Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-09-12
CHAPTER XVII.

Dyu eaIuts udQ Lne bstSAC1ly " icof'
Coneyford, and keep out Of sight know
ing that be could do nothing to re-estab'
lish his character until he had got into
the farm where be was 10 work such
wonders or finding the bad weather that /
succeeded the frost intolerable, or society
dull, or for some other reason that may
be clearer later on.
He had made himself very popular al
Coneyford with his charities, his reckless
riding, his agreeable manners. and his as
sumption Of bluff, outspoken honesty |
People were inclined to think even better
Of him in his absence than when he was
amongst them, remembering the pleasant
side OF his character and forgetting the
little slips which occasionally awakened
suspicion. He was spoken Of as fine
type Of muscular Christianity. Miss Dial
rymple was constantly with these people
and as il was generally understood that
a tacit engagement existed between her
and Yeames, they thought to please her by
talking about him. and sounding his
praises. Then that dear, stupid old doc
tor. whenever he got letter from Lynn
must needs show il to her and dilate on
the fine prospect extending before young
fellow with such manly feeling and high
aim.
1t was the end of the second week IL
March. and people were Specializing Oh
the day when Lynn Yeames would make
his appearance, when something occurred
which upset everything it was nothing
less than a moral cataclysm altering the
entire aspect Of affairs.
Coming home that particular afternoon.
] found a visitor In my Office who had
been waiting there three parts Of an hour
TO zee me. He was a little pudgy man,
with a short throat, a puffy face, and
eyes as like a pigs as ever i saw. He
breathed with difficulty, and gasped be-
fore each sentence, and in the middle also
II II was a long one. He had not much
hair: what there was Of IL had a dirty,
sandy tint; his whiskers were hardly
distinguishable, they were 50 thinly
planted, and like his complexion. He
was dressed in a tightly-buttOned frOck
coat that formed deep ridges In his waist,
and seemed 10 increase the difficulty Of
breathing. In one hand he held his hat,
In the other a pair Of gloves, and both
rested on his knees, which, by reason OF
their shortness and Dudginsss, were wide
ly separated.
"Afterneen, Mr.. Keene; afternoon,
sir" he gasped, turning his little blue
eyes In the corner before he could screw
himself up on his legs TO face me. Gone
to talk with you on matter OF bust
ness. My names Bax-SmithsOn Bax i
with this he sank down on his chair and
gasDed again.
mot the pleasure of knowing you, Mr.
Bax," said j, sitting down 10 front o.
him.
Thought you might have heard Of m'
from Lynn Yeames or Mrs leanes
am-friend Of the family"
"A professional friendT ] asked, fol
detected the look Of pettifogger u
him.
You may call me professional fr.en'
II you like-n0t a lawyer exactly
something about H." he gave me a glanc
that was not ~ be- mistaken, and conun
ued "Io begin With, you must under
Stand that acting on behalf Of che fam
ily-Lynu leames nothing al Az ~ ~
with better Keep out of lt'
"lle does MOI wish 20 lake tle respon
slbaity Of anything you DOR
'FIhats n. Zoo generous foo carelea
Of his own Interests altogether 700
b. easped and oiled up fle pleak tliN
NaYe of bits gloves
~ underatAnd hls character perie0
ly Nr. Hak |ei us come 10 ine point
"Nell ~ slalgNf M 40 Nesin ln lN
middle aaYe breath. pr AHafei ~
aoounlraI biggest AypQYIie And fA.'.
thff elor |mpo ed 0ledu'Qaa humanity
1880 good enough Io aAof Nee iol a.