Dragons Teeth Crichton 2017 (WWT)

But it was also the beginning of trouble between Johnson and the three Curry brothers—Dick,
Clem, and Bill—that would later cause him so much misery.
But while his business prospered, he didn’t have much time to amass his profits. On September 13
he wrote:
I am generally informed that the mountain roads close with snow by Thanksgiving latest, and perhaps
by November first. I must be ready to make my departure before the end of October, or remain until the
following spring. Each day I record my accounts and my costs. For the life of me, I do not see how I
can possibly make enough money in time to leave.
His journal for the next few days was filled with despairing comments, but two days after that,
Johnson’s fortunes again underwent a dazzling change.
“My prayers are answered!” he wrote. “The army has come to town!”