New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-13

a next day with very heavy
step. The loss of the North
Star and of the two schooners
meant great deal to him at that time.
81 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 ....:
"Youw cried Orde.
eyes. You see that Smith & Nab
ley shipment was important enough to
strain a point for-and it's only TWEEN
ty-fours 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 $4,000 in money.
AS for the North Star and her con-
sorts, save for the insurance, they
were simply eliminated. The loss of
100000 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-
ton of three new vessels.
81 get them for $55, OOO,'' said he,
''with $4,000 of it on long time"
without consulting me!r' cried
Orde.
Newmark explained that he had real
ly been taking advantage Of q lucky
opportunity.
"Otherwise,'' he finished, ave
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 ipyards-nobody would get even
a look in. And Mcleod is willing to
give us price to keep his men busy.
So, you see, had to close at once"
TITS a good chance. all right" ad-
mitted Orde. "but it never occurred to
me we'd build any more vessels until
we'd recovered little"
"Recovered," Newmark repeated
coldly. II 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 $4,000 year out of
our freighting it seems to me too good
q business to let slip into other hands y
81 suppose So" agreed Orde.
"Therefore l had to act without
you" NeWmark finished.
"Of course" agreed Orde drearily.
"Joe," replied Orde, ''I-I don't think
I'll stay downtown this morning. r.
Newmark glanced up keenly.
''You don't look well,'' said he: kind
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
~ curved in a grim smile.
Orde Immediately set into motion the
machinery Of banking to borrow on the
California timber. Taylor took charge
of this, as the only man in Monroyia
who had Orde's 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 contemplatively out
upon the hotel back yard and returned
to his desk
"But there is trouble said he CURLY.
"What's the matter?" asked Orde.
'sThe banks refuse the loan."
Orde stared at him in blank astonish-
ment
'sWhat grounds can they possibly
have for that?'
"It's about the title"
"But I thought you went over the
title"
Il did," stated Taylor emphatical,y.
sand I'll stake my reputation as a 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 Ged-
mite by tomorrow"
For the first time in his business ca
reer real anxiety gnawed 0rde's Vi
! tails. 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 srs-
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