The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-08-07
BY MISADVENTURE
F. r A ~ K & A r r e T T


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of color in her face. She could not speak
before me.
Lynn met her calm gaze with bent
brows, and turned again to the window,
Ticking his handkerchief from his side
pocket in a manner which by itself was
insolent and offensive.
But in doing this he fiicked little |
pellet Of paper out. 1t fell against my
toe, and I quickly covered 1t with my
foot. The next moment he thrust his
hand sharply in the pocket from which
he had ficked out this pellet, then shook
| his handkerchief and looked about the
floor at his feet.
"What dreadful weather, Miss Dalrym-
ple," said I, setting down my glass.
Lynn Yeames went hastily from the
room, snatchng his hat out of Laure's
hand as hs passed. l picked up the pellet
of paper and slipped 1t into my waistcoat
pocket.
"Oh, is this true, dear-is it true"
cried little Laure under her breath, as
she Joined Miss Dalrymple. "Will he
send me away from you? Will he part
us?"
| mo, my Cullu, odlu ~ koAA6 Wy w
them. flake this assurance from an old
man who loves you for your fathers sake,
and Nurse Gertrude for her own-you
shall not be parted.
I left them. As passed through the
hall I caught sight Of Lynn Yeames on
the landing above with lighted candle,
looking about for the pellet Of paper l
was carrying away in my pocket
CHAPTER x.
} I have in my office what call my
handy drawer"-a good large drawer
that slides easily and fastens with
patent key, and divided into score OF
compartments. In this I put away any
thing that I think may come in handy
at some future time, and an alphabetical
index on a side Of paper tells me at
glance in which nest to find what want.
: recommend a drawer of this kind to
any one of a practical and methodical
3 turn of mind; he will have recourse to
;. it more frequently than he anticipates,
and find it occasionally of inestimable
value.
: Well, into this drawer. Nest Y, put
:, that pellet Of paper after making care
r full examination Of it, and fndexed II
thus: "Yeames.-Pellet Of paper jerked
t out of his pocket, day Of Flexmore's
death. Dec. 18, 1855" I shall have
k more to tell about this later on-a good
! deal more.
In the evening of that day l saw DR.
), Awdrev: he came to me with a face Al
l. long as a fiddle.
e "That's an unfortunate accident tina
r happened to you this afternoon" he said
It 1T might have been worse" said l
feeling nv nose. II came plump dow1
p, on it. Wonder I didn't break it."
"I'm not speaking of that" said he, put
p ting down his hat and seating himself.
)" "Oh, you're thinking Of your prop
e ertv" The Door old nag had put hi
a. shoulder out and had to be killed, an
h. both shafts of the gig were smashed
is "WeIl, If your old horse had not bee
I'd thrown down, you would have been thou
ne sands out Of pocket"
N "You know what I mean; 1t is an ur
ID fortunate accident that prevented you
e arriving in time for Fiexmore to sign tn
%. new will as he wished"
is '"There we differ. 1 do not regard tn
C. accident as unfortunate from that poir
It of view"
lis "Well, what is to be done about it? II
ds old will is virtually revoked"
"But actually it stands as good as eve
It was, and so it shall stand"
"Supposng I refuse to accept tt
tie guardianship of Flexmore's child?"
a "You can't refuse. Common sense wi
.ct not let you; humanity will not let yor
ed, I will not let you. Have you seen Lyr
He Yeames since his uncles death?
as mo; he had left the house five minut
at before l arrived. l hear he called
we nv house, but l came by the other roa
ter Since then have been unable to find hi
no anywhere"
THAT'S a pity. l should have Xix
Ire YOU to see him as saw him. He is
nd confident Of being his uncle's heir tn
DOL he has thrown off all restraint, every pl
tense of decency, and shows himself t
yer hectoring bully, the heartless rascal
at have always believed him to be-"
ned Impossible" he exclaimed, looking
en- credulously at me, whom alone of all m
en- he doubted and looked upon as misguI
pre- ed by prejudice.
. 81 tell you it's fact. He was bru
The TO little Laure, and he insulted Miss d
me rvmple before my face. Why? Becau
now tnaC ne DeileNeS uiuiceii uidSlcf
his unce's fortune, he wishes to break
re- his engagement with her. He has
more intention of marrying her now th
ted he had the first day he came to Con
Ter ford"
hos II can't understand you-a man
nm. clear in Judgment on most things"
-h.r Get that nonsense out of your he
doctor. I tell you that I am no m
acl. prejudiced against him than l am
,ino favor of you. He is selfish. heartl
scoundrel."
, "You will never make me believe {
she of Lynn Yeames."
~ "He shall make you believe 1t of h
had self. Abstain from letting him know l
! 70 Flexmore's money is to be disposed
a a and watch him between now and the re
care ing Of the will He already talks OF sc
h. ing the child away to a boarding sch
anv and, as 1 tell you, reproved Miss l
had rymple before me for being too syn
II thetic and kind to her."
her "But why should he believe himself
VIM. be his uncle's heir?"
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