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"I don't need to tell you that I've got you about where you live," said he finally. "Nor what I think of you. The case is open and shut; and I 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, "you've got me. Send me up; and be damned." "That's the question," went on Orde slowly.
"This old firm's got to rustle now, I tell you." "Congratulate you, I'm sure," said Newmark rather shortly. "Mrs. Orde is doing well, I hope?" "Fine, fine!" cried Orde. Newmark dropped the subject and plunged into a business matter. Orde's attention, however, was flighty. After a little while he closed his desk with another bang. "No use!" said he. "Got to make it a vacation.
"If nothing untoward happens," insisted Newmark determined to put forward all objections possible. "It's not much risk," said Orde hopefully. "There's nothing surer than lumber. We'll pay the notes easily enough as we cut, and the Boom Company's on velvet now. What do our earnings figure, anyway?"
The match was to be at one-hundred balls sixty singles, and twenty pairs of doubles. Early in the game the different shooters began roughly to group themselves on the score-cards according to their ability. One class, among whom were Newmark and Kincaid, continued to break their targets with unvarying accuracy.
"Vell," said Heinzman, "ven you put it on the market, come and see me." He nodded paternally at Orde, beaming through his thick spectacles. That evening, well after six, Orde returned to the hotel. After freshening up in the marbled and boarded washroom, he hunted up Newmark. "Well, Joe," said he, "I'm as hungry as a bear. Come on, eat, and I'll tell you all about it."
Anything new since you wrote last?" Newmark had acquired his articles of incorporation and sold his stock. How many excursions, demonstrations, representations, and arguments that implied, only one who has undertaken the floating of a new and untried scheme can imagine. Perhaps his task had in it as much of difficulty as Orde's taming of the river.
Newmark watched him for a moment, a quizzical smile wrinkling the corners of his eyes. "Hold your horses," said he at last. "I don't know anything about this business, but I can see a few things. In the first place, close figuring will probably add a few cents to that dollar. And then, of course, all our improvements will be absolutely valueless to anybody after we've got through using them.
Newmark, watching, thought it impracticable. The current rendered footing impossible, so all the work had to be done from above. Wet wood gripped the long saws vice-like, so that a man's utmost strength could scarcely budge them. The water deadened the force of axe-blows. Nevertheless, with the sure persistence of the riverman, they held to it.
"If we tell these fellows that we'll get out their logs for them, and then don't do it, I'll be DEAD around here." "So that's about a stand-off," said Newmark. "I'm betting twenty thousand on what I've seen and heard of you, and you're risking your reputation that I don't want to drop my money." Orde laughed. "And I reckon we're both right," he responded.
The revolver he opened; spilled out the cartridges into his hand; and then tossed the empty weapon to Newmark, who had sunk into the chair by the lamp. "There's your plaything," said he. "So you wanted that affidavit, did you? Now we have the place to ourselves; and we'll thresh this matter out." He paused, collecting his thoughts.
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