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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1908)
BY MISADVENTURE :BV FRANK BARRETT CIIAtTEIt ' XII. Continuei)T" I glanced around to see that there irai tothing Mr. Lynn couk pry into or take way durinx my absence, and seeing all aft, I left him. In my aitting room I found Dr. Awdrey waiting to see me. "I saw Lynn's horse outside, and I cropped in to know if he were here. I hould like to see bim before he goes, if you don t mind my waiting here." iio in and see him at once," I have done with him." He thanked me and went into the office, while I slipped Into my dining room, which, as I have said, is divided from the office by a half-glased door, that In tercepte sound so slightly that what takes place in one room la audible in the other. If anyone thinks it is wrong to play at eavesdropping, let them remember that I m only a lawyer. I have no compunc tion to listening In a case of this kind. They had got through their first greet ing when I reached the door, but as I aaw through the old green taffety cur tains, they still held each other by the band. A mere sprain; that's all. Painful enough at Prof; jnt enough to Vn me from running about, you know," Lynn was saying in his bluff, open tone. "Why on earth didn't you write a word r two to us?" asked Awdrey. "Oh, I didn't want to make a fuss bout a trifle especially at such a tim and you know what women are when there's anything the matter with fel low," Lynn replied, throwing himself into chair. "Your silence made us think that the accident was not a trifle," Awdrey said, half seating himself on the table and fac ing his friend. , I see now that I was to blame. I'm sorry for It. That's all I can say, my dear fellow." "I am sorry also. It must have trou bled Miss Dalrymple; it would have of fended her bad she been an ordinary girl. Old Keene here doesn't like you ; I war rant he has put a bad construction on your silence and done his utmost to set her against yon. Indeed It taxed my Ingenuity to find excuses for your neg lect." Lynn toyed with his riding whip In si lence for a few minutes (during which his quick brain had conceived a plausi ble means of escape), and then he said: "Awdrey, old fellow, I must tell you 11. I can't keep a secret at any rate, from you. I purposely stayed away I was purposely silent." "Why? Let us have the whole matter trt from beginning to end." "Some months ago this old rascal here, Keene for what purpose I cannot im agine let me to believe hhat I was heir to Flexmore's fortune. In the belief that I should before long be In a decent posi tion to maintain a wife, I sought to win Gertrude Miss Dalrymple. Well, on the day of Flexmore'a death I discovered the truth that I had nothing to expect from him." The barefaced effrontery of this lie nearly took my breath away. "I had been living rather extravagant ly, continued Lynn beyond my means, . In fact relying on being able to recoup myself sooner or later, and then suddenly I realized that I was thrown upon my own resources, In debt, and incapable of providing the woman I loved with the home I had absolutely offered her a few days before. Of course, I am to blame I know that. I ought to have been pru dent, I ought not to have counted upon Flexmore's generosity, I ought not to have offered my hand before I was assured beyond the possibility of ' doubt that I had enough to marry upon. But you know what I em a headstrong, Impuls ive, thoughtless, reckless, thriftless, un happy wretch !" His voice faltered, he covered his face with his bands, rose ab ruptly, stamping with Impatience at his own wenkness, and turned in silence to the window. It was not. a bad piece of acting; it took Awdrey In completely. He rose, went to the window, and, slipping bis hand through the other's arm, said : "There's nothing unpardonable In that, Lynnnothing that she will not readily torsive." "I know It, Awdrey, and that's the worst part about it. I must break off the engagement, but I know not how with such a generous girl as that. I know whnt she will say when I tell her I am a beggar: she will say, 'No matter, I can wait till you are rich. Wait good gra cious ! I am In debt now ; a penniless bcgcar I must remain. I haven't the ability to gain fifty pounds a year, and never shall have. No ; It must be broken off. I sn id that from the first. Do you know, I forced myself to affront her, that she might throw me over I pretended a brutally cruel feeling towards dear little Iaure, poor child I that Gertrude might think me unfeeling. I went oil to Lon don without a word of farewell, I re frained from writing one kind word all with the same purpose. Don't you see now?" "Yes ; but all that mnst be