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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1908)
BY MISADVENTURE F R A N K B A R RE T T CHAPTEB VIII f fWIm,.,! I got to the palings by the park, and kept them In touch until at length I reached the carriage drive fate of Flex more's house. By this time, what with one accident and another, it must have been pretty nearly four o'clock. There were lights In the house. Before the door tood Lynn Yeames' mare, Flexmore's gardener holding her head. "Afternoon, air," said he In an under tone that spoke of calamity. There was foreboding silence, also, on the part of the maid-eervnt as she opened the sit ting room door. Miss Dalrymple was on her knees be fore a big chair drawn near the Are, In which little Laure sat, her face buried In her hands. They were not aware of my presence. I left them, closing the door behind me in silence. "Where is Mr. Yeames?" I asked of the maid who waited in the hall. "Upstairs in master's room, sir," she replied lugubriously. 'Yeames was standing by his uncle's bed aide; he thrust his hands quickly in his pockets as the door opened and I entered. No one else was there. I went in silence to the bed and looked down. Flexmore's eyes were closed, but his Jaw had drop- "You're a bit too late with that will," aid Yeameflj- In a lone and with an ex pression on his face that implied a good deal a tone of subdued Jocularity, a cun ning leer that bade me understand he knew why I hadn't come earlier. "Why, what have you been doing?" be asked with surprise. "Yeu're a sight to be seen.". "How long has he been gone?" I asked, Indifferent to my appearance. "Oh, not above a quarter of an hour. Gertrude's Just gene down. She did all that was possible to restore vitality. But It's all over this time. lie won't come back any more, as the song says." "Have you sent any one for Dr. Aw drey? He ought to be here." "Of course he ought, but I suppose he's got some interesting pauper to took after. I went for him myself. The old boy was shocking bad when I arrived here after leaving you. I went over to Aw drey at once, but he was out ; came back, and by that time nunky was pretty near j die finish.'' "Was he in a state of consciousness at that time or not?" "Well, he was conscious enough to ask for you, and wonder why you hadn't turned up." , It occurred to me that Lynn Yeames, seeing his uncle's precarious condition, bad himself stretched that cord for me Instead of going for Dr. Awdrey, in order to prevent my arriving in time to get Flexmore's signature to the will. "Do you know why I did not turn np, s you call It?" I asked sharply. "Not I; but you're not, sorry, I sup pose, that you did not get here in time." It was on the tip of my tongue to re tort, "Not so sorry as you may have rea son to be, Mr. Yeames ;" but I said noth ing, for I wished to see how far this young man's fatuity would carry him, and contented myself with thinking of the bitter punishment in store for him when be should find out how completely he had deceived himself. Certainly no self-deception could be more complete than his. Assured of my venality, led away by his own hopes and over-confidence in the suc cessful issue of his cunning, he apparent ly felt as sure of being possessed of his uncle's fortune as though the thousands were already in his hands. CHAPTER IX. There are some men who have so little self-respect that they do not keep up a decent pretence of virtue when the object is achieved for which it was first assumed, and Lynn Yeames was one of these. He already took upon himself the airs of mas ter in that house, and with a grand pat ronage bade me come down and have some refreshment. I complied, for after the shaking I had received I was in no mood to refuse. We went Into the sitting room. Laure was lying on the couch holding the hand of Miss Dalrymple, who sat on a stool by her side. "Oh, haven't you got all that over yet?" Lynn asked petulantly, glancing at them. "Sit down, Keene." He touched the bell. "It's absurd nonsense to en courage morbid feeling and mawkish sen timent about a thing that's been fore seen for weeks an inevitable thing A little refreshment for Mr. Keene." The latter addressed to the servant who came to the door. "I say It's nonsense 1" "Lynn!" said Miss Dalrymple, in a tone of nirngled surprise, regret and re monstrance. "I say It's nonsense," he repeated harshly, "and you ought to know It, Ger trude, with your experience j the child has been petted and pampered till she's un healthy. It's exactly what my mother has maintained all along. However, I hall alter all that -the girl will be pack ed off to a good, wholesome boarding school as soon as the funeral is over." Miss Dalrymple looked perfectly amas d by this extraordinary outburst; she could not Understand the meaning of It. I could well enough. Mr. Yeames had already thought better of his proposal to make the penniless Miss Dalrymple a partaker in his fortune, and did not care bow soon there should be a breach be tween tasm. It was &is rather than any sudden fit of dislike to Laure which had led him to 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 I helped myself. Lynn waited till the servant was gone, and then, going to the win dow, said : "I shall go over and fetch Awdrey. The certificate must be' seen about at once. Go and