"I told you how it would be," he said scornfully. "A flash in the pan!" The lawyer looked askance at Annie. "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: "Go into my study for a few moments, will you, Jeffries?" The banker made a gesture, as if utterly disgusted with the whole business. "I am going home," he said testily. "I've had a most painful evening--most painful. Let me know the result of your investigation as soon as possible. Good night. Don't disturb me to-night, Brewster. To-morrow will do." He left the room in high dudgeon, banging the door behind him. Annie burst into a laugh. "Don't disturb him!" she mimicked. "He's going to get all that's coming to him." Shocked at her levity, the lawyer turned on her severely. "Do you want me to lose all faith in you?" he asked sternly. "No, indeed," she answered contritely. "Then tell me," he demanded, "why do you conceal this woman's name from me?" "Because I don't want to be the one to expose her. She shall tell you herself." "That's all very well," he replied, "but meantime you are directing suspicion against yourself. Your father-in-law believes you are the woman; so does Captain Clinton." "The captain suspects everybody," she laughed. "It's his business to suspect. As long as you don't believe that I visited Underwood that night----" The judge shook his head as if puzzled. "Candidly, I don't know what to think." Seriously, he added: "I want to think the very best of you, Annie, but you won't let me." She hesitated a moment and then, quickly, she said: "I suppose I'd better tell you and have done with it--but I don't like to----" At that moment a servant entered and handed the lawyer a card. "The lady wants to see you at once, sir." "To see me," asked the lawyer in surprise: "are you sure she hasn't come for Mr. Jeffries?" "No, sir; she asked for you." Annie sprang forward. "Is it Mrs. Jeffries?" she asked. "Yes," he replied. "Let me see her, judge," she exclaimed eagerly; "I'll tell her who it is and she can tell you--she's a woman--and I'd rather. Let me speak to her, please!" Addressing the servant, the lawyer said: