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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1908)
BY MISADVENTURE : BY: FRANK BARRETT CHAPTER XXI. (Continued.) "Waa Mr. Yeameg in the room all the time?" "No ; he went out of the room, but not out of the bouse, before Mr. Keene left' "Did anything occur to make him leave the room?" "He seemed to have lost something. He felt repeatedly in his pockets, and looked about the floor." "Did he continue his search after leav ing the room?" "Yes; he had a candle, and looked all up the stairs and in the hall." "Do you know what it was he lost?' "A piece of paper. lie said that there ms an important memorandum on it, and he offered the maid half a sovereign if she fouud it." I glanced at Mr. "Yeames, so did Sir Roland, whom I touched with my toe un der the table. The young man was look ing at the white paper before him, and there was scarcely more color in his face. He looked up In quick dread at the next question. "Was that paper found?" "No." Mr. Yeames drew a long breath of re lief. "I nhall now ask you, Mr. Lynn Yeames, to give me your attention. You do not dispute the order of events as vtated by Miss Dalrymple?" "No." "When you left Flexmore House, at half-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 nudye from Hax replied, "Yes." "You bad been given to understand that the bulk of Mr. Flexmore's property would be left in trust to you?" "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." "On arriving at Mr. Keene's you were shown into the office, and waited there some time alone? You saw a sheet of foolscap lying on the table?" Yeames replied that he bad seen noth lag of the kind whatever. "You are sure of that?" asked Sir Ro land. "1 will take my ath I saw nothing of the kind." "When you left Flexmore House the second time, abo'tf half-past one, where did you go?" "To fetch Dr. Awdrey." "Dr. Awdrey 's not at home, I be lieve?" "He was no I waited for him half n hour, or thereabouts.' "Where did you wait?" "In his private sitting roam." "You kor.m that the consulting room adjoins tin sitting room?" "Yes." l you go there for any purpose?" "No. "After waiting quietly In the sitting room half an hour, you returned to Hex more House?" "Yes; I was anxious about Mr. Flex iior s condition." "With respect to the piece of paper you mislaid ; have you any objection to stating what it was?" "None ; it was a leaf from my notebook, containing memoranda respecting horses I had backed for a spring meeting. Sir Roland asked if we had any ques tions to ask, and, on receiving a reply in the negative, he proceeded to question Mrs. Hates. "You were in the service of Dr, Aw drey, I believe, at the time of Mr. Flex more's death?" "I were, sir." "The previous nlgbt Dr. Awdroy was absent from home "He were. sir. He came in about half past ten or eleven the next morning, I will not swear exact, and he asks for breakfast.' "After that he went out?" "He did; about twelve or half-past, I will not swear." "You had tidied up his room in the morning as usual?" "I had: about seven or half-past." "Now in tidying up his room, had yon occasion to go into the consulting room "I never ventured there, sir; though I mav be disbelieved." "When Mr. Yeames called, you showed film Intn the sitting room? "I did ; him being a friend, as I was led to believe, of Dr. Hawdrey s. "During the half-hour he was there did vou hear any particular sound I "No, sir, I did not ; being at my doo tiea hiinstairs. "Nothing like the crash of a falling wttle?" "Nothink of the kind." "The door communicating with the con sultinz room was open? "No; It were closed, though the key turned." "But the key was In?" "It were." "There was nothing, In fact, to prevent Mr. Yeames strolling In there from curi oslty to while away the time that he was waitinir for Dr, Awdrey "Nothink;-but I believe Mr. Yeames were too much the gentleman to go a-pry In and a-ceering." Ska bad evidently a gratuity la view, that Mrs. Bates. When did you first hear of a bottle being broken?" When Dr. Awdrey came in ; about 'ouv o'clock or half-nask He asked me f I had done it, and I said I had not; and should feel obliged if he would find some one else, as I did not like such things to be laid to me" "Did he make any other remark about he consulting room ; was anything miss- ng from there?" "Yes; he said a prescription was gone." "Did he describe the prescription?" "Yes ; he said it were written on the bottle papers." What do you mean by the bottle pa pers? "A pile of square papers, white, that stood on the little side counter." Can you show me what the papers were like?" Kxactly like that sheet on the table," pointing to a sheet of thin white paper which I had purposely laid on the table near where she was to sit. "Dr. Haw drey tried to pass it off afterwards," Mrs. Bates volunteered ; "he said it must have been the shaking of carts passing or the cat, and offered to rise my celery if I would stay. But 1 refused, twin' it were not the first time, he had laid temptation In my way giving me half a crown to buy a fourpenny arrand, and not askin' me for the change till two days after wards which 1 kept It back to prove him." 'That Is enough. Dr. Awdrey, I shall confine my questions to events connected with the latter part of the evidence. Tell me, if you please, what you know about the broken bottle of arsenic." 