31 G THIS Mtt)K)i?vD lUVTL TRIBUNE, MJSDFOK-D, ORIWON, D. e mverman Coprrttfht, I9SS. by lb McClor Cemptny. Copyright. l907.IMS.by Slaoul Edtrvrd Whll. ft By Stewart Edward White j co:rruroxD. I Chapter tJj 35 DBS yMtDE did not return to the office. ( lie felt unwilling to fnco New W tnnrk until he had n little more thoroughly digested the situa tion. He spent the rest of the after noon About the plncc playing with Hobby. Three or four times he called up Carroll by telephone. After dinner they sat ou the porch until Hobby's bedtime. Orde put his small son to bed and sat talking with the youngster as long as his conscience would permit Then he retired to the library. J Suddenly Orde leaned forward, his censes nt tho keenest attention. After a moment he arose and quietly walked toward the open window. Just as he nehed the casement and looked out 'sb man looked In. The two stared at each other not two feet apart. "Oood Lord. Oclnzmanr cried Orde. "What are you doing hereF ho de tnauded. 1 "Dako mo somewhercs. ho whis pered hoarsely. "I haf broke quaran tine, and dey vlll be after me." "What do you mean by coming here and exposing my bouse to Infection?" Hclnzman began to blubber and cried aloud in greatest agony: "I haf somedlngs to say to yon." He grasped Orde by the arm. "Dey are dere mlt shotguns to kill me If I broke quarantine. And I haf left my daugh ter, my daughter Mlna. all alone to como and tell you. And now you don't listen." "Come with me." said Orde briefly. IIo led the way around the house to the tool shed and lit a lantern. Oelnzman sat down on a nail keg. Orde looked at him curiously. He vrns half dressed, without a collar, his thin hair unkempt His eyes bnrned bright as though from some internal fire. "What is ltl" asked Orde. "Ach. Orde." cried the German. "I am tortured mlt bnlleniuulle what you call? hell's Are. Vu. wh- wife comes In and saves my Mlna when the others runs away you. my best frionds! It is schrecklicb! She vas the noblest, the beat! She might take the disease: she might die. It vas no ble." lie shuddered. "My Mlna left to die all aJoneP Orde rose to his feet That is all right" Mid he. "Now let me get you home." "Nof crli'd Helnzman. "Listen to me! I haf your note for scfenty-flve t'ousand dollars. No?" Orde nodded. "Dot money I never lent you. No! I'm not crazy. Sit still! I know my name Is ou dot note, but the money came from your partner, Newmark." What?" Orde asked in bewilder ment "Den ven you could not pay the note I vas to foreclose and band over dot northern peninsula land to Joseph Newmark. your partner." "Impossible!" cried Orde. "I vas to get a share. It vas a trick." "Why do you cdme to tell me now??' "Because for more than one year now I say to mlncself: 'Carl Heinz- "It (h oil rtahdt to be smart, but to be a thief I " man, you vas ono dirty scoundrel. You vas a thief, It lss all rlghdt to bo smart, but to bo a thief!" "Why didn't you pull out?" asked Orde. "I couldn't!" cried Helnzman plte ously. "ne haf mo cold. I paid Stan ford $500 for his vote on the charter, and Newmark he know dot no can prove it. IIo toll mo If I don't do what bo say be put mo in Jail." "Well, he can still put you in prison," Mid Ordo. "Vot I care?" cried Helnzman, throw ing up both his arms. "You and your wife aro my friends. She save my Ulna. Du liebcr Gottl If my daugh tr had died, vot good iss frionds and Bwney, vot good lss anything? I deu't vant to llvo! And ven I sit dere hf her always something ask me, 'Vy yoH do dot to tho peoples dot safe your Ula&V" Ills excitement died. "Havo you that note?" asked Orde. "It is at my ofllco for tho foreclosure I vlll not foreclose. Ho can sond me to the penitentiary." "Tolephono Lambert in tho morning to glvo It to mo. No here. Wrlto an order in this uotcbook. Helnzman wrote tho required ordar. "I go." said he, suddenly weary, Orde accompanied him down tho street and succeeded in slipping him through tho Improvised quarantine Morning found Orde still seated In the library chair. Ills head was sunk forward ou his chest; his bands wero extended, listless, palms op, along tho urnis of tho chair; his eyes wero va cant and troubled. When the full sun shone Into tho library he aroused himself to change his clothes. Then, carrying those ho bad Just discarded, he slipped out of the house and down the street. He paused only long enough to telephone from the otllco telling Carroll he would be out of town all day. Then he set out at n long swinging gait over the bills, miles from the village and in the hhxh beech woods. There he sat down, his back to a monster tree. All day long he gazed steadily on tho shifting shadows and splotches of sunlight: ou the patches of blue sky, the dazzling white