The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-05
BY MISADVENTURE ]
FIR A N K B A r RE TT

IF you please, do not mention the
name of that horrid, designing, worthless
person." said Mrs. Yeames.
"Shes worth four hundred pounds
more than she was, madam said l. "for
that's what / had to pay to make her
withdraw her action"
Mrs. Yeames ficked the dust of her
silk gown and looked decidedly uncom-
| Portable s.
mo new scrape, I hope, Mr.. Lynn?" I
continued.
"Not exactly. What in the world should
make you suppose there WASP" he asked
sheepishly, for it takes very little to up
set the equanimity of these boisterous
young gentlemen.
"Why, seeing you here" ~
IL want to find some shooting. That's
all l came for"
II can let you have it, il you are pre-
pared to pay. / have a client who will
let you the shooting over two thousand
acres. Come to my Office and 1 will ar
range it at once"
| / wanted to get him away from there
| for already / scented the purpose with
which he had been brought; and was
anxious to let him the shooting which was
| twenty miles off.
"Oh! you cannot go yet, DEAR inter-
posed Mrs. Yeames; you have not seen
Laure. How is that little darling,
| George, dear?" ra
"Yery well, thank you. She has gone
for walk with Miss Dalrymple."
miss Dalrymple? Who is she? gov
| erness?" asked Lynn. ~
Something more than that-quite a
friend of the family--a most estimable
young lady. She was professional nurse,
but-what do you think pit turns out
she is the niece of the Earl of Dunover 20
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 word about her to Lynn.
Il should like to see the young lady
if she is young" said Lynn.
"Oh, she is, | assure you, and excessive
ly charming and pretty" said Mrs.
Ieames; quite superiah. You really
must see her." .0
Well go to the Office and settle about
that shooting" said /, rising.
We left Mrs. Yeames at 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 emphatically.
us it, thought Then after a pause
II suppose he's pretty warm?' .
II would give fifty thousand for his
estate at this moment"
Who's this Miss Thingumbob the ma
ter was talking about?"
Miss Dalrymple. She Is a particular
ly sensible young lady," / replied.
Wouldn't mind marrying the old man
if she had the chance, eh?'
Il hope not, sincerely"
'Oh, you approve of his marrying Miss
Dalrymple, do you?"
"Undoubtedly--for his own sake and
the sake of his child. It's the very thing
have been persuading him to do"
He was not sharp enough to see that
my object was to put him on wrong
scent, and avert his suspicion from our
actual wish and purpose. .#
well, if it is really to nuncky's inter
est to marry the girl, hope he may get
her." said he, giving me his hand; and
We looked straight into each others face
before saying goodbye. I read in his
eyes, but he sha'n't marry her if can
help it." What he read in mine / can
not say.
Business took me to London, and kept
me there hard at 1t for fortnight. l
had scarcely time to think of old Flex-
more, but went straight to him the mo-
ment l returned. L found a perceptible
difference in his appearance; he looked
couple of years older.
II am glad to see you, Tony" he said,
holding my hand in his and giving it
trembling shake from time to time. Il
am getting anxious about the will. l
can't last long, know: and / am very
unsettled in my mind about many things"
"You shall sign the draft and that will
hold good in case Of accident while the
copy is being drawn up in form. Well
settle that after dinner-for l mean to
dine with you, George. There's game
cooking; l can smell it,"
Yes; we have had good deal OF game
lately. Lyan brings something nearly ev-
cry day"
"What, he came to stay week, and is
not gone yetT l cried.
Flexmore shook his head. II don't
think he means to go away, either" he
said.
"What does he come here for? Do you
know, George?" l asked.
ITO see Miss Dalrymple, believe. He
Is paying her marked attention"
II knew it ~ l cried. 81 saw what he
was AFTER
DO you think he means to marry br-?
Is that what you sawY"'
NO; but | saw he had made up his