Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-31

to swear he was employed by DR.. Aw~
drey. That man mutt be found
Jones was hardly out of the house be-
tore Miss Dalrymple came in.
What are you going to do for Dt.
Awdrey?" was the first question she
asked.
L 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 l said; the rascal employ
ed by 1eames, Bax, signifed that the}
had witness in reserve to prove a Grim"
lnal charge against Audrey That mean5
they have got hold of some one to swear
to his administering the powder. Now
that some one must be Of this place. If
you can find out who it is, and let me
know, | may persuade that witness to
stand on the side of truth. Now, l must
go off and see Awdrey"
Tell him that-that l sympathize with
him, Mr.. Keene," she said tenderly.
You may be sure of that" said |,
pressing her hand.
We parted at the door, she going one
way, | the other.
"Awdrey," said l, when | met HRS,
Miss Dalrymple sympathizes with you"
Il am certain she does" he replied.
YES; 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"
Il am sure of it, that's more" | ex-
claimed
Notwithstanding the doubt that hangs
over me-the feeling against me-"
There's no doubt in that generous
SOUL" l said; land 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. l
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 verifcation,
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 Audrey;
[ 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 its 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 I got back to
my office. To my utter establishment l
found Miss Dalrymple waiting there for
me, and with her woman. Miss Dali
rymple rose and met me with forced calm,
but I could see that her face was flushed
with triumph, and her eyes were spark
ling with excitement.
Il 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"
bowed to Mrs. Bates who sat rigidly
in her chair. She was a middle aged per-
son with face like a hatchet. and a body
like the handle Of it. A hard, cold, long
woman of the scraggy kind, and just duli
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?'
Il were in DR.. Hawdrey's hemploy,"
she replied.
'"To be sure Now l remember you. SO
you have something to tell me, have YOU"
Il wish to conceal nothlnk, for l have
nothink to conceal she said.
(To be continued