Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-06-19
CHAPTER XXI.-(Continued.)

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No; he went out of the room, but not
out of the house, before Mr.. Keene left
Did anything occur to make him leave
the room?
'He seemed to have lost something. He
felt repeatedly in his pockets, and looked
about the floor"
Did he continue his search after leav.
ing the roomf"
Yes; he had candle, and looked all
up the stairs and in the hail.
DO you know what it was he lostF
"A piece of paper He said that there
Was an important memorandum on it, and
he offered the maid half a sovereign if she
found it."
l glanced at Mr. Yeames, so did Sir
Roland, whom touched with my toe un-
der the table. The young man was look
ing at the white paper before him, and
there was scarcely more color in his face.
He looked up in quick dread at the next
question.
WAS that paper found?"
No"
Mr. Yeames drew long breath Of re-
lief.
II shall now ask you, Mr.. Lynn
Yeames, to give me your attention. You
do not dispute the order of events as
stated by Miss Dalrymple?"
No"
when you left Flexmore House, at
half-past eleven you rode over to Mr..
Keene?"
Yes"
You had seen him leave the house, and
were acutely anxious to know what his
business there was?"
Lynn hesitated a moment, but at
nudge from Bax replied, Yes"
you had been given to understand that
the bulk of Mr.. Flexmore's property
would be left in trust to you?"
Yes" after another nudge.
''The presence of Mr.. Keene led you to
think that Mr.. Flexmore might have al
tered his disposition?
Nudge as before, and Yes"
"On arriving at Mr.. Keene's you were
shown into the Office, and waited there
some time alone? You saw sheet OF
foolscap lying on the tablet"
Yeames replied that he had seen moth
ing of the kind whatever.
You are sure of that?" asked Sir Ro.
land.
II will take my oath saw nothing Of
the kind"
when you left Flemore House the
second time, abonf half-past one, where
did you go?"
ITO fetch DR.. Awdrey."
"Dr. Awdrey ',as not at home, l be-
iieveY
He was no. | waited for him half
IN hour, or thereabouts.'
Where did you waltz"
I'm his private sitting ROOM"
You knew that the consulting room
adjoins tn. sitting roomT'
Yes"
i you go there for any purpose"
No
After waiting quietly In the sitting
room half an hour, you returned to Flex-
more HouseW
Yes; | was anxious about Mr.. Flex-
more condition"
with respect to the piece of paper
you mislaid have you any objection to
stating what it was?"
IL
containing memoranda respecting horses
| had backed for spring meeting"
Sir Roland asked if we had any ques-
tions to ask, and on receiving reply in
the negative, he proceeded to question
Mrs. Bates.
'You were in the service of DIR. Aw-
drey, believe, at the time Of Mr.. flex-
more's deathT
II were, sir"
'The previous night DR.. Awdrey was
absent from homer
"He were, ST. He came in about half
past ten or eleven the next morning, l
will not swear exact, and he asks for
breakfast
After that he went out?"
He did about twelve or half-past, |
will not swear"
you had tidied up his room in the
morning as usual?"
"I had about seven or half-past."
"Now in tidying up his room, had you
occasion to go into the consulting roomT'
81 never ventured there, sir; though /
may be disbelieved.'
when Mr.. Yeames called, you showed
him into the sitting roomE
"I did him being friend, as | was led
to believe, of DIR. Hawdrey's."
During the half-hour he was there did
you hear any particular soundf'
mo, sir, did not; being at my doc
ties hupstairs."
Nothing like the crash Of a falling
eottle?
"Nothink of the kind"
.sThe door communicating with the con-
sulting room was openr'
mo; it were closed, though the key
turned"
But the key was inT'
at were."
"There was nothing, in fact, to prevent
Mr Ynnmes strnlling in there from curl