The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-06

"she wiII-she will. Give me- onl,
A few minutes more!" she crie'l
The lawyer looked at her as If puz
zled. -
"A few ninutes?" he. said Again
he looked at her and then shook his
head resignedly. well. it's certainly
infectious!" he exclaimed. Il believe
you again"
The door opened and Alicia appeared
The lawyer advanced politely to greet
her.
Good evening. Mrs. Jeffries."
Alicia shook hands with him, at the
same time looking inquiringly at An
ME, who, ny quick gesture, told her
that the Judge knew nothing of her
secret. The lawyer went on:
Mrs. .Ieffries, Jr., wishes to speak
to you. | said l thought there'd be
no. objection; you don't mind. May
she?" *e 49, ete.t.2t.a~
Yes. murmured Alicia.
Your husband was here.' said the
Judge. s,r e4a .
my husband!"- she cried, startled.
Again she glanced inquiringly at An
ME and tried to force smile.
"'Yes," said the lawyer; he'll be
glad to know you're here. I'll tell
him." Turning to- Annie, he said:
when you're ready, please send
and" r s,,igy mas aqa ,en
| "Varv we'll iudge" 4 ,..e,.
The lawyer went out and Alicia
turned round breathlessly. orn v..'t
MY husband was here?" she ex-
claimed, .,a7l.- vsas rs. rne ~,
Yes" trsr,,." e,.t rs rr.-,re.-r
You've told Mr.. Brewster nothing?"
Annie shook her head. .e v.e,.
81 coul6n't!" she said. Il tried to,
but l couldn't. 1t seems SO hard, doesn't
it?" Alicia laughed bitterly and An
ME went on: II was afraid you weren't
comingl"
1.-The train was latel" exclaimed AL
icia evasively, Il went up to STAN
ford to say good-by to my mother"
ITO say good-by?" echoed her COM
F., panion IL surprise. f
YES" said the other tearfully. 81
have said good-by to her-I have said
| good-by to everybody-to everything
to myself must give them ell up
/ must give myself up"
ooh, 1t isn't as bad as that, surely?"
Alicia shook her head sadly.
YES" she said; i've reckoned 1t
all up. It's total loss. Nothing will
be saved-husband, home, position,
good name-all will go. You'll see. |
shall be torn into little bits of shreds.
They won't leave anything unsaid. But
it's not that l care for so much. It's
the injustice of 1t all. The injustice
of the power of evil. This man Under
wood never did good action in all
his life. And now even after he Is
dead he has the power to go on de-
stroying destroying -destroying!
That's true" said Annie; he was
no good
The bankers wife drew from her
bosom the letter Underwood wrote
her before he killed himself.
When he sent NE this letter." she
went on, II tried to think myself into
his condition of mind. so that / could
decide whether he intended to keep
his word and kill himself or not. /
tried to reason out just how he felt
and how he thought. Now / know.
It's hopeless, dull, sodden despera
ton. l haven't even the ambition to
defend myself from Mr.. Jeffries."
Annie shrugged her shoulders.
II wouldn't lose any sleep on his
account" she said with q laugh. More
seriously she added: Surely he won't
believe"
HE may not believe anything him
SELF" said Alicia. IT'S what other peo-
pie are thinking that will make him
suffer. If the circumstances were only
a little less disgraceful--a suicides
last letter to the woman he loved.
They'll say l drove him to 1t. They
won't think of his miserable, dishon-
est career. They'll only think of my
| share In his death"
Annie shook her head sympathetic
ally. et
| Eyes," she said; "it's tough! The
worst of it is they are going to arrest
YOU" re
| Alicia turned ashen pale.
Arrest met" she cried.
That's what Capt. Clinton says"
replied the other gravely. He was
here-he is here now-with two men,
waiting for you" Alphabetically she
went on: 1T wasn't my fault, Mrs.
Jeffries-I didn't mean to. What
could l do? When told Judge Brew
ster, he sent for Capt. Clinton. The
police ere afraid you'll run away or
something"
And my husband!" gasped Alicia:
"he doesn't know, does he?"
mo, l didn't tell them. said you d
tell them yourself, but they won't
trust you when they know who you
are. Let's tell the judge-he may
think of plan. Suppose you go away
until" Puzzled herself to find way
out of the dilemma, Annie paced the
floor nervously. "Oh, this is awful"
she exclaimed What are we to do?"
She looked toward Alicia, as If ex.
pecting some suggestion from her, but
her companion was too much over
whelmed to take any initiative.
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