The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11
EST Livng DetectiDe Sto,y yte1 ANNA KATHERINE GRE
Copyright 1909, The Bobbs- Merrill Company.

Of anticipation an poorly prepared
the touching sight patient pres
emily entered.
But doubt if she noticed agitation. She too
much swayed by her Advancing in all the
unconscious pride of her great beauty she TREMENDOUSLY
marked
"You a message headquarters?
Or has tie district attorney still questions to
Il have much trying errand than that"
ened to with idea of preparing her for
perence that could not fail to be one of exceptional trial
For which will be explained by
authority than myself the
where-where" could not help stammering under the
light of her melancholy eyes"where you be-
fore lamely, concluded.
1.-The house in Waverley avenue?" objected wildly,
with the first signs positive terror beheld
nodded, dropping eyes What call had to pene-
trate the conscience of this woman?
Are they there? all there? presently asked again.
"The police and-and Mr. Jeffrey?"
Madam" respectfully protested my duty limit
conducting the place carriage wait
ing May beg you will prepare yourself go
Waver1ey avenue?"
For answer she subjected long earnest
which found impossible to evade Then she FASTENED
the with very steps Evidently
which had upborne her long beginning to
fail Her very countenance was changed Had she
nzed meant she should that the secret of the Moore
longer secret confined to her breast and
to that of her unhappy brother-in law?
ready ride this change in
spirits less observable and by the time we had reached
the house far regained her
old and speak with the camness of de-
spair if not of mental serenity So =
The major awaiting at the door and bowed
graVeIy before her heavily yelled figure,
Miss Tuttle.' asked. without preamble the
well inside the may I inquire of
here you excuse
cting entering these whether
sister, Mrs. Jeffrey. had other name or
by any other than that of Veronica?'
he christened Antoinette. well Veronica: but
the person in whose memory the former given
her honor the family and she dropped
it and only known Veronica On, what have done
cried awed and frightened by the silence which followed
the utterance of these simple words. @,- :
rst~time in her
the mir ids of those
the unhappy brideno maiden but
wife, nov wife one minnie widow the next and then
again bride before the husband lying below
cold What wonder that srank when he made
brdegrooms lips approached her own that their honey
a disappointment Or that the shadow which
fell her that evil day left her till she gave
herself wholly its influence and returned to die on the
spot made awful by her own crime
Before any us quite ready to speak. tap at
Durbn had arrived with Mr. jeffrey
they admitted the latter Miss Tut
tie standing there he too seemed to realize that urs
their affairs, that courage rather than
the quality most demanded from him. Fac
ing group dismal hall fraaght with
such unutterable associations he earnestly prayed:
do not keep me in suspense Why am summoned
reply grave occasion warranted.
to learn the murderous secret
walls that last made use of it,
inclined hear these details from lips.
you ready already know the by
many persons in times past well in times
have met death here We do not require you to an
u.s.
II know the means" he allowed, recognizing without
had and that denial
would be worse than useless
"Then it only remains acquaint you
identity Of the who last pressed the fatal spring But
perhaps you that, too?"
O." He paused; words were impossible to him;
pause helpessy in the direction of
Tuttle.
But the major was quick on his feet and already
that lady This act forced from Mr. jeff
reys lips following broken sentence:
81 ld-lile--you-to-tel Great gasps came
heavily spoken word
perhaps of will do it in gentler
than could responded the district attorney OPEN
in which lay the of lace that hour or
plucked from the boarding of that
closet.
Jeffrey eyed it and understood His hands went
and he swayed to the point Of falling Miss
quickly forward.
mc/led, her fell on the little white
Ihe providence of God has found out We have
suffered and denied in vain"
came in dreary echo from the of us had