Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-05-01
BY MSADVENTURE
+ X A ~ X B A r RETT


sudden fit Of dislike to Laure which had
led him 30 make this savage onslaught
Laure clung closer than ever to her
only friend, and looked in terror at Lynn
Miss Dalrymple held her hand firmly. The
servant brought in the tray and helped
myself. Lynn waited till the servant
was gone, and then, going to the win
dow, said:
Il shall go over and fetch Awdrey.
The certificate must be seen about at
once. Go and get my hat from the IL
brary, Laure. The child sprang up and
sped from the room to fetch the bully's
hat; Miss Dalrymple stood with heaving
and close-pressed lips, and not particle
OF color in her face. She could not speak
before me.
Lynn met her calm gaze with bent
brows, and turned again to the window,
fiicking his handkerchief from his side
pocket in a manner which by itself was
insolent and offensive.
But in doing this he ficked a little
pellet Of paper out. 1t fell against my
toe, and l quickly covered it with my
foot. The next moment he thrust his
hand sharply in the pocket from which
he had fllcked out this pellet, then shook
his handkerchief and looked about the
floor at his feet
What dreadful weather, Miss Dalrym-
ple," said 1, setting down my glass.
Lynn Yeames went hastily from the
room, snatching his hat out of LAure's
hand as he passed. picked up the pellet
Of paper and slipped 1t into my waistcoat
pocket.
"Oh, 10 this true, dear-is It truer
cried little LAure under her breath, ~
she joined Miss Dalrymple. "Will he
send me away from your Will he part
us"
"No, my child" said 1, going up 10
them. '.Take this assurance from an old
man who loves you for your fathers sake
and Nurse Gertrude for her own-you
shall not be parted.
left them. As l passed through the
hall l caught sight of Lynn Yeames on
the landing above with lighted candle,
looking about for the pellet Of paper
was carrying away in my pocket
CHAPTER x.
have in my Office what I call my
handy drawer"7a good large drawer
that slides easily and fastens with q
patent key, and divided into score Of
compartments. In this l put away any
thing that / think may come In handy
at some future time, and an alphabetical
index on a side Of paper tells me at a
glance in which nest to find what l want.
I recommend a drawer Of this kind to
any one Of a practical and methodical
turn of mind; he will have recourse to
it more frequently than he anticipates,
and find 1t occasionally Of inestimable
value.
Well, into this drawer, Nest Y, put
that pellet Of paper after making care
full examination Of it, and indexed 1t
thus: "Yeames-Pellet of paper jerked
out Of his pocket. day Of Flexmore's
death, Dec. 18, 1855" I shall have
more to tell about this later on-a good
deal more.
In the evening of that day saw DR..
Awdrey; he came to me with a face as
long as a fiddle.
THAT'S an unfortunate accident that
happened to you this afternoon" he said.
ut might have been worse" said l.,
feeling my nose. II came plump down
on it. Wonder l didn't break It,"
"I'm not speaking Of that" said he, put
ting down his hat and seating himself.
"Oh, you're thinking of your prop
erty." The poor old nag had put his
shoulder out and had to be killed, and
both shafts Of the gig were smashed.
"WeI, If your old horse had not been
thrown down, you would have been thou
sands out Of pocket"
"You know what mean; 1t is an un-
fortunate accident that prevented your
arriving in time for Flexmore to sign the
new will as he wished"
There we differ. do not regard the
accident as unfortunate from that point
Of view"
"Well, what Is to be done about it, The
old will Is virtually revoked"
"But actually it stands as good as ever
It was, and 80 1t shall stand"
| "Supposing l refuse to accept the
guardianship Of Flexmores child?"
"You can't refuse. Common sense will
not let you; humanity will not let you
| I will not let you. Have you seen Lynn
Yeames since his uncles death?"
mo; he had left the house five minutes
before l arrived. l hear he called at
nv house, but came by the other road.
Since then I have been unable to find him
anywhere"
"Thats a pity. should have liked
YOU to see him as saw him. He is so
confident Of being his uncle's heir that
he has thrown off all restraint, every pre-
tense of decency, and shows himself the
hectoring bully, the heartless rascal l
baye always believed him to be-"