The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-03
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remarks, now turned around. Hest-
tatingly he said:
II think you do her an injustice,
Jeffries. She comes every day in the
hope that your feelings toward your
son have charged. She wishes TO
give color to the belief that his fa-
theirs lawyers are championing his
cause She was honest enough to tell
me so. You 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 impatiently on
his chair. Contemporary he said:
THE newspapers which read don't
give her the slightest attention. III
they did | should refuse TO read
them" With growing irritation he
went on:
It's no use talking about her any
more. What are We going to do
about this latest scandal? This wom-
an is going on the stage to be ex-
hibited all over the country and she
proposes to use the family name"
There is 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. Jeffries 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:
II want something done!"
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
per. I'll do what | can, but there Is
nothing to be done in the way you
suggest. The most l can do is to re-
main loyal TO you, although-to be
quite candid confess it goes against
the grain to keep lny hands OF this
case. AS told your wife, there are
certain features about 1t which inter-
est me keenly. | feel that you are
wrong to"
NO, Brewster" interrupted Mr..
Jeffries, explosively. I'm right! I'm
right! You know it, but you won't
admit it,"
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders
and turned to his desk again. Lacon-
ically, he said:
Well, | won't argue the matter
with you. You refuse to be advised
by me and"
The banker looked up impatiently.
What is your advice?"
The lawyer, without looking up
from his papers, said quietly:
You know what my feelings in the
matter are"
And you know what mine are!"
exclaimed the banker, hotly. Il re-
fuse to be engulfed in this wave OK
hysterical sympathy with criminals.
I 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'
actly 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
impatience.
Its a matter of principle with me.
Her devotion is not the question.
With a mocking laugh he went on:
"Sentimentality doesn't appeal to me.