The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-07

good ihat he can't be any good or lAs
father wohIdn't go baek on him. Hoe
lsloe Hhat De world - People viii
cdnd emn him because sou condsn1
hinl They won't esen size him z
hearing For Gods sake don't g
back on him now =.
NJ. Jetties turned and walked to
ward. the window. and stood there 60
zfng on tie trees on tue lawr. She
dfdfno ase his face, hut by the nef
voas twitohIhB Of his hands behind
his back, she saw that her words had
not been without effect, She, waited
in silence for him to say something
Presently be tnrned around, and shs
saw that IFS lace had changed. The
look OF; haughty pride had gone; She
had touched the chords Of the 10
theirs heart. Eravely he said: =. ~
,.::.01, course you realize. that you
above gu others. are responsible fol
his present position"
She was about to, demur. but she
checked herself. What did she care
what they thought of her? She was
fighting to save her husband. not T.
make, the Jeffries family think better
of her. QlicldY she answered:
well, gil right-Im responsible
but don't punish him because of me-
Alr. Jefries; looked at her.
Who was this young woman who
championed so warmly his own SON
Shewa bis wife, Of course. But wives
of a certain kind are quick to. desert
their husbands when they are In trou
Bile. sThGe must be some good in the
girl. after ALL. he thought ,Hesitating
ly. he said: ~. ~ -
Il could have forgiven him, every
thing, everything but"
"But me-" she said promptly. :"
know 1t. Don't you suppose L feel It
too, and don't you suppose it hurts?'
MIR. Jenries stiffened up. This won
|. an was evidently trying to excite bill
sympathieG The hard, proud expires
sion came back into his face, as he an
swered curtly:
''Forglve me for speaking plainly
|, but my sons marriage with such, {
woman as you has made it impossible
to even consider the question of, recon
ciliation"
With all her efforts al self.control
Annie would have been more thar
Humankind she not resented the lnsin
uation in this cruel speech. For a mo
ment she forgot the Importance Of
preserving amicable relations, and Shit
retorted:
Such a woman as, me? That's pref
ty plain. But you'll have to speak
even more plainly. What do you mean
when you say such woman as me:
What have done?" 81
Mr.. ,Jehtrles looked out OF the win
dow without answering and she went
on:
Il worked in q factory when / waE
nine years old, and I've earned my
living ever since. There's no disgrace
In that, Is there? There's, nothing
against rue personally-=nothing. dis
graceful, Imean. ! know I'm not edu
Gated. I'm not a lady In your sense
of the word, but rye led a decent life
There isn'ta breath ofscandal against
me-not breath, but what's the
good of talking about me2NeVer mind
me. I'm, not asking for anything
What are you goiRgrto do for him?
He must have the best lawyer that
money can procure-none Of those
barroom orators. Judge Brewster
your lawyer, Is the man. We want
Judge Brewster"
Mr.. Jeftriss, shrugged. bis shoulders
81 repeat-my sons marriage will
the daughter OF q: man who died in
prison. ....
She interrupted him.
That was hard Iuck-nothing but
hard luck. You're not going to make
me responsible for that, are you?
Why, was only eight years old when
that happened. Could E.have pre-
vented III" Recklessly she went on:
We'll, blame It on me II you want to-
but don't hold it up against Howard
He didn't know It. when he married
me. He never would have known II
but for the detectives employed by
you to dig up my family history, and
the newspapers did the rest. God!
what they didn't say!. never real
ICED was Of so much Importance
They printed It In scare-head lines. II
made fine sensation for the public
but II destroyed my peace Of mind"
"a conviCt's daughter!" said Mr.
Jeffries contemptuously.
He was a good man at that" she
answered holly. ""He, kept the sQuarest
poolroom IN Manhattan, but he re-
fused to pay police blackmail, and
he was railroaded to prison." Indig'
nantly she vent on: III my fathers
shingle had been up In Wall street
and he'd made SO dishonest millions
you'd forget It next morning, and you'd
welcome me with open arms. But he
was unfortunate. Why, Billy Delmore
was the best man in the world. He'd
give away the last dollar he had to
friend, wish to God he was alive
now! He'd help to save your son.
wouldn't, have, to- come. here to ask
you"
Mr.. Jehfrles shifted uneasily on his