The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-14


II have the note and the mortgages in
my possession
cue them as soon as l get to see
him." countered Newmark
IF you force Heinzman he'll land
! you" Orde pointed out
There is Canada for me. He trav-
els with heavier baggage"
You'd lose everything"
"Not quite" smiled Newmark And.
as usual. you are forgetting the per-
! sonal equation Heiuzman is-Heinz-
man. And ! am L."
"Then | suppose this affidavit from
/ Heinzman as to the details of all this
is useless for the same reasonY
| Newmark's thin lips parted.
| Correct" said be.
/ "But you're ready to compromise be-
+! low the face of the note"
| Newmark hesitated.
YES" said he. because l know you
. well enough to realize that there is a
point where your loyalty to Heinzman
would step aside in favor Of your 10y
atty to your family"
"And you think you know where
that point is?''
Orde laughed.
1.-THE worst of it is | believe you're
right" said he at last. You have the
thing sized up. and there isn't flaw
In your reasoning. | always said that
you were the brains of this concern.
If it were not for one thing I'd com
promise sure and that one thing was
beyond your power to foresee."
He paused. Newmark's eyes half
closed again in quick darling effor
Of his brain to run back over all the
elements of the game he was playing.
what is it?" asked Newmark at
last
"Heinzman died of smallpox at 4
o'clock this afternoon" said Orde.
Newmark's face went slowly gray.
For full minute he sat absolutely
motionless.
Where are you going?" asked Orde
quietly.
I'm going to get myself a drink in
my bedroom" he snapped. Amy OBJ
jectioDs?'
mo. After you get your drink
want to talk to you"
Newmark snarled at him: You
needn't be afraid I'll run away. How'd
i get out of town.
Orde looked thoughtfully at Heinz
mans affidavit. which. duly disinfected.
had been handed him by Dr. McMullen
as important. Then he arose to his
feet and glided softly across the room
to take a position close to the door
through which Newmark had departed.
Finally the door swung briskly inward.
Like panther Orde sprang forward.
He pinioned Newmark's arms to his
side. where he held them immovabe
with one of his own. The other hand
he ran down Newmark's right arm to
the pocket. There followed an instant
of resistance. With q sharp cry of
pain Newmark snatched his hand out
and gazed amazedly at the half crush
ed fingers. Orde drew forth the re-
volver Newmark had grasped in the
tridges and tossed the empty weapon
to Newmark.
'"There's your plaything." said be-
$50 you wanted that affidavit, did
you?'
He paused.
II don't need to tell you that I've got
you" said he finally. NOR what L
think of you. can send you over the
road for the best part Of your natural
days: also I've got these notes and
the mortgage"
"Quit it." growled Newmark. "Send
me up and be dr.
THAT'S the question:" went on Orde
slowly. "You hurt me pretty bad. Joe.
I thought of you as a friend. l had
q hard time getting over that part of
1t. We've been together a good many
years now. and as near as I can make
out you've been straight as a string
with me for eight of them. Then |
suppose the chance came and before
you knew it you were in over your
neck"
ooh. for Gods sake. drop that
preaching. 1t makes me sickw broke :
out Newmark.
"I'm not preaching" said Orde, "and |
even if were I've paid a good many |
thousands of dollars. it seems, to buy
the right to say what / d-n please.
And if you think I'm working up to
Christian forgiveness racket you're
mistaken. I'm not. don't forgive !
you" /
'Well, turn me over to your sheriff
and let's get through with this" said
Newmark sullenIy.
Orde rose
"LOok here. Newmark, that's lust
what I've been coming to, just what
I've had such hard time to get hold
Of. I'm not going to hand you over
to any sheriff. I'm going to let you
of. No." he continued. in response to
look Of incredulous amaze
nent, lit isn't from any fool notion of
forgiveness. | told you l didn't for
give you. But I'm not going to bur-
len my future life with you. That's
lust plain, ordinary selfishness. | sup
pose really ought to jug you, but il
do I'll always carry with me the
thought that I've taken it on myself
n iY16Oo a man And Ion,<