Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
CHAPTER III.
,is I said to Flexmore:

Dalrymple ..;u,, that she would bavo
~ he asked, with composure that
ae' that the idea was not unconsid-
sDo" ncba is worthy of a better man
eI7u' am. and 1 have no wish to mar
.rbo+ isn't much of a reason. You
~ think of what is best for your
. ..nrbtor and Miss Dalrymple. Your lit
u1' sno ought to have a mother-some one
whom she will be inseparable when
ora gone and there's not a soul in
wv rorJd better fitted to take the place
IA mother than that girl"
"Sbe must marry Audrey; that is the
1nsband for that sweet girl"
"Dr. Audrey" l exclaimed in aston
I,bment, for l had never thought of him
as a marrying man.
"yns He loves her-I know he does.
Who could see her and know her, and
mt love her? And he is an excellent
foIIow | wish he were a little lighter
and better looking; but | couldn't wish
him to have a better heart, or a more
Iorabe disposition. He's a fine man,
Tony"
"He won't marry her, for all that. It's
% much as ever he can do to keep his
head above water now, and fool as he is
in worldly matters-he wouldn't tie a
milestone round his neck"
Miss DaIrymple is not a milestone"
said poor old Flexmore, warmly.
~ know that She's a good woman and
would work herself i'll to help her hus-
hand or worry herself i'll if she couldn't.
That is what Audrey would not have his
wife do. and the only way to prevent it
Is to keep single. And single he'll keep"
NO, Keene, no; he must marry Ger
rude. | have thought it all out. My
little Laure must have a father as we'll
as mother when I'm gone-and | don't
think that is long hence, Tony. l shan't
see SiXty-fOur."
tried to combat this notion, though l
myself was far from thinking it improba-
81 bic; and then to turn the conversation,
& | said:
We'll, to go back to what you have
4 been thinking out-what's your idea"
Il wish to put Audrey in a position to
4 marry Miss Dalrymple. l know he is
poor, but l am rich. l would leave him
\ every penny | have on the condition that
he adopts Laure as his daughter"
Il see your notion. There will then be
second inducement for him to make
Miss Dalrymple his wife in the fact that
the child is inseparable from her. l think
the idea is an extremely good one, so
good that l wish | had thought of it my
SELF"
VERY well, then; draw up will in
accordance with it. Settle everything
upon Audrey, subject to deduction for a
few smaller legacies that l will write in.
Let me have the draft of it in a week at
the outside, Tony" he said eagerly.
promised to do this, and went home,
turning the matter over in my mind. 1
considered it from time to time during
the week, and finding no material objec-
ton to the scheme, | put Flexmore's
notion into legal form, with certain mod
ihcations, and then took a rough draft
for his inspection.
is your master at home?" l asked the
girl who opened the door.
Yes, sir; he's in the library with Mrs.
IeameS and Mr.. Yeames."
Mr.. Yeames? what Mr.. Yeames" l
asked the little maid, sharply.
Mr.. Lynn Yeames is his name, think,
SIT; young gentleman"
Mrs. leames' son. | know him."
said / and then | stood, rubbing my feet
on the mat and wondering what on earth
brought him upon the scene for. No
good, | felt sure.
MIR. Lynn 1eames was the son of Mrs.
leameS by her second marriage. This
was not much in his favor, but the rest
was much less to his advantage. l had
been twice employed by Flexmore on his
account; once to settle some college debts
which Mrs. Yeames declared she could not
meet, and second time to stay an action
LOT breach of promise, threatened by a
0WnSmans daughter with whom he had
got entangled. Fellows brought up by
Ioo'Sh women on bad principles are al
ways either getting out of scrapes or get
ing into them, and l asked myself which
purpose had procured his uncle the doubt
lll pleasure Of this visit.
shook myself together, and went into
Tue library with my wits on the alert.
lynn AeameS was at this time about
I0Or-and-twenty and his looks would have
ueceiYed anyone but lawyer. A sturdy
Young fellow of average height. but very
~'ck-Set His skin was very fair, his
eyes very blue, his lips very red; his hair
was combed down on one side of his fore
u'ad' and he had small carroty mus
"cne, Most people, l believe, would
nave been favorably impressed with him,
OAt l did not Ike him.
he had come down, it seemed, to spend
se" days, and he had only been here a
Jay and was awfully bored already-not
decent billiard board in the place, and
Io' light TO be seen after ten-thirty
ts wanted to know if there was any
-S"'AS or shooting or any mortal thing a
--,a night do to earn a nights repose.
laereS the piano, Lynn, DEAR" sug-
ss>'ed Mrs. Geames, anxious to show off
*, son accomplishments.
,r nave You heard anything lately from
.t'>S Nlte:' l asked. This was the name
. ,le injured young lady at Oxford.
Il you please, do not mention the
r,s -S o, that horrid, designing, worthless
'',sOh' said Mrs Yeames.
sue worth four hundred pounds
fbo ,s '"ah she was, madam" said 1 for