The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-07

CHAPTER several mysterious deaths have
occurred in the Moore house in Washington.
1t is vacant. Uncle David Moore, % prospective
heir, widower recuSe, lives across the street
Ills niece, Veronica Moore, in a fit OF caprice
opens the house to celebrate her wedding with
Francis jeffrey. A supposed guest is found "
Ing dead In the fata room before the ceremony
was finished. When the story opens, the house
isagain empty, and Uncle David notifies the
: police that light is seen there at night.
u detective goes with Uncle David and af-
terra view from the outside concludes that
there Is someone in the house. Summoning
aid, he enters, Will. Uncle David retires with
in his own home and begins playing the organ.
The detective finds the body of n woman on the
iloor in front OF a settle which has
played a part in previous tragedies. A pis-
tol is attached to her wrist by ribbon.
HIN an upstairs room the detective finds
/ urned matches, candles, rich wrap lying
with the bridal bouquet and handkerchief
marked Veronica" with dust upon it. TIN
u manlel are finger marks in the dust, and
picture on the wall has recently been busted.
lN-Neronea's halt sister, Cora futile, is
strangely affected ON the scene of the tragedy.
The lie vi woman's watch had fallen and stop
pedat 1,l3 Jeffrey comes in with a note from
his wife saving she did not love him as she
thought. Miss futile evidently loves him.
V-Uncle David takes the news calmly. He has
candles in the house, although 1t is lit by gas
Nt-lcfirey had courted penniless Miss futile,
then turned to Veronica. VII and VlIi-Thc
detective indssom gilt metal filings left be-
hlnd IN the house after all "CieWs had been
officially removed. Jeifrey's finger marks ave
seen to correspond with those found in the
dust in the oms. TX and Ineffective en-
p'oys young woman named jimmy to inter
view Jciircy's maid, Loretta Jeffrey ordered
candles of his grocer before his wfe'S death.
He admits that he was in the Moore house the
night before his wite's death, that he was
jealous aud hod words with her Xl--lnrrtta
says That Jt frey and his wife quafreled the
day before h. death Miss Tuttlc and Jeffrey
were rot at nome at the hour of The tragedy,
The dead w0mau's wedding ring law on her
jewel case ut home II showed blood marks,
Miss futile was exc ted over the news Of tha
tragedy and Jeffrey was very calm. XII and
Nltl-Jeffrcy found the note left by his wife in
"A hook. Miss futile handled both book and
note before him aud tampered with the drawer
whore HIS pistol was kept, Jcffery admits that
i left finger marks in the dust Of the Moore
house; also matches, cat dies, etc XIV and
NN-Uncle David saw lights in the Moore
hous the night of the tragedy, Wednesday,
and also Tuesday night. One Tailman swcars
To Oh alib for Jeffrey. Miss Tuttte tied the
ribbon ON Neronica's wrist and was Mt the door
tf the room when the fatal shot was fred She
and Jeffrey talked together French soon
after. XVI and XNlI-Dctcctiye finds from
guests that the wedding was delayed; the
bride dressed alone, left her boquCt upstairs
aud acted queer A boy who brought hur cd
verbal message and clrried away an answer
was $500 rich7r soon after the incident and
joined the rough riders as a protage Of Jeffrey