The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-08-21
CHAPTER XIII.

have done, seeing an honest man bam-
boozled and cheated by a lying. subtle
rascal ON the other side Of a half-glazed
door with taffety blind. If you are an
| ordinary person, with an ordinary love of
truth and an ordinary hatred of deceit,
I'll be bound you would have flung open
that door and told simple DR.. Audrey
| that Lynn Yeames was liar and cheat
and proclaimed all you knew about him
and his motives; but if you are ike me-
a willy old lawyer. you would have done
nothing of the kind. For DR.. Audrey
believed that my prejudice against Lynn
Yeames amounted to a mania 1 had no
proof whatever to substantiate a charge
against him, and in the absence Of proof
DR.. Audrey would be fully justified in
believing a trusted friend in preference
to biased lawyer. How could l prove
that no knew nothing about the will be-
fore his mother telegraphed to him after
| the reading of It? I could only declare
that he did not know: he could declare
that he did. He had ingenuity to invent
reasons as good for his knowing the fact
as those I could produce to show that he
was ignorant of the real truth. In a case
| Of hard swearing the judge must lean
towards the side which seems least capa-
BILE Of duplicity, and 1t would 60 hard
with the lawyer In such a case.
These conditions decided me to leave
the half-glazed door as 1t was, and to
seek some more than ordinary means of
discomfiting an extraordinary rascal /
felt sure Of this-that DR.. Audrey would
insist upon Lynn going at once and tell
ing his story to his sweetheart; and il
seemed to me that the best thing 1 could
do was to 90 to Flexmore House before
hand and prevent Mr.. Lynn deceiving
Miss Dalrymple as he had deceived Dr.
Audrey.
Mrs. Guttridge," said 1 to my house.
keeper. who is a careful woman, and de.
livers messages correctly, ~ can't wait
any longer; l don't wish to disturb DR.
Awdrey and his friend, who seem to be
having a nice little chat. If they ask
for me, you will say that l had an ap-
pointment to keep, but that l shall be al
home from nine till twelve tomorrow
morning."
With that 1 trotted of to Flexmort
House as fast as my legs would carry
me; but there was plenty of time to thinl
on the way, and l had plenty to think
about. How was l to warn Miss Dial
rymple? To tell her bluntly that hel
lover was a scamp would not do. He,
love would only strengthen in defendins
him against his accuser.
But did she still love him? Had sh,
ever really loved him? I was inclined tt
answer no to both questions. l believed
that as yet she had really loved no one
Yet l was not sufficiently sure to fee
that I could with safety speak openly OF
the subject. And that is why made u,
a fairy story-a pretty occupation for ,
lawyer, you will say.
They saw me, Nurse Gertrude and lit
tie LAure, from the drawing room win
dow as I came up the gravel path, ant
the child darted off to open the door, anc
both welcomed me with smiles on tn
threshold.
/ found opportunity only to begin m,
story when Mr.. Yeames himself appeared
l gathered up my hat, great coat, com
, forter. and stick, and, tucking them unde
one arm and little Laure under the other
slipped into the adjoining room, wher
we shut ourselves in, just as Mr.. Yeame
was admitted to the drawing room by tn
. other door.
I would have given anything to know
what was taking place there but coul
not we'll put my ear to the keyhole in tn
, presence of little Laurie, SO l had to con
tent myself with the hope that Nurs
Gertrude would see through the wiles o
; her crafty visitor. 1t was exasperatin
to hear the murmur Of voices and not t
distinguish what was being said, however
| learned later on from a certain sourc
what took place in this interview, and
will set It down here as il had seen an
. heard all-which, in my mind, l certain
~ did when the mere facts of the cas-
? were made known to me.
? Standing by the door as he closed
, Lynn made a grave inclination of his hea
1 expressive of respect, contrition-anJ
t thing you like; then he stepped forwar
. hastily with his hand out, his head cree
8 his chest thrown forward, in mani,
9 honest way. She put her hand in his
r Can you forgive me?" he asked, hole
t ing her hand and speaking in that rapit
: full undertone that is supposed to expires
8 earnest anxiety. Gertrude :" he adde
Q with a tender infection, putting forth b