Show JOINED RANKS OF PROFITEERS I II I Indian Had the Stereotyped Reason Beaton for Increasing His Price for Basket Backet of Berries Berrie- An Indian In to one of at the western reservations res rea was In to the habit of ot bringing to Mrs Gray each spring several baskets bas bag baskets of at wild berries for tor which from I time immemorial he had always i charged 50 cents a basket baRket A fe few days I Ingo ago ngo he paid flold his annual visit to Mrs Grays Gray's back door doon The maid took th th i berries and tendered the usual neual pay pay- I ment The Indian shook his head I IOne One dollar a basket now he hI said mId The maid called her mistress and explained ex x explained the difficulty Mm-h Mm surprised Mrs Gra Gray again offered d th the th money to the tho Indian who once onee more rf J refused ed to accept it ft Why Is this thIR asked Mrs irs Gra Gray The bask baskets tB are the tho same size as usual afe they not noU Yes And the berries are not scarce this year ear I know because I have seen Been bushes loaded down with them on my rides about the country conn try here I Yes Well then why I isn't t l fifty cents a basket enough The Indian shifted from one foot toot to another quite calmly Hell big dam war somewhere where he announced BerrIes Ber Bee rles rIes one dollar a n basket now |