Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-11-24


him. They won't even give him a
hearing For Gods sake, don't go
back on him now"
Mr.. Jeffries turned and walked to-
ward the window, and stood there ga
zlng on the trees on the lawn. She
did not see his face, but by the ner.
Vous twitching of his hands behind
his back. she saw that her words had
not been without effect. She waited
IN silence for him to say something
PRESENTLY he turned around, and she
saw that his face had changed The
look of naughty pride had gone. She
mad touched the chords of the ia
theirs heart, Gravely he said:
OF course you realize that you,
above all others, are responsible for
his present position"
She was about to demur, but she
checked herself What did she care
what they thought of her? She was
nghting to save her husband, not to
make the Jeffries family think better
OF her. Quickly she answered:
We'll, all right-Tm responsible
but don't punish him because of me-"
Mr.. Jeffries looked at her.
Who was this young woman who
championed SO warmly his own son?
She was his wife, of course. But wives
of certain kind are quick to desert
their husbands when they are in trou.
BILE. There must be some good in the
girl, after all, he thought. Hesitating.
ly he said:
Il could have forgiven him every.
thing, everything but"
But me-" she said promptly. II
know it. Don't you suppose l feel it,
too and don't you suppose it hurts?"
Mr.. Jeffries stffened up. This WON.
an was evidently trying to excite his
sympathies. The hard, proud expires.
sion came back into his face, as he an.
swered CURLY:
Forgive me for speaking plainly,
but my sons marriage with such a
woman as you has made it impossible
to even consider the question of recon
Citation"
With all her efforts at self-control,
Annie would have been more than
human had she not resented the insin.
uation in this cruel speech. For mo-
ment she forgot the Importance of
preserving amicable relations, and she
retorted:
Such a woman as me? That's pref
ty plain. But you'll have to speak
al fnI,
when you say such a woman as me?
What have l done?'
Mr. Jeffries looked out of the win.
dow without answering, and she went
on:
Il worked in a factory when | was
nine years old, and I've earned my
living ever since. There's no disgrace
in that, is there? There's nothing
against me personally-nothing dis
graceful, mean. I know I'm not edu.
Gated. I'm not lady in your sense
of the word, but I've led a decent life.
There isn't breath of scandal against
me-not breath. But what's the
good of talking about me? Never mind
me. I'm not asking for anything.
What are you going to do for him?
He must have the best lawyer that
money can procure-none of those
barroom orators. Judge Brewster.
your lawyer, is the man. We want
Judge Brewster"
Mr.. Jeffries shrugged his shoulders.
II repeat-my sons marriage with
the daughter of man who died in
prison"
She interrupted him.
That was hard luck-nothing but
hard luck. You're not going to make
me responsible for that, are you?
Why, was only eight years old when
that happened Could | have pre-
vented it?' Recklessly she went on:
We'll, blame it on me if you want to,
but don't hold it up against Howard.
He didn't know it when he married
me. He never would have known it
but for the detectives employed by
you to dig up my family history, and
the newspapers did the rest. God!
what they didn't say! / never real
lied | was of so much Importance.
They printed it in scare-head lines. 1t
made a fine sensation for the public,
but it destroyed my peace of mind"
"a convict's daughter" said Mr..
Jeffries contemptuously
He was a good man at that" she
answered hotly. "He kept the squarest
poolroom in Manhattan, but he re-
fused to pay police blackmail, and
he was railroaded to prison" Indig-
nantly she went on: IF my fathers
single had been up in Wall street,
and he'd made so dishonest millions,
you'd forget it next morning, and you'd
welcome me with open arms But he
was unfortunate. Why, Billy Delmore
was the best man in the world. He'd
give away the last dollar he had to
friend. | wish to God he was alive
now! He'd help to save your son.
wouldn't have to come here to ask
you"
Mr. Jeffries shifted uneasily on his
feet and looked away.
you don't seem to understand" he
said impatiently. I've completely cut