Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
CHAPTER N,-(Continued.)


We'll. don't worry, father. DO the
best YOU can. and if you can't pay the
mortgage III pay it for YOU"
You are a good girl. Winnie. My.
but we'd he proud of YOU il you'd only
let Glen Harrington alone"
Winnie smiled but She did not an
swei' him. They had argued that sub
ject so many times that she tried to
avoid it.
We'll. Ninnie.' he said finally. II
must bid YOU sood-by. and hurry back
to Brownsville to buy those calves fore
was gone.
The next day Winnie received a pos
tai card. stating that he had got his
revenge on "oll man Harrington. so
she presumed he had made his pur
chase.
The spring rains came. The sun
Shone and nouvi>lled 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 whca; WAS threShcd he order
cd it put in a bin. to wait there for the
highest market price. He now spent
his time watching the markets.
"Cynthia." he said one day. lit looks
as though we may get 81 per hushel.'
~ don't see how it could he. Simon.
when Mckinley is Pres drut."
well. You needn't think that Nc
kinley has anything to do With it,
Its because of the scarcity in foreign
lands"
"Oh. said Cynthia. and she wonder
ed if Simon had suddenl. turned into
a "Supply and demand" theori>t.
"1rhere is one reason. he continued.
why hate to see wheat 90 up. and
that is because it gives the Rcpuhii-
cans a chance to crow. They never
stop TO reason about the scarcity of an
article"
II heard the other day that silver
WAS :sojn down Why is that. Simon"
ooh. that's the Governments fault,
| dare say that those silver miners
hate McNinlry.
II non't believe it is right. SI!ot,. to
blame the Government with everything
bad. and for every thing good giv,
something else the credit. don't un-
der>tand how SILVER cam 90 down and
wheat 90 UP. when the l'op'l!iSt speak
"rS used 10 say they always tiucluatcd
together"
do Nh. ,.t mol II,
but YOU must remember. Cyntllia that
there are exceptions To Hll rules. and
this cas-" is simply an exception to
that rule. That's all
There must be lots of exceptions TO
rules this summer. ! think if there
many more some of the rules will
have to be changed | never saw eggs
and butter Il better price this time Of
the year. Wonder what corn will lie
WORTH
well. Cynthia. that Will I've just ac-
cordin. to the extent of the crop. Last
year corn went down TO Zoe and the
country is full of old corn. If We
should have another big crop it wont
be worth huSkitl. * nay opinion. Con
ditions have to he just right to get good
prices when VIC have gold-S,andArd
money"
well. ! hope Simon. that the price
of corn will he another exception TO
the rule. so beside paying the mort
gage We might build an addition on
the houSc
''l'nn't count on anything of that
kind. Cyntha. II We can make enough
To eat and Wear we ought {" II" salts
fed. for that will he doing rNccr ling
is Well during the next four wears.
We may all 20 TO the poorh"uS" Yet. :"
II guess there's not Eln"'l danger.
With the -ranHry full of 81 wheat"
And it proved TO he. Simon sold
his wheat for 81 per bu>hel and paid
every cent of the mortgage. Many of
his ncighbnrS did he same.
Corn was Il gone. crop too, and high
priced. and Simon decided to musk it.
II am so glad. Simon. said Gym
rhia. that 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 cornered. pa.