The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-03
CHAPTER xII.-(continued.l

NU<0&N& AF. GFAu COULD pFy INTO u t@@s
away during my absence. and seeing al
safe. ! left him In my sitting room
found Or. Awdrev waiting 70 see me.
II saw Lynn's horse outside. and
dropped In TO know II be were here
ahonld like TO see him before be goes. 4
you don's mind my waiting here"
Go La and see him at ence, said 1,
Ell have dons with him.
lie thanked me and went into the Office,
whiIe / slipped Into my dining room,
which, as I have said. is divided from
the Office by a half-glazea door, that in
eercepes sound 80 slightly that what takes
place Ia one room Is audible in the other
IL anyone thinks 1t is wrong 10 play al
eavesdropping. let them remember that l
am only q lawyer. / have no compune-
ton to listening In q case OF this kind
They had got through their first greet
fnx when reached the door, but as,
saw through the old green taaety cur
eains they still held each other by the
hand
a mere sprain that's all. Painful
enough at FIRST: just enough TO keep me
frem summing about you know, Lynn
was saying in his bluff. open tone
" ~ OH C<zEL0 QAt43 N04 N4&-C - WbA<A
or twe 10 uss asked Awdrey.
~0h. / didn't want to make fuss
about a tribe especially at such a time
and ron know what women axe when
there's Anything the matter with fell
low" Lynn replied. throwing himself into
q chair.
ssYour silence made us think that the
accident was not a triae," Awdrey said.
half seating himself on the table and fac
Ing bis friend.
81 see nos thar I was to blame I'm
sorry for Il. That's all can say. my
dear fellow"
~ am sorry also 1t must have troa-
bled Miss Dalrymple: 1t would have Of
gended her bad she been an ordinary girl
Old Kesna here doesn't like you: / war
rant he has put q bad construction on
your silence and done bis utmost to set
her @xainss you- Indeed il taxed my
ingenuity 20 ind excuses for your neg
lecs-~
Lynn toyed with bis riding whip in ST.
3encs for few minutes touring which
his quscz brain had conceived a plausi-
bic means OF escaped. and then be said:
'sAwdrey, old fellow. | must tell you
all. I can't keep q secret-ae any rata
from yoa- purposely stayed away-
was purposesy client"
~whyf Let us have the whole matter
oue frogn beginning to end
s.Seme months ago this old rascal here,
Keens-sor what purpose cannot Inn
mgfns-let me 20 believe chat was heir
60 F7exnore's fortune In the belief that
/ should before long be in a decent posi-
ton 70 maintain a wife, I sought TO win
Gsrtrude-Miss Dalrymple. Well, on the
day Of Fiexmore's death l discovered the
truth-thaf / had nothing to expect from
him-~
The bnrefaced eiEronfery OF this lie
nearly FOX my breath away.
II lad been living rather extravaganza
III continued Lynn-''beyond my means.
IN fact-relying on being able to recoup
myself sooner or later, and then suddenly
/ realized that / was thrown upon my
ewn resources. In debt. and incapable OF
providing the woman I loved with the
home | had absolutely offered her few
days before. OF course. / am to blame
/ know that ought to have been pru-
dent. l ought not to have counted upon
Flexmore's generosity. ] ought not to have
offered my hand before ! was assured
beyond the possibility Of doubt that /
had enough 10 marry upon But you
know what / ana headsfrong, fmpuls- /
i've. thouShtless. reckless, thriftless. I'M
happy wretch % His voice faltered, be /
covered bis face with his hands. rose alb 4
ruptIy. stamping with fmDatiencs at his
own weakness. and turned la silence to
- L. IL h~m& ri. al
setting: Il took Audrey In completely. He +
rose. went to the window. and slipping
his hand through the others arm. said /
There's nothing objectionable in thak.
Lynn nothing that she viii not readily
forgive"
81 know II, Awdrey. and that's the
worst part about II. ! must break OF the
engagement, but / know not how with
such q generous girl as that. I know
what she win say when tell her am
beggar: she will say, No matter. I can
wait till you are RIGA Wait-good gra-
esous! I am In debt now; pennileas
begrmr must remain. / haven't the
ability to gain fifty pounds year, and
uever shall have. No; Il must be broken
on. | said that from the first Do you
know, I forced myself TO affront her, that
she might throw me over pretended
brutadly cruel feeling towards dear little
Laure, poor child that Gertruds might
think me unfeelIng. I went on TO Lon
don without word Of farewell, re-
Trained from writing ons kind word-aiI
with the sane purposs Dou't you see
nowT
yes: but all that must be made clear
20 her." said Awdrey, slowly.
Made clear to bert Is that the way
co break or this unfortunate engage
men<T
mo: but there r. no necessity 70 break
of the engagement
what do you meant Surely you
wouldn't have me ask her to wait till
grow rich-richi /, who never did
decent days work In my life"
mo: you will not ask her that She
did not inquire whether you were rich
or poor when she consented to be your
wife she win not refuse you now for any
reason Of that kind. You rust explain
your silencs. and ask her to marry you
ct once. Listen to me. Lynn---I am not
advising you without reason. Flexmore