When he had finished, his cold eye
exhibited a gleam of satisfaction. He had resolved on a course of
action. At ten o'clock he went to bed.
Next morning Mallock closed the door behind him promptly upon the
stroke of eight. It was strange that not one living soul but
Mallock had ever entered Newmark's abode. Curiosity had at first
brought a few callers; but these were always met by the
imperturbable servant with so plausible a reason for his master's
absence that the visitors had departed without a suspicion that they
had been deliberately excluded. And as Newmark made no friends and
excited little interest, the attempts to cultivate him gradually
ceased.
"Orde," said Newmark, as the former entered the office, "I think I
can arrange this matter."
Orde drew up a chair.
"I talked last evening with a man from Detroit named Thayer, who
thinks he may advance seventy-five thousand dollars on a mortgage on
our northern peninsula stumpage. For that, of course, we will give
the firm's note with interest at ten per cent. I will turn this
over to you."
"That's--" began Orde.
"Hold on," interrupted Newmark. "As collateral security you will
deposit for me your stock in the Boom Company, indorsed in blank.
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