'It was a blue bottle, labeled In large letters 'arsenic, poison.' On going Into the consulting ronin I found it In frag' ments on the floor, with the powder wide' ly scattered." "How did you account for its being there?" 'I believed that Mrs. Bates bad taken it down from the shelf on which it stood, and that it bad slipped from her fingers in putting it back. "You attributed the accident to acci dental cause?" 'Not entirely. I believed that some one had been in the room." "Why?" "Because of the missing prescription.' "Tell me about this prescription." "It was a prescription jotted down with a lead pencil on the pile of paper re ferred to, that I intended to make up later on. "It Is your habit to make notes on this pile of paper?" "It is." "Have you ever been able to trace that missing prescription?" "No; I have never discovered any trace of it. Here the note under Sir Roland's hand n, "Look to me." Sir Roland looked at me, and, taking a folded sheet of brown paper from under my notes, I opened it and handing a sheet of the bottle paper to Dr. Awdrey, I said : "Is that the prescription, Dr. Awdrey?' I never saw a man more astonished in my life. "Good gracious, yes !" he exclaimed "Where did you find it?" "You shall hear presently," said I, fix Ing my eyes on Lynn Yeames. Every one at the table looked at him seeing my eyes so fixed ; and, though he continued to meet our gaze, his blanched cheek told the terror he felt. I carefully banded the sheet of paper to Sir Roland, "Why, what does this mean?" he asked looking from one to the other; then, catching a significant glance from me, he took up his notes again quietly. "Mr. Keene," he said, "tell me what took place on the occasion of Mr. Yeames' visit on the day of Mr. Flexmore's death." "I was taking lunch when he called,' said I, "in the next room, before sitting down to make out the will in accordance with Mr. Flexmore's wishes. He had been induced to make the alteration through Dr. Awdrey." "Dr. Awdrey wished the will leaving property to him to be revoked I" exclaim ed Sir Roland. "He did," said I ; and I explained Aw drey's reasons, and all about it fully, Then I continued : "In the new will the name of Lynn Yeames was to be substl tuted for Dr. Awdrey's. I had the draft of the first will, and intending to copy it after lunch, had imprudently left it on the table in this room. Mr. Yeames came in here; I was in the next room, You see the blind to the half-glazed door. It Is opaque from this point of view ; it is transparent from the other side. Stand ing by the door before, entering, I saw Lynn Yeames reading the draft of Mr, Flexmore's first will. He was at once led to conclude that this was the second will commanded by Flexmore. With the belief that I was making out a will which would beggar him he went away and you can Bee that be had the strongest induce ment to delay me and prevent Mr. Flex more signing a second will." "Sir Roland Firkin," gasped Mr. Bar "I protest most " "Silence, If you please, said Sir Ro land ; "I rule that Mr. Keene Is perfectly in order. Go on, sir." "After seeing my old friend lying in his bedroom dead, I went downstairs with Lynn Yeames, as you have heard. There, in a moment of Impatience, he flicked his handkerchief from bis pocket, and la do ing so shot out a pellet of paper. I put my foot on that pellet of paper, and when eames left the room to look for it I put t in my pocket." Quite right, too, Mr. Keene; go on. said Sir Roland In great excitement. I put it away in a drawer where 1 keep things which may at some time be of service, and forgot all about it until my suspic.on was directed to Yeames by the discovery that the very day he lost it he bolted out of England and did not re turn until Mr. Flexmore was buried and all fear of the poison being found out and traced to him was removed. Then I re called to mind the paper pellet the sheet of paper you have now under your hand, Sir Roland We will not stay here to be insulted," j rried Mrs. Yeames, rising; "it is scandal ous. But we will obtain redress." I should think so," gasped Bax. "Pret ty pitfall 'pon my life!' But at this moment, as all of their party were rising, the door opened, and the entry was blocked by my clerk with a couple of rascals whom I knew well enough by sight. We're a goln' Queen's evidence, guv nor," said tne smartest ot tne two, witn a grin at x eames. "Out with it, my man, at once, said L "Well, sir, and gentleman all, it was Hke this here me and my mate was going along with a rope to do a b't of hauling for Squire Long when we tumbled again Mr. Yeames. My mate had suthlng to say about shooting. suddenly .Mr. Yeames, who hadn't been listening like, said he'd give us a pound if we'd play a lark on you, Mr. Keene " "Sir," said I to Sir Roland, seeing Yeames, his mother and Bax edging to wards the door, "on this evidence I ask you to commit Lynn Yeames for conspir acy." Aye, I'll commit the whole batch, and you, Mrs. Bates, as well. &end for my clerk, and the papers." But we could not detain any one of the batch while the commitments were being procured and so Lynn, his mother and Bax got clear off. And we have neither seen nor heard anything of them since which is