The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-30

set the equanimity Of these bolsterou,
young gentlemen
why. seeing you here p
Il want 10 ind some shooting. That's
all l came for"
4 can let you have II. II you are pre-
pared to pay. I have a client who win
let you the shooting over two thousand
acres. Come TO my ofics and l will ar
range It at once
! wanted 70 get him away from there,
for already I scented the purpose with
which be had been brought: and was
anxious to let him the shooting which was
twenty miles Of.
''Oh, you cannot 20 YET. dear inter
posed Mrs Yeames; you have not seen
Laure. How IS that ntrie darling.
George. dear1~
VERY well. thank you She has gone
for walk with Miss Dalrymple."
Miss DalrympleG Who Is shes GOV
ernesss- asked Lynn
Something more than that-quite a
friend Of the family most estimable
young lady. She was professional nurse.
but-what do you think Ait turns out
she is the niece Of the Earl Of Dunover. ?"
This change in Mrs Yeames' regard
towards Gertrude was not surprising. con-
sidering what a sycophant the widow
was; but nothing could make me believe
that In the past twenty-four hours she
had said not a word about her to Lynn
should Ike 10 see the young lady
II she IS young said Lynn
~Oh. she is. assure you. and excessive
" charming and pretty said Mrs
Yeames: quite superiahl You really
must see her"
Wen go TO the Office and settle about
that shooting" said l. rising.
We left Mrs Yeames az her cottage.
and went on TO my place Of business.
Nothing was said about my old friend
Flexmore until we had settled about the
shooting. when Lynn said. as he took up
his stick and deerstalker:
Poor old nuncky looks precious shaky.
should you? He's sixty-two. you know"
His life's worth ten years purchase"
said l emphatically-
is 1t. thought Then after a pause
i suppose he's pretty warmr
would give fifty thousand for his
estate at this moment"
Who's this Miss Thingumbob the ma
ter was talking about7-
Miss Dalrymple- She Is a particular |
y sensible younx lady" replied
-Wouldn't mind marrying the old man
II she had the chance. eh p
I hope not. sincerely"
oh you approve Of his marrying Miss
Dalrymple. do your
Observation-Disclosures his own sake and
he sake Of his child It's the very thing
have been persuading him to do"
BE was not sharp enough to see that
ny object was 10 put him on a wrong
cent, and avert his suspicion from our
letual wish and purpose
We'll. If It is really to nuncky's inter
st to marry the girl. hope he may get
ler," said be. giving me his hand; and
re looked straight into each others face
efore saying goodbye read in his
yes. But he sha'n't marry her If can
elD IL" What he read in mine can
OF say
Business took me to London. and kept
le there hard at 1t for a fortnight 1
ad scarcely time to think Of old Flex-
lore, but / went straight to him the mo-
ient / returned / found a perceptible
Florence In his appearances be looked a ,
,uple Of years older. !
Il am glad 10 see you, Tony be said, q
1lding my hand in his and giving Il a r
embling shake from time to time. Il =
n getting anxious about the will 1
mt last long. / know; and I am very I
lsettled in my mind about many -things@ |
You shall sign the draft and that will a
Id good In case Of accident while the .
py is being drawn up IN form Wen ]
tile that after dinner-for / mean to
ns with you. George There's game
oking: I can smell il"
Yes: we have had good deal Of game
tely- Lynn brings something nearly ey-
, day"
What. be came to stay week, and is
{ gone yeti" cried.
Flexmore shook his head Il don't
nix be means TO 90 away, either" he
d.
what does he come here fort Do you
ow. George / asked.
TO see Miss DaIrymple, I believe. He "
paying her marked attention.
4 knew n cried Il saw what be
8 after
DO you think he means to marry herr
that what you saw7" ~
no; but I saw be had made M hi. !.
ID TO prevent you marrying herr