New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-27
Chapter
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/OU seem to have this game all
contempt.
Well said the other, lets
settle this thing. The fact remains that
the firm owes a note to Heinzman which
it cannot pay. You owe note to the
firm which you cannot pay. All this
may be slightly irregular, but for pri-
yate reasons you do not care to make
public the irregularity. Am right so
far?
You might hear the other side,' in
terrupted Orde. I'm the first place.,
said he, producing a bundle Of papers,
| II have the note and the mortgages in
my possession
Whence Heinzman will shortly res
cue them as soon as l get to see
him." countered Newmark.
| IF you force Heinzman he'll land
you." Orde pointed out.
There is Canada for me. He trav-
els with heavier baggage
You'd lose everything"
'Not quite" smiled NeWmark. ''And.
as usual. you are forgetting the per-.
sonal equation. Heinzman is-Heinz-
man. And am IL
Then ! suppose this affidavit from
Heinzmar 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 know you
well enough to realize that there is a
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? %
''It's the basis of my compromise"
Orde laughed
'"The worst of it is l believe you're
right" said he at last You have the
thing sized up. and there isn't daw
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 sur, and that one thing was
beyond your power to foresee."
| He paused. Newmark's eyes half
closed again in a quick darting effort
| Of his brain to run back over all the
elements Of the game he was playing.
"What is it?" asked Newmark at
last.
'tHeinzman 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.
'sI'm going to get myself a drink in
my bedroom" he snapped. 'Any OBJ
! jectioDs?"
"No. After you get your drink
want to talk to you
Newmark snarled at him: "You
needn't be afraid I'll run away. How'd
I get out Of town.
| Orde looked thoughtfully at Heinz
mans affidavit, which. duly disinfected
had been handed him by DR.. McMullen
feet and glided softly across the room
to take a position close to. the door
through which Newmark had departed
/ Finally the door swung briskly inward
Like panther Orde sprang forward
He pinioned Newmark's arms to bis
! side, where he held them immoyable
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 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
trfdges and tossed the empty weapon
to Newmark.
There's your plaything,'' said he.
$50 you wanted that affidavit, did
/ you?''
He paused
II 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 Newark. '.Send
me up and be dd!''
tThat's the question:" went on Orde
slowly. You hurt me pretty bad, Joe.
4 ! thought Of you as a friend. had
a hard time getting over that part of
it. We've been together good many
i years now. and as near. as 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. It makes me sickp' broke
out NeWmark
I'm not preaching, said Ortle, land
even il i were I've paid good many
! thousands Of dollars, it seems, to buy
the right to say what / d-n please