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THIS Mtt)K)i?vD lUVTL TRIBUNE, MJSDFOK-D, ORIWON,
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Coprrttfht,
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McClor
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Copyright.
l907.IMS.by
Slaoul
Edtrvrd
Whll.
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By
Stewart
Edward White
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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.
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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
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