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“
How
’
s
it
coming
on
?
”
inquired
Annixter
.
“
The
hop
ranch
?
Prime
.
I
’
ve
about
got
the
land
in
shape
,
and
I
’
ve
engaged
a
foreman
who
knows
all
about
hops
.
I
’
ve
been
in
luck
.
Everybody
will
go
into
the
business
next
year
when
they
see
hops
go
to
a
dollar
,
and
they
’
ll
overstock
the
market
and
bust
the
price
.
But
I
’
m
going
to
get
the
cream
of
it
now
.
I
say
two
per
cent
.
Why
,
Lord
love
you
,
it
will
pay
a
good
deal
more
than
that
.
It
’
s
got
to
.
It
’
s
cost
more
than
I
figured
to
start
the
thing
,
so
,
perhaps
,
I
may
have
to
borrow
somewheres
;
but
then
on
such
a
sure
game
as
this
—
and
I
do
want
to
make
something
out
of
that
little
tad
of
mine
.
”
“
Through
here
?
”
inquired
Annixter
,
making
ready
to
move
off
.
“
In
just
a
minute
,
”
answered
Dyke
.
“
Wait
for
me
and
I
’
ll
walk
down
the
street
with
you
.
”
Annixter
grumbled
that
he
was
in
a
hurry
,
but
waited
,
nevertheless
,
while
Dyke
again
approached
the
clerk
.
“
I
shall
want
some
empty
cars
of
you
people
this
fall
,
”
he
explained
.
“
I
’
m
a
hop
-
raiser
now
,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
what
your
rates
on
hops
are
.
I
’
ve
been
told
,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
.
Savvy
?
”
There
was
a
long
delay
while
the
clerk
consulted
the
tariff
schedules
,
and
Annixter
fretted
impatiently
.
Dyke
,
growing
uneasy
,
leaned
heavily
on
his
elbows
,
watching
the
clerk
anxiously
.
If
the
tariff
was
exorbitant
,
he
saw
his
plans
brought
to
naught
,
his
money
jeopardised
,
the
little
tad
,
Sidney
,
deprived
of
her
education
.
He
began
to
blame
himself
that
he
had
not
long
before
determined
definitely
what
the
railroad
would
charge
for
moving
his
hops
.
He
told
himself
he
was
not
much
of
a
business
man
;
that
he
managed
carelessly
.
“
Two
cents
,
”
suddenly
announced
the
clerk
with
a
certain
surly
indifference
.
“
Two
cents
a
pound
?
”
“
Yes
,
two
cents
a
pound
—
that
’
s
in
car
-
load
lots
,
of
course
.
I
won
’
t
give
you
that
rate
on
smaller
consignments
.
”
