The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25

ana inpatlence, Wnlle LORETTA cOiDDeu
her hair and put II up in the old way.
But the old way was not as becom-
ing us usual and Loretta was wonder
ing if she ought to call In Miss Tuttle
when Mrs. jeffrey jumped to her feet
and went over to the table and began
who forces herself to take food in
spite of hurry and dlstaste.
This was the moment for Loretta to
leave the room. but she did not know
how to do so. She felt herself liked
to the spot and stood watching Mrs.
jeffrey till that lady. suddenly becom-
ing conscious of the girls presence.
turned and in the midst Of the moans
which broke uncousciously from her
lips said with pitiable effort at her
old manner:
Go away. Loretta; am i'll: have
been III for two days. | don't like peo-
pie to look ut me like that" Then. as the
girl shrank back. she added in II break.
ing voice, when Mr.. jeffrey comes
home and said no more for several
minutes. during which she clutcbed
her throat with both hands and strug-
glcd with herself till she got her voice
back and found herself able To repeat:
when Mr.. Jeffrey comes, If he does
come. tell him that was right about
the way that novel ended. Remember
that YOU are to say to him the moment
you see him that ! was right about the
novel and that he Is to look and see If
it did not end as | said il would. And,
Loretta here she rose and approach
ed the speaker with II sweet. appeal
ing look which brought tears TO the
impressionahle girls eyes es-"dOn't 20
gossipng about me downstairs. |
shan't be sick long. am going to be
better soon, very soon. BY the time
you see me here again | shall be quite
like my old self. Forget how-how --
and Loretta said she seemed TO have
difficulty in finding the right word here
-"how childish | have been"
or course Loretta promised. but she
is not sure that she would have had
the courage TO keep all this to herself
if she had not heard Mrs. Jeffrey stop
in Miss Tutrle's room on her way out.
That relieved her and enabled her TO
20 downstairs to her own supper with
more appetite than she had thought
ever to have again. Alas. it was the
last good meal she was able TO eat for
days. In three hours afterward a
man came from the station house with
the news Of Mrs. Jci'rcy's suicide in
the horrible old house in which she
had been married only two weeks be-
fore
As this had been continuous mar
rativc and couciscly told. the coroner
had not interrupted her. When at this
point little gasp escaped Miss futile
and Il grOan broke from Francis JEFF
frcy's hitherto sealed lips the feelings
of the whole asScmblage seemed to
find uttcranCe. A Young wifc'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 10 the general heart
of humanity: But the cause of that
misery. This was what every one pres
cut was eager to have explained. This
is what we now expected the coroner
to bring out. But instead of contnu-
ing on the line he had opened up lie
proceeded to ask:
where were you when this officer
brought the news you mcntionE'
"In the hall, sir. | opened the door
for him"
And to whom did he first mention
his errand:"
"To Miss futile She had come in
just before him and was standing at
the foot of the stairs
what. Was Miss Tuttle out that
EVENING"
Yes: she went out very soon after
Mrs. Jeffrey left When she c,me in
she said that she had been around the
block, but she must have gone around
it more than once, far she was absent
two hours"
Did you let her in?'
"Yes sir"
"And she said she had been around
the block"
Yes, sir"
did she say anything else?"
"She asked If Mr.. Jeffrey had come
in"
Anything else;''
Then if Mrs. Jeffrey had returned y
"To both of which questions you an
swered'-
"A plain No"
"Now tell us about the officer"
He rang the bell almost immediate
ly after she did. Thinking she would
want to slip upstairs before | admitted
any one | waited minute for her to
go, but she did not do so, and when the
officer stepped in she"-
"Well?"
"She shrieked."
"What! Before he spoke"
"Yes, SIR"
Just at sight Of him?"
"Yes, sir"
"Did he wear his badge in plain
view?"
YES; on his breast"
$50 that you knew him to he a police
ofiicer?'
"Yes."
"And Miss Tuttle shrieked at seeing
a police oficerT
"Yes, and sprang forward"
did she say anything"
mot then"
"What did she doY
"Waited for him to speak"
(which he didT"
AT once and very brutally. He ask
ed IL she was Mrs. Jeffrey's sister, and
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