that sub
Ject so many times that she tried to
avoid it.
well, Winnie he said finally. II
must bid you good-by, and hurry back
to Brownsville 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
shone and nourished the growing corn.
The wheat crop had ripened. and har
vest time arrived. The price Of wheat
was getting higher every day. When
Simon's wheat was thfeshed he order
ed it put in bin, to wait there for the
highest market price He now spent
his time watching the markets.
Cynthia he said one day, s-it looks
as though we may get 81 per bushel.''
Il don't see how it could be, Simon.
WAen N1chIniey Is IfoSlOon1-
stWell. you needn't think that Nc
Kinley has anything to do with 1t.
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 theorist.
ssThere is one reason he continued.
why 1 hate to see wheat go up. and
that is because 1T gives the Republi-
cans a chance to crow They never
stop to reason about the scarcity of an
article
II heard the other. day that silver
was goin' down. Why is that. Simon?'
ssOh, that's the Governments fault.
[ dare say that those silver miners
hate McKinley.''
ST don't believe it is right Simon to
blame the Government with everything
bad, and for every thing good give
something else the credit. don't I'M
derstand how silver can go down and
wheat go up. when the Popuiist speak
used to say they always fuctuated
together
t'They do fiuctuate together usually.
but you must remember. Cynthia. that
there are exceptions to all rules. and
this case Is simply an exception to
that rule. That's ali-'
s'There must be lots of exceptions to
rules this summer L think If there's
many more, some of the rules will
nave to be changed L never saw eggs
and butter n better price this time of
the year. Wonder what corn will be
worth %
'fWeH, Cynthia. that will be just ac-
cording to the extent Of the crop. Last
year corn went down TO Toe and the
country is full of old corn. If we
should have another big crop it won't
be worth husl1in'. is my opinion. Con
ditions have to be just right to get good
prices when we have goidstandard
money
''WelI, hope. Simon. that the price
of corn will be another exception TO
the rule, SO beside paying the mort
gage we might build an addition on
the house,
Don't count on anything Of that
kind. Cynthia If we can make enough
to eat and wear ought to be sa It's
ly wen during the next four years.
We may all go to the poorIlouse yet
IT 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 busiael and paid
every cent of the mortgage Many of
his neighbors did the same.
Corn was good crop. too. and high
priced. and Simon decided to husk 1t.
81 am so glad. Simon said Gym
thia. that your predictions do not
come true
s.It's just another exception to the
rule said Simon
"'Peers to me- said Jimmie, that
you're kind of cornered. pa