Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-25
CHAPTER XXI.-(Continued.)
Was Mr.. Yeames in the room all the


No; he went out of the room, but not
sut of the house, before Mr.. Keene left
did anything occur to make him leave
me room?"
HE seemed to have lost something. He
ielt repeatedly in his pockets, and looked
about the floor"
did he continue his search after leav-
ing the room?"
Eyes; he had candle, and looked all
mp the stairs and in the hall"
do you know what 1t was he lost?'
"a piece of paper He said that there
was an important memorandum on it, and
be offered the maid half sovereign if she
found it,"
/ glanced at Mr.. Yeames, so did Sir
Roland, whom touched with my toe UNI
der the table. The young man was look
ing at the white paper before him, and
there was scarcely more color in his face.
lie looked up in quick dread at the next
question.
WAS that paper found?"
mo"
Mr.. Yeames drew long breath of re-
lief.
II shall now ask you, Mr.. Lynn
Yeames, to give me your attention. You
DO not dispute the order of events as
stated by Miss Dalrymplei"
mo"
when you left Flexmore House, at
salf-past eleven you rode over to Mr.
Keene?"
YES"
You had seen him leave the house, and
were acutely anxious to know what his
BUSINESS there was?"
Lynn hesitated a moment, but at a
audge from Bax replied, Yes"
you had been given to understand that
the bulk of Mr.. Flexmore's property
would be left In trust to your
YES" after another nudge.
The presence of Mr.. Keene led you to
think that Mr.. Flexmore might have al
tered his disposition
Nudge as before, and Yes"
ION arriving at Mr.. Keene's you were
shown into the Office, and waited there
some time aloneI You saw sheet OF
foolscap lying on the tabley'
Yeames replied that he had seen moth
Ing of the kind whatever.
You are sure of that?' asked Sir Ro-
land.
II will take my oath l saw nothing of
the kind"
when you left Flemore House the
second time, about half-past one, where
Aid you go?"
ITO fetch nr. Awdrcy."
''Dr. Awdrey was not at home l be-
deveY"
HE was not. l waited for him half
IN hour, or thereabouts.'
Where did you waltz"
In his private sitting ROOM"
You know that the consulting room
sdjoins the sitting roomT"
Yes
you 60 there for any purposeT
mo.
After waiting quietly in the sitting
room half an hour, you returned to Flex-
more House?"
Yes; l was anxious about Mr.. Flex-
more's condition"
with respect to the piece of paper
you mislaid; have you any objection to
stating what it was?"
None it was leaf from my notebook,
containing memoranda respecting horses
| had backed for a spring meeting"
Sir Roland asked il we had any ques-
lions to ask, and, on receiving a reply in
the negative, he proceeded to question
Mrs. Bates.
you were in the service of DIR. Aw-
irey, l believe, at the time of Mr.. Flex-
pore's death?"
II were, sir"
The previous night DIR. Audrey was
absent from homer
HE were, sir He came in about half
past ten or eleven the next morning,
will not swear exact, and he asks for
breakfast
After that he went out?"
HE did; about twelve or half-past,
will not swear"
You had tidied up his room in the
morning as usualr
81 had about seven or half-past"
Now in tidying up his room, had you
occasion to go into the consulting room?''
II never ventured there, sir; though
nay be disbelieved."
when Mr.. Yeames called, you showed
aim into the sitting room?"
81 did him being friend, as l was led
to believe, of DR.. Hawdrey's."
During the half-hour he was there did
Fou hear any particular sound?"
mo, sir, 1 did not being at my doc
dies hupstairs."
Nothing like the crash of falling
Sottle?'
''Nothink Of the kind"
The door communicating with the con-
wlting room was openT'
mo; 1t were closed, though the key
turned"
ssRut the lev was In 2s