The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-19
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ut does stun one. doesn't 3it?'; vent
on Annie. .'You can't think when II
comes all Of sudden llksthls, It's
Just the way ! felt the morning they
showed me Howard's confession
prison! Prison!" walled AhalA
Annie tried to console her,
not for lone, she said sootl ~;
you can get bail. It's only q g teF.
Of fayor-Iudge Brewster wollA gst'
you ont right away. ~ ~ 4 y
.Get me oit'Scried Alicia distract.
edly. my God! Tscanf go to prisons
/ can't! That's too much. I've done
nothing! Look-read thls!f Handing
over underwood's letter. she went on:
you can see for yourself The wretch
frightened me into such q state .ot
mind that Ighardly. knew what | was
1oing-T went TO his rooms to save
him. That's&the truth, = swear to
God! But DO you suppose anybody
will believe me on OATH? They'll
they'll" ~
Almost hysterical, she no longer
knew what she was saying or doing.
She collapsed utterly, and sinking
down in chair, gave way to q pas.
sionate fit OF sobbing. Annie tried to
quiet her:
"Hush" she said gently, don't go
on like that. Be brave. Perhaps It
won't be as bad as you think She
unfolded the letter Alicia had given
her and carefully read 1t Through.
When she had finished her face lit up
with 10y. enthusiastically she cried:
..Th,s "a great for Howard! What
q blessing Won didn't destroy 1t! What
= wretch what hound 10 write you
IKE thai, Poor soul. Of course, you
went and begged him not to do 1t!
IA have gone myself but | think I'd
have broken an umbrella over his head
DR. something Gee! these kind of fell
lows breed trouble, don't they? Alive
or dead. they breed trouble! What
can we do?"
Alicia rose. Her tears had disap.
peared. There was look Of fixed re-
solve in her eyes.
..uoward must he cleared" she said,
"and ! must face it-alone!"
..yon'il he alone all right" said An.
n,a tbmehthlly "Mr jeffrIes will do
az much Tor Won as he did for his
Sor"
So4icine that her eompanion seemed
hnrt Nv her trankness, she changed
tha tonic
.Honest IN Cod" she exclaimed
eood.natnredlv "I'm broken.hearted-
ri AZ anvthinr To save YOU from this
trio nnhlic Disgrace I know what it
meonsET've had INV dose of It, But
this thing has got TO come out hasn't
10" =.
Tho baprar,s wife YEARLY nodded
assent
s.ve, T roor7a that" she said. "but
tho diserace oT arrest can't stand
u Arniei can't 90 to pflson even
~ 80 onlv for a minute" Holding out
: tMamhl,ne h,nd eha went on. "Giye
me- hack The letter I'll leave New
York to.night-pu 20 to Europe-lll
send II TO Judge Brewster from Paris"
Looking anxiousIy into her compan.
inns face. she pleaded: You'll trust
me n do tint won't YOU? Give It to
me- please-yoll can trust me-"
Her hand was still extended, but
Annie ignored it.
"No-no," she said, shaking her
head, II can't give 1t to you-how can
/? Do you understand what the let.
ter means to me?"
Have pity" cried the bankers
wife, almost beside herself. You can
tell them when I'm out OF the coun-
try. Don't ask me 10 make this sac
rlfIce now-dOn't ask me-don't!"
Annie was beginning to lose pa-
thence. The woman's selhshness an.
gered her. With irritation, she said:
You've lost your nerve, and you
don't know what you're saying. How
ards life comes before you-me or
anybody. You know that"
"Yes-yes" cried Alicia desperate,
", u know that. I'm only asking you
70 wait II ought to have left this
morning-thst's what I should have
done--gone at once. Now it's too
late, unless you help me"