Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-02

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She was not listening to his sar-
| casm
Not even to say Goodbye" she
sobbed.
No replied Mr.. Jeffries firmly
Not even to say goodby.'
But what will he say? What viii
he Think" she cried.
He will see it is for the best" an
swered the banker. He himself will
thank you for your action
There was long silence. broken
only by the sound of the girls sob
bling. Finally she said:
Very well, sir. I'll do as 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.
q don't know yet he said, haught,
| ily Il 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 l want to know" she said,
boldly 81 want to consider the mat
ter carefully, too"
'<you?' sneered Mr.. Jeffries.
,, yes, sir she retorted I'm pay
| ing dearly for it-with my with all
| have. l want to know just what
you're going to give him for it."
He was lost in reflection for a mo-
ment, then he said, pompously;
Il 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 cannot allow it to bs
known that l am helping him"
Must cot be known?" cried Annie.
in establishment. "You mean you
won't stand by him? You'll only just
pay for the lawyer"
The banker nodded:
| THAT is all ! can promise
She laughed Historically.
why" she exclaimed, Il could
do that myself if II tried hard
enough"
Il can promise nothing more" re.
| nIipd Mr. TofFriac cOldIv
| But that is not enough" she pro-
tested. Il want you to come forward
and publicly declare your belief in
your sons innocence. | want you to
put your arms around him and say to
the world: My boy is innocent!
know it and I'm going to stand by
him. You won't do that?"
Mr.. Jeffries shook his head.
1T is impossible"
| The wifes pent-up feelings now
gave way The utter Indifference of
| this aristocratic father aroused her
indignation to such a pitch that she
became reckless of the consequences.
They wanted her TO desert him, just
as they deserted him, but she
! wouldn't. She would show them the
kind of woman she was.
sol" she cried in an outburst Of
mingled anger and grief. $50 his fam
lily must desert him and his wife
must leave him! The poor boy must
stand absolutely alone in the world,
and face trial for his life! Is that
! the idea?"
The banker made no reply. Snap
| ping her fingers, she went on:
well, it isn't mine, Mr.. Jeffries!
won't consent to a divorce! | won't
leave America! And I'll see him just
as often as | can, even if / have to
sit in the Tombs prison all day. AS
| for his defense, I'll find some one. I'll
go to Judge Brewster again and If he
still refuses, I'll go to some one else.
There must be some good. big-hearted
lawyer in this great city who'll take
up his case"
Trembling with emotion, she read
| justed her veil and with her handker-
| chief dried her tear-stained face. Co
ing toward the door, she said:
"You needn't trouble yourself any
more, Mr.. Jeffries. We shan't need
your help. Thank you very much for
the interview. 1t was very kind of
you to listen so patiently. Good after
noon, sir"
Before the astonished banker could
stop her, she had thrown back the
tapestry and disappeared through the
door.
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