Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-08-29
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nothing Mr.. Lynn could pry into or take
away during my absence, and seeing all
safe, l left him. In my sitting room
found DIR. Awdrey waiting TO see me.
II saw Lynn's horse outside, and l
dropped in to know If he were here.
should Like to see him before he goes, if
YOU don't mind my waiting here"
"Go in and see HIM at once" said L.
81 have done with him"
He thanked me and went into the Office.
while l slipped Into my dining room,
which, as l have said, is divided from
the Office by half-glazed door, that In
tercepts sound slightly that what takes
place in one room is audible in the other.
If anyone thinks it is wrong to play at
housekeeping, let them remember that l
am only a lawyer. / have no compunc-
ton to listening in case of this kind.
They had got through their first greet
ing when / reached the door, but as
saw through the old green taffety cur
tains, they still held each other by the
hand.
"a mere sprain; that's all. Painful
enough at first just enough to keep me
from running about you know" Lynn
was saying in his bluff, open tone.
why on earth didn't you write a word
or two DO usY" asked AWdrey.
"Oh, / didn't want to make fuss
about a trife-especially at such time
and you know what women are when
there's anything the matter with fell
low" Lynn replied, throwing himself into
chair.
Your silence made us think that the
accident was not trihe." Audrey said,
half seating himself on the table and fac
ing his friend
II see now that ] was to blame. I'm
sorry for it. That's all l can say, my
dear fellow"
Il am sorry also. It must have trOu-
bled Miss Dalrymple; it would have Of
Tended her had she been an ordinary girl.
Old Keene here doesn't like you; war
rant he has put bad construction on
your silence and done his utmost TO set
her against you. Indeed II taxed my
ingenuity to find excuses for your neg
lect"
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lence for a few minutes during which
his quick brain had conceived a plausl-
BILE means OF escaped, and then he said {;
'Awdrey, old fellow, 4 must tell you
all. ] can't keep a secret-at any rate,
from you. i purDosely stayed away
was purposely silent"
Why Let us have the whole matter
out from beginning 10 end
Some months ago this old rascal here,
Keene-for what purpose i cannot inn
agine-let me 10 believe that J was heir
10 FlexnOre's fortune. Ia the belief that
j should before long be IN decent posi-
ton 70 maintain q wife ! sought 10 win
Gertrude Dalrymple Well, on the
day OF FlezmOres death ! discovered the
truth-that ! had nothing 70 expect from
him"
The barefacod eirontey of this lie
nearly tool my breath away.
- had been living rather exirayagant.
d." continued Lynn beyond my means
Az faci relying on being able 10 reooul
myself Sooner VI later. aud ulen suddenly
reaii1od thaf ] Vas fhroHp upon my
own resoaroes, in debf, aud Incapable oi
progld.pg the woman loved With fhf
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days before. W course, ] am 10 blame
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