Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-05-25

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hs associated Wits susa crime" she
us.lea
mss-ses- e-sed Aaais consenp tu.
oasiy Wsa, Is disgrace when hu-
1al he IS 5; stake
!: scene. 50 useless noaned Az
E ic.a-a useless sacrifice Il the face
q. Floua-ds confession OF course
If Ia knoan-i. I'd suspected what
you ,sl. ned have come forward
ara ,o,a sve.y,hing-no matter a.
Sha, cost, Tsar.uily she added:
Surely ycu realize the position II
puts ne II :"
a nav lish, sAone IN Annie's eyes.
VIA. 1ss .h!s voman's misery 70
ha.. iier duty vas TO tie poor fel
low who was counting the hours until
she could Sc. him free His stepmoth-
=. deserved no mercy Utterly sell.
ish. devoid OF spark Of humanity.
she would have le', them both to
perish IL order 20 protect herself from
shame and .idieule He. face vas set
and determined as she said calmly:
Il nus; BE done now.
Yes. Uprnured Alicia In . low
tone tia: sounded like sob, '1s must
be done nov, Oh. II ia only done Il
befo.e-M ia only told Mr.. Je6Yies
,he whole truth You speak OF How.
ards suser;ngs II be didn't DO II.
he has g, leas, the consciousness q
his OWE innocence, but the con.
slant Tea. Of being found out is worse
than any he'll ,he imagination can con.
ture W dreaded til dread Il nov
IL means ace-soe!al o.sraeism
my husband must know-the whole
world will know"
annie was not listening Sun be-
sildered, she gazed with the utmost
establishment a, he. companion. To
think that this mysterious woman
they had been seeking vas Hovard's
stepmo;her
SO you're the missing witness We
have all been hunting for" she said;
\ can't believe II even now How
did II hapoen,"
He and we're once engaged. i
broke 1t OF when found him out
After married Nj Jefries met On
de.wood again. Foolishly. I allowed
the old intimacy TO be renewed He
took advantage and preyed on my
friends forbade him my house
He wrote ne letter in which he
threatened to kill himself. I vas
afraid he meant TT wanted TO pre
vent him went TO his rooms that
night didn't tell Mr.. JeHries
When the truth Is known and &C
knowledge that visited this man
can you see what II neans?-what a
fuss there7i oe Everybody viii pui
the worst construction on it."
Trust them for that" said Annie
grinly- She vas sorry for the WON.
ans distress. yet, being only human,
she felt certain sense Of satisfaction
IN seeing her suffer q little Of what
she had been made to suffer.
They'll say that God Knows
What they'll say" went on Alicia dis
tractedly My husband will be
dragged through the mire q another
public scandal-his social prestige will
oh. I dare not think Of IT. know
my duty is to that unfortunate boy. ]
mustn't think Of myself"
Have you the letter that Mr.. I'm.
derwood wrote your" demanded he,
companion.
"Yes-I've never been able TO Dc
stroy IT. don't know why I kept Il.
but thank God I have H." MOANING.
she went on.
The dfsgrace!-the disgracs.-its
characterization! It's the end o.
everything the end Of everythinsls
Annie regarded with contempt this
poor. weak. waiting creature Who
lacked the moral courage % Do vhai
was merely right Her voice wa ao1
unkind as she said:
Il don't want TO disgrace you-o,
ruin you But what am 20 do-4eil
me. what am I to dol"
~ AooWs @O80e0 ~ en-,
panicn helplessly
Howard must Do saved~
yea"
win you tell Judge brewster Or
shall II?
Judge Brewster. Why should be
know" cried Alicia. startled. More
composedly and as II resigned to the
inevitable. she went on: yes, I sup.
pose he must know soopar Of later,
but. -
She broke down again and burnt In
to tears. Annie watched her In q.
lence.
its toush-isn't ~" she Gaia sym.
pathetically.
Yes" sobbed Alicia through her
tears. "it's-it's tough" Rising, she
dried her eyes and said hastily: Don't
say anything now. Give me q few
hours. Then can think What IL best
to be DONE"
Annie was about to reply when the
ONCE door suddenly opened and Judge
brewster entered. Addressius Alicia
he said:
Pardon me. Mrs. Jenrtss, I hope j
haven't kept you waiting Notions
nor apitatinn anA trocoa - <,. -