The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-26
Il can't understand you--a man !,

Il can't understand you--a man -
clear in Judgment on most things
Get that nonsense out OF your head.
doctor. tell you that / am no more
j preJuG.ced againss him than / am in
favor of you. He is a selfish, heartless
scorndrcl.''
"You viii never make me believe that
of Lynn Ycames.'
Ies shall make you believe it ot HIM
self. Abstain from letting him know how
Flexmores money is to be disposed of,
and watch him between now and the read
ing of the WILL He already talks of send
| ing the child away TO a boarding school,
aad. as | tell you, reproved Miss Dal-
rymple before me for being too sympa-
! thctic and kind to her.
'But why should he believe himself to
be his unce's heir?''
Because he fell into a. trap, and was
led to believe so by me. And I'll tell you
something else, doctor. He believed that
this new will was to revoke an existing
viii in his, favor; and I am convinced
that he stretched the cord that threw tho
gig over and delayed me. that this will
might not be signed; and nicely he has
defeated his own ends by il. I'd forgive
him for that if my nose had been broken"
II think | can upset that theory, at
least said Awdrey. What time was it
when you were thrown from the glg?"
about two o'clock, as nearly as / can
reckon" said l.
Good. He left Flexmore's house to
fetch me at one O'Clock; he was at my
house at half-past, and he waited there
For roa Tpfil m inl.tas oC,+ t,vn
He had proved an alibi for Lynn, and
l had TO admit | must be in the wrong
on this point.
And so you are, l am sure, on other
points respecting him." said the doctor.
I'VE shall see that. Keep your mind
unprejuhccd. and watch that youns man
during the next four or five days." said
/, as opened the door to let him out.
Unfortunately, this chance OF clearing
his mind was denied to us. The next
morning. when / called at Flexmore
House, | heard that he had not been seen
since he left. shortly after my departure,
to fetch DIR. Awdrey and in the course
of the day | LEARNED that he had gone to
London. This did not surprise me. Hes
gone TO see a London solicitor about this
affair" ] thought; "and may be bled
pretty freely by my learned friends.'
2etimes on Thursday | called again
at the house, for had made up my mind
to visit the inmates there every day,
knowing how long and dreary the days
must be for them in the darkened house,
and that the child, at least looked upon
me as a protecting friend. Miss Dalrym-
pie was bending over her work with
on1 lnnLr hQr
face Little Laure started up with a
terrified expression in her eyes, as though
she expected to see Lynn Yeames with
rope in his hand to haul her off to board
ing school, as / opened the sitting room
door. Both Of their poor faces Lit up
with pleasure wheS | said:
Its only 1.-The old lawyer-come to
bother you for some papers,
I.aure ran up, threw her arms around
rny neck. and kissed ME; and, still hug
ging ME, she whispered:
"YOu don't forget what you promisedr
NO" whispered back. NO one shall
take you away from Nurse Gertrude"
"Yaa are nice cid dear.' she said,
giving me another kiss: and then she ran
away laughing, TO whisper to Miss Da!-
ry1nple all about her secret-at once a
and child. a....
gossiped for the best part OF an hour,
raking up all the news of the village, for
there's nothing like tritiing chat for peo-
pie in trouble; and then, when Laure
went out of the room, said:
"Well, my dear, have you had many
visitors since | saw you lastt'
"a few acqusintances and DIR. Awdrey
that is all.
Have you seen him or heard anything
ibout Mr.. Yeames?' | asked.
No: he has not come back from Lon
lon. am anxious about him. fear
ne is ILL.,
1t seemed to me that il he were i'll. the
first thing he would do, being selfish
brute. would be to- write and tell his
sweetheart Of his suffering. The moment
, man of this kind feels not up to the
bullying point, he whines for sympathy.
considered it much more probable that
Lynn had gone to London to spend some
II his fortune in advance, and escape from
he lugubrious condition of things at home
whilst his uncle lay dead at Flexmore
House. of course. kept this belief to
myself and. promising to drop in again
lur:nz the day, left the house, and went
ijroctly to Mrs. Yeames' villa. .
ITO be coutinued)