The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-06-17

something that will be painful" said
he %s# s s. Isl
Orde looked up quickly. \,
well, what Is it?' ~ 81
''The general cussedness Of all this
Investigation business had me puzzled
until at last ! made up my mind to do
a little investigating on my own &C.
count. There was one man behind all
this He ,was"--4.a ss-s. -s..e...-..-
s'Joe Newmark," said Orde quietly.
"How did you know that?
81 just guessed"
swell. it was Newmark. He tied up
the land in this trumped up investiga-
ton SO you could not borrow on it."
How did be find out owned any
land p asked Orde. a. $50
"That couldn't tell you. Must have
been leak somewhere" @% e%
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.
s'Mr. Newmark is out, SIR" said NAL
lock and started to close the door.
But Orde thrust his foot and knee in
the opening. 3 ssass ~
s1'll come in and watt said he
quietly. es
Yes, sir; this way. SIR" said NAL
lock. trying to indicate the dining
room. ~ 81 ~
Orde caught the aroma Of tobacco.
He turned the knob Of the door and
entered the library.
There be found Newmark in evening
dress. seated in a 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.
aOrde entered the room and mechan
ically sat down. e~ -
"Newmark. Orde began abruptly. II
know all about this arrangement You
made with Heinzman."
! II borrowed some money from Heinz
man for the firm"
Yes. and you supplied that money
yourself"
. NewmarRs eyes narrowed.
A'Well. what OF 1t ?"..ssass-. ..vsA-.s..,.sar. d
"lf you had the money to lend why
didn't you lend it dlrect?"
Because it looks better to mortgage
to nm outside holder" H.
That wassnot the reason" went on
Orde. you agreed with Heinzman to
divide when you succeeded in foreclos-
ing me out Of the timberlands given
AZ security. Furthermore you in
structed Floyd to 60 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-ive
thousand on your own account-so we
couldn't borrow It to save ourselves"
''lt strikes me you are Interesting.
but inconcinslye,' said Newmark as
Orde paused again. wv ~
s.That sort Of thing is somewhat Of
q facer," went on Orde without the
Sightest attention to the Intersection.
1T took me some days to work It on.
In all its details. but believe l UNDER
stand it all now. don't quite under
stand how you discovered about my
California timber. That Investigation
was very pretty move"
'How the devil did you get ON to
that" cried Newmark. startled.
Then you acknowledge ity
why shouldn't IL" Newrnark laugh
ed. "Of course Heinz,nan bla bbed. ~
eOrdea half sat on the arm of his
chair. @ - - -
Nov. I'll tell you what we will do
in this matter" said he. crisply. -
wen follow" said Newmark, 1.-The
original program. as laid down by my
self. I'm tired Of dealing with blum
dering fools. Heinzman's mortgage will
be foreclosed, and you will hand over
az per the agreement your Boom COM
pany Stock
kOrde stared at him in amazement.
II must say yourhave good nerve"
be said. You don't seem Ito realize
that you are pretty welftangled up,a I
49, AhVW Wuul lucy Gull lt--ctlmlQaI
conspiracy or something of that sort,
suppose. So far from handing over
TO you the bulk Of my property can
send you to the penitentiary." 60
Nonsense." rejoined Newmark, lean
ing forward in his turn. II know you
too well. Jack Orde. You'res-a fool.
% you seriously mean to say that you
dare try to prosecute me? Just as
sure as you do I'll put Heinzman in
me pen too. I've got it ON him, cold.
Hes a bride gixer-and somewhat a
criminal conspirator himself" ~
Newmark leaned back with an anus
81 little chuckle. IF the man hadn't
come to you and given the wholesshow
away you'd have lost every cent You
owned. And for your benefit mi tell
you what you can easily .substantiate.
forced him into this deal with me.
Ihad this bribery case on him. what
had the man to gain BY telling YOU?
Nothing ut all What had he to lose