made clear to her," said Awdrey, slowly. "Made clear to her? Is that the way to break off this unfortunate engage ment?" "No ; but there Is no necessity to break off the engagement." "What do you mean? Surely you wouldn't have me ask her to wait till I grow rich rich I I, who never did a decent day's work in my life." so; yon will not an her that, flhe did not inquire whether you were rich or poor when she consented to be your wife ; she will not refuse you now for any reason of that kind. You must explain youT silence, and ask her to marry you at once. Listen to me, Lynn I am not advising you without reason. Flexmore wished you to be the guardian,, with Miss Dalrymple, of little Laure. and to take the interest of the money in trust for her until she came of age. By an accident that wish was prevented from being- lezal- ly carried out ; but, virtually, you are as much entitled to the money as though the accident had not happened. Miss Dal rymple has consented to take care of the child permanently relieving me of a cer tain part of my duty. Legally I shall remain her guardian, and shall In fart exercise niy function whenever a question arises respecting her welfare, but virtu ally she is Miss Dalrymple's ward, and her services must be paid for. I shall settle upon her all that la paid me as in terest arising from Flexmore's bequest. "But, my dear fellow, you are robbing yourself you are carrying generosity be yond all the hound of ressnn!" erf-lalm- ed Lynn. "No, I am doing nothing of the kind, I shall simply be carrying out Flexmore'i Intentions, and I shall remain as rich as I have been. Whether you marry Miss Dalrymple or not, I shall settle the money on her. But now you know you have no excuse for breaking off the enzacement Did you ever read of heroism to beat till man relinquishing fortune, and the fair chance of making the girl he loved am wife, from chivalrous consideration of that girl's happiness, and a conscien tious feeling of duty? rnoee sponsors made a pretty good forecast at his character and disposition when they gave him the name of John Howard ; for I doubt If the great philan thropist was ever more loving to the good. more generous to the erring, or kinder to the weak. CHAPTER XIII. I should like to know what von wnnlil nave done, seeing an honest man bam- Dootfed and cheated by a lying, subtle rascal on the other side of a half-glased door with taffety blind. If von tn ordinary person, with an ordinary love of truth and an ordinary hatred of deceit, i 11 oe oound you would have flung open that door and told simple Dr. Awdrey that Lynn Yeames was a llnr and oho.. and proclaimed all you knew about him and bis motives ; but If you are like me, ft wily old lawyer, yon would have done nothing of the kind. For Dr. Awdrey oeiiereo mai my prejudice against Lynn Yeames amounted to a - - I ueau uv proof whatever to substantiate a charge agamat wtn, and in the absence of proof Dr. Awdrey would be full tn.Hflori i believing a trusted friend In preference to a Biased lawyer. How could I prove that he knew nothing about the will be fore his mother teleerathed to him Ftf the reading of it? I could only declare that he did not know; he could declare that he did. He had ineenultv tn ln. reasons as good for his knowing the fact as tnose i could produce to show that he was Ignorant of the real truth Tn . of hard swearing the judge must lean towards the side which seems least capa ble of duplicity, and It would go hard wun ine lawyer in such a case. These conditions decided mm t the half-glazed door as It . n,i seek some more than ordlnnra discomfiting an extraordinary rascal. I leit sure or wis that Dr. Awdrey would insist upon Lynn roinir at nnra fti Ing his story to bis sweetheart; and it seemed to me that the best thing I could do was to go to Flexmore Hoiiua w.,. hend and prevent Mr. Lynn deceiving ansa uairympie as De had deceived Dr. Awdrey. "Mrs. Guttridee." said T t . . keeper, who is a careful woman, and de livers messages correctly, "I can't wait any longer: I don't wish tn (,.k tv. Awdrey and his friend, who seem to be navmg a nice little chat. If the k for me, you will sav that T ... polntment to keep, but that I shall be at home from nine till twelve to-morrow morning." With that I trotted off tn pi House as fast as mv le? TX7M1 1 1 ... me ; but there was plenty of time to think on the way, and I had plenty to think about. How was I to warn Miss Dal rymple? To tell her bluntly that her lover was a scanm would nnt Ar. it love would only strengthen in defending mm against nis accuser. Hut did she still love him? ii.j -i.