Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-09-26
BY MISADVENTURE
FIR A NIX B A RRE T

catch me in a trap. If you get the mag
;strate and public opinion on your side.
you'll be as saucy as you were the other
lay"
81 shan't be fool, Mr.. Bax. You can
withhold your decision as to the course
you shall take, until you have made terms
with me; it is always open to YOU after
this examination-which, as l have shown
you, is but a proper safeguard of my own
reputntion-to contest the will. and take
public proceedings. All l demand is
full examination, and some public recog-
milton Of DR.. Awdrey's innocence, before
| attempt any pecuniary accommodation
with you"
I'VE withhold our decision after the ex-
animation until terms are made with
you" unused Bax, with his finger on his
nose and his eye on the ceiling WELL
| dent see much objection to the meeting
in that case. But the poison in the mans
mouth-how are you going to explain
that?"
81 may be able to prove" said l, after
a show Of hesitation, that Flexmore fear
ed untimely burial, and left instructions
for means TO be taken after death to pre-
vent resuscitation. may be able to pro
duce his written wish to that effect"
That's a clever notion" exclaimed
Bax. gasping approval. Was II the
Doctors idea or yours
'Oh, let me impress upon You at once
said /, that the doctor pleads not guilty
to everything. and will take no measures
whatever to clear himself from suspicion"
well. I'll talk it over with the
Yeameses, and. II they don't object, no
reason why We shouldn't fall in with your
PLAN"
We shook hands and parted with mu-
tual hypocrisy. and ! got my hat in order
to seek the magistrate whom / had fixed
on in my thoughts for the service ! need
ed. / went of to the Manor House to
wee Sir Roland Firkin, J. +.
Sir Roland was one Of the best-known
and most popular men in the county; and
he deserved to be-, for he was a thorough
" kind-hearted and generous old fellow.
willing at all times tc render a service
and not too stupid TO despise advice. /
laid rhe case before him, and asked If he
would consent to preside at an informal
inquiry should the Yeames SIDE accept our
proposal OF going thoroughly into the
truth Of what may BIZ called the Flex-
more poisoning case. He gave his prom
ise to attend without hesitation. and APP
proved highly Of the course ] had taken
for making the inquiry public, promising
that reparation should be made to AW-
drey on the part Of his friends and him
self should it be found that the charge
against him was unjust.
The next day Bax called upon me %
say that Lynn aud his mother agreed u
attend the inquiry. and ! fixed IL for the
following afternoon AZ three o'clock for,
as luck would have u, had received just
half an hour before a Telegram from my
clerk, saying that he had found two men
who Acknowledged 70 stretching The rope
aud had agreed 70 tell the whole truth
concerning the AFFAIR The dispatch came
from London, and J rsckoned upon these
witnesses arriving by the morning train
which reaches Coneyford Al 10 80.
ln the evening vent ~ nay friends,
and J also called upon Mrs. Bates bind
iRg chem all 30 be- in my office az the
hour fEed then ] vent homo and spent
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thaf So Holland Firkin should b. iAe
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