Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-02

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MIR. and Mrs. Francis Jeffrey have
decided to give up their wedding tour
and spend their honeymoon in Wash
1ngton They will occupy the Ran
some house on K street"
The last paragraph brought me back
to the question then troubling my
mind. Was 1t in the household Of this
newly married pair and in the possible
secret passions underlying their union
that one should look for the cause Of
the murderous crime secretly i'm
agined to be hidden behind this SEEM
ing suicide, or were these parties In
nocent and old David Moore the one
motive power In precipitating . trag-
edy the result of which had been to
enrich him and fmpoyerish them7 Ger
tainly q most serious and important
question and one which any man might
be pardoned for attempting to answer,
especially ii that man was young de-
tective lamenting his obscurity and
dreaming Of recognition which would
yield him fame and the wherewithal
to marry certain clever but mis-
chievous little mink of whom you are
destined to hear more.
II Bi!t how was that same young de-
tective, hampered as he was and held
in thrall by fear Of ridicule and q
total lack of record, to get the chance
to push an inquiry requiring opportuni-
ties which could only come by special
favor? This was what l continually
asked myself, and always without re-
suit.
True, ! might approach the captain
or the major with my story Of the
telltale marks / had discovered In the
dust covering the southwest chamber
mantelshelf, and, if fortunate enough
to find that these had been passed over
by the other detectives. seek to gain
hearing thereby and secure for my
self the privileges l so earnestly de-
sired. But my egotism was such that
I wished to be sure of the hand which
had made these marks before parted
with q secret which, once told, would
make or mar me. Yet to obtain the
slight concession Of an interview with
any Of the principals connected with
this crime would be difficult without
the aid Of one or both Of my superiors.
Even to enter the house again where
but a few hours before had made
myself SO thoroughly at home would
require a certain amount Of pluck, for
lDurbin had been Installed there, and
,Durbin was a watchdog whose bite
as well as his bark ! regarded with
considerable respect. Yet into that
house must sooner or later 90, II only
to determine whether or not I had
been alone in my recognition of GER
tain clews pointing plainly toward
murder. Should l trust my lucky star
and remain for the nOnce quiescent7
This seemed wise suggestion, and l
decided to adopt It, comforting myself
with the thought that II after day
or two Of modest waiting failed in
obtaining what I wished I could then
appeal to the lieutenant Of my own
precinct. He, had sometimes felt as
sured, did not regard me with an al
together unfavorable eye.
Meantime spent all my available
time In lettering around newspaper Of
fees and picking up such stray bits OF
gossip as were offered. As no question
had yet been raised of any more Sc
rious crime than suicide, these mostly
related to the idiosyncrasies Of the
Moore family and the solitary position
into which Miss futile had been
plunged by this sudden death Of her
only relative. As this beautiful and
young woman had been
and still was great belle in her spe-
cial circle, her present homeless, II not
penniless, position led to many sur
misses. Would she marry, and, II so,
to which of the many wealthy or
prominent men who had openly court
ed her would she accord her hand? In
the present eg0tistic state Of my mind
I secretly battered myself that was
right in concluding that she would say
yes to no mans entreaty till certain
newly made widower's year Of mourn
ing had expired.
But this opinion received something
Of a check when In quiet talk with
reporter ! leaIled that it was openly
stated by those who had courage to
speak that the tie which had certainly
existed at one time between Mr.. JEFF
frey aud the handsome Miss Tuttle had
been entirely Of her own weaving, aud
that the person of Veronica Moore.
rather than the large income she CON-
had bean the attractive pow
err which had led him iway from the
older sister, This seemed improbable, I
FOR the charms of the poor little bride /
were not to be compared with those OF
her maturar- sister. Yet, as we all |
know, there are other attractions than
those offered by beauty. have since
heard it broadly stated that the pc
cuIiar witch Of the lip observable IN
Ill the Moores had proved an lrYesist-
BILE charm in the unfortunate Veronica,
ma liking her radiant image when she
laughed. This was by no means rare
occurrence, so they said, before the
fancy took her to be married in the i'll /
starred home of her ancestors.
The few lines of attempted explana-
ion which she had left behind for her
husband seemed to impose ON no one.
70 those who knew the young couple
veil 1t was an open proof OF her insan-