The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20
By The Greatest LiUing Detective Scr
Author Of aTHE LEAvENWoRTH CASE, etc.
BOOK THE FORBIDDEN ROOM

BOOK THE FORBIDDEN ROOM
CHAPTER vl.-eossip. .
49, HE next paragraph Fresher events were
already crowding this three days-old wonder
verdict in the case of Wallace Pfeifer. found
I. lying dead the hearthstone of the Old Moore
house library.
Conclusion of the BRAIN preceded by mental shock
t.The body went on to Denver to- day
And below separated by the narroWest OF spaces
Mr. and Mrs Francis Jeffrey have decided to give up
their wedding tour and spend honeymoon Washington
They will occupy the Ransome house on e street
brought back to the question then
troubling my mind Was it in the household newly
pair possible passions underlying
their should look for the OF the
derous crime secretly imagined to be hidden behind TINS
seeming suicide? these parties innocent and old
David Moore the motive precipatng tragedy
the result Of which had been to enrich him and
them? Certainly most serious and important question
which might be pardoned for attempting to
especially II that man was young detectVe lament
obscuriy dreaming of recognition which would
yield him and the wherewhal to certain clever
but mschevous little mink Of whom you are to near
But how was that same young detective hampered
held in thra by fear Of rdcule and total lack
record to get inquiry requiring
pornes which could only by special favor? This was
continually without result.
True, might approach the captain or the major with
teltale had discovered in the dust
covering and if for
these had been passed by
other detectives seek gain hearing thereby and
for myself the privileges earnestly desired But
egotism wished OF the hand which
told would make me Yet to obtain the slight
Interview with the principals
with crime would be difficult without the aid of
both Even enter the again
where hours before myself thoroly
would pluck; for Durbin
there, whose
regarded with considerable respect
into that later if only to de-
termne alone my recognition
pointing plainly Should
lucky the quescent? This
suggestion decided comforting
with thought that if modest
waiting failed in obtajng what wished could then
peal lieutenant of my precinct
did with altogether
Meantime spent my available time in lettering around
offices picking stray bits of gossip
offered AS question had been raised of
serious than suicide these mostly related to the
dioyncrases of Moore family the solitary position
only distinguished
young had been and still great belle
special homeless penniless position
many marry so, which
of the many wealthy prominent had openly
egotisc st my secretly myself that
right concluding that would
entreaty till certain newly made wdowers
s ing had expired
opinion received something of check when in
quiet talk with learned that it openly
py those VINO had courage to speak that the tie which
had certainly existed at time between jeffrey
the handsome Miss Tuttle had been entirely of
weaving Moore than
the large income she commanded had been attractive
which had led him from the older sister This
seemed improbabie for the charms
to with
by beauty. broadly stated that
peculiar witch of lip observable Moores
irresistible charm Veronica
ner IMAGE Wnen she laughed Ths was by
they said, fancy
to be married the i-starred Of her an
ii cestors.
The few lines of attempted explanation which
left behind for her husband impose no one
those who the young couple was an open
proof of her insanity to those who them slightly
well the public at large way of ex-
pressing disappointment she husband.
Ismight the readily these
theories had the rmest advantage
afternoon slipped away Alexandria, where had
been told Mr. Jeffrey had courted wanted a
taste of local gossip see got it. was
fully charged with it being
tagonsm by announcing myself detective readily picked
small facts Brought into shape arranged in
the form of a narrative result follows:
Judson Moore the of Veronica, had fewer
oddities than the other family
thought however strain of the
seeetine wife