Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-03
gh the improyised quarantine.
By
Stewart
Edward White

When the full sun shone into the
library he aroused himself to change
his clothes. Then. carrying those he
had just discarded, be slipped out of
the house and down the street. He
paused only long enough to telephone
from the Office telling Carroll he would
be out of town all day. Then he set
out at long swinging gait over the
hills. miles from the village and in the
high beech woods There he sat down,
his back to monster tree. All day
long he gazed steadily on the shifting
shadows and splotches of sunlight; on
the patches of blue sky. the dazzling
white clouds that sailed across them:
on the waving. whispering frond that
overarched HIM and the deep cool
shadows beneath.
At evening Orde shook himself and
arose.
He reached home little before 6
o'clock. He found Taylor awaiting
him.
II have things pretty we'll in shape"
the lawyer said.
'"rhen the trouble is over?" asked
Orde.
Il wouldn't say that" replied Taylor.
"but you can rest easy as to the title
to your lands. The investigation had
no real basis to it. There may have
been some small individual cases of
false entry. but nothing on which to
ground real attack"
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mot for year or two. should say.
There's an awful lot of red tape to un-
wind"
oh" said Orde In some disappoint-
ment
Taylor hesitated.
II have something more 70 tell you
something that will be painful" said
he.
Orde looked up quickly.
"Well, what is it?'
1.-THE general cussedness Of all this
investigation business had me puzzled
until at last made up my mind to do
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 ~
II just guessed
"Well. it was Newmark. He tied up
the land in this trumped up invesuga-
ton SO you could not borrow on it,
How did he find out l owned any
land?" asked Orde.
THAT couldn't tell you. Must have
been leak somewhere"
Orde did not wish to return to the
Office until he had worked his problem
out. so to lend his absence the color of
naturalness he drove back next morn
ing to the booms.
In the evening he went direct to
Newmark's.
mir. Newmark is out. sir" said NAL
lock and started to close the door.
But Orde thrust his foot and knee In
the opening.
"I'l come in and wait" said he
quietly.
Yes. sir: this way, sir" said NAL
lock. trying to indicate the dining
room.
Orde caught the aroma Of tobacco.
He turned the knob OF the door and
entered the library.
There he found Newmark In evening
dress. seated in low easy chair be-
meath lamp. smoking and reading
magazine. At Ordes appearance In
the doorway he looked up calmly, his
paper knife poised. keeping the place.
Orde entered the room and mechan
ically sat down.
"Newmark. Orde began abruptly, II
know all about this arrangement you
made with Hetnzman."
II borrowed some money from Heinz
man for the tirm.''
Eyes. and you supplied that money
yourself"
Newmark's eyes narrowed.
"Well. what of it?"
If you had the money to lend why
didn't you lend it directY"
Because 1t looks better to mortgage
to an outside holder"
THAT was not the reason" went on
Orde. you agreed with Heinzman to
divide when you succeeded in foreclos-
ing me out of the timherlands given
as security. Furthermore, you in.
structed Floyd to go out on the eve of
that blow in spite of his warnings, and
you contracted With Mcleod for the
new vessels. and you've tied us up
right and left for the sole purpose of
pinching us down where we couldn't
meet those notes. That's the only rea-
son you borrowed the seventy five
thousand on your own acconnt-so we
couldn't borrow 1t to save ourselves"
1T strikes me you are Interesting.
but inconclusive." said Newmark as
Orde paused again.
"That sort of thing Is somewhat of
facer," went on Orde without the
slightest attention to the interjection.
1T took me some days to work it ou.
In all its details. but believe 1 under
stand 1t all now. don't quite under
stand how you discovered about my
California timber. That Investigation
was a very pretty move"
aHow the devil did you get on to
that?'' cried Newrnark. startled.
"Then you acknowledge TT"
"Why shouldn't II" Newmark laugh
ed. "Of course Heinxman blabbed.''
Orde half sat on the arm Of his
chair.
"Now, Iul tell you what we win do
Ia this matter" said he cfispiy.
NVvssIi Follow, y said NJ 4. ttha