Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-25


 meant great deal to him at that time.
 "I can't understand why Floyd start ed" said Orde. He ought to know better than to face sure prospects of a fall blow. I'll tan his soul for that, all right"
 I'm partly responsible" said New mark.
 You" cried Orde.
 "Yes. You see that Smith X Nab ley shipment was important enough to strain point fOr-snd it's only twen- ty-four hours or so-and it certainly didn't look as if it were going to blow. Poor Floyd feels bad enough"
 Orde began to appreciate his circum- stances. The loss on the cargo of ''upperS" represented $20.O00 in money. As for the North Star and her con- sorts. save for the insurance, they were simply eliminated. The loss of S60O0O or so on them. however, did not mean diminutiOn of the cOmpa- ny's present cash resources to that amount and so did not immediately affect Orde's calculations as to the payment of the notes which were now soon to come due.
 Orde disappeared for a week. his organizing abilities claimed for the distribution of the road crews. When he returned to the office Newmark showed him contracts for the construc- tiOn of three new vessels.
 T get them for S55.000." said he, with S30.OO0 of it on long time"
 Without consulting me"' cried Orde.
 Newmark explained that he had real ly been taking advantage of lucky opportunity.
 otherwise" he finished, eve shouldn't have been able to get the job done for another year. If that big Cronin contract goes through-well, you know what that would mean in the shipyards- would get even look in. And Mcleod is willing to give us a price to keep his men busy. So, you see. had to close at once"
 ''It's a good chance, all right" ad- mitted Orde, but it never occurred to me we'd build any more vessels until wed recovered little"
 Recovered" Newmark repeated cOldly. "I don't see what recovered has to do with it. If the mill burned down we'd rebuild. wouldn't we? And as we're making S15.OOO a year out of our freighting 1t seems to me too good a business to let slip into other hands,"
 "I suppose sO." agreed Orde.
 Therefore had to act without Sou," Newmark finished
 "Ot course" agreed Orde drearily
 "Joe," replied Orde, "l-l don't tnmE I'll stay downtown this morning. I"-
 Newmark glanced up keenly.
 You don't look we'll" said he: "kiud of pale around the gills; bilious"
 Orde closed his desk and went out. Newmark turned back to his papers. From an inner pocket he produced a cigar. The corners of his mouth slow ly curved in grim smile. b Orde immediately set i0to motion the machinery of banking to borrow on the California timber. Taylor took charge of this, as the only man in MonrOvia who had Ordes confidence. At the end of a necessary delay Orde receiv- ed notice that the west had been heard from. He stepped across the hall to the lawyers office.
 Well, Frank" said he. glad we managed to push it through with so little trouble"
 Taylor arose, shut carefully the door into his outer office. walked to the window, looked contempatively out upon the hotel back yard and returned to his desk.
 But there is trouble" said he curtly.
 "What's the matter?" asked Orde.
 "The banks refuse the loan"
 Orde stared at him in blank astonish- ment.
 What grounds can they possibly have for that?'
 Its about the title"
 But I thought you went over the title"
 "I did" stated Taylor emphatically, "and I'll stake my reputation as law yer that everything is straight and clear from the land office itself I've wired for an explanation. and we ought surely to know something defi- nite by tomorrow"
 For the first time in his business ca- reer a real anxiety guawed Orde's vi- tals. He had been in many tight places, but somehow heretofore sue cess or failure had seemed to him about immaterial. like points gained or conceded in the game. Now the game itself was at issue. Property. reputation and the family's future were at stake. Therefore he awaited further news with the greatest impa- tience. The message came the following day. Land office under investigation" Orde read. "Fraudulent entries sus- pected" Taylor glanced up at Orde with com