the best thing that could have happened for them and for us. What is there to add? Nothing but what should conclude a tale of struggle between right and wrong. Dr. Awdrey married Gertrude, and lost no time over it I believe as he took her hand in his, when his innocence was proved, and they looked into each other's eyes dimmed with the tear of joy, it was understood between tbem that hand and heart were joined forever. They live with Laure in the pretty cob tage on the hill. Awdrey gave up his practice and went heart and soul into farming, and when he found the land could be worked to pecuniary advantage he bought it out, divided it into portions, and let it to the men who labor upon it thus making them independent. I fear ed the scheme would not pay, but It has to a marvelous extent, thnnks to Awdrey's wise and practical counsel to his tenants. Yet, though he has given up practice, there's not a day in the week but some one calls to benefit by bis skill in medi cine, Laure is now verging on womanhood, and a good many young fellows in Coney- ford wedge themselves into the circle of acquaintances with which Dr. Awdrey and his wife are surrounded for her sake, I have my eye on one who I think may be found worthy of her hand, Lowe pre tends, with a blush, that she does not want to marry, and would rather stay for ever with Gertrude and her children. One fine day she will pretend that her heart will break if she cannot marry. The AwdreysTiave three boys, and fine, sturdy fellows they are, "They make me feel that I am getting older," said Gertrude. "And so much the happier," I replied It seems to me that Awdrey himself is positively younger for the lapse of time. I never knew a man more cheerful and bright. It is a treat to see him with his boys in the shed he has fitted np as a car penter's workshop. Whether he intends putting them to a profession one of these days, I don't know ; but it is certain that every one of them will be a good carpen ter, which is something. But what most pleases me is to see him with his wife. Sure no young lover, no knight of old, could be more chivalrous; no gentleman of to-day more generous ! (The End.) Thoiie Campaign Special. Politician How do you like tba. cigar I Just gave you? Voter Well, It tastes a little better In the center than it did when I first lit It. Politician Why, man, you are smok ing the band. Voter H'm! I guess, thnt Is the reason. The Win Old Boy. "I don't know why It Is, dear," she said, "that you never have decided to run for President of the United States." And then he coughed, nnd poked the fire and said : "Molly, I couldn't get my consent to leave home and you for such a cam paign, as that!" Atlanta Constitution. Vat Space. Gunner So this Is the girls' college, eh? They surely don't need such a mammoth bin as that to store the win tcr coal? Gnyer Oh, that Isn't for coal ; thai ; U where they store the winter fudge. 1IU Undoing. Oyer I once knew a man who made $000 a day. - Myer What became of him? Gyer He waa arrested for counter feiUruj. Novel Double ran. An Indiana ninn tins bit upon the ingenious plan of combining two pans In one, forming a double pan as shown in the aecompany- 1 n g Illustration. Every housewife will realize the , advantage of this combination, espe- j daily when cook Ing upon a gas ( stove. Two vegeta- ; bles can readily be cooked In the one pan, using only double pan. one gns jet, there by economizing in the amount of gns used. The outer nn provides a recep tacle for one vegetable, while the inner pan, which Is arranged within the out er pan, can be utilized for another. Laundering Table Clotha. When rinsing gather up and wrluR lengthwise. If they are not pure linen add one pint of flour starch to two or three gallons of rinse water. Then shade well ; If fringed, shade each side separately until the fringe 13 straight then hang lengthwise on the line, with the lower edges perfectly even. Let them dry; take from the line, sprinkle well, folding them and rolling very tight, with the edges even. Have the Irons very hot. Lay them double on the Ironing board, iron on both (sides, and ngaln on the first side, fold and Iron each fold with care, then lay on a flat Rurface to dry thoroughly before putting away, and your tablecloths will always look nice. Maple 8 as;ar Candy. To make maple sugar candy break one pound of maple sugar In small pieces and put them into a granite pan with two cups of milk. Place over the Are and cook until the milk Is boiling and the sugar entirely dissolved. Then stir the mixture with a wooden spoon and keep It boiling until, when it la tested In cold water, It will be crisp and crack when hit Add a piece of butter of the size of a walnut, and turn the mixture Into buttered tins. When It is partly cool take a sharp knife and mark the candv Into squares. Kitchen Ventilation. The kitchen should be ventilated many times a day, certainly at all times of cooking. Keeking odors of hot foods should be given speedy outlet for three reasons to keep the food un tainted,, to keep the kitchen clean and to make the housewife comfortable. The dining room and living rooms should be aired once a dny, as well as all balls and windows thrown as wide open as Is consistent with the weather. But the blow of fresh air through the house should never be forgotten. Date Meringue. This is a delicate dessert, nnd may be quickly made in a case of unexpect ed company, if one tins at hand the necessary Ingredients Bent the whites of five eggs to a stiff froth, ndd three tablespoonfuls of sugar, and one-half pound of dates, stoned and cut up fine. Bake fifteen minutes In a moderate oven. Serve, us soon as cool, with thick, sweet cream or a custard mndo with the yolks. English Walnut Salad. Cover two dozen walnut ments with boiling water and add a bit of bay leaf and a small slice of onion, and cook slowly for ten minutes. Then drain, and with a pointed vegetoble knife the brown skins can easily be removed. Moisten with lemon Juice, and let stond until ready to be served. Arrange oh crisp watercress and add salt, paprika nd oil. Cranberry Snore. Wash berries and put through meat chopper. Put Into double boiler with one cup water to every quart of ber ries. After tbey begin to cook simmer for twenty minutes. Sweeten to taste about five minutes before removing rom fire. Corn II rend. Mix two cups flour, one cup corn meal, one teospoonful suit, four ttible spoonfuls sugar, four teaspoons baking powder; ndd two cups milk, two eggs, four tfiblespoons butter. Bent vigor ously and bake' twenty minutes. i Potato I'udrilng. Two cups cold potatoes mashed fine, two eggs well beaten, one-half cup sweet milk; salt nnd pepper to tasta; three tablespoonfuls melted butter. Bake half an hour. Hard Saner. Work two tablespoonfuls butter and t cup powdered sugar to a white cream, beat In the Juice of a lemon and a pinch of nutmeg. Heap In a small dish and keep in a cold place until needed, ilk-Science A Parisian metallurgical engineer claims to have perfected a process of welding copper to steel wire so as to make a non-oorroslve coating. Many advantages, It is said, will result from the uses of this uew wire, such as high tensile strength and elasticity, com bined with smaller surface exposed to wind and sleet than would be the cose with' Iron wire of the same conductivi ty. This wire Is especially useful over long spans, as pole intervals may be much greater when It Is used. Sir Norman Lockyer has recently an nounced the discovery of the strongest spark lines of sulphur In the spectrum of the bright star Rlgel. These lines have not previously been traced In the spectrum of nny celestial body. Cer tain sulphur lines which behave In an abnormal mnnner In spark and vacuum tube spectra are not found In the spec trum of Rigel, but they do occur In stars of the type of Bellatrix and Epsl- lon Orlonls, which represent higher stiiges of temperture tbun do stars of the type of Rlgel. The Electric Review considers that the trans-Atlantic cables are In no Im mediate danger from the competition of wireless telegraphy. One of the pressing problems which wireless ex perts must solve is the development of commercially practicable electricity. Until a number of stutious cuu mui side by side without affecting one an other the usefulness of the new sys tem will be very limited. Until this problem Is solved, and an equally good transmission by day and night assured, the wireless system will occupy a very minor position. A study of the great collection of meteorites In the Natural History Mu seum of Vienna leads Dr. F. Berwerth to the Interesting conclusion that me teorltlc Iron, as It falls from the sky, and the various steels produced In our modern steel works are the results of esentlally similar chemical and physi cal causes. One of the most striking characteristics noted in meteorltlc Iron Is the presence of a considerable qunntlty of nickel. But the. mechan ism, by means of which nature, oper ating In celestial space, has produced what is virtually nickel steel, remains to be explained. The Physiological Institute of the University of Utrecht possesses one of the most remarkable rooms In the world, a, chamber about seven and a half feet square, which Is said to be absolutely noiseless, as fur as the en trance of sounds from outside Is con cerned. It Is on the top story of a lab oratory building, and Is an Inside room, but Is so arranged that it can be venti lated and Inundated with sunshine. The walls, floor and celling each consist of half a dozen layers of different sub stances, with air spaces und Interstices filled with Bound-deadening materials. Some persons when In the room experi ence a pecullur sensation In the ears. While every effort hns been made to exclude sounds that are not wanted, of course the object of constructing this singular room was; to experiment with phenomena connected with sound. Some of the Bounds employed are made In the room Itself; others ore Intro duced from outside by means of a cop per tube, which Is plugged with loud when not -in use. Not the Owner. Lady What! yon have Just come out of prison? I wonder you are not uttlianied to own it. Ne'er-Do Well I don't own It, lady tvlsli I did. I was only a lodger. Plck-Mo-Up. Imitation la Flattery. , "Yes, nin'um," said the convict. "I'm here Just for tryln' to flatter a rich man." "The Idea!" exclaimed the prison visitor. "Yes, ma'am. I Just tfled tojmltatn his signature on a check." Philadel phia Press. When some men try to do better, It Is generally remarked that they de not try very hard. '