The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-02-22

"Not unless he's sure she has money.
II your money were settled on her. be
would. We will set his mind at rest on
that subject. You must sign your will.
and give me permission to make its pro-
visions known to DR.. Awdrey. ! wager
that we will soon put Master Lynn's nose
out of joint"
took care to be on the road about
the time Awdrey was starting on his
rounds, and when he came up in his gig
asked him to give me lift as far as
Langly. He had to shift half dozen
books from the seat beside him to make
place for me.
.What on earth are you carting your
library about forY' I asked.
They're only books Of reference. Gong
along straight roads and up hill | can
give the old pony the reins and do q bit
Of work"
you're burning the candle at both
ends it's bad enough to sit up half the
night over your books. Families don't
care for bachelor doctors. You ought to
marry!"
"Marryr' exclaimed Awdrey with
grim laugh; and then he looked ruefuily
into the distance.
"Yes, marry" repeated. There's
Miss Dalrymple; you ought to marry
her."
what, do you think she likes meT
he asked, with eager quickness.
II don't know who doesn't like you"
"Oh, in a general way" said he in a
tone of disappointment. well. suppos-
ing she had liked me well enough to risk
the chance of poverty, do you think it
would have been fair to take advantage
of her courage. knowing what an unlucky
beggar I ann" !.
"But you're not an unlucky beggar,"
said I. Read that" and put the draft
of old Flexmore's will into his hand.
open, that he might have no hesitation
in glancing at it.
He just ran his eye down the draft,
which could be read at glance. for l
pride myself on writing legibly and bold
", and then exclaimed, turning to me in
establishment:
"Great powers! Why should Flex-
more leave me all this money!"
That you may marry the girl you
love, and that his child may have good
woman as well as a good man to protect
and befriend her."
He dropped his hand, and folded up
the draft and slipped it back in my
pocket. When I glanced at him again he
was staring into the distance. and there
was moisture on the lower lash of his
eye.
TOO late, too late !" he faltered. II
r II -, LIZ
well, what difference would that have
made? The draft was made out fort
night ago."
He shook his head. Don't you know
that Lynn Yeames is in love with her?"
he asked. "He came to me and in .
frank and loyal manner told me that he
had heard that / was an old friend OF
Miss Dalrymple; he asked me If l were
more than her friend-if I intended to
make her my wife. l knew what that
meant, and answered that had no in
tention to marry her, and that she was
free SO far as I was concerned. In that
case,' said he, 4 shall make her my wife
And we shook hands on this understand
ing. With my hand in his, he asked If
he might consider me his friend, and
answered heartily, Yes!
"Confound Lynn Yeames! !" cried, I'M
able to control my evaporation.
"You must admit that he acted openly
and loyalty" said Awdrey. you are
deceived in him.
"Yes," 1 replied, ''for did not think
he was such clever rascal as he is. Aw-
drey," 1 added, after minutes thought,
''you must forget last week."
Forget that I renounced all hope Of
making Gertrude my wife! Forget an
understanding made with man to whom
1 gave my hand as friend! You don't
know me, Mr.. Keene."
''Oh, yes do" said I savagely. "Put
me down here. I might as well try to
soften the Lord Chief Justice with sigh
as convert you from your principles with
reasoning, you obstinate. stiff-backed old
pill-monger; Here, give me your hand"
added, as l got to the ground, and
tried to hurt him with my grip. There
I've done with you; go or" said L. But
as we parted, added. speaking to my.
self, But I've not done with Lynn
Yeames yet, drat him !"