Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

Placed the Rolls and
prisoners release. The evidence was
such that further delay was inexcus-
| able. The district attorney, thus
urged, took an active interest in the
case, and after going over the new evil
dence with Judge Brewster, went be-
! fore the court and made formal ap-
plication for the dismissal of the COM
| plant. A few days later Howard JEFF
fries left the Tombs amid the cheers
of crowd assembled outside. At his
! side walked his wife, now smiling
through tears of joy.
1t was a glad homecoming to the
little fiat in Harlem. To Howard, aft
er spending so long a time in the
narrow prison quarters, it seemed like
paradise, and Annie walked on air, so
delighted was she to have him with
her again. Yet there were still anXi-
cites to cloud their happiness. The
close confinement, with its attendant
worry, had seriously undermined How
ards health. He was pale and atten-
uated, and so weak that he had sew
eral fainting spells. Much alarmed,
Annie summoned DR.. Bernstein, who
administered a tonic. There was moth
ing to cause anxiety, he said, reas-
suringly. 1t was a natural reaction
after what her husband had under
gone. But it was worry as much
as anything else Howard worried
about his father, with whom he was
only partially reconciled; he worried
about his future, which was as pre-
carious as ever, and most of all he
worried about his wife. He was not
| ignorant of the circumstances which
had brought about his release, and
| while liberty was sweet to him, it had
| been a terrible shock when he first
| heard that she was the woman who
| had visited UnderwoOd's rooms. He
| refused to believe her sworn evidence.
How was it possible? Why should she
| go to UnderwoOd'S rooms knowing he
was there? 1t was preposterous. Still
, the small voice rang in his ears-per-
haps she's untrue! 1t haunted him
till one day he asked point blank for
an explanation. Then she told that
she had perjured herself. She was not
the woman. Who she really was she
could not say. He must be satisfied
| for the present with the assurance
that it was not his wife. With that
he was content What did he care for
| the opinion of others? He knew-that
was enough In their conversation on
! the subject Annie did not even men
| ton Alicia's name. Why should she?"
Weeks passed, and Towards health
did not improve. He had tried to find
| position, but without success, yet
every day brought it's obligations
which had to be met. Ono morning
Annie was bustling about their tiny
! dining room preparing the table for
| their frugal luncheon. She had just
placed the rolls and butter on the
! table, and arranged the chairs, when
there came a ring at the front door
| bell Early visitors were not so in
! frequent as to cause surprise so, with
out waiting to remove her apron, she
went to the door and opened it. DR..
Bernstein entered.
/ Good morning, Mrs. Jeffries," he
said, cheerily, Putting down his medi-
! cal bag, he asked: How is our pa
tient this morning?"
! All right, doctor. He had a splen-
did nights rest. I'll call him"
| Never mind, I want to talk to you"
! Seriously, he went on: Mrs. Jeffries,
your husband needs a change of scene.
| He's worrying. That fainting spell the
| other day was only a symptom. I'm
afraid he'll break down unless"
Unless what?" she demanded, anx-
iously
He hesitated for q moment, as if I'M
willing to give utterance to words he
knew must infict pain. Then he
| quickly continued:
Your husband is under a great
mental strain. His inability to sup
! port you. his Punishment from his
proper sphere in the social world is
mental torture to him. He feels his
/ position keenly. There is nothing else
to occupy his mind but thoughts OF
his utter and complete failure in life
was talking to his father last night,
and"