Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

wife-with' your picture on the from,
page"
She was not listening to his sar.
casm.
Not even to say goodbye" she
sobbed.
NO" replied Mr.. Jenries firmly.
Not even to say ,good,by."
But what will he say? What will
he think?" she cried.
"He will see 1t is for the BEST" an.
swered the banker. He himself will
thank you for your action"
There was a long silence. broken
only By the sound of the girls sob
bing.l Neally she said:
Every cell. sir. I'll do " you say"
She looked up. Her eyes were dry.
the lines about her mouth set and de.
termined. Now" she said, what are
you going to do for him?"
The banker made gesture of I'm.
patience, as if such considerations
were not important.
81 don't know yet" he said. haught.
lily. II shall think the matter over
carefully"
Annie was fast losing patience. She
was willing to sacrifice herself and
give up everything she held dear in
/, life to save the man she loved, but
the cold. deliberate. calculating atti-
tude of this unnatural father exas.
perated her.
"But want to know" she said.
boldly. 81 want to consider the mat.
ter carefully, too"
''You?' sneered Mr.. Jenries.
eyes. SIR" she retorted. "I'm pay.
ing dearly for it-with my-with all
I have. want to know just what
you're going to give him for It,"
Heiwas lost in reflection for a mo
ment, then he said. pompously:
81 shall furnish the money for the
employment of such legal talent as
may be necessary. That's as far as
wish to go in the case. 1t must NOT
be known-1 cannot allow it to be
known that am helping him."
i "Must not be known?" cried Annie
in astonishment. "You mean yor
won't stand by him! You'll only jusl
pay for the lawyer?"
The banker nodded:
"That is all l can promise"
She laughed hysterically.
why" she exclaimed, I'll couit
do that myself If II tried hard
enough"
81 can promise nothing more." re
piled Mr.. Jeffries, coldly.
But that is not enough" she pro
tested. II want you to come forward
and publicly declare your belief ii
your sons innocence. want you Il
put your arms around him and say tt
the world: My boy is innocent!
know 1t and I'm going to stand b,
him. You won't do that?"
1 Mr.. Jeffries shook his head.
i at is impossible"
The wife's pent-up feelings NOV
gave way. The utter Indifference o.
this aristocratic father aroused hel
indignation to such pitch that shl
became reckless of the consequences
They wanted her to desert him. JUS
as they deserted him, but sh.
wouldn't. She would show them thu
kind of woman she was.
"So!" she cried in an outburst q
mingled anger and grief. $50 his fam
/ lily must desert him and his wifi,
must leave him! The poor boy mus
stand absolutely alone in the world
and face trial for his life! Is thai
the idea?"
The banker made no reply. Snap
ping her fingers. she went on:
"Well, 1t isn't mine. Mr.. Jeffries!
won't consent to divorce! wont
leave America! And I'll see him JUS
as often as I can, even II have I,
sit in the Tombs prison all day. Al
for his defense, I'll ind some one. n
go to Judge Brewster again and II h,
still refuses. I'll go to some one else
There must be some good. big-heartet
lawyer in this great city who'll taxi
up his case."
Trembling with emotion. she read
justed her veil and with her handkeF
chief dried her tear-stained face. Go
ing toward the door. she said:
"You needn't trouble yourself any
more, Mr.. Jeffries. We shan't nee<
your help. Thank you very much fol
the interview. 1t was very kind O
you to listen SO patiently. Good after
noon. SIR"
Before the astonished banker coult
stop her. she had thrown back tn,
tapestry and disappeared through thu
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