The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11
FICTION SUPPLEMENT- JULY Il 1908


drawer not to look for the pistol did
not think of that henbu to if keys
house still there. they kept this draw
err for had been present in the they were
brought in after the wedding
enough to conclude that they gone was who
had taken them. They gone was why flew
Immediately from the house to the old Waverey
avenue concerned jeffrey feared to find
him there, demented dead"
But you had key
No. Mr. Jeffrey had taken of them my sister
the other But the lack Of key ight-for
missing candles not taken by me'-coud keep
at home after convinced gone
dreadful house. If could / at
at the neghbors Something must bs
done: did not think what merely few
Did you know that the house had two keys?"
Not then"
But your sister did?"
Probably"
And finding the only key, you supposed, gone you
flew to the house?"
And now what ese?"
Il found the
THAT by Jeffrey?"
Yes; but I did not think of
And went in?"
Yes; it dark my way till came to
the gided pillars,
why did you go there?,
Because felt knew-if were anywhere in that
house be there!"
And why did you stop?
Her voice above its usual pitch
You know! you know! heard pistol shot from
within, then fall anything They
say went wandering about Perhaps did; all
blank to meeverything policeman said
my sister dead time that the
shot had heard in the Moore signal Of
his DEATH but hers Had myself library
door,, she added after of silence
rushed in at the sound of that my
'Cora'' The cry from Jeffrey seemed to
be quite involuntary. during
kept speaking together have turned all these
events in mind till onged any respite
that of the But in all thinking
this motive to your visit. Will forgive me?"
There voice, a no
could emotion.
You had other things to think off," said, her
lips trembled Never have the human
beautiful expression than saw on hers at that moment
do think Mr.. Jeffrey either, marked
his own regard softened almost to tenderness.
The major had time for sentimentaities Turning
Mr.. Jeffrey,
question before we send for the letter which
will give full insight into wfes crime
you remember bridge at Georgetown just before
nght?" ry.,ss4 ~ ;.rt ,y...+5
He shook his head. sac .1. j.. ~ "a.
did you meet any one there?" -. - ;ns t..as
II know 80 ks r
'Can remember your
II facing the future
and @what did you in the future?"
Death. Death for her and death for me! A
her soul and she die she, myself I
knew other police, point
out bride of fortnight with that
had betrayed killing coldly
to Justice Neither could live her knowing
guilty which parted live
under this consciousness Therefore, kill
myself before another sun arose But She was deeply
stricken with of guilt realized.
When returned home for the which
misery her punishment
into her hands This strangely affected me-
found that doing this she had remembered
have to face the world after she
lines for to show in explanation of her
against her received check which reading
increased But the lines
lines. Al her heart mine was a
wicked heart she had atoned-''
paused, quite overcome. Others amongst us were
too but only following remark
from the district attorney recalled practical
aspects of the
werene at
s h s:sss s' II
To be continued Monday.
A Teacher-Prophet Who Went Wrong
When r. K. Munkittrick, the editor Judge; at
the strctest studies
boy named McFadden that highest in
the and day the teacher sarcascay