The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-22

CHAPTER I--Several mys erous deaths have
occurred in the Moore house in Washington,
1t + vacant. Uncle David Moore prospective
heir, widower rccluse, lives across the street.
His niece, Veronica Moore, in fit Of caprice
opens the houee to celebrate her wedding with
Francis Jeffrey. supposed guest is found "
ing dead In the fatal room before the remony
was finished. When the story opens, the house
sagain empty and Uncle David notifies the
police that a light is seen there at night.
II detective goes with Uncle David and al
Ter a view from the outside concludes that
there is someone in the house. Summonlng
aid. he enters, while Uace David retircs with
in his own home and begins PLAYING the organ.
Tine detective finds the body OF woman on the
hoor in front OF Ii sette which has
played part IN previous tragedies, pls-
lcl is attached to her wrist by . ribbon.
ItI--ln an upstairs room the detective finds
urned matcnes, candles, n rich wrap lying
with the bridal bouquet and handkerchief
marked Vero 1ica" with dust upon il. On
mantel are finger marks in the dust and
picture on tho wall has recently been busted.
~ -Veronica's half er, Cora futile, rs
strangely affected on the scene OF the tragedy.
The dead womans watch had fallen and stop
ped at 7:l3. Jeffrey comes in with n note from
his wife saving She did not love him MS she
thought. Miss futile ey IDENTIFY loves him.
N-Uncle David takes the news calmly, He has
candles in the house although il is lit bv gas
NI-Jeifrey had coured pcnniless Miss Tuttle,
then turned to Veronica. VII and Vill-Thc
detective finds some gilt metal filings left be
h'nd in the house after all "clews' had been
officially removed, Jeffrey's finger marks aye
seen 90 correspond with those found in the
dust in the omS,
CHAPTER VIII.
w Er me repeat The person who
had left the marks Of his pres
q a cnCe in the upper chamber of
the Moore house was not the
man popularity known as Uucic David.
Who, then, had it been? But one name
suggested itself TO me Mr. jeffrey
II was not SO easy for me to reach
this man as it had been for me to
reach his singular and unimagnatiyc
uncle In the first place, his door had
been closed to every one since bis
wlfe's death Neither friends nor
strangers could gain admittance there
unless they came vested with authori-
~ from the coroner. And this, even il
could manage TO obtain it, would not
answer in my case What had to say
and do would better follow a chance
encounter. But no chance encounter
with this gentleman seemed likely TO
fall to my lot and finally swallowed
my pride ana asked another favor OF
the lieutenant. Would he see that
was given an opportunity for carrying
some message or of doing some crrand
which would lead TO my having IN in
terview with Mr. Jeffrey? If he would
! stood ready to promise that my Curl
osity should stop At this point and that
] would cease to make Il nuisance of
myself
think he suspected me by this time,
bur lie made no remark, and in a day
or SO | wasssummoned to carry n note
10 the house in X street.
Mrs Teffreys funeral mad taken
place the day before and the house
locked deserted But my summons
speedily brought to the door neat
looking but very nervous maid, whose
eyes took on an unmiStukablc express
sion Of resistance when ! announced
my GRAND ana asked TO see Mr.. JEFF
frey. The expression would not have
struck me MS peculiar IL She had raised
any objection to the interview | had
solicited l;ut she did not Her fear
and antipathy consequently sprahg
from some other source than her in
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