Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22
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rssaarts, Bow turned around. Haas
tAtinkiy he said:
n think you do her An injustisa
JeMffes. She comes every day In ths
hepe that your feelings toward youH
son have changed. She wishes To
sfve color to the belief that his r.,
TIERS lawyers are championing hta
cause. She was honest enough to tell
me %. Tou know her movements are
closely watched by the newspapers
and she takes good care to let the
reporters think that she comes here
to discuss with me the details OF her
husbands Defense"
The banker shifted impatisntly on
his chair. Contemporary he said:
The newspapers which read don't
sive her the slightest attention. II
they did should refuse to read
them" With growing irritation he
went on:
TITS no use talking about her any
more. What are we going to do
about this latest scandal? This wom-
an ia going on the stage to be ex.
hibited all over the country and she
proposes to use the family name"
There IL nothing to prevent her.
said the lawyer, dryly.
The banker jumped to his feet and
exclaimed angrily:
There must be- Good God, Brew.
ster, surely you can obtain an injunc-
ton restraining her from using the
family name! You must do some
thing What do you adviser"
Il advise patience" replied the
Judge, calmly
But Mr.. JeffEieB had no patience.
He was a man who was not accus-
toned to have his wishes thwarted.
He did not understand why there
should be the slightest difficulty in
carrying out his instructions,
ANY one can advise patience!" he
exclaimed, hotly, but that's not do
ing anything" Banging the desk
angrily with his fist, he exclaimed:
I want something donsl"
Judge Brewster looked up at his
client with surprise. The Judge never
lost his temper. Even in the most
acrimonious wrangles in the court
room he was always the suave, pol
ished gentleman. There was a shade
Of reproach in his tone as he replied;
Come, come, don't lose your tenn
peri I'll do what can, but there Ia
nothing to be done In the way you
suggest. The most can do is to re-
main loyal to you, although-to be
quite candid confess it goes against
the grain to keen my hands OF this
case. AS I told your wife. there are
certain features about 1t which inter
est me keenly. I feel that you are
wrong to-"
"No, Brewster!" interrupted Mr..
Jsffries, explosively I'm right I'm
right You know 1t. but you won't
admit It."
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders
and turned to his desk again. Lacon-
ically, he said:
"WeIl. / won't argue the matter
with you. You refuse to be advised
by me and" 4Ea sa4
The banker looked up impatiently.
| what 10 your adyiceT
The lawyer, without looking a
from his papers, said quietly:
"You know what my feelings in the
matter are"
"And you know what mine are!"
exclaimed the banker hotly. 81 re-
fuse to be engulfed in this wave OF
hysterical sympathy with criminals
| will not be stamped with the same
hall mark as the man who takes the
life of his fellow being-though the
man be my own son. | will not set
the seal of approval on crime by de-
Tending It,"
The lawyer bowed and said calmly:
Then, sir, you must expect ex'
actiy what is happening This girl.
whatever she may be, is devoted to
your son. She is his wife, She'll go
to any extreme to help him-even to
selling her name for money to pay
for his defense"
The banker threw up his hands with
impotence.
TITS matter of principle with me.
Her devotion is not the question"
With a hooking laugh he went on:
| "Sentimentality doesn't aDpeal to ma.