get my hat from the li 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 a particle of color in her face. She oould not speak before me. Lynn met her calm gase with bent brows, and turned again to the window, flicking his handkerchief from his side pocket in a manner which by Itself was Insolent and offensive. But in doing this he flicked a little pellet of paper out. It fell against my toe, and I quickly covered it with my foot. The next moment he thrust his hand sharply in the pocket from which he had flicked out this pellet, then shook his handkerchief and looked about the floor at his feet. "Wt rtnHfnl wtW, Mlrn Dalrym ple," said I, setting down my glass. . Lynn Yeames went hastily from the room, snatching his hat out of Laure's hand as he passed. I picked up the pellet of paper and slipped it Into my waistcoat pocket. v "Oh, Is this true, dear Is it truer cried little Laura under her breath, as she Joined Miss Dalrymple. "Will he send me away from you? Will he part us?" "No, my child," said I, going up to them. "Take this assurance from aa old man who loves you for your father's sake, and Nurse Gertrude for her own you shall not be parted. I left them. As I passed through the hall I caught sight of Lynn Yeames on the landing above with a lighted candle, looking about for the pellet of paper . I was carrying away in my 'pocket. CHAPTER X. I have In my office what I call my "bandy drawer"-r-a good large drawer that slides easily and fastens with a patent key, and divided Into a score of compartments. In this I put away any thing that I 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 I 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 It occasionally of inestimable value. Well, Into this drawer, Nest Y, I, put that pellet of paper after making a care ful examination of H, and indexed It thus: "Yeames. Pellet of paper Jerked out of his pocket, day of Flexmore's death, Dec. 18, 1888." I shall have more to tell about this later on a good deal more. In the evening of that day I 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. "It might have been -worse," said I, feeling my nose. "I came plump down on it Wonder I 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 bad to be killed, and both shafts of the gig were smashed. "Well, if your old horse had not been thrown down, you would have been thou sands out of pocket." "You know what I mean.; It Is an un fortunate accident that prevented your arriving in time for Flexmore to sign the new will as he wished." "There we differ. I do not regard the accident as unfortunate from that point of view." "Well, what Is to be done about Kt The old will is virtually revoked." "But actually it stands as good as ever H was, and so It shall stand." "Supposing I refuse to accept the guardianship of Flexmore's 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 uncle's death?" "No ; he had left the house five minutes before I arrived. I hear he called at my house, but I came by the other road. Since then I have been unable to find him anywhere." "That's a pity. I should have liked you to see him as I 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 I have always believed him to be." "Impossible !" he exclaimed, looking In credulously at me, whom alone of all men he doubted and looked upon as misguid ed by prejudice. "I tell you it's a fact. He was brutal to little Laure, and he Insulted Miss Dal rymple before my face. Why? Because, now that he believes himself master of his uncle's fortune,' he wishes to break oft his engagement with her. He has no more Intention of marrying her now than be had the first day he cams to Coney ford." , ' i ' "I can't understand you maa so clear In Judgment on most things "Get that nonsense out of your bead, doctor. I tell you that I am no more prejudiced against him than I am In favor of you. He Is a selfish, heartless scoundrel." "You will never make me believe that of Lynn Yeames." "lie shall make you believe It of him self. Abstain from letting him know how Flexmore's money is to be disposed of, 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 I tell you, reproved MJss Dal rymple before me for being too sympa thetic and kind to her." "But why should he believe himself to be his uncle's heir?" "Because he fell into a 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 I 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 if my nose had been broken." "I think I can upset that theory, at least," said Awdrey. "What time was it when you were thrown from the gig?" "About two o'clock, aa nearly as I can reckon," said I. "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 alibi for Lynn, and I had to admit I must be In thev wrong on this point. "And so you are, I am sure, on other points respecting him," said the doctor. "We shall see that. Keep your mind unprejudiced, and watch that young man during the next four or five days," said 1, as 1 opened the uuur U let LJia out. Unfortunately, this chance of clearing; his mind was denied to us. The next morning, when I called at Flexmors House, I beard that be had not been seen since he left, shortly after my departure, to fetch Dr. Awdrey; and In the course of the day I learned that he had gone to London. This did not surprise me. "He's gone to see a London solicitor about this affair," I thought; "and may be bled pretty