- ever really loved him? I was inclined to answer no to both questions. I believed that as yet she had really loved no :. Yet I was not sufficiently mm i" that I could with safety speak openly on the subject. And that is why I made up a fairy story a pretty oecunstfnn f, . lawyer, you will say. They saw me, Nurse Gertrude and lit tle Laure, from the drawi II If rAAtn tiMn dow as I came tip the gravel path, and the child darted off to open the door, and both welcomed me with smiles on the threshold. I found onnortunitv onlv tn ho.in - - " a " 'v h " 11J J story when Mr. Yeames himself appeared. I gathered up my hat, great coat, com forter, and stick, and, tucking them under one arm and little Iaiii-a nnH h. mi... si i&ved Into the adjoining room, where we shut ourselves In, Just as Mr. Tsames was admitted to the drawing room by the other door. I would have given anything to know what was taking place there ; but I could not well put my ear to the keyhole in the presence of little Laure, so I had to con tent myself with the hope that Nurse Gertrude would see through the wiles of her crafty ' visitor. It was exasperating to bear the murmur of voices and not to distinguish what was being said, however, I learned later on from a certain source what took place, in this interview, and I will set k down here as if I had seen and heard ail which, in my mind, I certain ly did when the mere facts of the case were made known to me. Standing by the door as he closed K Lynn made a grave inclination of his bead expressive of respect, contrition any thing you like; then he stepped forward hastily with his hand out, his head erect, his chest thrown forward, in a manly, honest way. She put her hand in his. "Can you forgive me?" he asked, hold ing her band and speaking in that rapid, full undertone that la supposed to express earnest anxiety. "Gertrude !" he added wiuh a tender inflection, putting forth his left arm to take her by the waist. Nothing succeeds like audacity with certain women ; but Gertrude was not of that set, and, quietly shrinking to avoid his touch, she withdrew her band and seated herself with the slightest depreca tory movement of her head. I can see that graceful, dignified movement as I write a kind of "no-thank-you" move ment. With a deep sigh Lynn dropped his hands by his sides and sank into a chair. "I ought to have spoken out at the very first, I know that," he said. In the tone of a man candidly admitting an amiable weakness. "I ought to have given you an explanation ; but I was beside myself that morning." "As you have not offered any explana tlon since, I am to suppose that you have been beside yourself rather over a week," aid Miss Dalrymple, with sympathy in her voice. "Indeed I have," he said. "Then I think a little apparent eccen tricity of conduct must certainly be for given;" and so, aa if she had dismissed1 the subject, she aaked In a tone of ordi nary civility, "And when did you re turn r "Oh, I er came back this morning," replied Mr. Lynn uncomfortably. "Dr. Awdrey has asked frequently af ter you. I suppose yon have not had time to call upon him." "No that is, yes; I saw hhn coming along." - "How very fortunate! Mr. Keene has been inquiring about you. Of course, you' have not seen him?" Not knowing how much she knew, he had to admit the fact that he had seen me also. "Er yes, I have ; had to call upon bin on a pressing matter of business, you know." "Then, now I suppose you have satis fied nearly everybody's curiosity. Isn't it a great relief to you?" (To be continued.) TE.EE-DESTEOYTNQ BJVEB. Wester Stream that Ckem Vp the Growth Along; (he Banks. The Gila river enters the Colorado Just west of Yuma, and we crossed Its angry waters through a maze of eddies and whirlpools through which Immense quantities of driftwood were whirling In a mad race, says a writer In Har per's Magazine. Escaping the worst of the turmoil, we reached the town at racing speed and made trlumnbiint landing with half our Journey acom- plished. i At most places along shore the rlvek had reached the line of older growths and was leveling the larger trees by hundreds wherever a bend of the river directed the force of the current against the far shore. Trees ten Inches In dlnm- eter and twenty to thirty feet high were constantly toppling Into the Insatiable river. The fall of these larger trees was always graceful. The first Intimation of It was a distinct shiver that ran through the entire tree, but was most marked In the upper branches; a mo ment later the tree would bend grace fully forward as If bowing to Its enemy. An Instant's pause and It would sink slowly Into the rushing waters that had reached to the loosened and Inshore roots. Tree after tree of this larire irmwth would start down the river broadside to the current. Slowly at first It wnnid roll over nnd over, tangllnsr Its