Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-11-17

nc was tnronSeu with curious No.
pie. The blinds of the houSe r ~
drawn down as if to shield Tho a.
mates from observation but gu
were several cabs in front of tho 80,
entrance and passers by stonDoa
the sidewalk, pointing at the boIso
number of newspaper men stood in :
group, gathering fresh materIa, "a
the next edition. A reporter vi
preached rapidly from Broadway ~
Joined his colleagues. S
Well, boys" he said cheerilv "a
thing doing? Say, my paper Is ,ni--
to have bully story tomorrow, Cae
plete account by Underwood's v.Ia.
He tells how he caught the murdo".~
just as he was escaping from ~
apartment Well have pictures 60.
everything. It's fine. Anything \"
Ing hereH' he demanded N'
Nav" grunted the others IN A..
gruntled tones "'S'
1--WE saw the butler" said oro
porter, and tried to get a story fror.
him. but he fatty refused to tall AZ
he would say was that Howard IA.
fries was nothing to the family Az.
his father didn't care a straw No.
became of him."
That's pretty fought" excla,ro.
another reporter. He's his son. ~,
er all"
ooh, you don't know old Jefr,o.n
chimed in a third. when once =.
makes up his mind you might as wall
try to move house"
The afternoon was getting nm. !,
their papers were to print anvth,,.
more that day they must hasten dowr
town
Lets make one more ATTEMPT :.
get talk out of the old man" sr~
gested one enterprising scribe.
"All right" cried the Others 4,
chorus. You go ahead. Wen tol
low in body and back you IN"
Passing through the front gate tb.,
rang the bell, and after a brief ma.
ley were admitted to the house. Thew
had hardly disappeared when cah
drove hurriedly up and stopped at n.
curb. A young woman, heavily yeil.d
descended, paid the driver, and walkad
quickly through the gates toward the
aouse.
Annie tried to feel brare. but Ia,
heart misgave her when she saw .bis
piendid home with all ita evidsn.a a
wealth culture and refinement II vas
the first time she had ever eutersA
its gates. although, in a measure she
was entitled to look upon It as her
own home. Perhaps never so much
as now she realized what a deep gulf
lay between her husbands family and
herself. This was a world she had
never known-a world of opulence
and luxury, She did not know how she
had summoned up courage enough 70
come. Yet there was no time to be
lost. Immediate action was neces-
sary. Howard must have the best
lawyers that money could procure
Judge Brewster had been deaf to her
entreaties. He had declined to take
the case. She had no money. How.
ards father must come to his assist.
ance. She would plead with him and H
insist that it was his duty to stand \
by his son. She wondered how he II
would receive her, if he would put II
her out or be rude to her He might n
tell the servants TO shut the door In II
her face. Timidly she rang the bell
The butter opened the door, and sum
moning up all her courage she asked:
is Mr.. Jeffries in?"
To her utter amazement the butler
offered no objection to her entering
Mistaking her for woman reporter
several of whom had already called
that morning. he said:
Go right in the library, madam;
the other newspaper folk are there"
She passed through the splendid re-
ception hall, marVeling nwardly 81
the beautiful statuary and pictures
no little inundated at finding her
self amid such splendid surroundings
On the left there was a door drapeu
with handsome tapestry
Right in there miss" said the
butler.
She went in, and found herself IN
looLl VI uODle DTOpOILIOIS, lho
of which were lined with bookstores
filled with tones in rich bindings lns
light that entered through the stalhea'
glass windows cast a subdued har
light, warm and rich in color, on InS
crimson plush furnishings. Near wv
heavy fat desk in the center OF ln'
room tall, distinguished man "ss
standing listening deprecatingH
the half dozen reporters who "0s
bombarding him with questions ~
Annie entered the room she csueD'
the words of his reply:
"The young man who has inhef,'eu
my name has chosen his own pam :.
life l am grieved to say that DIS Gon
duct at college, his marriage n 10.
completely separated him from n
family and | have quite made up ~
mind that in no way or manner 0~
his family become identified WIN @n'
steps he may take to escape tne Pe