The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-03-04

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our stock. He
"Pen you put 1t on the seems to think
mdrket come ana see we have pretty
NO. good show"
Newmark paused, his potato half
way to his plate.
kind Of him." said he after a mo-
ment. did he sign a contract"
1T wasn't made out" Orde remind
ed him. Il am to bring it in Monday"
They ate hungrily. then drifted out
into the office again, where Orde lit a
cigar.
Now, let's see your memoranda"
said Newmark.
He frowned over the three simple
items for some time.
ITS got me-" he confessed.
What do you mean" asked Orde in
surprise. +-
1T all looks queer to me. Heinz
mans got something up his sleeve.
Why should he take bond with that
security from us? If we can't deliver
the logs. our company fails; that
makes the stock worthless; that makes
the bond worthless-just when it is
needed. OF course. it's as plain as
the nose on your face that he thinks
the proposition good one and is try
ing to get control"
ooh, no.. cried Orde. astounded.
"Orde, you're all right on the river"
laughed Newmark, "but you're babe
at this game'
But Heinzman is honest" cried
Orde. "Why, he is church member
and has class in Sunday school,"
The corners Of Newmark's mouth
were twitching quietly with amuse-
ment.
Besides. he is going to buy some
stock" added Orde after moment.
He was bluffing," said Newmark,
because he wanted to find out how
much stock would be issued. You told
him it would be a hundred thousand
dollars. didn't you?"
'Why-yes, / did"
Newmark laughed.
$50 now he knows that If we forfeit
the bond he'll have controlling inter-
est" he pointed out. But what 1
. can't make out is why he's so sure
7 We'll have to forfeit"
II think he's just taking a long shot
at it," suggested Orde, who seemed
finally to have decided against New
marks opinion.
mot he. He has some good reason
for thinking we won't deliver the logs
| Why does he insist on putting in a
date for delivery? None of the others
does"
81 don't know" replied Orde.
'You say you surely can get the
drive through by then?'
Orde laughed.
"Sure! Why, it gives me two weeks
leeway over the worst possible luck
could have. You're too almighty sus-
picious, joe"
Newmark shook his head.
"You let me figure this out" said he.
But bedtime found him without a
solution. He retired to his room I'M
der fire Of Orde's good natured rail-
cry. Orde himself shut his door, the
smile still on his lips. With a sigh he
fell asleep. Some time in the night he
vas awakened by persistent tapping
On the door. He lit the gas and ad-
mitted Newmark in his nightgown.
"Orde," said he briefly, didn't you
tell me the other day that rollways
were piled both on the banks and in
the river?'
Eyes, sometimes" said Orde. why"
"Then they might obstruct the
river?"
Certainly"
81 thought sou cried Newmark. with
as near an approach to exultation as
he ever permitted himself. Now, just
one other thing. Aren't Heinzman's
rollways below most of the others?"
Eyes, l believe they are" said Orde.
sand. of course, it was agreed, as
usual, that Heinzman was to break
out his own rollways?"
81 see," said Orde slowly. You
think he intends to delay things enough
so we can't deliver on the date agreed
on"
II know it," stated Newmark posi-
lively.
But if he refuses to deliver the logs
no court of law will
Law cried Newmark. Refuse to
deliver! You don't know that kind.
He won't refuse to deliver. There'll
just be a lot of inevitable delays. and
his foreman will misunderstood, and
all that"
Orde nodded, his eye distracted.