Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-04

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suppose you have your reasons for
asking even these puerile and seem
ingly unnecessary questions The COW
er is q queer one, believe, partly red
and partly green. and that is all I
know about It"
''Is this the bookT
Mr.. jeffrey glanced at the volume
the coroner held up before him.
II believe 30; 1t looks like it."
The book had a flaming cover, quite
unmistakable in its character.
"The title shows It to be the same"
remarked the coroner. "Is this the
only book with cover of this kind in
the hopseY"
"The only one. should say
The coroner laid down the book.
"EnOugh of this, then, for the pres
emit; only let the jury remember that
the cover of this book is peculiar and
that 1t was kept on shelf at the right
Of the opening leading into the adjoin-
Ing bedroom. And now. Mr.. jeffrey,
we;must ask you to look at these rings,
or, rather, at this one. You have seen
It before. It is the one you placed on
Mrs. Jenrey's hand when you were
married to her 4 little over fortnight
ago. You recognise it7'
II do"
"Do you also recognize this small
mark Of blood on 1t as having been
here when It was shown to you by the
detective on your return from seeing
her dead body at the Moore houseT
II do; yes"
"How do you account for that spot
and the slight injury made to her fin.
gerf Should you not say that the ring
had been dragged from her hand7'
" should"
"By whom was It dragsed3 BY
your
mo. sir"
SPY herself, thenf"
TT would seem So"
"Much passion must have been in
that act. Do you think that any ordi-
nary quarrel between husband and
wife would account for the display Of
such fury? Are we not right in sup
posing deeper cause for the disturb.
ance between you than the slight one
you offer in way Of explanationY
! An inaudible answer; then a sudden
Strengthening Of Francis Jenrey's fine
figure. And that was all.
"Mr. jeffrey, in the talk you had
with your wife on Tuesday morning
was Miss Tuttle's name introducedf'
1T was mentioned; yes, sir"
with recrimtnation or any display
Of passion on the part Of your wife7"
"You would not believe me If said
no." was the unexpected rejoinder.
The coroner, taken aback by this d.
rect attack from one who had hitherto
borne all his innuendoes with apparent
patience, lost countenance for mo-
pent, but. remembering that in his Of
6cial capacity he was more than a
match for the elegant gentleman, who
under other circumstances would have
found It only too easy to put him to the
blush, he observed with dignity:
"Mr. jeffrey, you are on oath. We
certainly have no reason for not be-
lieving you"
Mr.. jeffrey bowed. he was prob
ably sorry for his momentary loss of
self control. and gravely, but with eyes
bent downward, answered with the alb
rupt phrase:
"Well. then, will say no."
The coroner shifted his ground.
"Will you make the same reply when
I ask II the like forbearance was
lhown toward your wife's name In the
conversation you had with Miss Tuttle
Immediately afterward?"
"Miss futile was Mrs. Jenrey's half
sister. The bond between them was
strong Would she-would I-be apt
to speak Of my young wife with bit
terness7'
"That ia not an answer to my ques-
ton, Mr.. jeffrey. must request q
more positive reply"
"There were no recriminations ut
tered. Mrs. jeffrey had displeased me,
and said so, but did not forget that
! was speaking Of my wife and to her
sister"
As this was in the highest degree
noncommittal. the coroner could be ex
cused for persisting.
1.-THE conversation. then, was about
your 'wife7'
ut was"
'In criticism Of her conduct"
"YeS."
"At the ambassadors ball?"
EYES,"
Mr.. jeffrey was poor hand at lying
That last '.yes" came with great effort
The coroner waited, possibly for the
echo of this last yes" to cease; ther
he remarked with a GOODNESS which
lifted at once the veil from his hitherto
well disguised antagonism to this wit
meas:
"If you will recount to US anything
xh,cA. xaiak .Hits -said n .di1 Qp tha