The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-03
Miss Nixon

Dounung breast, Tor what wout
doubtless prove a fresh attack.
1t was a violent one and of a char
acter she was least fitted TO meet. TAX
ing up the box | have so often men
toned, the coroner drew away the
ribbon lying on top ana disclosed tn,
pistol In a moment her hands were
over her ears.
why DO you do that" he asked
did you think was going to dis
charge itF'
She smiled pitifully as she let her
hands fall again.
Il have a dread of firearms" she OK
planned. Il always have had Now
they are simply terrible to me, and this
one
II understand" said the coroner,
with a slight glance in the direction of
| Durbin, They had evidently planned
this test together on the strength of
an idea suggested to Durbin by her for
mer action when the memory of this
shot was recalled to her.
"Your horror seems to lie in the Ill
rectlon of The noise they make" con.
tinued her memorable interlocutor.
zone would say you had heard this
pistol discharged"
Instantly complete breaking up Of
her hitherto well maintained compo.
sure altered her whole aspect, and she
vchemently cried:
81 did, | did, | was on Waverley
avenue that night, and heard the shot
which in all probability ended my sis
ter's life. walked farther than in
tended. | stroled into the street which
had such bitter memories for lis, and
hcard-n0, | was not in search of my
sister ! had not associated my sisters
going out with any intention of visit
Ing this house. | was merely troubled
In mind and anxious and and
"And so under similar impulse you,
as well as Mr. Jeffrey, chose this un-
canny place to ramble in To all APP
pearance that old hearth acted much
more like a l0adstone upon members
of your family than you were willing
at one time TO acknowledge"
you say 'ramblc through DO you
for moment think that entered that
old house"
"NIiss Tuttlc," was the grave, almost
sad reply, did you not know that in
some earth, dropped from II Gowerpot
overturned at the time when hundred
guests flew in terror from this house,
there is TO be seen the mark Of n foot
stcp-a footstcp which you are at lib
erty 20 measure with your ownp
AN" she murmured her hands go.
Ing up to her face.
But in another moment she had
dropped them and looked directly at
the coroner.
~ walked there-I never sad that |
did not walk there-Whcn | went later
to see my sister and in sight Of num-
Der OF detectives passed Straight
through the halls and into TIE library"
and that this footStep," inex0rably
proceeded the coroner, lis not in line |
with the main thoroughfure extending |
from the front TO the back Of the house, |
but turned inward toward the wall, as
if she who made il had stopped 10 lean |
her head against the PARTITION
Miss 1'uttle's head dropped.
IF | went into the house. She said, !
sit WAS not TO enter that room. had ,
too great 4 dread Of it, If rested my |
head against the wall 1t WAS in terror /
Of that shot. 1t came SO suddenly and /
was so frightful, so much more fright
full than anything you can conceive"
Then you did enter the house?'
81 did"
"And it was while you were inside
instead of outside, that you heard tho
5hott'
Il must admit that too. l was at
The library door"
You acknowledge thatT"
~ do"
"But you did not enter the lihr0ryF
NO, not then; not till ] was taken
back by the officer who told me Of my
sisters dealt"
we are glad 10 hear this precise
statement from you. IT encourages me
% ask again the nature Of the freak
which took you into this house. You
,ay that it was not from any dread on
FOUR sisters account. What, then.
vas it, No evasiye answer will salts
y US, Miss Tuttlc."
81 cannot answer" she said
"We will not oblige you to, said the
'oronCr
However" he now went on with
assumed severity. "gou may /
lnswer this: Was the house dark or
light when you entered it? And how
It'd you get in?'
"The house was dark, aud | got in
through the front door, which found
jar
You are more c0ui aze6us than most !
| fear there are few of your