When in the story Truslow and Hurnongs, two powerful businessmen, make a deal about the wheat market, the author shows ethos because he knows how monopolies worked. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The lead story in this collection was not written in the last few years, considering its context, but rather a century ago! Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If you like this book please share to your friends : The Dual Personality Of Slick Dick Nickerson. Sixty-two cents a bushel! When the other had taken himself off, Hornung sat for some moments gazing abstractedly toward his office windows, thinking over the whole matter. Varied scenarios and interesting characters. I like Norris' voice. Change ), http://www.readbokkonline.net/readOnLine/24917/#top. I _can't_ carry my grain any longer--what with storage charges and--and--Bridges, I don't see just how I'm going to make out. Sam and his wife, Emma, discuss the need of leaving to Chicago and leaving the crop of wheat they had because the price of wheat was too low and could not pay for their needs, but Sam’s reaction is not too pleasant, he reacts desperately because he does not want to give up on his crops. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020. Hornung affixed his signature to the two documents and passed them over to Gates, who signed for his principal and client, Truslow--or, as he had been called ever since he had gone into the fight against Hornung's corner--the Great Bear. He is one of America's greatest writers. But between the two, the great operators, who never saw the wheat they traded in, bought and sold the world's food, gambled in the nourishment of entire nations, practised their tricks, their chicanery and oblique shifty "deals," were reconciled in their differences, and went on through their appointed way, jovial, contented, enthroned, and unassailable. "_ and nodded his head. He had seen the two ends of a great wheat operation--a battle between Bear and Bull. He had made him pay one hundred thousand dollars. The way how the analysis should be laid out is each paragraph pertain to only one appeal being Ethos, Pathos, and Logos rather than the 3 appeals being spread out throughout the whole analysis. Truslow, the Great Bear, from whom the most serious attack might have been expected, had gone to his country seat at Geneva Lake, in Wisconsin, declaring himself to be out of the market entirely. So far back as the February of that year an "unknown bull" had been making his presence felt on the floor of the Board of Trade. Sold! Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The farmer--he who raised the wheat--was ruined upon one hand; the working-man--he who consumed it--was ruined upon the other. “Leave the ranch! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Truslow was good for this amount. "Wire the Chief," said Going over his shoulder to Merriam. "Now, Mr. Gates, if you will sign for Mr. Truslow I guess that'll be all," remarked Hornung when he had finished reading. Of late--so sure was the bull crowd of its position--no one had even thought of glancing at the inspection sheet on the bulletin board. ", But the other put up his chin, unwilling to be persuaded. Please try your request again later. The door was furnished with a pane of frosted glass, on which, in gold letters, was inscribed, "Bridges & Co., Grain Dealers.". Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Hornung and his broker looked at each other in silence for a moment. Well, I spotted one car and stole a ride on her. But now at last his luck had turned. "Maybe," she said gravely. Guess we'd have had to pay those, too, if we'd held on. With prices having dropped to 62 cents per bushel, he cannot afford to … Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. As Sam Lewiston was pursuing for a better life, he homeless will eat out of the “bread line”, but the stock market operators had an impact on the life of Sam one more time. Capitalism was Truslow’s strategy, the country’s trade, in this case wheat, was owned by Truslow which was making a good profit. As an avid reader I enjoy my books to be possibly simple at first, building up to a great story. ", "Blamed if I know. Norris was described as a naturalist because most of his work was headed to the problem society was up against at that time, which is also why the story shows a lot of ethos. Because they were written so long ago they're kind of like historical fiction. "Leave the ranch! As this is happening, at the same time two very important businessman, which have influence in the stock market, are closing deals and competing against each other, eventually changing the wheat’s price, having a negative impact on the farmers that grow the wheat. Hornung's secretary was called in and witnessed the signatures, and Gates thrust the contract into his Gladstone bag and stood up, smoothing his hat. To that end, the stories included here are mostly inoffensive crowd pleasers intended to sell copies. Lewiston climbed into the buckboard and gathered up the lines. The Great Bear had for once over-reached himself, and, believing himself all-powerful, had hammered the price just the fatal fraction too far down. ", "Short! He uses slang and jargon a bit, which lend verisimilitude. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Hornung saw his chance, seized it, and in a few months had turned the tables, had cornered the product, and virtually driven the bear clique out of the pit. We'll go to Chicago. ejaculated Hornung's broker. The lead story in this collection was not written in the last few years, considering its context, but rather a century ago! "Upon my soul it's as good as a Gilbert and Sullivan show. The time was late in the summer, the place a ranch in southwestern Kansas, and Lewiston and his wife were two of a vast population of farmers, wheat growers, who at that moment were passing through a crisis--a crisis that at any moment might culminate in tragedy.