Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-08-22
CHAPTER XIII


should like to know what you vs. luld |
have done, seeing an honest man bam-
boozled and cheated by lying. subtle |
rascal on the other side Of half-glazed |
door with taffety blind. If you are an |
ordinary person, with an ordinary love Of |
truth and an ordinary hatred OF deceit, |
I'll be bound you would have flung open
that door and told simple DR.. Audrey
that Lynn Yeames was liar and a cheat,
and proclaimed all you knew about him
and his motives but II you are like me-
a willy old lawyer, you would have done
nothing Of the kind. For DIR. Audrey
believed that my prejudice against Lynn
Yeames amounted to a mania | had no
proof whatever to substantiate a charge
against him, and In the absence Of proof
DIR. Awdrey would be fully justified in
believing a trusted friend In preference
to biased lawyer. How could l prove
that he knew nothing about the will be-
fore his mother telegraphed to him after
the reading Of It'll I could only declare
that he did not know he could declare
that he did. He had ingenuity to invent
reasons as good for his knowing the fact
as those l could produce to show that he
was ignorant of the real truth. In case
OF nard swearing the judge must lean
| towards the side which seems least capa-
BILE OF dupllcity, and II would 60 hard
with the lawyer In such a case.
These conditions decided me to leave
tho half-gazed door as 1t was, and to
seek some more than ordinary means Of
discomfting an extraordinary rascal.
felt sure of this-that DIR. Audrey would
insist upon Lynn going at once and tell
ing his story to his sweetheart; and 1t
seemed to me that the best thing l could
do was to go to Flexmore House before
hand and prevent Mr.. Lynn deceiving
Miss Dalrymple as he had deceived DIR.
Awdrey.
Mrs. Guttridge," said l to my house
keeper, who Is a careful woman, and de-
livers messages correctly, II can't wait
any longer | don't wish to disturb Dr.
Audrey and his friend, who seem to be
having nice little chat. If they ask
for me, you will say that l had an ap-
pointment to keep, but that / shall be at
home from nine till twelve tomorrow
morning"
With that | trotted of to Flexmore
House as fast as my legs would carry
me but there was plenty of time to think
on the way, and l had plenty to think
about. How was | to warn Miss Dali
rymple2 To tell her bluntly that her
lover was a scamp would not do Her
love would only strengthen in defending
him against his accuser.
But did she still love him7 Had she
ever really loved himf l was inclined to
answer no to both questions. l believed
that as yet she had really loved no one
Yet l was not sufficiently sure to feel
. that could with safety speak openly on
! the subject. And that Is why l made w
fairy story-a pretty occupation for a
lawyer, you will say.
! They saw me, Nurse Gertrude and lit
tie Laurie, from the drawing room win,
dow as l came up the gravel path, and
the child darted off to open the door, and
/, both welcomed me with smiles on the
, threshold.
, l found opportunity only to begin my
I story when Mr.. Yeames himself appeared
\. | gathered up my hat, great coat, com
forter. and stick, and, tucking them under
Z one arm and little Laure under the other
: slipped into the adjoining room, where
; we shut ourselves In, just as Mr.. Yeames
\ was admitted to the drawing room by thu
a other door.
would have given anything to know
r what was taking place there; but coul'
not we'll put my ear to the keyhole In tn
v presence OF little Laurie, so I had to con
: tent myself with the hope that Nurs
Gertrude would see through the wiles o
K her crafty visitor. 1t was exasperatinI
to hear the murmur Of voices and not t
n distinguish what was being said, however
/ learned later on from certain sourc
a what took place IN this interview, and
will set II down here as il had seen an
,e heard all-which, in my mind, l certain
h ~ did when the mere facts of the cas-
lr were made known to me.
" Standing by the door as he closed
IN Lynn made grave inclination of his hea
~ expressive of respect, contrition-any
ot thing you like; then he stepped forwar
re hastily with his hand out, his head cree
IS his chest thrown forward, in a manly
re honest way. She put her hand in his.
err Can you forgive me-" he asked, hole
ut ing her hand and speaking in that rapi,
j. full undertone that Is supposed to expires
IA earnest anxiety. Gertrude p he adde
be with a tender infection, putting forth b