Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-01

on comparatively small salary. Do
you suppose his money could have
come to him honestly?"
In another corner Of the salon
stood DR.. Bernstein. the celebrated
psychologist, the center of an excited
crowd Of enthusiastic admirers.
Alicia approached a group of chat.
tering women. Each was more elab-
orately dressed than her neighbor,
and loaded down with rare gems.
They at once stopped talking as their
! hostess came up.
1T was SO good of you to comet"
said Alicia effusively to fat woman
with impossible blonde hair and a
rouged face. Il want to introduce DR..
Bernstein to you"
"Oh, ! shall be delighted" smiled
the blonde. Gushingly she added:
How perfectly exquisite you look to-
night, my dear"
do you think so?" said Alicia,
pleased at the clumsy flattery.
your dress is stunning and your
tiara simply gorgeous" raved another.
Your musicales are always SO de-
lightful," exclaimed a third
| At that moment Mr.. Jeffries caught
his wife by the arm and drew her at
tention to some newcomers. With a
laugh she left the group and hurried
toward the door. Directly she was
out Of earshot. the three women be.
gan whispering:
isn't she terribly overdressed?" ex-
claimed the blonde. "The cheek of
such parvenue to wear that tiara"
Her face is all made up. too" said
| another.
These affairs of hers are awfully
stupid. don't you think so?" piped the
third.
Yes. they bore everybody to DEATH"
said the blonde. She's ambitious
and likes to think she is a social lead
er. only come here because it
amuses me to see what a fool she
makes Of herself. Fancy woman
of her age marrying man old enough
to be her father. By the by. don't
see her beau here tonight"
derwood?"
Isn't it perfectly scandalous, the
way he dances after her? I'm sur
prised Mr.. Jeffries allows him to come
to the house."
Maybe there's been a row. Per.
haps that explains why he's not here
tonight. It's the first time I've known
him absent from one of her musi.
| Gales"
He's conspicuous by his absence.
Do you know what ! heard the other
day? / was told that Underwood had
again been caught cheating at cards
and summarily expelled from the club
kicked out, so to speak"
I'm not at all surprised. always
had my doubts about him. He in.
duced friend of mine to buy a pic
ture, and got tremendous price for
1t on the false representation that it
was genuine Corot. My friend found
out afterward that he had been duped.
Proceedings were threatened, but Un-
derwood managed to hush the affair
by returning part of the money"
In another part of the room a couple
were discussing Mr.. Jeffries as he
| stood talking with Judge Brewster.
did you notice how Mr.. Jeffries has
| aged recently? He no longer seems
! the same man."
mo wonder, after all the trouble
he's had. OF course you know what
disappointment his son turned out?"
"A scamp, | understand. Married
chorus girl and all that sort Of thing"
Not exactly. but almost as bad.
like that in restaurant. She's very
common; her father died in prison.
You can imagine the blow to old JEFF
fries. He turned the boy adrift and
left him to shift for himself"
Alicia approached her husband, who
was still talking with Judge Brewster.
She was leaning on the arm of tall,
handsome man with dark Van Dyke
beard.
who are you discussing with such
interest?" she demanded, as she came
up with her escort.
I'VE were talking of Capt. Clinton
and his detestable police methods"
said the banker.
Judge" said Alicia, turning to the
lawyer. ALLOW me 70 introduce DR..
Bernstein. Doctor. this is Judge
Brewster"
The stranger bowed low, as he re.
piled courteously:
"The fame of Judge Rrewster baa
spread to every state in the union"
A faint smile spread over the face
of the famous lawyer as he extended
his hand:
i've often heard of you, too, doc.
tor. I've been reading with great in
terest your book, Experimental Psy.
chology.' Do you know" he went
on earnestly there's lot in that /,
We have still much to learn in that !