The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-30

blsek, bat blsck tbst 10 almost iuvisibl
green. DO you tnsv No. 1907
i,s vsry respectable, ar., class boar
log housc. ssid l.
Will they tske lsdissf shs 1ked.
II they ere veil Introduced.
sbsli 90 there 70 hoard.
Nsx, dsy ] gos . card from her - sh
hstn', been 10 the hsbi, Of having csrd
with thst address 90 Il. l csllsd
She came down 10 ses me 10 her bss
blsei ,'lk, si,h her bonnc, aud msntili,
on,
There ss en- old lady 10 the room
sbe introduced me 10 her and then ssid
shs YES ready. | ,ook the hint. W.
ven, oas together,
Oi course you know vby came here,
she ssid. ! spending oil my salary and
wearing my bsst clothes. bat I've found
sonslhins on, already. Mrs. J,flsies'
nephew calls here sometimes. He calls on
. youps widow. Who hiss the upper front
room. he hes been spessed 10 her Tor
soms time.
She psused long time and then said /.
He vss here the night OF the murder.
Well, l ssid, hiss she let him oct upon
The rooi7
l wish you wooldnt eek me any ques
tions, said Kitty. ! shsll know before
long. When l send for you come .,
once Will you let me have ths. Bill Of
clotbf
It's more precious than diamond
I said.
Her answer wss:
Yes, | know IL. She Pot II Into her
pocket book. l have changed my room,
she remarked. lem next TO her. There
10 . locked door between us. That is oil.
And i have made speephols. Yesterday
Jeftiss called. lnw him coming up the
street und bid behind q screen 10 the Per
lor. ! should have preten ded 10 be asleep
10 . chair there bad l been caught, bat
20 one found me ont. She came 10 hin,
md be talked like sn innocent man.
The poor old woman hiss done me On
'ther injury BY getting herself murdered,
,e sid. l bslisve I'm suspected because
shall profit by her death. Why, what
10 they take me ior2 wonder who
Iilled her. They ssy nothing was gone.
Whoever II Was, you ought to be thank
ul tht tho Grabbed cresiure is dead,
be said. Some common burglar. OF
ourse. She'd scream and shrek II she
aw one st her jewel case and get herself
illed.
Well. poor old woman. I'D have been
is death II l bad been near, Jefisies said.
he wasn't half bad. She never made
Ill snd left lhioss away from me. % she
hight. after l told her I'd never orinee TO
er for her favor. Hang II, l wish !
ssn't her heifl People will suspect me
,cre.ly perhaps. loan prove l wasn't 10
de the house that night. bnt you know
oW the pspers tslked. Poor Bitxner,
40 sVVie', $780, ~ - "a ~.'os S's. -s-.
icy said about him. Kill Aunt Jessyi
nv, good Lord
You urged TO call her Aunt Jtzsbsl,
i'd the widow. Mrs. Null is her name.
Yes. I'm cory l did. but she had .
mper, said Mr., Jefries. I've . mind
1t TO take the money.
Then shsn't take you. said Mrs. Null
,ch sn idioti l should be ashamed Of
10.
See herel Kitty handed me 90 address !,
! piece Of psper. l. WAS Mrs. Preston
oil. A Q oertsiu number, Chestnut
rect. II 10 her mosher.in-lsw. Gan
10 send our Mrs. MuIl .Elizs Mull-s
|esrsm saying. 'Come d once 10 this
dressp she asked.
| can.
DO il. said she. No, don's ssk me.
] helping you, l have my thoughts,
" take me home -
took her home and teleersphed TO
other detective 10 ths widow, and ]
tied sLd watched, saw ber get into :.
csrrisse aud 40 swsy. ! followed
ssw her take the train, II Kitty want
her out Of the vsy she Vas safe.
few hsurs later 1 received . note: -
Di,suise yourself % On old woman and r,
ne here st once. Come 10 . csb.
,sr thick blsck veil. Send up word :,
t you are my Aunt Agnes. Lose no -
le.
Iost none. A, vent slowly up the
ire. With my blsck veil down. ! could /"
u my besrt best. Kitty opened the %
,r. called out, Why. sunty. desrl and "
1t II.
hsve opened ths door between my stI
10 and Mrs. Mull's, che said. 1 have th
nd somsshins. | cent appear 10 this fol
tier. You nust see fof yourself.
Inc led me into . handsome room spd -,
nt 10 the wardrobe. There, from be n.
ih other dresses. she drew . plainly "
cost, or rsdinsote. Of thin black no
ID. With msny bnttons down the front n,
sprssi It on the chair. About the m,
ght Of the knees . piece vas torn IN
y end . button gone. Bhs took the =,
oi cloth from her pocket and fitted he
0 the rent aud lsid the button on IL. n,
he piece Of cloth found 10 dead Mrs.
Iries' bsnd came from this ssrment,
her remsrk. ~ ~
70. ssid. che mast bsve dise used =.
J 10 II. Bot-sby "a.
Iooseyi ssid X ~. Mr. J, fries could A.,
&c. Into this. Ms Mall wors II her :.
. Mrs. Mil Killed old Mn. Jtiifies. A..
, nephew knoss nothing sbout it, =.
sees nothing. TLis wicked women
ted 10 marry bin when be hsd 10 y, ~,