New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-27

until at last made up my mind to do
q little investigating on my own ac-
this. He vas
Joe NeWmark,'' said Orde quietly.
How did you know that ~
Il just guessed
well. it was Newmark. He tied up
the land in this trumpet up investiga
ton SO you could not borrow on it. !"
How did he find out owned any
landg asked Orde.
THAT couldn't tell you. Must have
been leak somewhere
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.
"Mr. Newmark is out, SIR" said Nal
lock and started to close the door.
But Orde thrust his foot and knee in
the opening.
I'll come in and watt said he
quietly.
Yes, sir; this way, SIR said NAL
lock, trying to indicate the dining
room.
Orde caught the aroma Of tobacco.
He turned the knob of the door and
entered the library.
There he found Newmark in evening
dress, seated in a low easy chair be-
meath lamp. smoking and reading
magazine. At Orde's appearance in
the doorway he looked up calmly. his
paper knife poised. keeping the place.
Orde entered the room and mechan
tcally sat down
'NeWmark." Orde began abruptly. II
know all about this arrangement YOU
made with Heinzman."
Il borrowed some money from Heinz
man for the firm"
Yes, and you supplied that money
| yourself"
Newmark's eyes narrowed
"Well. what Of it?''
If you had the money to lend why
didn't you lend it direct?'
| Because it looks better to mortgage
to an outside holder"
THAT was not the reason went on
Orde. You agreed with Heinzman to
divide when you succeeded in foreclos-
! ing me out Of the timherlands given
as security. Furth,trmore, you in
structed Floyd to go 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-fv
thousand on your own account-so we
couldn't borrow it to save ourselves
1T strikes me- you are interesting,
but inconclusiye," said Newmark as
Orde paused again.
'That sort of thing is somewhat of
q facer," went On Orde without the
| slightest attention to the intersection.
1T took me some days to work it on.
in all it's details. but believe / under
| stand it all now. don't quite under
| stand how you discovered about my
California timber. That investigation
was very pretty move"
Glow the devil did you get on to
that?" cried Newmark, startled.
| ''Then you acknowledge il?
! "Why shouldn't I?"' Newmark laugh
ed. "Of course Heinzman blabbed.'
| Orde half sat on the arm Of his
chair
"NoW, I'll tell you what we will do
| in this NATTER" said he crisply.
| "We1l follow" said Newmark, '.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
as per the agreement your Boom COM
pany Stock
Orde stared at him in amazement.
Il must say you have good nerve"
he said. you don't seem to realize
that you are pretty well tangled up.
don't know what they call terminal
conspiracy or something of that sort,
I suppose. So far from handing over
to you the bulk of my property 1 can
send you to the penitentiary.''
| Nonsense" rejoined Newmark, lean
ing forward in his turn. Il know you
too well. Jack Orde. You're a fool.
Do you seriously mean to say that you
dare try to prosecute me? Just as
sure as you do I'll put Heinzman in
the pen too. I've got It on him, cold.
He's a bride giver-and somewhat a
criminal conspirator himself.''
| Newmark leaned back with an anus
ed little chuckle IF the man hadn't
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