Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-08-07

can't UNDERSTAND you INN -
clear In Judgment on most things
Get that nonsense out of your head
doctor. l tell you that l am no more
prejudiced against him than l am In
fsvor OF you. He is a selfish, heartess
scoundrel"
You will never make me believe that
Of Lynn Yesmes."
'He shall make you believe 1t Of him
self. Abstain from letting him know how
Fleumores money is TO be disposed Oh
and watch him between now and the read
ing Of the will. He already talks OF send
ing the child away to a boarding school,
and, as l tell you, reproyed Miss Dali
ry1nple before me for being too syrnpa-
thetic and kind to her"
But why should he believe himself to
be his uncles HERR"
Because he fell into trap, and was
led to believe so by me. And I'll tell you
something else, doctor. He believed that
this new will was to revoke an existing
will in his favor; and l am convinced
that he stretched the cord that threw the
gig over and delayed me, that this will
might not be signed; and nicely he has
defeated his own ends by it. I'd forgive
him for that il my nose had been broken"
II think I can upset that theory, at
least" said Awdrey. what time was It
when you were thrown from the sigr
about two o'clock, as nearly as l can
reckon" said l.
Good. He left Flexmore's house to
fetch me at one O'Clock; he was at my
house at half-past, and he waited there
for me until ten minutes past two"
He had proved an abb for Lynn, and
I had to admit l must be in the wrong
on this point.
"And so you are, l am sure, on other
points respecting him." said the doctor.
1--WE shall see that. Keep your mind
unprecedented, and watch that young man
during the next four or five days." said
1, as 1 opened the door to let him out
Unfortunately, this chance of clearing
his mind was denied to us. The next
morning, when l called at Flexmore
House. l heard that he had not been seen
since he left, shortly after my departure,
to fetch DIR. Audrey; and in the course
of the day l learned that he had gone to
London. This did not surprise me. "He's
gone to see a London solicitor about this
affair."" 1 thought; "and may be bled
pretty freely by my learned friendsW
Betimes on Thursday l called aguin
at the house, for l had made up my mind
to visit the inmates there every day,
knowing how long and dreary the days
must be for them in the darkened house,
and that the child, at least, looked upon
me as a protecting friend. Miss Dalrym-
pie was bending over her work with a
face. Little Laurie started up with a
terrified expression in her eyes, as though
she expected to see Lynn Yeames with a
rope in his hand to haul her of 10 board
ing school, as l opened the sitting room
door. Both of their poor faces lit up
with pleasure when 1 said:
IT'S only 1.-THE old lawyer-come to
bother you for some papers"
Laure ran up, threw her arms around
my neck, and kissed me; and, still hug
ging me, she whispered:
you don't forget what you promised?"
NO." l whispered back. mo one shall
take you away from Nurse Gertrude"
you are a nice old dear p she said,
giving me another kiss; and then she ran
away laughing, to whisper to Miss Dali
rymple all about her secret-at once a
woman and a child.
l gossiped for the best part Of an hour,
raking up all the news Of the village, for
there's nothing like trifing chat for pee
pie in trouble; and then, when Laure
went out of the room, l said:
well, my dear, have you had many |
visitors since l saw you last?"
"A few acquaintance and DIR. Awdrey |
that is all.
Have you seen him or heard anything |
about Mr. Yeames?" I asked.
mo- he has not come back from Lon
don. l am anxious about him. l fear
he is ILL.,"
1t seemed to me that if he were Ill, the
first thing he would do, being a selfish
brute, would be to write and tell his
sweetheart of his suffering. The moment
a man of this kind feels not up 10 the
bullying point, he whines for sympathy. 1
considered it much more probable that
Lynn had gone to London to spend some
of his fortune in advance, and escape from
the lugubrious condition of things at home
whilst his uncle lay dead at Flexmore
House. OF course, 1 kept this belief to
myself; and, promising to drop in again
during the day, 1 left the house, and went
directly to Mrs. Yeames' villa.
Ito be continued)