Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-27
CHAPTER K.

CHAPTER K.
have in my Office what I call my
handy drawer''-a good large drawer
that slides easily and fastens with q
patent key, and divided into a score Of
compartments. In this put away any
thing that / think may come In handy
at some future time, and an alphabetical
| index on a side Of paper tells me at a
glance in which nest to find what want.
I recommend a drawer of this kind to
any one Of a practical and methodical
turn of mind; he will have recourse to
it more frequently than he anticipates,
and find it occasionally of inestimabie
value.
Well, into this drawer, Nest 7, l put
that pellet of paper after making care
| full examination Of it, and indexed it
thus: "Yeames.-Pellet Of paper jerked
out of his pocke:, day Of Flexmore's
| death, Dec. 10, 1855" shall have
more to tell about this later on--a good
deal more
In the evening of that day l saw DR..
Audrey; he came to me with face as
| long as a fiddle.
That's an unfortunate accident that
happened to you this afternoon" he said.
1T might have been worse" said /,
feeling my nose. Il came plump down
on it. Wonder I didn't break it"
I'm not speaking of that" said he, put
ting down his hat and seating himself.
ooh. you're thinking of your prop
erty." The poor old nag had put his
shoulder out and had to be killed, and
both shafts of the gig were smashed.
"Well, if your old horse had not been
thrown down, you would have been thou
sands out of pocket"
"You know what l mean; it is an I'M
fortunate accident that prevented your
arriving in time for Flexmore to sign the
new will as he wished"
"There we differ l do not regard the
accident as unfortunate from that point
of view"
"Well, what is to be done about it? The
old will is virtually revoked"
but actually it stands as good as ever
It was, and so it shall stand"
"Supposing I refuse to accept the
qua -dianship of Flexmore's child?"
you can't refuse. Common sense will
not let you humanity will not let you !;
| Will not let NOu Lave JOu SCCi A-S nAA
Yeames since his uncle's death r
mo: he had left the house five minutes
before | arrived. | hear he called at
nv house, but 1 came by the other road.
Since then I have been unable to find him
anywhere"
"That's a pity l should have liked
Won TO see him as | saw him. He is 50
confident of being his uncle's heir that
ha has thrown off all restraint, every pre-
tense of decency, and shows himself the
bectoring bully, the heartless rascal l
have always believed him to be-"
"Impossble! ~ he exclaimed, looking in
credulously at me, whom alone of all men
he doubted and looked upon as misguid-
ed by prejudice.
"I tell YOU it's fact. He was brutal
RI little Laurie, and he insulted Miss Dali
rvmnle before my face. Why? Because,
NOW that he believes himself master of
bis uncle's fortune, he wishes to break off
his eneagement with her. He has no
more intention of marrying her now than
ba had the first day he came to Coney-
ford"
81 can't understand you-a man so
clear in judgment on most things
Get that nonsense oul VI yOuA A@<'u'
doctor. l tell you that l am no more
preiudiced against him than l am IN
favor of you He is selfish, heardess
scoundrel."
"You will never make me believe that
of Lynn Yeames."
"He shall make you believe it of him
self Abstain from letting him know how
F1axmore's money is to be disposed OF,
and watch him between now and the read
inc Of the will He already talks Of send
inc the child away to a boarding school,
and. as l tell you, :eproved Miss Dai-
rvmple before me for being too symps-
Ghetto and kind to her"
"Rut why should he believe himself 10
be his uncle's herr
.Recause he fell into trap, and was
,ad TO believe so by me- And III tell you
sooathing else, doctor. He believed that
9bis now will was to revoke an existing
iii in his favor; and | am convinced
+ho+ no stretched the cord that threw the
80 ovor and delayed me, that this viii
,;nb+ NOT be signed; and nicely ne mas
dafeo+ad his own ends by it. I'd forgive
~ 80. that if my nose had been broken
az think can upset that theory at
| ,oos+ ;, said Awdrey. What time was It