The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-08
BY MISADVENTURE
F. r A ~ K 3 A 2 r e T
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CHApTER WI.


timer"
mo; he went out of the room. but moi
out Of the house. before Mr. Keene left
did anything occur to make him leave
the rsom7"
HE seemed to have lost something. He
felt repeatedly in his pockets, and looked
about the heor"
Did he continue his search after leay-
Ing the room7"
Yes; be had a candle. and looked all
up the stairs and in the hall"
DO you know what 1t was he lostr
"A piece Of paper He said that there
was an important memorandum on it. and
he offered the maid half sovereign II she
found it."
glanced at Mr.. Yeames. so did Sir
Roland. whom touched with my toe un-
der the table The young man was look
ing at the white paper before him. and
there was scarcely more color in his face.
He looked up in quick dread at the next
question
mo"
Mr. Yeames drew long breath Of re-
lief.
Il shall now ask you. Mr.. Lynn
feames, to give me your attention You
do not dispute the order Of events as
stated BY Miss DalrympleY"
mo"
When you left Flexmore House. at
sslf-past eleven you rode over to Mr..
keeneY
Yes"
You had seen him leave the house, and
were acutely anxious to know what his
business there wasp
Lynn hesitated a moment, hut at a
nudge from Bax replied, Yes"
You had been given TO understand that
the bulk Of Mr.. Flexmore's property
would be left in trust to your
Yes" after another nudge.
The presence of Mr.. Keene led you to
think that Mr. Flexnore might have al
tered his dispositionT
Nudge as before, and Yes"
On arriving at Mr.. Keene's you were
shown into the Office. and Eaited there
some time alone. You saw a sheet of I
foolscap lying on the tableY
Yeames replied that he had seen moth o
Ing Of the kind whatever.
You are sure of thatT" asked Sir Ro- \
Ind 4.
Il win take my oath saw nothing of .
he kind"
when you left FIemore House the 7
second time, about half-past one, where
did you ge7"
ITO fetch Dr. Awdrey."
-Dr. Awdrey was not at home. 1 be
lever" %,
He was not l waited for him half
an hour, or thereabouts' IN
Where did you waltz
In his private sitting ROOM -.
You know that the consulting room Q,
adjoins the sitting roomT" ca
Yes \.
~ you 60 there for any purposeT
mo. IOt
After waiting quietly in the sitting on
room half an hour, you returned to Flsx- tot
more HouseY Re
"Yes; was anxious about Mr.. Elex- on
nore's condition" TIE
with respect to the piece Of paper
Iou mislaid; have you any objection to sal
tating what 1t VAST" do,
None; it was a leaf from my notebook, wit
obtaining memoranda respecting horses bee
had backed for a spring meeting tar
Sir Roland asked If we had any ques- .
ions to ask, and, on receiving a reply in pro
ne negative. he proceeded to question cd
lrs- Bates. "
You were in the service Of DR.. Aw- Dire
rsy. believe. at the time Of Mr.. FIex- The
ores death?" nan
Il were, sir" tIts
The previous night DR.. Awdrey was Of
sent from homer
HE were, sir. He came in about half on
Ist ten or eleven the next morning, l cam
ii not swear exact and be asks for lou
eakfast-' IL i
After that he went out7y Tan
He did; about twelve or half-past, 1 1ls
II not swear" IGN
you had tidied up his room In the ie'
,rning as usualT 10
Il had; about seven or half-past." WI
Now In tidying up his room, had you pune
rasion to go into the consulting room7' "oe
II never ventured there, cir; though l osn
y be disbelieved-" en-
when Mr.. Yeames called, you showed o 'is
n into the sitting roomTv -.
Il did; him being friend, as was led y
believe, Of DR.. Hawdrey's." .
During the half-hour be was there did ,a|o
u hear any particular sound?" IN q
No, sir, I did not; being at my doc a
5 hupstairs." Dc III
s,Sotbing IN. IN. - - II nj
tier
'Nothink Of the kind" III, .
The door communicating with the con- m, q
ting room was openT VI,
No; it were closed. though the key Il ia
ned" %
But the key was inT SAID
II were" II
there was nothing, In fact, to prevent keey
Yeames strolling in there from curl Of ~
ITO while away the time that he my 9,
waiting for DR.. AwdreyY the 8
Nothink; but I believe Mr.. Yeames he b.
e too much the gentleman to 20 a-pry- turn
and a-peering." all "a,
he had evidently gratuity In view, traced
Mrs Bates calIsf
When did you first hear Of a bottle of pal
e brokenT' Sir II
When DIR. Awdrey came In; about wv
O'Clock or half-past He asked me cried
had done IT, and said had not Gus.
should feel obliged II be would find ia
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