The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-06

i ~Bho W1li-she will. Give mo on1J
few minutes more;" she cried.
The lawyer looked At her a. II pns
zled.
"A few minutes7" he said. Again
be looked At her and then shook h:i
head resisnedly. well. it's certainl,
infectious!" he exclaimed. Il believe
you again.
The door opened and Alicia appeared
The lawyer advanced politely to greet
her.
Good evening. Mrs. Jenries.~
Alicia shook hands with him, at the
same time looking inquiringly at An
ME. who. by a quick gesture. told hsl
that The judge knew nothing Of her
secret Tho lawyer went on:
Mrs. Je6ries. Jr.. wishes to speah
to you said l thought there'd be
no objection; you don't mind. May
She r
Yes murmured Alicia.
Your husband was here" said the
Judge.
my husbandl" she cried. startled
Again she glanced inquiringiy at An
ME and tried to force smile.
Yes" nsid the lawyer: he'll b.
glad to know you're here. III tell
him" Turning to Annie. he said
When you're ready. please send
and
Very we'll. Judge"
The lawyer went out and Alicia
turned round breAthlessly.
my husband was here7" she ex
claimed.
yes"
You've told Mr.. Brewster ncthing?'
Annie shook her head.
Il couldn't!" she said. 'T tried to
but couldn't. It seems so hard. doesn
itT Alicia laughed bitterly and An
ale went on: Il was afraid you weren't
comingl"
The train was latel" exclaimed Al
icia evasiveIy, II went up to STAN
ford to say good-by to my mother"
ITO say good-by7" echoed her com
panion In surprise.
YES" said the other tsarfuliy. '1
have said good-by to her--I have said
good-by to everybody--to everything
to myself must give them all up
! must give myself up"
"Oh, It isn't as bad az that. surely p
Alicia shook her head sadly.
YES" she said; i've reckoned Il
all up. It's a total loss. Nothing will
be saved-husbsnd. home. position
good name-all will 90. You'll see.
shall be torn into little bits Of shreds
They won't leave anything unsaid. Blu
It's not that care for 80 much til
the injustice OF 1t all. The injustice
OF the power Of evil. This man Under
wood never did good action In al
his life. And now even after no Il
dead be has the power to go on de
stroying destroying destroying"
That's true" said Annie; "he wal
no good"
The bankers wife drew from hel
bosom the letter Underwood wrote
her before he killed himself.
when he sent me this letter." she
went on. II tried to think myself into
his condition OF mind, SO that l coult
decide whether he intended to keeI
| his word and kill himself or not.
tried to reason out Just how he fel
and how he thought. Now l know
It's hopeless. dull. sodden despera
tion. haven't even the ambition t,
defend myself from Mr.. Jeffries."
| Annie shrugged her shoulders.
Il wouldn't lose any sleep on hi
account" she said with laugh. Nor,
seriously she added: Surely he won
| believe"
| HE may not believe anything him
SELF" said Alicia. tits what other pee
pie are thinking that will make hin
suffer. II the circumstances were onl,
little less disgraceful--a suicide
last letter to the woman he loved
They'll say | drove him to 1t. The,
won't think OF his miserable. dishon
est career. They'll only think OF M
share In his death"
Annie shook her head sympathetic
ally.
Yes" she said; ITS fought Tn
worst OF It is they are going to arres
you"
Alicia turned ashen pale.
ARREST mel" she cried.
That's what Capt Clinton says,
replied the other graveiy. He wa
here-he is here now-with two men
waiting for you" Alphabetically sh
went on: 1T wasn't my fault, Mrs
Jeffries-I didn't mean to. Wha
could | dor When I told Judge Brew
ster. he sent for Capt. Clinton. Tn
police are afraid you'll run aw-y O
something"
And my husband" gasped Alicia
"he doesn't know. does hef"
mo. didn't tell them. said you
tell them yourself. but they won
trust you when they know who 20
are. Let's tell the judge-he ma
think OF plan. Suppose you go ava
until" Puzzled herself to find wa
out OF the dilemma. Annie paced tn
floor nervousiy. "Oh. this Is awful
she exclaimed. what are we to do
She looked toward Alicia. as II e,
pecting some suggestion from her. bu
her companion was too much owe
whelmed to take any Initiative
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