The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-18

to swear he was employed by DR.. Avn
drey. That man must be found.
Jones was hardly out of the house be-
fore Miss Dalrymple came in.
"What are you going to do for Dr.
| Awdrey?" was the first question she
asked.
II am going to prove his innocence" !
| said.
"Tell me how" she said, in tone OF
entreaty, laying her hand on my arm
LET me help. Tell me what l may do
what difficulty there is to overcome, and
trust my intelligence"
There's one thing you can attempt
at any rate" / said; 1.-THE rascal employ
| ed by Yeames, Bax, signi6ed that they
had witness in reserve to prove GRIM
inal charge against Awdrey. That means
they have got hold of some one to swear
to his administering the powder. Now
that some one must be of this place II
you can find out who it is, and let me
know, I may persuade that witness to
stand on the side of truth. Now, l must
go off and see Audrey"
'Tell him that-that l sympathize with
him, Mr.. Keene," she said tenderly.
"You may be sure of that" said l,
pressing her hand.
| We parted at the door, she going one
way, 1 the other.
| "Awdrey," said l, when I met him,
"Miss Dalrymple sympathizes with you"
81 am certain she Does" he replied.
Eyes; and you may be certain of some
thing else. If we get this affair settled
rightly, you may be the happiest man in
the world, or it will be your own fault .
What" said he, eagerly, do you think
her feeling is deeper than sympathy?
II am sure of it, that's more" l ex'
claimed
Notwithstanding the doubt that hangs
over me-the feeling against me?'
There's no doubt in that generous
SOUL" 1 said; "and as for the feeling
against you, it's just the thing to endear
you to her. Here let's get to work. Now,
you have to tax your memory to the ut
most. Your happiness depends as much
upon a clear recollection as anything.
must have an account of every minute OF
the day Flexmore died."
| Then carefully we went over the events
of that day to the minutest particular,
| from the hour of his rising until he went
again to bed. 1t was long job, necessi-
| tating much discussion and verihcatlOn,
but we stuck at it till it was done, then
| we ate and drank and made as merry as
| we could. 1t was no effort to Awdrey ;
| l had never seen him in such high spirits.
1t was as if ten years of hard work and
| disappointment had been taken off his
| shoulders. Only now and then his face
| assumed it's old gravity, as the thought
| perhaps occurred to him that if he failed
| to prove his innocence he must slip back
again into the Slough Of Despond.
1t was past five when l got back to
| my office. To my utter establishment l
| found Miss Dalrymple waiting there for
| me, and with her a woman. Miss Dali
| rymple rose and met me with forced calm,
| but could see that her face was flushed
| with triumph, and her eyes were spark
| ling with excitement.
II have brought Mrs. Bates to see you,'
| said she; ''or rather Mrs. Bates asked to
see you. She desires to make a full
communication of all she knows"
l bowed to Mrs. Bates, who sat rigidly
| in her chair. She was middle-aged per-
son with face like a Ratchet, and body
| like the handle of it. A hard, cold, long
woman Of the scraggy kind, and just dull
enough to think herself sharp.
I'm glad to see you, Mrs. Bates" said
I turning up the lamp. why, surely,
have seen you before?"
II were in Dr. Hawdrey's hemploy,"
| she replied.
ITO be sure. Now I remember you. So
you have something to tell me, have you?''
II wish to conceal nothink, for have
| nothink to conceal she said.
Ito be continued.)