Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-20

up and down the library till three or
four in the morning. Poor man, he
suffers so keenly and he won't let any
one sympathize with him. He won't
let me mention his sons name. I feel
we ought to do something. Try and
persuade him to let me see this girl
and-you are his friend as well as his
legal adviser"
Judge Brewster bowed.
Your husband is a very old friend,
Mrs. Jeffries. / can't disregard his
wishes entirely
There was a knock at the door of
the private office.
Come in,' called the Judge.
The door opened and the head
clerk entered, ushering in Howard
Jeffries, Sr. The banker, still aristo-
cratic and dignified, but looking tired
and careworn, advanced into the room
and shook hands with the Judge, who
greeted him with a cordial smile.
There was no response on the bank
er's face ENORMOUSLY he demanded
Brewster, what's that woman doing
out there again? It's not the first
lilly We luCI ACl LII thio OltACS.
Alicia looked up eagerly. rs she
out there now?" she cried
What right has she to come here?
What's her object?" went on the
banker irritatedly.
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders.
"The same old thing" he replied.
"She wants me to take her case"
The banker frowned.
Didn't you tell her 1t was impos.
sible?"
THAT makes no difference"
the same. I've sent her away dozen
times. What am 1 to do If she in
sists on coming? We can't have her
arrested. She doesn't break the furni-
ture or beat the Office boy. She SIM
ply sits and waits"
Have you told her that object to
her coming here?" demanded the
banker, haughtily.
~ have" replied the Judge, calmly,
but she has overruled your objec-
ton" With q covert smile he add
ed, You know we can't use force"
Mr.. Jeffries shrugged his shoulders
impatiently.
You can certainly use moral force"
he said.
What do you mean by moral
force?" demanded the lawyer.
Mr.. Jeffries threw up his hands as
If utterly Disguised with the whole
business. Almost angrily he an
swered:
| "Morol foroa 10 rooro1 foroo 7
mean persuasion, of course. Good
God, why can't people understand
these things as l do?"
The judge said nothing, but turned
to examine some papers on his desk.
He hardly liked the inference that he
could not see things as plainly as
other people, but what was the use
of getting irritated? He couldn't af-
ford to quarrel with one of his best
clients.
Alicia looked at her husband anx-
iously. Laying her hand on his arm,
she said soothingly:
Perhaps if 1 were to see her"
Mr.. Jeffries turned angrily.
How can you think of such q
thing? l can't permit my wife to
come in contact with a woman OF
that character"
Judge Brewster, who was listening
in spite of the fact that he was seem
ipgly engrossed in his papers, pursed
his lips.
"Oh, come" he said with a forced
laugh, she's not as bad as all that!'
I'm sure she isn't" said Alicia, EN-
phatically. "She must be amenable
to reason"
The bankers wife was not altogeth
er bad. Excessive vanity and ambi
ton had steeled her heart and stif1et
impulses that were naturally good
but otherwise she was not wholly de
void of feeling. She was really sorr,
for this poor little woman who wal
fighting so bravely to save her hus
band. No doubt she had inveigles
Howard into marrying her, but She
Alicia-had no right to sit in judg
ment on her for that. If the cir
had been ambitious to marry abov,
her, in what way was she more guilt,
than she herself had been in marry
ing man she did not love. simply TO
his wealth and social position? Be
sides, Alicia was herself sorel
troubled. Her conscience told he
that word from her might set tn
: whole matter right She might b
} able to prove that Underwood CON
( mitted suicide. She knew she wa
r coward and worse than a cowar
because she dare not speak tina
> word. The more she saw her hus
bands anger the less courage sh
had to do it. In any case, she argue