branch. Into a great skeleton wheel, rolling fast er and roster as the branches become more Impncted and presented fewer projecting points, to catch and hold a momeiit in the shallower reaches. Eventually the brandies would ho off In such progress, leavlmr onlv thn tougher roots to retard It Then the de nuded tree would give up the struggle, and whirling Into the line of least re slstance, would float head on down stream until caught by the snreadini? roots In some shallow. The Philosophers Also Increasing (r irrrm Tlin fnmlnln. . .. ""fcs" population seems to have Increased wonderfully uunu( luc i.iri itw WWHH, ti,.i.mi rv 1 . ,i . Mi uu ,vuu nieanj Tlrlfrtrn YVhv. ivlinn f . -r.r- --.1. nB UllirriPQ a month ago, my wife seemed to be the only woman In the world. Boston Transcript. w Between 5,000 and 0,000 alcohol n. fflnAS srA now In nnaratlnn In r, . -- - r- -..vm iu uvria&nj iuvcri UDIipin, A novel device recently patented by a West Virginia woman Is the unique dustpan shown In the illustration. It blowing off t h e pan after It hns been gathered. In NEW DUSTPAN. this Improved dustpan It Is Impossible for the dust ana dirt to drop on the floor. This dustpan, when closed, is In the form of a box, one of the sides of the box form ing the front edge of the dustpan when the latter Is opened. In the top of the box are slots, through which extends the rods of the handle. These rods are pivoted to the front edge of the box. After the dust nnd dirt have been brushed Into the dustpan the Iwx Is lifted by the handle. As the latter Is drawn up the front of the dustpan Is drawn up, throwing all the dust Into the box, the lid effectually scaling the front and preventing the accidental es cape of the contents In any way. nanana Pie. One and one-half cups hnnana pulp, 1 cups milk, one beaten egg, one-half cup light brown sugar, one level tea spoon cinnamon, one-hnlf level tea spoon ginger, one-half level teaspoon salt. Add the milk gradually to the banana pulp, then the beaten egg, and stir the mixture Into the sugar, spices and salt mixed. Line a deep pie plate as for custard pie, pour In the mixture, and bake In a modern oven until brown id over the top. ' - Soft Icing?. One cup sugar, one-half cup boiling water, one-fourth level teaspoonful cream of tartar, whites of two eggs and one teaspoonful vanilla. Boll to gether the sugar and water until It threads when dropped from tip of spoon. Then add the cream of tartar, and pour It gradually over the egg whites beaten stiff. Beat constantly, and vanilla and continue beating until stiff enough to spread. Norwegian Sandwich. Chop separately the whites and yolks or several hard-boiled eggs, nlso slices of cooked bacon. Dispose on siloes of hot buttered toast, placing thereon first a row of the finely chopped bacon, to the right of that a row of the bits of pgg jolk, then bacon, then whites of eggs, lastly bacon. Heat a few mo ments In the oven and serve. This rec ipe furnishes a good way to utilize left-overs. Glnfrer Snaps. Mix one cup of molnsses with one half cup of sugar, add a half-cup of melted butter and a tablespoourul of ginger. When thoroughly blended stir In quickly four cups of flour In which has been sifted a tenspcionfiil of soda. Knead the dough until smooth, then set on the Ice over night If pos sible. Roll as thin as pasteboard, cut Into rounds nnd Imke In a quick oveu. Fried Cauliflower. Clean a cauliflower and separate I, into its flowerets. Soak In cold salted water for one hour. Drain, cover with boiling salted water, and cook until tender. Drain uud cook. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs, thcu dip In egg beaten with a tablespoon of cold water, then In crumbs, and brown in deep hot fat Serve on a folded napkin garnished with parsley. Kitchen Scissors. Scissors are so useful In the kitchen that a pair should be had especially for that room. Halslns are nUvr cut than chopped; grapefruit and oranges nre more easily scooped from their skins If the pith Is clipped In i. few places; lettuce may be cut In ribbons and cel ery cut up for salad, therefore a scis sors Is almost Indispensable. Quick Dnrknbrut Cakes, One cup buckwheat flour, one level tublespoonful sugar, one-half level tea spoonful salt, two level tensioiifule baking powder, one and one-fourtli cups milk. Sift together the buckwheat, sugar, salt and baking powder. Pour In the liquid and heat vigorously until smooth. Cook at once on a well-groused griddle. IVeck of Mutton Stew, One and o half pounds neck of mut ton, a largo onion. Cut meat up In small pieces, fry a .few beans, cut a good-sized cabbage Into eight or ten pieces and prepare about as many po tatoes. Lay all on top of the meal and boll about three hours. Befora