Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-24
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

danny. instructive repuision of a cat
| for large. robustious dog. Controlling
6limself. he stepped forward.
i've made the loan" he announced.
The banks wouldn't touch northern
peninsula. so l had to go to private
individuals"
Don't care who deals it out" laugh
ed Orde
'Thayer backed out. so finally 1 got
the whole amount from Heinzman,"
Newmark announced.
Il didn't know he was friendly
enough to lend Us money"
Business is business" replied New
mark
From the moment Orde completed
the secret purchase of the California
timberlandS from Trace he became an
unwilling participant in one of the
strangest duels known to business his
tory. Newmark opposed to him all the
subtleties. all the ruses and expedients
to which his position lent itself. Orde,
sublimely unconscious. deployed the
magnificent resources of strength. en-
ergy, organization and combative spirit
that anima ted his pioneers soul.
NeWil0Tk WCTheu lIlS OlSdO-
vantage: He had carefully to avoid the
slightest appearance of an attitude in
imical to the firms very best prospect
ty. II the smallest incident should bring
clearly before Orde that Newmark
might have an interest in reducing
profits he would know the logic of the
latter's devious ways. For this reason
Newmark did not dare make bad sales,
awkward transactions. The profits of
the first year were not quite up to the
usual standard. but they sufficed.
Newmark'S finesSe cut in two the
fSSm's income of the second year. Orde
reused himself. With his old time en-
ergy he hurried the woods work until
an especially big cut gave promise of
recosping the losses of the year be-
fore Newmark found himself strug-
Cling against a force greater than he
had imagined it to be-
The end of the fourth year found
Newmarlz puzzled. Orde had paid reg
ularly the interest on his notes. How
much he had been able to save toward
the redemption of the notes themselves
his partner was unable to- decide.
What Orde regarded as petty annoy
ing for the California timber a matter
of great difficulty. y pressure whose
points of support he could not place
was closing on him. Against this
pressure he exerted himself The mar
gin Of safety was not as broad as he
had reckoned. But in any case. if
worse came to worst, he could always
mortgage the California timber for
enough TO make up the difference, and
more. Against this expedient. how
ever, he opposed a sentimental OBJ
stinacy. 1t was Bobby's. and he OBJ
1ected to incumbering it.
Affairs stood thus in the autumn be.
fore the year the notes would come
due Navigation remained open into
November. No severe storms had
two lows had made one more trip
than had been thought possible.
The weather continued so mild that
Orde decided that they take on load
for Jones & Mabley of Chicago.
Did intend to ship by rail-" said
he. They're all 'uppers,' so it would
pay all right But we can save all
kinds of money by water. and they
ought to skip over there in twelve to
fifteen hours"
Orde departed for the woods to start
the cutting as soon as the first belated
snow should fall.
To Newmark. sitting at his desk
after Orde's departure. reported Cap /
tain Floyd of the steam barge North |
Star.
"AIl loaded by noon, sir" he said
Newmark looked up in surprise.
''Well, why do you tell me?" he in
quired.
81 want your orders"
My orders? Why?"
This is a bad time of year." ex-