Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-16
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by STEWART
EDWARD WHITE
Copyright. 1898 BY the Mcclure Com.
psny Cop u3h'. i.c7 { eo. by
S'-Sar LdwArd Mae
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means penitcntiary usually"
You don't take joke" complained
1Icinzman.
Newmark arose.
"It's understood. theny" he asked.
How so ! know you play fairT'
asked the German.
| "Iou don't. It's case where we
have TO depend more or loss on each
other. But ! don't see what you stand
! to lose, and anyway yOu'll get carried
oyer those July payments" Newmnrk
reminded him.
lieinamnn was plainly uncary.
I IF you reduce the firms profits he
ISIS going to suspect" lie udmohishcd.
Who said anything about reducing
the firms proGt3?" said NcwmarI i'm
p@JNntly. III It does work ont that
WY Wen win II big thing. II II does
LUt we'll lose nothing"
| lie nodded TO lleinzman aud left the
Z" o. Q. AS he entered the office of his
oll firm his eye fell an Ordc's bulky
fo"m. lie paused invOluutarlly. and
slight SILVER shook his fi'aInc-thc
dainty. distinctive repulsiOn of n cat
for large. robustlous dog. Controlling
himself. he stepped forward.
'Tvc made the loan" he announced.
"The banks wouldn't touch northern
/ peninsula. so | had to go to private
individuals"
Don't care who deals 1t out" laugh.
ell Orde.
"Thaycr backed out. 10 finally ! got
the whole amount from lIeinzman."
Newmark announced.
81 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
timbcrlnnds from Trace he became an
unwilling participant IN one of the
strongest ducls known to business his
tory. Newark opposed To him all the
subtlctlcs. all the ruses and expedicnts
TO which his position lent Itself Orde.
sublimely unconscious. dpployed the
magnificent resources of strength. en-
ergy, organization and combativc spirit
that animated his pioneers soul.
Ncwmark worked under this dlsad-
vantage; He had carefully To avoid the
slightest appearance Of an attitude In
imical TO the firms very best prospcri-
ty. II the smallest Incident should bring
clearly before Or,lc that Ncwmark
might have an interest IN reducing
profits he would know the logic OF the
lntter's devious ways. For this reason
Ncwmark did not dare make bad sales,
awkward transactions. The profits Of
the first year were not quite up TO the
usual standard. but they suiIiced.
Newmarl;'s fincssc cut In two the
fSs,n's income OF Tho Second year. ordc
reused himself. With his old tlmc en-
crgy he hurried the woods work until
an especially big cut gave promise of
recouping the Losses OF the year be.
fore. Newmark found himself strug-
Cling against n force greater than he
had imagined It to he.
The end OF the fourth year found
Newmark puzzled Ordc had paid reg.
ularly the interest on his notes. How
much he had been nblq to save toward
the redemption Of the notes themselves
his partner was unable to decide.
What Orde regarded as petty annoy
tnces had madc the problem of pay
ing for the California timber a matter
of great difficulty. \ pressure whose
points Of support he could not place
was closing on him Against this
pressure he exertcd himself The mar,
gin Of safety was not ms broad ny he
had reckoncd, But In any cpnc II
worse came to worst he could Away,
mortgage the California timber fcr
enough 10 make M the difference. anl
more Against this cxpedient how
ever. he opposed sentimental oh
stlnacy. 1t was Bobby's. and he oh
: jected TO incumDering 1t.
Affairs stood thus In tile autumn be
/ fore the year the notes would come
due. Navigation remained open Int
November. No severe storms hat
swept the lakes. The barge and hel
two tuws had made one more triI
than had been thought possible.
The weather continued so mild thu
Orde decided that they take ON LOAF
for Jones e. MnDlcy of Chicago
did intend to ship by rail" sal
he. 'rhey'rc all 'upperS,' 50 II wOul'
pay all right But we can save n
kinds of money by water, and the,
ought to skip over there In twelve 1
fifteen hours
Ordc departed for the woods to, star
4 the cutting as soon as the first belate
snow should fall.