The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-30
CHAPTER III.
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After this l said to Flexmore:

10 you mink ll4t elr No1lu nav
mer be asked. with a composurs tia
showed thar the idea was not anconsid
cred. "She is worthy Of better MAJ
than l am. and i have no wish TO mar
~"
That isn't much Of a reason YoI
have to think Of what IS best for youl
daughter and Miss Dalrymple- Your lii
tie one oughr 10 have 4 mother-some one
from whom she win be inseparable when
you are gone, and there's not soul in
the world better fitted TO take the place
OF a mother than that g.rl-"
She must marry Awdrey: that IS the
husband for thar sweet girl"
DR.. Awdrey - I exclaimed in aston
ishment. for I had never thought OF him
as a marrying man
Yes He loves her-I know be does.
Who could see her and know her. and
not love herr And he Is an excellent
fellow wish be were a little lighter
and better looking: but couldn't wish
him to have better heart. or more
lovable disposition He's q 6ne man.
Tony
He won't marry her, for all that It's
as much as ever be can do to keep his
head above water now. and fool as he Is
In worldly Enatters-he wouldn't tie a
milestone round his neck"
Miss Dalrymple is not a milestone"
said poor old Flexmore. warmly.
know that She's good woman and
would work herself Ill 10 help her hus-
band. or worry herself III II she couldn't
That IS what Awdrey would not have his
wife do, and the only way to prevent Il
Is to keep single. And single he'll keep"
No. keene. no: he must marry Ger
rude- l have thought 1t all out Ny
little Laure must have q father as well
as a mother when I'm gone-and don't
think that is long hence. Tony shan't
see sirry-four."
/ tried to combat this notion. though
myself was far from thinking II improba-
BILE; and then to turn the conversation.
] said:
Well. to 20 back to what you have
been thinking out-Ehat's your idea5'
i wish to put Awdrey in a position %
marry Miss Dalrymple- 1 know he Is
poor, but am rich / would leave him |
every penny l have on the condition that
he adopts Laure as his daughter.-
i see your notion There viii then be /
second inducement for him to make 1
Miss Dalrympie his wife In the fact that i
the child is inseparable from her / think
the idea 3 an extremely good one, 80
good that l wish had thought OF IL ny
self"
VERY well. them draw up q viii IN
accordance with It. Settle everything
upon Awdrey. subject to deduction for q
few smaller legades thai will write in
Let me have the draft Of ii In week at
the outside. Tony" be said eagerly.
promised to do this, and went home,
turning the matter over in my mind
considered IL from time 70 time during
he week, and finding no material objec-
ion to the scheme. 1 put Flexmore's
,otion into legal form. with certain mod
hcations. and then took a rough draft
or bis Inspection
Is your master at homer asked the
,irl who opened the door,
Yes. sir: he's In the library with Mrs
Ieames and Mr.. Yeames~
Mr. Yeames7 what Mr.. Yeames?" c
sked the little maid. sharply
Mr. Lynn Yeamss Is bis n7me, I think, .
II; young gentleman"
Mrs. Yeames' son I know him.
nd I: and then I stood. rubbing my feet
q the mat and wondering what on earth
rought him upon the scene for. No
,od. felt sure
Mr. Lynn Yeames was the son Of Mrs. G
Games By her second marriage This :
as not much In his favor, but the rest o.
as much less to his advantage I had e
en- twice employed BY Flezmore on his
count: once to settle some college debts "a
hich Mira Yeames declared she could not er
eet. and second time to stay an action
r breach Of promise. threatened BIZ a n<
wnsman's daughter with whom be had
Z entangIed Fellows brought up By "a
dish women on bad principles are al sa
lys either getting out Of scrapes or get
q into them. and asked myself which kr
rpose had procured his uncle the doubt
! pleasure Of this visit. Is
shook myself together, and went into
e library with my wits on the alert. WI
nm Yeames was at this time about
1r-and-twentJ and his looks would have Is
ceived anyone but a lawyer. A sturdy
ing fellow Of average height, but very nd
ick-set- His skin was very fair. his
Is very blue. bis lips very red bis hair
Il combed down on one side Of bis fore
ad. and be had small carroty mus By
che. Most people, l believe, would Of
We been favorably impressed with him. pls
I / did not Ike him. bin
He had come down. It seemed, to spend an
few days, and be had only been here a me
y and was awfully bored already--not to
decent billiard board In the place. and ha'
t a light to be seen after ten-thirfv It's
wanted TO know II there was any
hing or shooting. or any mortal thing a fua
n might do TO earn a nights repose bis
There's the piano, Lynn, dear" sue- In'
tied Mrs Yeames. anxious to show on hin
sons Accomplishments
Have you heard anything lately from hin
SO KiteT / asked. This was the name be
the injured young lady at Oxford. rar
If you please, do not mention the er
ne OF that horrid. designing, worthless on
son." said Mrs. Yeames. wa
She's worth four hundred pounds
re than she was, madam" said / '.for nat
rs what I had to pay to make her In
hdrsw her action" are
frs- Yeames ficked the dust Of her "a
gown and locked decidedly uncom- pla
table. yer
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