Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-10
CHAPTER XIII


I should like to know what Won would
nave done, seeing an honest man BAN
boozled and cheated by a lying, subtle
rascal on the other side of 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 DIR. Awdrey
that Lynn Yeames was liar and cheat,
and proclaimed all you knew about him
| and his motives but if you are like me,
a willy old lawyer, you would have done
nothing of the kind. For DR.. Awdrey
believed that my prejudice against Lynn
Yeames amounted to mania; I had no
proof whatever to substantiate q charge
against him, and in the absence of proof
DR.. Audrey would be fully justified in
believing a trusted friend in preference
to a biased lawyer. How could I prove
that he knew nothing about the will be-
fore his mother telegraphed to him after
the reading of it? | 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 1 could produce to show that he
of hard swearing the judge must lean
towards the side which seems least capa-
BILE of dupIicity, and it would go hard
with the lawyer in such a case.
These conditions decided me to leave
the half-glazed door as it was, and to
seek some more than ordinary means of
discomfting an extraordinary rascal. I
felt sure of this-that DR.. Audrey would
insist upon Lynn going at once and tell
ing his story to his sweetheart; and it
seemed to me that the best thing I could
do was to go to Flexmore House before
hand and prevent Mr.. Lynn deceiving
Miss Dalrymple as he had deceived DR..
Awdrey.
Mrs Guttridge," said I to my house
keeper, who is a careful woman, and de-
livers messages correctly, 81 can't wait
any longer I don't wish to disturb DR..
Audrey 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 at
home from nine till twelve tomorrow
morning"
With that l trotted off to FIexmore
House as fast as my legs would carry
me; but there was plenty of time to think
on the way, and l had plenty to think
about How was / to warn Miss Dali
rymple? To tell her bluntly that her
lover was a scamp would not do. Her
love would only strengthen in defending
him against his accuser.
But did she still love him? Had she
ever really loved him? l was inclined to
answer no to both questions. l believed
that as vet she had really loved no one.
Yet I was not sufficiently sure to feel
that l could with safety speak openly on
the subject. And that is why l made up
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 | came UP the gravel path, and
the child darted off to open the door, and
both welcomed me with smiles on the
threshold.
found opportunity only to begin my
Glory when Mr.. Yeames himself appeared.
gathered up my hat, great coat, com
forter. and stick. and, tucking them under
one arm and little Laure under the other,
slinned into the adjoining room, where
we shut ourselves in. just as Mr.. Games
was admitted TO the uld"lAS AooAh ~ O
other door.
would have given anything to know
what was taking place there; but l could
NOT we'll put my ear to the keyhole IN the
presence of little Laure, so [ had to con-
toni myself with the hope that Nurse
Gertrude would see through the wlles OF
her crafty visitor. 1t was e1asperatlng
n hear the murmur of voices and not to
distinguish what was being said, however,
learned later on from certain source
what took place in this interview, ana +!
wilI set it down here as if l had seen and
hoard all-which, in my mind, | certain
~ did when the mere facts OF the case
we're made known to me.
Standing by the door as he closed 1t
Tynn made a grave inclination of his head
ornrsssive of respect, contrit1on-
thing You like; then he stepped forward
bss+ilv with his hand out, his head erect,
his chest thrown forward, in manly
honest way. She put her hand in his.
.sC,an YOU forgive me?" he asked, hold
mo her hand and speaking in that rapid
FL, undertone that is supposed to express
aernest anxiety. Gertrude" ne ADDED
With tender infection, putting forth ms