Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-07-31
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CHAPTER VII


could have entered her head without be-
the case with Lynn Yeames. He was
carried away by the good looks of Miss
DalrymDle, and perceiving that she was
the best woman of the throng, both In
appearance and family connection, he
magnanimously resolves to sink the con-
sideration of her being poor and resolved
TO secure her at any price, no matter how
rich he might be by the death of bis
uncle.
Somehow or other he proposed to her
that night-hstween the parts, perhaps,
when he led her into the adjoining room
for refreshments though more probably
the old woman, his mother, slammed
sleep in the brougham to give her son the
opportunity as they were taking Miss Dial
rymple home.
Two mornings after the concert DR..
Awdrey called on me, looking as yellow
as an cid title-dee
"You must go up to Flexmore House
at once" he said, without asking me bow
/ was, or any other preliminary civility.
''Flexmore is In q critical condition
there's not a moment to spare"
What does he want me for?" I asked.
HE wants to see you about that fool
of will you drew up for him. Get into
my trap. l tell you there is no time to
waste"
Aren't you coming with me?" l asked,
as he put the reins in my hand.
mo: l have another case to attend. l
can do nothing for Flexmore at present /;
Miss Dalrymple has my instructions, and
i can rely ON her carrying them out"
drove over to Flexmore House, sus-
pecting mischief. l found my old friend
in bed, but perfectly calm and collected.
Miss Dalrymple was in the room with
little Laure, who chung to her hand as
though she felt that soon there would be
but that to protect and befriend her.
Flexmore took my hand with smile
silent greeting that was more touching
than words
My DEAR" he said to Miss Dalrymple,
you must leave us for few minutes,
please; we have a little matter Of bust
ness to discsss, my old friend and l."
well, what 10 it, George?" | asked,
going to the bedside.
Tony, you must alter that will or
draw up another at once. You thought
right to tell DIR. Audrey of the provis-
ion had made. He refuses to be Laure's
guardian or trustee for her fortune"
He won't get out of it If you let the
will stand we shall see"
But the will must not stand he has
shown me that. For the child's sake,
for that dear girl Gertrude's sake, 1t must
altered. They must not be separated.
The money must be left in trust, and her
guardian and trustee must be my nephew,
Lynn Yeames"
Nonsense As soon as Lynn Yeames
fnds he has nothing he will cease to pes
Ger Miss Dalrymple; he'll never marry
her II he gets the money and then how
Is your little Laure to live with her? A
proof that he doesn't mean to marry her
is that he has been hanging about her for
months. but has carefully refralned from
binding himself to any engagement"
You are wrong, Keene. He proposed
to her night before last"
This took my breath away, and left
me no ground to stand on.
And she accepted him" l gasped, af-
ter an interval of silence.
"She did. Yeames told DIR. Audrey
yesterday morning. He came at once to
me, aud arrived at the very moment l
was seized with the attack-otherwis l
might not have survived it. He was
with me all night; and this morning,
finding me sufficiently recovered to listen
TO argument, he had this out with me. He
has the highest opinion of Lynn-so has
Miss Dalrymple, or she would certainly
not have accepted him. l myself see no
reason to disbelieve in him. In fact,
It's only you, Tony. who stick out 50
obstinately against him. and you, as
every one knows, are a man of strong pre-
judices-very strong prejudices."
Il man of strong prejudices2" gasp
ed. 81, a lawyer. whose business it is
to weigh both sides Of the question and
decide impartiaIly? 1, an old man of
the world"
II don't care what you may be- know
you are an obstinate. pig-headed old fell
low. But you must let me have my way
Il know l am right. No argument will
change mel must have my way
Good said L 'Ill draw up another
will. 1t shall be just as you WISH
As l left the house l spied Lynn
Yeames coming down the road but 1 had
no patience to speak to him, and jumping
in the doctors gig, I drove of as quickly
as l could. / kept the gig at the door 4;
and then, going into my Office. l fetched
out the draft Of the old will and sheet
of foolscap to write the new one upon.
Just at that moment my housekeepert came
IN 10 say that my lunch was served.
had an hours work before me- 1t would
cake another hour and half to carry It
over to Flexmore, get his signature, and
veturn.
Just as l was finishing, there was a