The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-03
CHAPTER Xxx.

"HE peremptory demand for all
interview which had been de-
livered to Miss Moore during
the half hour preceding her
marriage had come not from the bride
groom, as l had supposed, but from
the so called stranger, Mr.. Pfeiner.
For al, this proof that Mr.. Pfeiffer
was well known to her, If not to the
rest of the bridal party. no acknowl-
edgment of this was made by any OF
them then or afterward, nor any con-
tradiction given either by husband or
wife to the accepted theory that this
seeming stranger from the west had
gone into this fatal room OF the
Moores 10 crafty his own morbid Gu
riosity.
On the contrary, an extraordinary
effort was Immediately made by Mr..
Jeffrey to rid himself of the only wit
nesses who could tell the truth con-
| corning those fatal ten minutes, but
this brought no peace to the miserable
wife, who never again saw really
| happy moment.
Extraordinary efforts at concealment
! argue extraordinary causes for fear.
j Fully to understand the circumstances
of Mrs. Jefsrey's death. 1t would be
necessary first to know what had hap
pened in the Moore house when Mr.
Jeffrey learned from Curly Jim that
the man. whose hold upon his bride
had been such that he dared to demand
| an interview with her just as she was
E on the point of descending to hel
: nupt.als, had been seated. or was
e about to be seated, In the room where
d death had once held its court ant
S might easily be persuaded to hold cour
e again
The encouragement afforded me b.
i my late discoveries was such that
felt confident that nothing could hinde
l nv success save the necessity of CON
pleteIy pulling down the house. Be
y sides. all investigation had hithert
n started. If it had not ended. in I'd
It library. | was resolved to begin wor
70 in quite a different spot. ! had nc
to forgotten the sensations had e,
perienced in the southwest chamber.
80 During my absence this house Ia
:? been released from surveillance. 81
the major still held the keys, and l ha
| no difficulty In obtaining them. III
next thing was to escape Its owner
10 vigilance. This l managed TO
~ through the assistance of jimmy, al
when midnight came and all iigh
Of went out In the opposite cottage !
w tered boldly upon the scene. As D
fore, went first OF all TO the librar
on wished to make certain that ! III
th exhausted every suspected as wen
; every known clew 10 the Information
sought. In my long journey home al
the hours OF thought II had forced up
me 4 had more than once been visit
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old house aud aftsrwarc nearly y
gotten. Among these was the 20
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