Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-16

Believe me that / would DO anything /
could Only tell me what l can do
The man flung her hand away roughly.
Il have already said it is too late.
When you could have saved me, you
chose not TO. You preferred TO ran
away. But it was my own fault.
ought to have known that women were
not to be trusted. Mrs. Hetling has been
plotting for years 10 get YOU away from
ne. l see it all now Lying. deceitful-f
Iris rose, trembling all over
Don't speak against her" she said, as
gently as she could; ~she did not lead
me away. ! went away Of my own free
viii. Mrs. Hetling has been very good
TO me. l do not know what my life
would have been without ner7
women are all alike" murmured
Beresford. ~and YOU arc IS false as tho
rest. Why didn't YOU tell me- he sud.
denly flashed out why did Won keen
from me the fact that You had lover?
Answer ahat. YOU little hypocrite, with
Your innocent, baby ways. Pretty inno-
eonee, must says
Iris was Silent, but her face flushed
with shame as the harsh, haunting words
fell on her ear
Beresford laughed Srutaily.
~Nou can't answer. eh? Well. it
dosen't matter. After all, what does
| anything matter TO me nowy9
The girl softened at once.
~Can do nothing for you {" she asked
him, in tremulous tones "Nill my
money do no good
The only thing / ask is that YOU viii
leave me" he answered, between closed
teeth; Il don't want TO see your living
| lace ever again. Ii J had my way. YOU
would be dead Go! can't your Don't
! you see your presence is mSddening re?"
Iris glsnced at him quickly, and palcd
as She saw his wild, distorted face and
cleaning eyes.
Il will CO. she said huskily. 4 only
came to try and comfort You. but. il !
do no good, l win not stay Good bye,
uncle. Heaven help you! Good-by
He burst into fit of maniacal laugh
ter as she turned 20 go, and she won
dered sadly if trouble had weakened his
brain
Ambrose was waiting for her in a
coupe outside, and he saw directly sine
appeared that the interview had been a
/ painful enc
1T was no use she told him. with a
little break in her voice. as she stcppcd
into the carriage. HE would not let me
talk to him, and he says am the cause
of all his shaIne!"
MY dear onc!r answered Ambrose
taking Ter hand in his. you must not
/ grieve about it, Nou know and | know
that such is not the case and we will
! still do all we can for him. Only. dear
est. l fear we have little or no influence
IN case like this. and. though you for
! give him, the law will not do So"
III only | could save him. sighed Iris ::
1T seems SO dreadful that lie should be
III prison, whilst ] am so happy."
Ambrose brushed her tears away.
You were i'll prison for seventeen
years!" he said. Jacob Beresford has
much TO answer fort"
But ! am with you now she an
swered simply, and, for that alone, /
should like poor uncle to be set free!"
But Jacob Beresford was, as Ambrose
had surmised, beyond the reach of his
niece's money. The law dealt with him
as he deserved, despite the eloquent
pleading of the smartest counsel Iris
| could employ; and, with sentence of
| seven years penal seTyitude for breach Of
trust, ono OF the most remarkable causes
celebres of the day came to an end.
The downfall of Jonas Jellifer followed
III quick succession.
Not long after his recovery from
Beresfords assault, it was discovered
that he had long been carrying on his
business in q nefarious fashion, and he
was Obliged to quit the country in haste.
What became of him, Iris and Ambrose
never learned. lie disappeared absolute
y, and was never heard of again.