The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-27

Satlon overheard by you which would
show us just what you mean?"
Il don't like to repeat things | hear,
but il you say that must can re
member once passing Mr. and Mrs.
Jeffrey in the hall just as he was say
4 ing You take it too much to heart.
l expected happy honeymoon, Some
how We have failed - That was all
+ | heard, sir But what made me re-
member his words was that she was
dressed for some afternoon reception
and looked so charming ana so-and
/ so, as if she ought to he happier"
Just so. Now, when was this? How
long before her deathf'
"0h, Il week or so. 1t was very soon
after the wedding day"
and did matters seem to improve
after that? Did she appear any better
satisfied or more compoSedf"
Il think she endcayored to, but
there was something on her mind,
something which she tried to laugh
off. something that annoyed Mr.. JET
frey and worried Miss futile, some
thing which caused cloud in the
house tx all the dances and dinners
and g0inss and cominss, | am sorry
to speak Of ii, but It was so"
Something that showed an unsettled
mlnd:'
Almost The glitter in her eye was
not natural; neither was the way she
looked at her sister and sometimes at
her husband"
Did she talk much about the catas-
trophe which attended her wedding:
Did her mind seem to run on that:'
Unnecessarily at first: but afterward
not so much, | think Mr.. Jeffrey
frowned on that subject"
Did he ever frown on herr"
"No, sir-not not when they were
alone or with no one by but me. lie
seemed to love her then very much"
what do you mean by that, Loretta
that he lest patience with her when
other people were present Miss futile,
/ for instance"
"Yes, sir. He used TO change very
much when-whon when Miss futile
1 came into the room"
Change toward his wife?'
Eyes, sir"
/ GLOW Z"
"Ilc grew more distant, much more
distant; got up quite fretfully from
his seat, if he were sitting beside her,
and took up some book or paper"
And Miss TuttleT'
"She never seemed to notice, but
Butt
"She did not come in very often after
this had happened once of twice
mean into the room upstairs where
they used to sit"
Loretta, | regret to put this ques-
ton, but after your replies | owe il
TO the jury, if not to the parties them
selves. to make Miss Tuttc's position
In this household thoroughly under
stood. DO you think she was wei
come visitor in this house,"
4 ~ can only repeat what | once heard
said about this by Mr. Jeffrey himself
/ Miss futile had just left the dining
room and Mrs. jeffrey was standing in
/ one Of her black moods. with her hand
on the top Of her chair, ready bo so
but forgetting to do so. | was there
| but neither of them noticed me- he was
staring at her, ana she was looking
down. Neither seemed at ease. Sud
denly he spoke and asked, why must
Cora remain with usr She started
and her look grew strange and fright
enod Because | want her to- She
cried. L cannot live without Cora
These words, 50 different from what
we were expecting, caused sensation
/ in the room and consequently a stir.
AS the noise Of shifting feet and NOV
ing heads began TO be heard in all d.
rcctions, Miss Tuttlc's head drooped
| little, but Francis Jeffrey did not be.
tray any sign Of feeling or even Of at
/ tenton. The coroner. embarrassed.
perhaps, by this exhibition of silent
misery SO near him, hesitatcd little
before he put his next question Lo.
retta, on the contrary. had gathered
courage with every word she spoke
and now looked ready for anything.
ut was Mrs. Jcrlrcy, then, who
olung most detcrminedly TO her sister,
the coroner finally suggested.
II have told you what she said.
"Yet these sisters spent but little
time together"
! every littlc az little as two per.
sons could who lived together In one
I house"
/ This statement, which seemed such
/ a contradiction to her former one, in
/ creased the interest, and much diaap-
I pontment was covertly shown when
+ the coroner veered off from this topic
and brusquely inquired:
"Did you ever know Mr.. and Mira.
Jeffrey to have any open rupturci"
/ Tie answer was a decided one.
/ yes On Tuesday morning preccd-
ing her death they had a long and
angry talk in their own room. after
which Mrs. Jeffrey made no further
I effort to conceal her Indebtedness. In
deed, one may say She began to die
from that hour"
Mrs Jeffrcy's death had occurred on
Wednesday evening.
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