“You’re scared,” cried Jadwin. “That’s the trouble with you, Sam. You’ve been scared from the start. Can’t you see, man, can’t you see that this market is a regular tornado?”

“I see that the farmers all over the country are planting wheat as they’ve never planted it before. Great Scott, J. , you’re fighting against the earth itself.”

“Well, we’ll fight it, then. I’ll stop those hayseeds. What do I own all these newspapers and trade journals for? We’ll begin sending out reports tomorrow that’ll discourage any big wheat planting.”