The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-11

CHAPTER I---several mys. erous deaths have
occurred in the Moore house in Washington,
II is vacant, Uncle Dayi Moore, n prospective
heir, a widOwer recluse, lives across the sire It,
His niece, Veronica Moore, in a TT Of caprice
opens the house to celebrate her wedding with
Francis jeffrey. A supposed guest is found "
in; d 'ad in the fatai room before the G. remony
was finished. When the story opens, the nous 2
saga n empty, and Tn lie David notifies the
poice that light is seen there AZ nlght
III a detective goes with Uncle David ana AZ
ter q view from the outside concludes tnat
there Is someone in the house. Summonlng
aid, he enters, while Uncle David retires WITH
in his twn home and begins playing the organ
The deic ctive finds the body of woman on the
floor in front Of settle whlch mas
played part in previous tragedies. PTS
lo is attached TO her wrist by q ribbon.
HIN an upstairs room the detective mas
burned matches, candles, rich wrap lying
with the bridal bouquet and handkercblef
marked Veronica," with dust upon II. On
n mantel are finger marks in the dust, and a
picture on thu wall has recently been busted.
lV-Veronca's half sister, Cora futile, IS
strangely affected on the scene OF the tragedy
The de id woman's watch had fallen ana stop
pedat 7:l3. jeffrey comes in with note IRON
his wife saving she did not love him as she
Thought. Miss futile evidently loves him
V-Uncle David takes the news calmly. He has
candles in the house, although 1t is lit by gus
Vi~-Ieffrey had courted penniless Miss Tuttle,
then turned to Veronica. VII and VIII
detective finds some gilt metal filings left be-
hind in the house after all "cews" had been
official removed Jeffrey's finger marks ave
seen TO correspond with those found in the
dust in the 'oms. TX and X-Detective en-
p'oys a young woman named jimmy TO inter
view JeffreYs maid. Loretta jeffrey ordered
candles of his grocer before his wife's death
He admits that he was in the Moore house the
night before his wife's death, that he was
jealous aod had words with her Xl-Lnrrtta
says that Jeffrey and his wife quatreied the
day before her death Miss Tuttle and jeffrey
were OF at home at the hour Of The tragedy.
1he dead womah's WeddttC ring Law on her
jewel case ut home II showed blood marks.
Nj SIS Tuttle was excited over the news OF the
tragedy and Jeffrey was very calm. XII and
Xlll-Jeffrcy found the note lett by his wife in
book. Miss futile handled both book and
note before him ard tamperei with the drawer
whore hts pistol was kept. Jcffery admits that
h left finger marks IN the dust Of the Moore
house; also matches, cat dies, etc NV and
NN-Uncle David saw lights in the Moore
hous the night of the tragedy, Wednesday,
and also Tuesday night. One Tallman swears
Ia en- abb for Jeffrey. Miss Tuttle tied the
lihbon on Ntronica's wrist and was at the door
of the room when the fatal shot was fl ed. She
aud Jeffrey talked together n French soon
after. XVI and XNII-Deteciive finds from
guests that the wedding was delayed; the
bride dressed alone, left her boquet upstairs
aud acted queer. A boy who brought hurried
verbal message and carried away mn answer
was $500 richar soon after the incident and
Joined the rough riders rs a protage ofJeitrey.
XVIII and MIA ring had been filed from
ihe brides finger, leaving wound the mes
sage given by the bride 10 the boy was.& Take
the gentleman into the library Xxx and HXl
Two deaths had occurred in the library pre-
vious to the wedding, both victims having
previously quarreled with the lawful owner.
Among the hcrIooins was a tilgrer ball con-
tanning "a magnitcr which, applied to n certain
icturc in he chamber, reveals secret method
for killing person seated on the library
settle.