The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
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 rr.~.t.r@There are other lawyers
 Annie-But there's only. one MT. Rrevster-and he's the greatest law yer in the world, and he's goane 10 help us-he's going to save Howards fife.
 Rrevster-You always say that. l r,von my word. shall begin to De- lieve it soon
 And the short of it is he does be- Heve 1t, and when she tells him he IS afraid of Towards father it rather nettles him. She knows HowaTo is innocent, just as she knows there IS . God, yet she can't tell why. Fem :trine deduction" Brewster calls 1t. He bexins talking of her prospects and her father. and when she says I'm sorry Ydr you." she breaks into hys- .terical laMgh. ''Why do you laugh" lie asks. well, if don't laugh. I'll cry, and e don't want to cry-why-Il 3ust laugh. It's got to be one or the other!- She is going home. she says. but she vim see him tomorrow. and perhape he will have better news for her ssit down." he commands, I want to ask you . question. How do you account for Rewards confessirg the shooting? She doesn't account for it. He says he didn't do it and dossm't remember confessing. and she belisves he confessed against his will. | ghs he'd . taik with pr. Bernstein. who wao called in at the time.. and he sayD Captain Clinton uses hypnotic in nusnee and claims Howard Is a ''sub- l sesG" Brewster is growing interest ed- Hb aslks for Dr. Bsrnstein's ad- dress. which she gfvss him. 50 you tnink I'm afraid of MT. Jeffries. do l youf Brswster asks after . pause. aAd in another minute startles her by l anneuncing that he is going to take np her case. "Now don't pretend to l bo surprised'' he almost snaps as she l trfso to thank him, you knew would. l You knew it when you came in that door. My clerks knew it. Every body know it-but me" MT Brews- | ter seads for Jones and asks him to ssG . report of Howard Jefrries' ease. 1
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 Brewster-Hou know d-m well you do. Jones-Yes. sir.
 Brewster-And stop grinning.
 Next Mrs. Jeffries, ST.. is sent for and Brewster leaves the women to- gethef-being wise and knowing the ways of women. ''You don't mind my che should when that is her name and they are relatives marriage. calling you Annie. do you?" Mrs. Jeff fries asks and Annie doesn't see why Then they discuss the situation and Annie refers to "old Jeffries'' as a fish. 'declaring he is not a father or he would do . fathers duty by his son. Before they get through Mrs. Jefries learns that Brewster is going to de- fend Towards case, believing him in- nocent and Annie. learns that Mrs. Je6fies was the mysterious visitor who called on Underwood the night of the shooting. The latter has kept silent. she declares. believing Howard guilty. cause che dreaded disgrace.
 Annie e-Disgrace-what is disgrace whek, ,a haruan. life is at stake?
 1lrn Jeffries-But it seems useless, -a useless sacrince-in the fact of his confession.
 Annie asks if she has the letter Un- derwood wrote her. It Is at home Mfs. JefIries answers. She has nev- CT been able to destroy it. She asks Annie not to say anything to MT. BreWster just then-she will meet her at his house in the evening and by then she will have decided what is best to be done. At this point Brews- ter enters the room. He tells Mrs. Jeffries, Sr.. he has decided to de- fend Howard, that he has been talking with Dr. Bernstein over the phone; that the Doctor, Captain Clinton and Malonsy will be at his house for a conference in the evening and that he has set detective on the track of the won,an who called at Underwood's studio the night of the shooting. Here BIT. Jenries calls for, his wife, and he also is informed that Brewster is to defend his son. Indeed exclaims MT. 1eAfies, ST., then you will please consider our business relations to have ceased from this moment" and call sng his wife, they sweep majesticaily from the room Well, whose afraid uow?" asks Brewster as he turns to Annie.
 The next scene is at Mr. Brews- ter'a
 The same evening. in MT. Brewster's aome he and Dr. Bernstein are hold eng . conference. into which MT. Jeff Fries has been drawn rather reluctanr- n. Annie has promised the lawyer che would produce Underwood's mys-