"You mean on account of the war," replied Kurt. "Yes, I know. But father doesn't see that. All he sees isif we have rain we'll have bumper crops. That big field there would be a recordat war prices . And he wouldn't be ruined!"
"Ruined? Oh, he means I'd close on him . Hum! Say, what do you see in a big wheat yieldif it rains?"
"Mr. Anderson, I'd like to see our debt paid, but I'm thinking most of wheat for starving peoples. II've studied this wheat question. It's the biggest