The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-29
0RIEN'


The fact OF his having bedn found Sc.
cluded In this very room, at moment
when every other person In the house
was pushing forward to see the bride.
lends color to this supposition; and his
sudden death under circumstances
tending to rouse the imagination shows
the extreme sensltiveness of his ma
ture.
"He will he buried here"
The next paragraph was short.
Freshcr events were already crowdlng
this three days old wonder to the wall.
"Nerdct in the case OF Wallace
Pfeificr, found lying dead on the
hearthstone OF the old Moore house II.
brary
Conclusion OF the brain. preceded
by mental shock or heart failure.
1.-THE body went on 10 Denver today"
And below. separated by the narrow.
est OF spaces:
"Mr and Mrs. Francis Jeffrey have
decided to give up their wedding tour
and spend their honeymoon in Wash.
ington They will occupy the Ran.
some house OH X street.
The last paragraph brought me back
to the question then troubling my
mind, Was II 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 murdcrOus crime secretly i'm
agincd TO bc hidden behind this seem.
inr auipida nr ,vnrn tbnyn ,,,rtIno In
| uOrrnt and old David Moore the one
motive power in pr"ripitnting n traY-
| rdy the result of which had been to
enrich him aud impOvrriSh themI Ger.
| tninly II most serious and important
question nnd one which any man might
be- pnrdOned for attempting to answer.
| especially II that mau was young de-
te"tivr hm"ntlng his obscnrty and
| dreaming of n recognition which would
yield him fame and ia" wherewithul
| To marry n certain clever but mis-.
| chievOuS little mink of whom you are
destined tD hear more"
Bnt how WAS that same young do
tectiv". hamperad M h" wnS and held
| In thrHll by Il fear of ridiCulr aud n
total lack OF record. to get the chance
10 push an Inquiry requiring oppOrtunl.
ties which could only come by special
favor? This wns what | continually
asked myself, AMI always without re-
suit.
/ True. ! might approach the CAPITA In
or tho major with my story OF the
tclltnle marks | had discovered IN the
dust covering the southwest chamber
mnnielshelf. and. II fortunate enough
to find that these had been passed over
by I'll" other detectives. seek to gain
herring thereby and secure for my
self the privileges | 80 earnestly de.
sired. But my egOtism was such that
| wished to he sure OF the hand which
had made these marks before | parted
with secret which. once told. would
make or mar mo. Yet to obtain tho
slight concession OF an interview with
any of the principals connected with
this crime would DO difficult without
the aid OF ono or both OF my superiors
Even to enter the house again where
but few hours before I had made
myself so thoroughly ut home would
require certain amount OF pluck. for
Durbln had been installed there. and
Durbin was II watchdog whose bite
as well as his bark regarded with
considerable respect. Yet into that
house | must sooner or later go, II only
TO determine whether or not I had
been alone In my recognition OF Ger.
tain cews pointing plninly toward
murder. Should trust my lucky star
and remain for IN" nOnce uulescent7
| This seemed wise suggestion. and
J decided to adopt II. comforting myself
with the thought that II after day
or two OF modest waiting | failed in
obta lining what | wished could then
| appeal to the lieutenant OF my own
| precinct. He, | had sometimes felt as
surcd, did not regard me with an NJ
together unfnvOrable eye.
Meantime | spent all my available
time In lettering around newspaper Of
fees and picking up such stray bits Of
gossip AZ were offered. As no question
had yet been raised OF any more so.
rious crime than suicide, these mostly
related TO the idiosyncrnsies 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
distinguished young woman had been
and still was II great belle in her spe.
cial circle, her present homeless, II not
pennless, 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 egotlstlc state Of my mind
| secretly iiattered myself that | was
right in concluding that she would say
yes to no mans entrcaty till certain
newly made widower's year OF mourn.
Ing had expired
(To be Continued)