clouds that sailed across them; ou the waving, whispering frond that overarched him and the deep cool shadows beneath. t evening Orde shook himself and arose. He reached home a little before 0 o'clock. He found Taylor awaiting him. I have things pretty well in shape," the lawyer said. Then the trouble is over?" asked Orde. I wouldn't say that," replied Taylor, "but you can rest easy as to the title to your lands. The Investigation bad no real basis to it There may have been some small individual cases of false entry, but nothing on which to ground a real attack." "When can I borrow on it?" "Not for a year or two. I should say. There's an awful lot'of red tape to un wind." "Oh." said Orde In some disappoint ment Taylor hesitated. "I have something more to tell yon something that will bo painful," said ha Orde looked up quickly. "Well, what is it?" "The general cussedness of all this Investigation business bad me puzzled until at last I made up my mind to do a little investigating on my own ac count There was one man behind all this. He was" "Joe Newmark." said Orde quietly. "How did you know that?" "I Just guessed." "Well. It was Newmark. He tied up the land In this trumped np investiga tion so you could not borrow on It" "now did he And out l owned any land?" asked Orde. That I couldn't tell yon. Must have been a leak Somewhere." Orde did not wish to retnrn to tho office until bo bad worked bis problem out, so to lend bis absence tho color of naturalness be drove back next morn ing to the booms. In tbe evening be went direct to Newmark's. "Mr. Newmark is out, sir," said Mal lock and started to close the door. Dnt Orde thrust bis foot and knee In tbo opening. "I'll como in and wait," said he quietly. "Yes, sir; this way, sir," said Mai lock, trying to lndlcato the dining room. Ordo caught tho aroma of tobacco. He turned tbe knob of tbe door and entered tho library. There he found Newmark in evening dress, seated In a low easy chair be neath a lamp, smoking and reading a magazine. At Orde's appearance in tbe doorway he looked up calmly, bis paper knife poised, keeping tbe place. Urde entered tbo room and mecban lcally sat down. "Newmark," Orde began abruptly, "I know all about this arrangement you made with Helnzman." "I borrowed some monoy from Heinz man for tbe tlrm." "Yes, and you supplied that money yourself." Newmark's eyes narrowed. "Well, what of it?" "If you had tbe money to lend why didn't you leud It direct?" "Decnusc It looks better to mortgago to an outside bolder." "Thut was not tho reason," went on Orde. "You agreed with Helnzman to divide when you succeeded in foreclos ing me out of the timberlnnds given as security. Furthermore, you in structed Floyd to go out on tho evo of that blow In spite of his warnings, and you contracted with McLcod for tho new vessels, and you've tied us up right and left for tho sole purpose of pinching us down where wo couldn't meet those notes, That's tbe only rea son you borrowed tho seventy-live thousand on your own account so we couldn't borrow It to save ourselves," "It strikes me you are Interesting, but inconclusive," said Nowmark us Orde piuiml ngnln. I "Tll.lt Clirf .if tl.l.lr. la om.. ....(... pwi l v., tiling ,a dviii V till I I4 n facer." wont on Orde without the slightest nttentlon to the Interjection "It took mo some days to work it out In all its detail, but 1 believe 1 under- 1 stand It nil now. I don't quite under stand how you discovered nbout my (Alirornla tlmlwr. That 'Investigation' was n very pretty move." "How tbo devil did you get on to thut? cried Newmark. startled. 'Then you acknowledge it?" "Why shouldn't I?" Newmark laugh ed. "Of course Helnzman blabbed." Orde half sat on tho arm of his chair. "Now, I'll tell you what we will do In this matter," Raid ho crisply, "We'll follow." said Newmark, "the original program, na laid down by my self. I'm tired of dealing with blun dering fools. Uelnzman's mortgage will bo foreclosed, and you will baud over ns per the agreement your liooui com pany stock." Orde stared nt him In umazemcnt. "I must say you have good nervo," ho said. "You don't seem to realize that you aro pretty well tangled up. I don't know what they call It criminal rusplracy or something of that sort, suppose. So far from handing over to you tho bulk of my property I can send you to the penitentiary." "Nonsense," rejoined Newmark, lean ing forwnrd In his turn. "I know you too well. Jack Orde. You're a fool. Do you seriously mean to say that you dare try to prosecute me? Just ns sure ns you do I'll put Helnzman In the pen too. I've got It on him. cold. ilo'a n bribe giver and somewhat a criminal conspirator himself." Newmark leaned back with an amus ed llttlo cbucklo. "If the man hadn't In your reasoning. 