Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-13
BY MISADVENTURE
= z A ~ K 3 A z RE T
CHAPTER V.

tl' E T. rave me pleasure, for L saw
ToT' e.. " rouId bring everything right in
to"
u.rT,fpa LYNN Yeames is doubtful as to
1.,osftion of his uncle's property"
D. l 10 myself, "he will refrain from
S1'l .,;+rfnr himself to an actual promise
c. ..,,rr;aor His affair with Miss Kite
o. o., '', a,,r.. him prudent in that respect;
w. Wv he'll know very well that he won't
ca+ on second time' Il can nelp IT, anu
III he no uncle to pay the costs. And
.bor he does know that his uncle has not
'..- hin. q silver, he'll drop Miss Dalrym-
,r.. thna Awdrey will be freed from the
..;rortr obligation he was lured INTO
.,rnr he will marry Nurse Gertrude,
D~I all will end like fairy story.
was talking to myself IN this strain
=. proceeded to engross the WILL when
,rro Should come into my office but the
.,rr norsou uppermost in my thoughts
rrrn Ygamcs.
~ have called to speak to you about
,ha shooting, Mr.. keene, SAID he, Otter
Ing me his hand. ShouId ike 10 rent
tba shooting for another month, If |
rln" he said.
"Thcre's no difficulty about that. Sir
RortIcmy We're is going to Scotland, and
I shall be only too glad to let the shoot
fN IN, for him especially as it may keep
vou here longer than we hoped TOR.
He seemed rather puzzled at my civil
ifv: he had not received much before. He
looked at me keeniy, could not make much
by that and then proceeded to look at MS
gprs tapping them carelessly with his
stick.
81 suppose a man could live here for
couple of hundred a year. he said.
In a quiet way, he could live on that
sum undoubtedly" said |.
That's all | want. | made fortunate
investment that brings me in about two
hundred Living with my mother, who
thinks of buying a cottage, | hope to set
tie down to peaceful life. l feel better
already with the prospect of it,
shook his hand in cordial felicltatlon,
though it cost me an effort to swallow the
bumbug. without making a wry face. But
i | saw suspicion in the corner of his blue
eye
This will be good news indeed Tor
your uncle, Mr.. Lynn" said l.
DO you think he takes any interest
in me-" he asked, trying to look indf-
feront.
Il assure you he does. He was speak
ing about you only yeSterday-saying how
much you had changed for the better in
the last fortnight. 1t is only natural he
should feel very deeply in this matter,
and watch this change in your character
with keen delight. He is in failing health
you know l twiddled my thumbs, and
looked at him significantly. You are
his kinsman-remotely." l paused. He
is particularly anxious about the future
Of bis little daughter" | coughed And
though he may have unbounded faith in
my integrity, he would naturally prefer
to place her welfare in the keeping of a
relative who could devote himself exclu
SiyeIy to her interest. Up to the present
time have had the management of your
nceS estate, but of course it would be
optional on his successor to employ me
as agent"
4 should not wish to take it out of
your hands, Mr. keene-that is" he said
quickly, seeing the mistake into which he
had been led by the excitement of the mo-
ment, If the property ever should become
nine
Thank you, Mr.. Geames. I'm sure
snail he most happy to serve you, as
have served your uncle, faithfully, and
upon the lowest possible terms"
i Shant question your terms. Faithful
services should be literally rewarded, in
my opinion"
thanked him effusively, and sighed as
l. nau load taken off my mind.
We'll, Sir said |, you cannot, of
coarse, wish me to divulge professional
confidence; but | may tell you this: Your
uncle has instructed mo 70 draw nm his
WILL and this is it." l laid my hand on
ue WILL And | may add for your fur
ther satisfaction that had your character
Oeeo other than he has found it in the
past fortnight, the terms of this will
patJed the sheet impressively and drop
tN my would have been very diff
ierent from what they are"
overcome with establishment and delight
"nu' as he believed, that he was an
-'''' mat Tor some minutes he could not
command his thoughts but simply an
S"ered yes or no to my remarks without