The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-06

employed to find the missing witness
10 pay attention to the concluding
sentence. Anxiously she demanded:
"Supposing the woman is found,
what can she prove? What difference
will it make?"
IAN the difference in the world" re-
piled Annie. She is most i'm
portant witness" Firmly she went on:
she must be found. II she didn't
shoot Robert Underwood, she knows
who did"
But how can she know" argued
Alicia. Howard confessed that he
did 1t himself If he had not con-
fessed it would be different"
He did not confess" replied the
other calmly. Mrs. JeEries-he
never confessed. II he did. he didn't
know what he was saying"
Alicia was rapidly losing her self
possession.
Did he tell you that?" she gasped.
Annie nodded.
Yves. DR.. Bernstein says the 20.
Zee forced IT out OF his tired brain.
| made Howard go over every second
OF his life that night from the TINA
VIII you tell Judge Brewster OF
shall II"
Judge Brewster! Why should he
know?" cried Alicia, startled. More
composedly and as If resigned TO the
inevitable, she went on: Yes. l sup
pose he must know sooner or later
but. /"
She broke down again and burst in
to tears. Annie watched her in 81
, lence.
IT'S tough-isn't it," she said sym
pathedcaIly.
. yes" sobbed Alicia through he
j tears, "8t's-it's fought" Rising, sh
: dned he: eyes and said hastily: Don
say anything now. Give me FEY
: hours. Then l can think what is bes
= TO be done"
. Annie was about to reply when tn
o ONCE door suddenly opened and Judg
e Brewster entered. Addressing Alict'
!, he said:
: Pardon me. Mrs. Jetries. hope
haven't kept you waiting" Notiein
o her agitation and traces Of tears. b
!. looked surprised. He made no con
= ment but turned TO Annie:
81 have been talking to DR.. Der
' stein over the phone"
,s Annie approached him softly ar
Is said in a whisper:
= i've told Mrs. Jeftries that you ha'
undertaken Towards defense.
as Judge Brewster smiled at b
ie wealthy client, almost apologeticall
Annie thought. Then addressing he
n n, he said:
AZ Yes, I'VE been quite busy since
$ saw you. have put three OF the be
cd detectives We have on the trail OF I
e s woman who visited Underwood tn
r. night. ] don't think the police ha
TO been trying very hard 10 find h
he They're satisfied with Towards CT
tession. But We want her and We
Yer Yer get her"
ed, I'd oh" gasped Alicia.
ME The Judge was proceeding to tell
at other steps he had taken when
door opened and the head clerk
tered, followed by Mr.. Jenries.
Il told Mr.. Jeffries that Mrs.
fries was here" said the clerk.
no. "You might have told him that tn
eia we're two Mrs. Jeffries here" laugh
a the judge.
al The clerk retired and the oani
completely ignoring the presence
She hIs daughter.in.law. turned to his v
mo and said:
I: q regret, my dear. that you sho
IeR- be subjected to these family anr
my ances."
he Judge Brewster came forward
dful cleared his throat as If preliminary
nee. something important he had to
rse' Addressing the banker. he said b
), It !, ":
it, Mr. Jerries, have decided to
dertake Towards defense"
and His aristocratic client was "a
ran completely by surprise. For
ment he could say nothing, but
tam ply stared at the lawyer as II
able to believe his ears. With az
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