Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-01
Is when you're ready. please ssno

when you're ready. please ssno
and"
VERY well, Judge"
The lawyer went out and Alicia
turned round breathlessly.
my husband was here?" she ex-
claimed.
Eyes"
you've told Mr.. Brewster nothing?
Annie shook her head.
81 couldn't" she said. II tried to,
but couldn't. 1t seems so hard, doesn't
it?" Alicia laughed bitterly and An
ME went on: Il was afraid you weren't
coming!"
1.-The train was late!" exclaimed AL
icia evasively, II went up to STAN
ford to say good-by to my mother
ITO say GOODBYE" echoed her com
panion in surprise.
Eyes," said the other tearfully. 81
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"
ooh. it isn't as bad as that, surely?
Alicia shook her head sadly.
Eyes," she said; i've reckoned 1t
all up. It's total loss. Nothing will
be saved-husband. home, position,
good name-all will go. You'll see.
shall be torn into little bits of shreds.
They won't leave anything unsaid. But
it's not that l care for so much. It's
the injustice of it all. The injustice
of the power of evil. This man Under
wood never did a good action In all
his life. And now even after he is
dead he has the power to go on de
stroying-destroyin g-destroying!
That's true" said Annie; "he was
no good"
The bankers wife drew from hei
bosom the letter Underwood wrote
her before he killed himself.
when he sent me this letter." she
went on, IT tried to think myself into
his condition of mind, so that l could
decide whether he intended to KEEP
his word and kill himself or not.
tried to reason out just how he fell
and how he thought Now I know
It's hopeless, dull. sodden despera
ton. l haven't even the ambition to
defend myself from Mr.. Jeffries."
Annie shrugged her shoulders.
II wouldn't lose any sleep on his
account" she said with laugh. More
seriously she added: surely he won,
believe"
HE may not believe anything him
SELF" said Alicia. 'It's what other PEG
pie are thinking that will make him
suffer. If the circumstances were ONLY
a little less disgraceful-a suicide'i
last letter to the woman he loved
They'll say l drove him to it. They
won't think of his miserable, dishon
est career. They'll only think of my
share In his death"
Annie shook her head sympathetic
ally.
YES" she said; ITS fought TIL,
worst of 1t is they are going to arrest
you"
Alicia turned ashen pale.
ARREST mel" she cried.
That's what Capt. Clinton says
replied the other gravely. HE wal
here-he is here now-with two men
waiting for you" Alphabetically sh,
went on: ut wasn't my fault. Mrs
Jeffries-I didn't mean to. Wha
could I do? When l told Judge Brew
ster, he sent for Capt. Clinton. Th,
police are afraid you'll run away o.
something"
And my husband!" gasped Alicia
"he doesn't know, does he?"
mo, didn't tell them. said you't
tell them yourself, but they won
trust you when they know who 70,
are. Let's tell the judge-he ma,
think of plan. Suppose you go ava,
until" Puzzled herself to find a wa,
out of the dilemma, Annie paced tn,
floor nervously. "Oh, this is awful!
she exclaimed. What are we to dor
She looked toward Alicia, as II e1
pecting some suggestion from her, bu
her companion was too much over
whelmed to take any initiative. .
(TO BE CONTINUED)