freely by my learned friends P Betimes on Thursday I called again at the house, for I 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 aa a protecting friend. Miss Dalrym ple was .bending over her work wMwa worn and anxious look upon her sweet face. Little Laure 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 off to board ing school, as I opened the sitting room door. Both of their poor faces lit up with pleasure when I said: "It's only I the old lawyer come to bother , you for some, papers." Laure ran up, threw he arms around my neck, and' kissed me; and, still bug ging me, she whispered: "You don't fdrget what you promised?" "No," I whispered back. "No one shall take you away from Nurse Gertrude." "You are a nice old dear!" she said, giving me another kiss ; and then she ran away laughing, to whisper to Miss Dal rymple all about her secret at once a woman and a child. ' I gossiped for the beet part of an hour, raking up all the news of the village, for there's nothing like trifling chat for peo ple in trouble ; and then, when Laure went out of the room, I said: "Well, my dear, have you had many visitors since I saw you last?" "A few acquaintances and Dr. Awdrey that is all. "Have you seen him or heard anything about Mr. Yeames?" I asked. "No; he has not come back from Lon don. I am anxious about him. I fear he Is 111." It seemed to me that if he were 111, the first thing he would do, being a selfish brute, would be to writs and tell his sweetheart of his suffering. The moment a man of this kind feels not up to the bullying point, he whines for sympathy. I 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, I kept this belief to myself; and, promising to drop In again during the day, I left the house, and went directly to Mrs. Yeames' villa. (To be continued.) Cupid's Slide. "I would like to get a sofa for om parlor," said the pretty girl In the furniture emporium. "Er excuse me, miss," responded the clerk with a low bow, "but but have yon a beau?" " The pretty girt blushed redder than an autumn apple and nodded In the af firmative. "And Is he bashful, miss?" "Exceedingly. Why why, he sits at the extreme end of the sofa." "Ah, Indeed! Then here Is the verj sofa you wish." 'That? Why. It looks like the lettef T. "Yes, It Is called the 'Cupid Slide" sofa. No one can alt on It without slid Ing to the center." i - Mora Frenaled Finance. Mrs. Oldwed I suppose you keep a household expense account? Mrs. Newed Yes; and I use thf double-entry system. Mrs. Oldwed What advantage U there In that? Mrs. Newed Why, by putting down every Item twice It leaves ma mora pis money. Novelty in Rollins; Finn. The housewife and baker knows that it Is practically impossible to prevent dough sticking to the rolling pin when preparing the mix ture for baking. To prevent the dough sticking a little dry flour Is sprinkled over the dough before ap plying the rolling pin. This Is suc cessful only for a while. . As the pin becomes warm, dough can't stick, caused by friction, the more the dough Is liable to stick. If the rolling pin can be kept cool the dough will not adhere. A Washington man hits devised n scheme whereby the rolling pin can be kept cool and the dough thus prevented from sticking. He employs a hollow rolling pin, having an Interior chamber for the reception of a cooling medium. At each end are detachable handles, providing an opening in the chamber for the in troduction of the cooling medium, as ttiiown lu lue illuoliaUvU. The cooling medium would preferably be lee-water, which -could be readily retained at a low temperature for a long time. Broiled Sqaabs. Allow either a whole or hnlf squab for each person, acordlng to size. Split down the back, clean and feather each, turning the tip of the wing under the backbone, as In broiling chicken. Dip Into melted butter which has been sea soned with a drop of tabasco, a few drops of Worcestershire and salt Ar range in a buttered broiler and broil, flesh side downward first, for from twelve to fifteen minutes. Serve sur rounded with pen s,, of which a quart (shelled) will be needed. Melt two ta blespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan, with a lump of sugar, a scant teaspoon ful of salt and a dash of pepper, add the peas and a few spoonfuls of boiling water and cook until tender. They should be served quite dry. Cream Omelet. Beat the yolks of three eggs with three teaspoons of cornstarch, a level teaspoon of SHlt, and a snltspoon of pepper; stir slowly Into half a cup of milk or cream, and then add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs. Pour the mixture Into a pan In which there Is a tablespoon of hot melted butter and cover the pan. Set where the eggs will cook slowly for five or seven minutes, being sure that tbe range is not hot enough to burn the egg. Fold the ome let over, lay a buttered platter on the pan, and invert both. Pour on a cream sauce, well seasoned with celery salt and onion. Rice and Date Desaert. Put two cups of milk and two cups of boiling water In a double boiler, and when hot add one cup of rice and cook until tender. The liquid will be ab sorbed In the cooking. Add powdered sugar to the taste and lemon flavor ing, stirring It in lightly with a fork. Cook one cup of stoned dates with one cup of water and one-half cup of sugar until tender, and cool them. Turn