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All
his
calculations
as
to
a
profit
on
his
little
investment
he
had
based
on
a
freight
rate
of
two
cents
a
pound
.
He
was
under
contract
to
deliver
his
crop
.
He
could
not
draw
back
.
The
new
rate
ate
up
every
cent
of
his
gains
.
He
stood
there
ruined
.
“
Why
,
what
do
you
mean
?
”
he
burst
out
.
“
You
promised
me
a
rate
of
two
cents
and
I
went
ahead
with
my
business
with
that
understanding
.
What
do
you
mean
?
”
S
.
Behrman
and
the
clerk
watched
him
from
the
other
side
of
the
counter
.
“
The
rate
is
five
cents
,
”
declared
the
clerk
doggedly
.
“
Well
,
that
ruins
me
,
”
shouted
Dyke
.
“
Do
you
understand
?
I
won
’
t
make
fifty
cents
.
MAKE
!
Why
,
I
will
OWE
,
—
I
’
ll
be
—
be
—
That
ruins
me
,
do
you
understand
?
”
The
other
,
raised
a
shoulder
.
“
We
don
’
t
force
you
to
ship
.
You
can
do
as
you
like
.
The
rate
is
five
cents
.
”
“
Well
—
but
—
damn
you
,
I
’
m
under
contract
to
deliver
.
What
am
I
going
to
do
?
Why
,
you
told
me
—
you
promised
me
a
two
-
cent
rate
.
”
“
I
don
’
t
remember
it
,
”
said
the
clerk
.
“
I
don
’
t
know
anything
about
that
.
But
I
know
this
;
I
know
that
hops
have
gone
up
.
I
know
the
German
crop
was
a
failure
and
that
the
crop
in
New
York
wasn
’
t
worth
the
hauling
.
Hops
have
gone
up
to
nearly
a
dollar
.
You
don
’
t
suppose
we
don
’
t
know
that
,
do
you
,
Mr
.
Dyke
?
”
