human
You can see how much I'm out.
gpt
Can't you carry it over?
human
Impossible, Carlyon answered dejectedly.
gpt
I didn't actually buy the grain; I've got to find the difference. Besides, what would be the use of holding on, if wheat's still going to drop?
human
It's awkward, Gerald agreed.
gpt
You might get some exemption under the Homesteads Act, but this broker could sell you up. Would your people do anything?
human
They won't be asked. Things were not going well with them when I left, and I guess they find it hard enough to keep Dick at college and provide for the girls. They gave me a good start, but it was understood that I'd get nothing more.
gpt
Then the only remedy is to borrow the money here.
human
Who'd lend it to me? Besides, if the Colonel knew how I was fixed, he'd turn me out of the settlement.
gpt
I know a man in Winnipeg who does this kind of business, but he'd charge you high and want a bond. That means he'd seize your land in a year or two if you couldn't pay.
human
The other fellow would seize it now, Carlyon said with eagerness.
gpt
If I could get the money, I'd have time to see what could be done, and something might turn up. Will you introduce me?