The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-06

Al snc nau not hearu MRS. jeffrey stop
in Miss Tuttle's room on her way out
That relieved her and enabled her to
go downstairs to her own supper with
more appetite than she had thought
ever to have again. Alas, 1t was the
last good meal she was able to eat for
daysl In three hours afterward
man came from the station house with
the news of Mrs. Jeffrey's suicide in
the horrible old house in which she
had been married only two weeks be
fore
| AS this had been continuous mar
ratve and concisely told, the coroner
had not interrupted her When at this
point a little gasp escaped Miss Tuttle
and groan broke from Francis JEFF
frey's hitherto sealed lips the feelings
Of the whole assemblage seemed to
find utterance. A young wife's misery
eliminating in death on the very spot
where she had been so lately married.
What could be more thrilling or APP
peal more closely to the general heart
Of humanity? But the cause of that
misery! This was what every one pres
e1t was eager to have explained. This
is what we now expected the coroner
to bring out But instead of continu-
ing on the line he had opened up be
proceeded to ask:
where were you when this officer
brought the news you mentionT
I'm the hall, sir. l opened the door
for him"
"And to whom did he first mention
his errandY
ITO Miss futile. She had come IL
Just before him and was standing a
the foot Of the stairs
WHAT Was Miss, Tuttle out tina
eveningY'
"Yes; she went out very soon afte
] Mrs. jeffrey left. When she came il
she said that she had been around tn
block, but she must have gone aroun'
it more than once, for she was absen
two hours"
Ibid you let her IMP
Eyes, sir"
"And she said she had been aroun
, the block?"
!, Eyes, sir"
ibid she say anything elseT'
"She asked If Mr.. jeffrey had com
I'M
= Anything elseT
! '"Then il Mrs. Jeffrey had returned.
"To both of which questions you al
9 swered'-
Z "a plain NO
q Now tell us about the officer"
. HE rang the bell almost immediat
= ly after she did. Thinking she woul
. want to slip upstairs before admitte
q any one, / waited minute for her
4 go, but she did not do so, and when Il
J. officer stepped in She
II "Well?'
Il "She shrieked."
o what! Before he spoken
Eyes, sir"
r "Just at sight Of himT
Eyes, sir"
OF did he wear his badge in pia
v viewf'
'g Yves; on his breast"
er $50 that you knew him to be poll
ia officerT
"Yes."
ST "And Miss futile shrieked at seeil
y a police officerT
40 Eyes, and sprang forward
~ Ibid she say anythingr
mot then"
u "What did she do2"
90 WAITED for him to speak.
nc (Which he did,"
eel AIT once and very brutally. he al
: id IL she was Mrs. Jeffrey's sister a
sr- when she nodded and gasped Yes
tie plurted out that Mrs. jeffrey was oe'
yet that he had just come from tne
an house in Waverley avenue. where
ne had Just been found"
In And Miss TuttleT
"Didn't know what TO say; just
to her face. She was leaning against
wv newell post, 30 1t was easy Tor ner
ed 10 40. remember that the man sta
rs at her for taking II SO quietly anu a
M ing no questions"
ce, And did she speak at anf
ms .ob YES. afterward. Her face
ler vVrapped in the folds OF her CLOAK
'er 4 heard her whisper as " 10 nsfs'
mo. moi That old hearth ~ no'
we lodestone She cannot have fs'
co there, And then she looked W y
lbs wildly and cried; There Is SonislN
AZ morei sonetbing which you hsgs
pes sola met she shot berself " ~
rel what you mean Miss fppsfs -
led Went straight DD over hsF hsa9,
az WAS awful 10 see Der 'shpi hstr.
lce shs easosd. 'Oh, Veronica, ysfop'
ef with . pistol be vent op ss =,
pes he Was going 70 seg 'u.P y ~. 49, =,