serving thicken the gravy with flour. To Sweeten O renin. Cream or milk that has turned, hut Is not soured, may be made sweet by stirring Into It one teaspoonful of car bonute of niagneslii to each quart ol FLAT DWELLERS' WATS. Watering; the Fire Escape Gardea Plpe-Smoklng Ktlqurte. "What I don't understand," snM I hj u iStrW lOIlk ?UI1 Aim Irlnfiitfiil.t.. n k- v- i. t, "lun' 18 tlie way me folks water the Plaurs they keep on the fire escape, I "Kov'. you see, we've got a few plants was designed with "ul ul imlr nre escnpe, ana wnen I one object In vlewiwater them I take care always not to to overcome the fl001 'It her the pots or the saucers, objection of theITnpre are people living under us, and ordinary dustpan.!1' Is nt Impossible that they might In the latter no ' nave out on their fire escape something provision Is made , drying, or they might have plants thore for preventing the j that they don't want water to drip on. dust and dirt from , " they have nothing there they don't BI" water aripping down from abovu anyway, because It would spatter from the fire escope to the windows. "I have lived under people, nice peo ple, too, who seemed to forget entirely that there was anybody living under them, and who would simply pour water on their plants and let It run down In streams to spatter everywhere. Don't you think It's queer about that?" "What gets me," said Mr. Flatdwell er, "Is how a man can sit at an open window smoking a pipe and when lie gets through smoking knock the ashen out of his pipe on the window sill. There may be sparks lu the nine as well as ashes, and both are liable to be blown Into open windows below. I don't exactly see how men con be so thoughtless as to do this, but some men lire. So, you see, women are not the only tnouglitless creatures. There nra thoughtless men also. "Hut I don't pour wnter down the fire escapes," sntd Mrs. Flntdweller, "and you don't kuock ashes out of tha window." "True." sold Mr. Flotdweller, grow ing phllosophlcol now, "but If we should consult our neighbors and they would tell us frankly, I dare say that we should discover that we do. with out thinking, things that they don't line, just as they do some things that don't strike us pleasantly. It Is so much easier for us to see the faults of others than It Is for us to realize our own." gooooooooooooooooooooooooa BABBIT DANCERS. A captured rabbit brought an even ing's amusement to a party of campers In the Rocky Mountains. In "Nlmrod's Wife" Mrs. Grace Seton tells of secur ing the rabbit in the "telescone case " good-sized valise made of leatherold, which acted aa a sounding board to his drumming. "If there are any rabbits within hearing they will come. The little fel low Is thumping for them. It's the rab bit way of calling for help," said Nlm- rod. "There, did you see that? Keen quiet, and don't move." A big rabbit had dashed Into the cir cle of the flrellglrt. In a few minutes another flitted In. Tlmmn! thn could be heard from different parts of tlie foreat. Bobby brought out a lighted acety lene lantern. The rabbits, startled at nrst by the strange light, were aulet also watching. Then one bold chap, moved by curiosity, hopped cautiously near; others followed. No harm result ing, the first one advanced still nearer and leaped across the patch of lighted ground. One, a dozen rabbits, big and little, followed him. Circling, he came back again and again, each time nearer to the queer little sun. What he did others did, In augmenting numbers, un til we counted twenty playing the gam of follow the leader. Hop, hop, hlniety-hop, ba-kword and forth and round went the shadows, a fnlry scene. But a venturesome Jnck came so close to the lamp In his Investi gations that he burned his nose and sprang back. Instantly every rabbit dlsaimeared. For long we sat quiet, hoping for a re turn of our entertainers, but tlie charm was broken. Rph's Letter, ' Ah wish dls wind what's a-blowln yo' way Would toll yo' de words what Ah wants ten say. Ah thinks ob thlnirs when Ah'm all fllnnA. Dat would sholy win yo' foh ma own, But It seems when Ah looks in yo' eyes Dat ma tongue gits soht ob parrylize. So Ah wish (lis win' what's a-blowin yo way . Would whlHpeh do words what Ah wants teh sny. Kansas City Times. 0O00O0O00O0CNXK)OO0O0000OC)d Misrepresentation. "Why nre you so distrustful of tho railways?" "I lost faith In Vin the first time I notli-ed that every one of 'cm Issued maps showing their own lines drawn with a ruler mid the others looking like bent hulrplns." Washington Stur. Foregone. Should you a keynote sound, be Bur That this will be your solemn fate ; Your foes will vow your speech Is poor And all your friends will say It's great t Washington Star. l Uillk.