1 nlwnys said that you were the brains of this concern, if It wero not for one thing I'd com promise sure, and (lint ono thing was beyond your power to foresee," He paused. Newmark's eyes half bwed again In n uulck darting effort of his brain to run back over nil tho elements of the game ho was pitying. "What Is It?" linked Newmark at last. "Helnsmnu died of smallpox at 4 o'clock this afternoon," said Ordo. Newmark's face wont slowly gray. For a full mluuto ho Bat absolutely motionless. "Whcro aro you going?" nsked Ordo quietly. "I'm going to got myself n drink In my bedroom," ho snnppcd. "Any ob jections?" "No. After you got your drink I want to talk to you." Nowmark, who had listened to this rambling exposition with curiosity, broke Into a laugh, "You've convicted me," ho said. "I'm n most awful failure. I thought 1 knew you, but this passes all ba iter." Ordo brushed this speech ntddo us Ir relevant "Our association, of courso, comes to nn end. Thero remain tho terms of settlement. 1 could tiro you out of this without n cent, nnd you'd havo to git. Hut that wouldn't be fair. 1 don't glvo n bang for you, but It wouldn't bo fair to me. Now. ns for tho horthcru peninsula timber, you havo had sov. onty-tlvo thousand out of that nnd hnvc lent mo the samo nmount. Call that quits. 1 will take up your uoto when It comes due nnd destroy the ono glvon Nowmnrk minrlwt nt him- "Yoit io ticinzmnn. for all your holdlnmi in uet-dn't be afraid I'll run nwny. Uow'd , our C0I""" busluess I will glvo you - . . I mv unfit u thmti I ..... ...hi . i get out or townr , " ihivi nun wuuoui Ordo looked thoughtfully nt Holnz-' tm,, for M0O.00O. That Is not Its faco I value nor iiuytltltiu llko It but vmi hnd bcoo handed him by Dr. McMullcn uav, ''Hitfed uie directly and Indirectly ns Important. Then bo nroao to his ( sa 1 U0I t "now how feet nnd glided softly across the room '80"' eiui vuy ,nU Doto' but 11 will b in ink, n nAattlfiii r-1ni, tn.ttui itir Paul, "All right." ngroed Nowmnrk. "Doet that satisfy you?" "Ume tK devil dUl you get on to thatt " come to you and given the whole show away you'd have lost every cent you owned. And for your bencflt I'll tell you what you can easily substantiate. I forced biro Into this deal with mo. I bad this bribery case on him. What had the man to gain by telling you? Nothing at all. What bad be to lose? Everything his property, his social position, bis daughter's esteem." He paused a moment to puff at bis cigar. "I'm not mncb used to giving ad vice." he went on, "least of all when It is at all likely to be taken. But I'll offer you some. Throw Helnzman over. Let him go to tho pen. Ho's been crooked and a fool." 'That s what you'd dor "Exactly that You owo nothing to Helnzman. but something to what you would probably call repentance, but what is in reality a mawkish senti mentality of weakness. However, I know you. Jack Orde. from top to bot tom, and I know you're fool enough not to do it I'm so sure of It that I dare put It to you straight You could never bring yourself to the point of de stroying a man who had sacrificed him self for you." through which Newmark had departed. I Pin rill Mii f1ftr nttttitt ttrltli Itttnis1 I.lkp n nnnther Orde snroni? rorwnril! I "? ""PIH'se It's got to." He pinioned Newmark's arms to his1 ttycr wcl'- J,.1""'1' h nnPc "fo side, where he held thorn Immovable n 1 "T 0.ut' , lup .ncwl B,tnny to b with one of his own. The other hand ,"' wmirncu. uiuiuuh u tuo he ran down Newmark's right arm to , uc"rT8l not"f' 0,uo- , , , tho iMKket There followed nn Instant 1 ,n ll'"ce the two walked tho block of resistance. With u sharp cry ornn; n 'mlr ,0 tho pain Nowumrk snatched bis band out lb? ''"I'1' ,WOT " and gnzed nnmzedly nt the half crush- 1,0 wnrk I'nused slgnlllcnnt ed lingers. Orde drew rorth the re- j,y;,but 0rt, 1,1,1 ,,10t tho hint volvor Newmark had grasped In tho ' Aro );ou coa,,l, w" '" "ed cont pocket. He spilled out the car- , Xv?,wmnr,.' , trldges nnd tossed the empty weapon "I''"01 0rJo- Xncro la ono to Newmark ihlnK n,or'- There's your plaything" said hoJ one niore they wtiirnftl to "So you wanted that nlbdavlt. did ho hmwy l.,w library. Newmark uv threw hlmnolf Into the armchair. Ho He paused I wn" 0IU'1' nK',m ,,,e coldly calculating. "I don't need to tell you that I've got ftn,n,, rdc turned to faco yon." said ho Anally, "nor what I ... think of you. I can send you over the . ' " "" rn,l for thn t f Lr ,,ntm! i M TMly. "Doll't OVOr SllOW Up days; also I've got these notes nnd FOR HARNESS, SADDLES, ROBES, WHIPS, TENTS AND A SELECT LINE OF NAP-A-ITE GLOVES. SEE HERMAN BROTHERS 317 East Sovonth St., Mod ford, Ore. m I 3 Y Chapter 36 tho mortgage." "Quit It." growled Nowmnrk. "Send mo np and lx d d!" 