Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-10

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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.
T'No new scrape, hope, Mr.. Lynn?" l
continued.
mot exactly. What in the world should
sheepishly, for 1t takes very little to up
set the equanimity Of these boisterous
young gentlemen.
| why, seeing you here !"
II want to find some shooting. That's
all l came for"
II can let you have it, If you are pre-
pared to pay. have client who will
let you the shooting over two thousand
acres. Come to my Office and l will ar
range it at once"
| l 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?
| very well, thank you. She has gone
for a 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?-i turns out
she is the niece Of the Earl of Dunover 7"
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.
Il should like to see the young lady
IL she is young" said Lynn.
"Oh, she is, assure you, and excessive
~ charming and pretty" said Mrs.
Yeames; quite superiah You really
must see her."
We'll go to the office and settle about
that shooting" said l, 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 l emphatically.
rs it, thought" Then after pause
Il suppose he's pretty warm?"
Il 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," l replied.
Wouldn't mind marrying the old man
If she had the chance, eh?'
~ hope not, sincerely"
"Oh, you approve of his marrying Miss
Dalrymple, do you?"
Indoubtedly-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 a wrong
scent, and avert his suspicion from our
actual wish and purpose
"We!l, 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. read in his
eyes, But he sha mt marry her if can
help it." What he read in mine l can
not say.
Business took me to London, and kept
me there hard at 1t for fortnight.
had scarcely time to think of old Flex-
more, but l went straight to him the mo-
ment l returned. found a perceptible
difference in his appearance he looked a
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. 81
am getting anxious about the will
can't last long, know and l 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; can smell it."
"Yes we have had good deal Of game
lately. Lynn brings something nearly ev-
cry day"
what, he came to stay week, and Is
not gone YETI" cried.
Flexmore shook his head. "I don't
4 4
said.
What does he come here for? Do you
know, Georger asked.
"To see Miss Dalrymple, believe. He
is paying her marked attention"
81 knew 1t! cried. II saw what he
was after
"Do you think he means to marry her?
Is that what you sawT
mo; but saw he had made up his
mind to prevent you marrying her!"