Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-09-19
CHAPTER xIx.-(continued.)


Mrs. Bates has received a visit from
Mr.. Bax," said Miss Dalrymple, with
feminine suavity that / could not too
nuch admire "and she was equally can
Gid and outspoken with him. Were you
not?"
II were, miss do net wish to sell
myself, though untold gold were offered
] am an honest woman, and no one has
aver righteously accused me otherways.'
"Surely Mr.. Bax has not been attempt
tng to bride you, ma'am" | said, in
Zone Of indignation. mo one who knows
you would try to tamper with your in
tegrity by suggesting payment for infor-
nation. To offer recompense-a suita-
BILE recompense-for services rendered
would be a different thing, but before
tut, tut tut !"
/ knew the woman. She was one Of
those who are continually fancying them
selves suspected if they find lost half
penny or a stray stick Of sealing wax they
will think 1t is laid out to tempt them"
and | will add that women of this kind
are as a rule the most to be suspected.
81 told Mr.. Bax why | left Dr. Aw-
drey, as l have told others" said Mrs.
Bates; "and am not ashamed Of owning
TO 1t before the Queen herself And moth
ing shall make me leave Coneyford, where
] am not ashamed to show my face any
day In the week"
'Of course he would have been very
glad to get you out of the way, as il you
we're a criminalW
But l were not going. DIR. Awdrey
cannot deny that | GAGE him warming"
"And why did you give him warning?"
J asked, seeing that the point lay there
Because he unrighteously accused me
Of meddling with his bottles which l will
take my oath / never touched. The bot
Hes of harsenic layed there marked on
fhe floor. / will not say that Mr.. Bax
. not right in saying that the doctor let
I slip from his guilty hand himself, and
Sished to put it on to me in case Of In
Cuiries. l know that ne asst me over and
over again to stop after | gave warning,
end offered a rise in my celery, sayin' it
must be the cat as knocked the bottle
down. But 1 see the trap that was laid
for me, and would not stay, which is mer-
cy I'm sure or | might now be in the
condemned cell.'
She rambled on long while to the
same purpose, while made notes of GER
tain facts, and from time to time exas-
perated her to further rambling; but
when she had repeated all her facts half
q dozen times, and l saw there was NO
more to be got out Of her, rose and
said
That is enough for to-day, ma'am
but l have no doubt you will repeat all
you have said to-day If you are asked to
do So
She glorifed her own steadfastness and
sense Of rectitude, and SO went away.
Miss Dalrymple had sunk into a chair,
and met my gaze with look Of detection
She was evidently disappointed that
had not persuaded Mrs. Bates from her
adverse opinion.
81 am afraid my witness will do us
more harm than good This broken bot
tie adds to the weight of evidence against
DIR. Audrey"
MY dear GIRL" said l, taking her hane
between both of mine, that woman's evi
dence is worth a kings ransom to us
You have done us an incalculable benefit
In bringing her here"
CHAPTER Xxx.
l was not astonished the next morning
when my housekeeper brought in Mr.
Baxs card.
Introduce Mr.. Bax at once" said 1
In a voice that he might hear.
Mr.. Bax pulled his way into the ofIic,
like an unsound locomotive, and l CAV,
him my hand with a smile. He winkeC
Significantly, and stretched out his leg.
when he seated himself, feeling that ht
was master of the situation.
SWELL" he said, sis your client willin:
TO hand over the trust money, or-goinl
% fight IT'D"
81 should not advise him to go to law >
"No," he grunted, with nod. VERY
wise, too"
"A lawsuit would drain the estate; a
the same time we have the money, ant
possession is nine points of the law"
1.-The greater reason-knock the mattel
off at once. You propose compromise,
suppose, Ell? Good job for Awdrey-go
a generous man to deal with. Any on,
else but Lynn would have the lot Awdre,
wants a third. or something like that
eh?"
DIR. Audrey wants as much as he cai
get-reasonably. But, before | can sug
gest any compromise on his part, we mus
prove his innocence. You understand IN,
position l cannot run the risk of beinI
accused Of collision"
prove his innocence-how do you pro
pose to do that?"
81 suggest that we hold a meeting Il
this Office of all the parties concerned
and Invite the attendance of some we'll
known persona justice of the peace
say-to give the inquiry publicity, an
make a thorough examination Of the af
fair from beginning to end. shall tr
10 prove my clients innocence to the sat
isfaction of the magistrate. If l fail, s
much the worse for us il succeed
shall be very willing TO listen to an
terms you may propose"
"And reject EN-" grunted Bax; an
then looking extremely sly. he pursued
''I'm as deep as you, Keene. You don
catch me in a trap. If you get the mas
istrate and public opinion on your sid'
you'll be as saucy as you were the othe