'That's tho question." went on Ordo Blowly. "You hurt mo pretty bad. Joe. I thought of you ns n friend. I bad a hard time getting over that part of It We've been together n good many years now. nnd ns near ns I can make ont you've been straight as a string with me for eight of them. Then I suppose tho chance enmo and before you know It you were in over your neck." "Oh. for Ood's sake, drop that preaching. It mnkes mo sick!" broke out Newmark. "I'm not preaching." said Orde. "nnd even If I were I've paid a good many thousands of dollars. It seems, to buy the right to say what I d n please. And if you think I'm working up to a Christian forgiveness racket you'ro mistaken. I'm not. I don't forgive you." 'Well, turn, ras over to your sheriff and let's get through with this," said Newmark sullenly. Ordo rose. "Look here. Newmark, that's Just what I'vo been coming to. Just what I've had such a bard tlmo to get bold of. I'm not going to band you over to any sheriff. I'm going to lot you off. No." be continued, in rcsponso to Newmark's look of incredulous amaze ment "It isn't from any fool notion of forgiveness. I told you I didn't for give you. But I'm not going to bur den my future life with you. That's Just plain, ordlnnry selfishness. 1 sup poso I realty ought to Jug you, but If I do I'll always carry with me tbe thought that I've taken It on myself to Judge n man. And I don't believe any man Is competent to Judge another." here again. Let mo have your address for tbo payment of this note." lie took two step forward. "You're n dirty, low lived skunk. If you think you'ro going to got off scot free you're mightily mistaken." Newmark hfilf arose. "What do you mom?" ho asked In some alarm. "I menu that I'm going to glvo you about tho worst licking you ever lieard tell of," replied Ordo, buttoning Ids coat Five minutes later Ordo emerged from Newmark'H house, softly rubbing tho palm of ono hand over the knuckles of tbo other. He turned out of tho side street. His own house lay before blm. Ho stopped, then stolo forward softly until ho stood looking lu through tbe door way. Carroll sat lean ing against tbo golden ham. her "What do youmtanr shining bead with he atked. the soft shadows bent until It almost touched tbo strings. Her hnnds were straying Idly over no customed chords and rich modulations, tbe plaintive half music of reverie. Ordo crept to her unheard. Gently bo clasped her. She sank hack against bis breast with a happy llttlo kIwIi. "Kind of fun being married. Isn't It. sweetheart?" ho said. "Kind of," she replied, nnd raised her faco to bis. Tiir n,m r 00 seem to have this gamo all figured out" said Ordo with contempt "Well," said the other. "let's settle this thing. Tbe fact remains that tbe firm owes a noto tollelnzmnn which It cannot pay. You owe a note to tho firm which you caunot pay. All this may be slightly Irregular, but for pri vate reasons you do not care to mnko public tbe Irregularity. Am I right so far?" "You might hear the other side," in terrupted Ordo. "In tho first place," said he. producing a bundlo of papers, "1 have tbe note and tho mortgages in my possession." "Whence Helnzman will shortly res cue them as soon as 1 get to see blm," countered Newmark. "If you force Helnzman he'll land you," Orde pointed out. "There Is Canada for me. Ho trav els with heavier baggage." "You'd lose everything." "Not quite." smiled Newmark. "And, as usual, you are forgetting tbo per sonal equation. Helnzman is Helnz man. And I am I." Then I suppose this affidavit from Helnzman ns to tbe details of all this is useless for tbe same reason?" Newmark's thin lips parted. "Correct" said he. "But you're ready to compromise be low tho face of the note?" Newmark hesitated. "Yes." said he, "because I know yon well enough to realize that there Is a point where your loyalty to Helnzmnn would step aside In favor of your loy alty, to your family," "And you thltik you know whero that point is?" "It's the basis of my compromise." Ordo laughed, The worst of It Is I believe you'ro right," said bo nt. last "You have tbo thing sized up, and thero isn't a flaw Martin J. Reddy Fop Diamonds Fine Jewelry Near the Post Office ii Celebrate New Year At The Nash Grill Tho Nash Grill will koop opon nil ovoning on Now Year's Evo., Friday, Decombor 31st. This will bo a good opportunity for every body to watch tho old year out and tho now year in. Tho NnBh Grill's celebrated lady musicinnfi will furnish social music through out tho evening. Reservations can bo mndo for special partios, A Fine Table d'Hote dinner will bo sorvod Saturday, January 1, 1010, from 5 to 8 p. m. 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