the hot rice onto a dlnti, garnish with the dates and serve with whipped cream. The hot rice may be put Into lightly buttered border moid and kept hot by setting In a pnn of water. Turn onto a flat dish and fill with the dates. Pudding- Sauce. Warm In a saucepan a quarter pint of milk. Mix a dessertspoonful of cornstarch with a little milk and stir this Into the milk In. the saucepan. Continue stirring until It boils and is about as thick as cream, then add a dessertspoonful of sugar and a small piece of butter. Pour this around a pudding just before serving. Pineapple Paddinsr. Line bottom and sides of pudding dish with thin slices of sponge cake, place layer of pineapple strewn with sugar in bottom of dish, then cake, then pineapple, until dlHh Is full. Pour over one cup of water and cover with slices of sponge cake dipped In pine apple Juice. Cover and bake slowly two hours. This can be eaten with or without a sauce. Candled Cherries. Make a sirup of a pound of granu lated sugar and a gill of water and boil until a little dropped Into Iced water la brittle. Have ready firm, uustumoncd cherries. Take a saueoiMin of sirup from the fire, set It In an outer pan of boiling water and dip tbe cherries, one at a time and quickly, Into the sirup and lay on a waxed paper to dry. Stand la a warm xlace to dry, . Ingrown Too Natl. This seems too small a thing to men tion, but anyone who has suffered from it knows It con cause pain, lnconvenl ence and also loss of time and money out of all proportion to its size. An old-fashioned family doctor, who loves homely remedies, recommends charcoal. The cure Is magical and whenever th nail seems to be growing down again, cutting and a fresh application will stave off the danger. A sulphur match should be burned and the charred part powdered. Press the powder down around the nail. It seems to work Its way under the Ingrown part and raise t up. , Diphtheria Nothing Is more efficacious In cases o diphtheria than the use of sulphur. This remedy will destroy the fungous growth In the throat which closes It and causes death. Mix the sulphur with water or milk, slowly sip and the sulphur will cause the growth to shrink: in a very short time. In coses In which swallowing Is almost an Impossibility a little powder can be used by means of placing a small amount !n n ju!l nM gently blowing it Into the patient' throat When the growth begins ta come off a gargle of water In which a few drops of tincture of Iron have been added will assist In a speedy recovery, Ifearalsrlo Toothache. This aggravation will often yield to i few doses of quinine. It Is usually dut to a run down condition and exposure to cold or dampness, or an attack of Indigestion will often bring It on. Those subject to the complaint should live regularly on good, plain, nourishing food and take dally exercise In the open air. Cod liver oil Is an excellent tonio lu such cases. Tea and coffee should be avoided and a milk diet substituted. Good sleep is an essential and so Is ireeuora rrom worry, lr tne victim or this disease can endure It, a cold sponge bath will brace the nerves and It Is all the better If a handful of seasalt If added to the water. Take especial car against exposure to cold. The Wrong: Remedy. The author of "The Jungle," Upton Sinclair, wfiom II. G. Wells has dubbed the world's ''most hopeful Socialist," was discussing In New York the gov ernment's attacks upon law-breuklng railroads and trusts. "These attacks will do a little, but not much good," said Mr. Sinclair. "They are wrong attempts to set things right. They remind me of the Province town dentist. A woman came to thli dentist and said angrily: '"Look here, 'this $40 set of teeth that you have made for me is entirely too big.'' "The dentist pushed the woman back m the great chair of red plush, opened her lips, and looked within carefully. "'You are quite right, madam,' ha said, taking up a sharp and glittering Instrument. 'But the error Is easily remedied. I will enlarge your moutl a little.'" Waning- of Canadian Induatry. According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the manufacture of glass In Canada Is a waning Industry. In five years since 1900 there has been a very large falling off In number of em ployes and a corresponding falling off In amount of wages. At the same time the imports of glass are increasing most remarkably. In 1002 tbe Imports were valued at $1,932,539, and In 1000 they were valued at $2,073,031, an In crease of $740,402. The Joy of Getting On. The greatest satisfaction In this world Is the feeling of enlargement, of growth, of stretching upward and onward. There Is no joy which can perstltlon, being pushed further and one's horizon of Ignorance, and of bu surpass the conscleuaness of feeling farther away ; and the joy of progress ing, of making headway In the world, of not only getting on, but also of getting up In the world, Is very great "The greatest Joy of Joys shall be Tbe Joy of getting on." Success Magazine. Different In One Respect. Upgardson Doesn't Weerlus bore you nearly to death? He talks like a phonograph. Atom Not at all. When a phono graph runs down It stops. We never knew a man no mean that he did not admire a really good man. But tbe people reserve the right to decide who are the good men In the community. No man was eer rtrong enough, ta
