"You are sure she will come?" he asked.
"Yes, I am sure!" With concern she added: "But the disgrace of arrest! It will kill her! Oh, judge, don't let them arrest her!"
"Tell me who she is!" commanded the lawyer sternly.
It was the first time he had spoken to her harshly and Annie, to her dismay, thought she detected a note of doubt in his voice. Looking toward the banker, she replied:
"I can't tell you just now—she'll be here soon——"
"Tell me now—I insist," said the lawyer with growing impatience.
"Please—please don't ask me!" she pleaded.
Mr. Jeffries made an angry gesture.
"As I told you, Brewster, her whole story is a fabrication trumped up for some purpose—God knows what object she has in deceiving us! I only know that I warned you what you always may expect from people of her class."
The judge said nothing for a moment. Then quietly he whispered to the banker: