The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-10-20
Copyright. 1908. BY tn. Boba.Merri,i Company


~ .1t 4.....r. .rey al ONE OrGt.Ci
tic major. ",.i,.i let another enc O: you
bril- Miss futile No word to either
of Vhrt l.:s rccrtrcd and 10 hint OF
thcr rosS'llo wcyt.;iw lcrc."
II fcl, TO me to fc,al Miss Tuttle. |
was Glad of this. az IL gave me few
mi"u,c5 - myself Ia which to ccm
pose my mind ANA adjust my thoughts
to the new conditions opened up by
the anazin.; facts which Lad inat cn'Hc
to l.=ht But beyond tic fact that Mrs
Jef :cy had been answcrable for the
death which had occurred i'm the libra
~ at the time cf her mnrrlage--that In
the words of the district attorney. she
had come to her husband with blood Oh
her lands-my thoughts would rot 90
Confusion followed tic least attemp,
to settle the vital question of how far
Miss Tuttle and Mr.. JEFFREY had bee
Involved in tie earlier crime and what
the coming interview with these two
would add to our present knowledge
In my anxiety TO have this question an.
swcred las oncd my steps and was
soon at the door Of Miss Tuttle's pres
ent dwelling place.
doubt IL she noticed my agitation.
She was too much swayed by her own,
Advancing upon me in all the uncon.
scious pride of her great beauty. she
tremulously remarked:
You have message for me. Is II
from headquarters. or has the district
attorney still more questions to ask?'
81 have much more trying errand
than that" I hastcned to say, with
some idea of preparing her for al eX.
perienre tnnt could not fail 10 be one
of exceptional trial. For reasons
which will be explained 10 you by
those In greater authority than myself
you are wanted at the house where
where could not help stammerlna
under the light of ,her melancholy eyes
-"where | saw you once before" !
lamcly concluded.
"The house in Waverley avenue?"
she objected wildly, with the first signs
of positive terror | had ever beheld il
her.
nodded, dropping my eyes. What
call had to penetrate the conscience OF
this woman?
"Arc they there-all thcre;" she pres
emily asked again. "ihe police and
and Mr.. Jeffrey
madam" | respectfully protested
my duty is limited to conductin. yor
hc Il: aace named. \ carriage is wait
inF. May beg that you will prepare
yourself TO go mt once to Waverley ave
nue.
For answer she subjected me to Il
long and earnest look which found II
impossible to evade. Then she sslstcn
ea from the room, but with very ur
steady steps.
When she returned ready for her ride
this change in her spirits was less Oh
servablc, and by the time we had
reached the house In Wavcrley avenue
Hhe had so Gar rcganel her old courage
MS 70 move ana speak with the calr, .
ness of despair if not of mental serel
ity.
The major was awaiting us ut the
door ana bowed gravely before her
heavily veiled figure.
Miss Tuttle," he asked, without any
preamble, the moment she was well in
side the house, may | Inquire of you
here, and before | show you what will
excuse us for subjectng you to the dis
trcss of entering these doors, whether
your sister Mrs. jeffrey, had any other
name or WAS ever known by any other
name than that of Ncronlca:"
''s;he was chrlstencd Antoinette as
well as Veronica, but the person in
whose memory the former upme was
given her was no honor to the family,
and she vc"y soon dropped ii ana was
only known Gs veronica. Oh. what
have ! doncf' she cried, awed and
frightened by the silence which follow
ell the utternnce of these simple words.
Before any of Us We're quite ready to
speak. Il tap ut the door told us that
Durhin had arrived with Mr.. Jeffrey.
Facing the small group clustered In the
dismal hall fraught with such unutter-
able associations, he earnestly prayed
''Do not keep me in suspense. Why
am | summoned here"
you are summoned to learn the
and who II was that last made use of
it, DO you feel inclined to hear these
details from my lips, or are you ready
to state that you already know the
means by which so many persons, In
times past as well rs in times present,
have met death here? We do not re-
qulre you to answer us'
II know the means" he allowed. rec
ogniZing without doubt that the crisis
of crises had come and that denial
would be worse than useless.
"'rhen 1t only remains for us to ac-
quaint you with the Identity Of the
The major
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