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the notes themselves his partner was unable to decide。  It depended 

entirely on how much the Ordes had disbursed in living expenses�察�

whether or not Orde had any private debts�察�and whether or not he had 

private resources。  In the meantime Newmark contented himself with 

tying up the firm's assets in such a manner as to render it 

impossible to raise money on its property when the time should come。



What Orde regarded as a series of petty annoyances had made the 

problem of paying for the California timber a matter of greater 

difficulty than he had supposed it would be。  A pressure whose 

points of support he could not place was closing slowly on him。  

Against this pressure he exerted himself。  It made him a trifle 

uneasy�察�but it did not worry him。  The margin of safety was not as 

broad as he had reckoned�察�but it existed。  And in any case�察�if worse 

came to worst�察�he could always mortgage the California timber for 

enough to make up the differenceand more。  Against this expedient�察�

however�察�he opposed a sentimental obstinacy。  It was Bobby's�察�and he 

objected to encumbering it。  In fact�察�Orde was capable of a 

prolonged and bitter struggle to avoid doing so。  Nevertheless�察�it 

was therean asset。  A loan on its security would�察�with what he had 

set aside�察�more than pay the notes on the northern peninsula 

stumpage。  Orde felt perfectly easy in his mind。  He was in the 

position of many of our rich men's sons who�察�quite sincerely and 

earnestly�察�go penniless to the city to make their way。  They live on 

their nine dollars a week�察�and go hungry when they lose their jobs。  

They stand on their own feet�察�and yetin case of severe illness or 

actual starvationthe old man is there�  �It gives them a courage to 

be contented on nothing。  So Orde would have gone to almost any 

lengths to keep free ;Bobby's tract�察─�but it stood always between 

himself and disaster。  And a loan on western timber could be paid 

off just as easily as a loan on eastern timber�察�when you came right 

down to that。  Even could he have known his partner's intentions�察�

they would�察�on this account�察�have caused him no uneasiness�察�however 

angry they would have made him�察�or however determined to break the 

partnership。  Even though Newmark destroyed utterly the firm's 

profits for the remaining year and a half the notes had to run�察�he 

could not thereby ruin Orde's chances。  A loan on the California 

timber would solve all problems now。  In this reasoning Orde would 

have committed the mistake of all large and generous temperaments 

when called upon to measure natures more subtle than their own。  He 

would have underestimated both Newmark's resources and his own grasp 

of situations。*





* The author has considered it useless to burden the course of the 

narrative with a detailed account of Newmark's financial manoeuvres。  

Realising�察�however�察�that a large class of his readers might be 

interested in the exact particulars�察�he herewith gives a sketch of 

the transactions。



It will be remembered that at the time1878Orde first came in 

need of money for the purpose of buying the California timber�察�the 

firm�察�Newmark and Orde�察�owned in the northern peninsula 300��000��000 

feet of pine。  On this they had paid 150��000�察�and owed still a like 

amount。  They borrowed 75��000 on it�察�giving a note secured by 

mortgage due in 1883。  Orde took this�察�giving in return his note 

secured by the Boom Company's stock。  In 1879 and 1880 they made the 

two final payments on the timber�察�so that by the latter date they 

owned the land free of encumbrance save for the mortgage of 75��000。  

Since Newmark's plan had always contemplated the eventual 

foreclosure of this mortgage�察�it now became necessary further to 

encumber the property。  Otherwise�察�since a property worth 

considerably above 300��000 carried only a 75��000 mortgage�察�it 

would be possible�察�when the latter came due�察�to borrow a further sum 

on a second mortgage with which to meet the obligations of the 

first。  Therefore Newmark�察�in 1881�察�approached Orde with the request 

that the firm raise 70��000 by means of a second mortgage on the 

timber。  This 70��000 he proposed to borrow personally�察�giving his 

note due in 1885 and putting up the same collateral as Orde had

that is to say�察�his stock in the Boom Company。  To this Orde could 

hardly in reason oppose an objection�察�as it nearly duplicated his 

own transaction of 1878。  Newmark therefore�察�through Heinzman�察�lent 

this sum to himself。



It may now be permitted to forecast events in the line of Newmark's 

reasoning。



If his plans should work out�察�this is what would happen�此�in 1883 the 

firm's note for 75��000 would come due。  Orde would be unable to pay 

it。  Therefore at once his stock in the Boom Company would become 

the property of Newmark and Orde。  Newmark would profess himself 

unable to raise enough from the firm to pay the mortgage。  The 

second mortgage from which he had drawn his personal loan would 

render it impossible for the firm to raise more money on the land。  

A foreclosure would follow。  Through Heinzman�察�Newmark would buy in。  

As he had himself loaned the money to himselfagain through 

Heinzmanon the second mortgage�察�the latter would occasion him no 

loss。



The net results of the whole transaction would be�此�first�察�that 

Newmark would have acquired personally the 300��000��000 feet of 

northern peninsula timber�察�and�察�second�察�that Orde's personal share 

in the stock company would flow be held in partnership by the two。  

Thus�察�in order to gain so large a stake�察�it would pay Newmark to 

suffer considerable loss jointly with Orde in the induced 

misfortunes of the firm。



Incidentally it might be remarked that Newmark�察�of course�察�purposed 

paying his own note to the firm when it should fall due in 1885�察�

thus saving for himself the Boom Company stock which he had put up 

as collateral。





Affairs stood thus in the autumn before the year the notes would 

come due。  The weather had been beautiful。  A perpetual summer 

seemed to have embalmed the world in its forgetfulness of times and 

seasons。  Navigation remained open through October and into 

November。  No severe storms had as yet swept the lakes。  The barge 

and her two tows had made one more trip than had been thought 

possible。  It had been the intention to lay them up for the winter�察�

but the weather continued so mild that Orde suggested they be laden 

with a consignment for Jones and Mabley�察�of Chicago。



;Did intend to ship by rail�察─�said he。  ;They're all 'uppers��' so it 

would pay all right。  But we can save all kinds of money by water�察�

and they ought to skip over there in twelve to fifteen hours。;



Accordingly�察�the three vessels were laid alongside the wharves at 

the mill�察�and as fast as possible the selected lumber was passed 

into their holds。  Orde departed for the woods to start the cutting 

as soon as the first belated snow should fall。



This condition seemed�察�however�察�to delay。  During each night it grew 

cold。  The leaves�察�after their blaze and riot of colour�察�turned 

crisp and crackly and brown。  Some of the little�察�still puddles were 

filmed with what was almost�察�but not quite ice。  A sheen of frost 

whitened the house roofs and silvered each separate blade of grass 

on the lawns。  But by noon the sun�察�rising red in the veil of smoke 

that hung low in the snappy air�察�had mellowed the atmosphere until 

it lay on the cheek like a caress。  No breath of wind stirred。  

Sounds came clearly from a distance。  Long V´shaped flights of geese 

swept athwart the sky�察�very high up�察�but their honking came faintly 

to the ear。  And yet�察�when the sun�察�swollen to the great dimensions 

of the rising moon�察�dipped blood´red through the haze�察�the first 

premonitory tingle of cold warned one that the grateful warmth of 

the day had been but an illusion of a season that had gone。  This 

was not summer�察�but�察�in the quai

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