"Who has been teaching you commercial economy?
You are too pretty to understand such things, and the argument is fallacious, because the wheat is consumed in Europe; and even if we have not much to offer, they can get plenty from California, Chile, India, and Australia." "Oh, yes--and Russia," said the girl.

"Still, you see, the big mills in Winnipeg and Minneapolis depend upon the prairie.

They couldn't very well bring wheat in from Australia." Barrington was still smiling with his eyes, but his lips were set.

"A little knowledge is dangerous, my dear, and if you could understand me better, I could show you where you were wrong.

As it is, I can only tell you that I have decided to sell wheat forward and plow very little." "But that was a policy you condemned with your usual vigor.