Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-11
You'd lose everything"

Qua lose everything.
Not quite" smiled Newmark. "And.
as usual. you are forgetting the per-
sonal equation. Heinzman is-Heinz-
man. And ! am L."
Then / suppose this affidavit from
Heinzman as to the details of all this
is useless for the same reason?"
Newmark's thin lips parted
Correct" said he.
But you're ready to compromise be-
low the face of the note%'
Newmark hesitated.
Yes said he, because l know you
well enough to realize that there is
point where your loyalty TO Heinzman
would step aside in favor of your 10y
atty to your family"
And you think you know where
that point is?"
ITS the basis of my compromise"
Orde laughed.
THE worst of 1t is 1 believe you're
right" said he at last. You have the
thing sized up. and there isn't flaw
in your reasoning. l always said that
you were the brains of this concern.
If it were not for one thing I'd COM
promise sure. and that one thing was
beyond your power to foresee."
He paused. Newmark's eyes half
closed again in a quick darttng effort
If his brain to run back over all the
clements of the game he was playing.
What is it," asked Newmark at
last
'Heinzman died of smallpox at 4
o'clock this afternoon" said Orde.
Newmark's face went slowly gray.
For a full minute he sat absolutely
motionless.
Where are you going?" asked Orde
quietly.
I'm going to get myself a drink in
my bedroom he snapped ANY OBJ
jectiopsT
NO. After you get your drink I
want to talk to you"
Newmark snarled at him: You
needn't be afraid I'll run away. How'd
l get out of town.
Orde looked thoughtfully at Heinz
mans affidavit, which, duly disinfected
had been handed him by DR. McMuIlen
as important Then he arose to his
feet and gIided softly across the room
to take a position close to the door
through which Newmark had departed.
Finally the door swung briskly inward.
Like a panther Orde sprang forward.
He pinioned Newmark's arms to his
side, where he held them immovable
with one of his own. The other hand
he ran down Newmark's right arm to
the pocket. There followed an instant
of resistance. With a sharp cry of
pain Newmark snatched his hand out
and gazed amazedly at the half crush
ed fingers. Orde drew forth the re-
volver Newmark had grasped in the
coat pocket. He spilled out the car
tridges and tossed the empty weapon
to Newmark.
There's your plaything." said he.
$50 you wanted that affidavit, did
your?
He paused.
81 don't need to tell you that I've got
you" said he finally. nor what |
think of you. can send you over the
road for the best part of your natural
days; also I've got these notes and
the mortgage"
"Quit it." growled Newmark. "Send
me up and be dr.
That's the question: went on Orde
slowly. You hurt me pretty bad. Joe
thought of you as a friend l had
a hard time getting over that part of
it. We've been together good many
years now. and as near as I can make
out you've been straight as a string
with me for eight of them. Then !
suppose the chance came and before
you knew it you were in over your
neck"
'Oh, for Gods sake drop that
preaching. 1t makes me sickw broke
out Newmark.
I'm not preaching" said Orde, "and
even If / were I've paid a good many
thousands of dollars. 1t seems. to buy
the right to say what I d-n please