Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-01-12

re S uoue more tnan encourage me
God bless hmi-he's going to take
up the case"
Alicia was so thunderstruck that for
a moment she could find no answer.
What she exclaimed, without
consulting Mr. lefSries?"
She put her handkerchief to her
face to conceal her agitation. Could
II Toe possible that the Judge was go
ing 10 act, after all, in defiance of her
husbands wishes? If that were true.
what would become of her? Conceal.
meHt would be no longer possible
Discovery of her claudestine visit to
Undcrwood's apartment that fatal
night must come Howard might still
be the murderer, Underwood might
not have committed suicide, but her
visit to his rooms at midnight would
become known Judge Brewster was
not the man to be deferred by diff
culties once he took up case, He
would see the Importance of finding
the mysterious woman who went Sc
cretly to Underwood's rooms that
night of the tragedy
lie consulted only his own feel.
ings,' went on Annie. "He believes in
Howard, and he's going to defend
him"
Alicia looked at her anXiously as II
trying to read what might be in her
mind, Inditterently she went on:
The papers say there was a quar-
rel about you, that you and Mr.. Tn.
derwood were too friendly. They i'm
piled that Howard was jealous. Is
this true?'
It's all talk" cried Annie indig-
nothing but scandal--lies!
There's not a word of truth In 1t.
Howard never had jealous thought
OF me-and as for me-why--Ive al
ways Worshiped the ground he walked
on. Didn't he sacrifice everything for
my sake? Didn't he quarrel with his
father for me? Didn't he marry me?
Didn't he try to educate and make q
lady of me? My God!-d you sup
pose I'd give a man like that cause
for jealousy? What do the newspa-
pers care? They print cruel state
ments that cut into woman's heart,
without giving it thought, without
knowing or caring whether it's true
or not. as long as it interests and
amuses their readers. You-you don't
really believe I'm the cause of his
mistortunes do your"
Alicia shook her head as she an
sWered kindly:
no, | don't. Believe me, | don't
You were right when you said that at
such a time as this one woman should
stand by another I'm going to stand
by you Let me be your friend let
me help YOU" Extending her hand
she said; viii you?'
Annie grasped the proffered hand
1t was the first that had been held
out to her in her present trouble. A
lump rose in her throat Much af-
| tected she said
ITS the first kind word that" She
stopped and looked closely for a mo-
| ment at Alicia. Then she went on:
It's the queerest thing, Mrs. JEFF
ries but it keeps coming into my
mind. Howard told me that while he
! was at UnderWoods that dreadful
night he thought he heard your voice.
II must have been a dream, of course,
yet he thought he was sure of it..
Your yoice-thats queer, isn't it?
Why-whats the matter?"
Alicia had grown deathly pale and
staggered against a chair. Annie ran
to her aid, thinking she was Ill.
IT'S nothing - nothing" STAN
mered Alicia, recovering herself.
Fearing she had said something to
| hurt her feelings, Annie said sympa.
thetically:
i haven't said anything anything
out of the way-have |? If have I'm
| sorry-awfully sorry. I'm afraid-I-
I've been very rude and you've been
SO kind"
mo, not" interrupted Alicia quick
ly. You've said nothing-done moth
| ing-you've had great deal to bear
IA great deal TO bear | understand
| that perfectly Taking her compan-
ions hand in hers. she went on:
zen me, "Hdt 40 luey say ABOUT the
woman who went to see Robert I'm
derwood the night OF the tragedy"
"The police can't find her-we don't
know who she is" Confidently she
went on: But Judge Brewster will
find her We have a dozen detectives
searching for her. Capt. Clinton ac-
cused me of being the woman--you
know he doesn't like me-"
The bankers wife was far too busy
thinking of the number of detectives