The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-04-23
BY MISADVENTURE
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set the equanimity of these boisterou
young gentlemen.
why, seeing You here !"
81 want to find some shooting. That
all came for"
II can let you have 1t, If you are pre-
pared to pay. l have client who will
let you the shooting over two thousand
acres. Come to my office and | will ar.
range II at once"
| wanted to get him away from there
for already | scented the purpose with
which he had been brought; and l was
anxious to let him the shooting which was
twenty miles of.
"Oh! you cannot go yet, dear, inter-
posed Mrs. Yeames you have not seen
Laure. How is that little darling,
George, dear?"
Every well, thank you. She has gone
for walk with Miss Dalrymple."
Miss Dalrymple? Who is she? a gov
ernessY asked Lynn.
Something more than that-quite a
friend of the famiy-a most estlmable
young lady. She was a professional nurse,
but-what do you think Pit turns out
she is the niece of the Earl Of Dunover !"
This change in Mrs. Yeames' regard
towards Gertrude was not surprising, con-
sidering what a sycophant the widow
was but nothing could make me believe
that In the past twentyfour hours she
had said not word about her to Lynn.
Il should like to see the young lady
if she is young" said Lynn.
'Oh, she is, | assure you, and excessive
ly charming and pretty said Mrs.
Yeames; quite superiah You really
must see her"
Wen go to the Office and settle about
that shooting said /, rising
We left Mrs. Yeames at her cottage
and went on to my place of business
Flexmore until we had settled about the
shooting, when Lynn said, as he took up
his stick and deerstaker:
Poor old nuncky looks precious shaky.
should you? He's sixty-two, you know"
His life's worth ten years purchase"
said | emphatically.
rs it, thought" Then after pause
u suppose he's pretty warm"
Il would give fifty thousand for his
estate at this, moment"
who's this Miss Thingumbob the ma
Ter was talking about?"
Miss Dalrymple. She Is a particular
y sensible young lady" l replied.
Wouldn't mind marrying the old man
f she had the chance, eh?"
II hope not, sincerely"
"Oh, you approve of his marrying Miss
do your"
"Undoubtedly-for his own sake and
he sake of his child. It's the very thing
have been persuading him to do"
He was not sharp enough to see that |
ny object was to put him on a wrong
cent, and avert his suspicion from our
ctuai wish and purpose.
well, if 1t is really to nuncky's inter
st to marry the girl, | hope he may get |
err" said he, giving me his hand; and
'e looked straight into each others face
efore saying goodbye. l read in his
yes, 'But he sha'nt marry her if l can
clip it." What he read in mine | can
OF say.
Business took me to London, and kept
lie there hard at 1t for a fortnight. l
ad scarcely time to think of old Flex-
lore, but l went straight to him the mo-
lent l returned. l found a perceptible
ifference in his appearance; he looked
ouple of years older.
II am glad to see you, Tony" he said,
olding my hand in his and giving it
shake from time to time. II
N getting anxious about the WILL
INT last long, l know; and am very
nsettled in my mint about many things"
"You shall sign the draft and that will
Did good in case of accident while the
,py is being drawn up in form. Wen
title that after dinner-for l mean to
ne with you, George. There's game
'oking; l can smell it,"
Yes; we have had good deal of game
tely. Lynn brings something nearly ev-
y day."
"What, he came to stay week, and Is
It gone yetr | cried.
Flexmore shook his head II don't
ink he means to go away, either" he
i'd
"What does he come here for? Do you
low, George?" | asked.
ITO see Miss Dalrymple, believe. He
paying her marked attention"
81 knew it 7" | cried. II saw what he
Is after
do you think he means to marry her?
that what you saw" s
mo; but l saw he had made up his
nd to prevent you marrying herp