Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-21

you, Mr.. Moore. Are you going ilnme-
dintcly into town.
He paused In his rubbing, which WIS
being done with very tender hand.
and rs if he really loved the name he
was endeavoring to bring into palmer
view. Scowling II little. he turned and
met me point blank with look which
had good deal of inquiry in 1t.
Il am not usually interrupted here"
he emphasized Except by the boys
be added more mildly. "They some
times approach too closely, but l am
used to tie imps and scarcely notice
them. All, there are some Of my old
friends now. Well. 1t IS time they
knew that a change has taken place in
my fortunes. Hi. there. Hands up and
catch this and this and this he shout
ed. but keep quiet about it. or next
year you will get pennies again."
And. flinging quarters right and left,
he smiled in such Il pompous. self salts
fed way at the hurrah and scramble
which ensned, that II was we'll worth
my journey there just to see this exhi-
DltlOu VI CoulDllcu Ndhity uuu SoOu
humor.
"Now 60" he vOciferated; and the
urchins. black and white. flew away.
finging up their heels in delight and
shouting: Bully for you, Uncle David!
Well come again next year. not for
twenty-flves. but fifties.'
Il will make it dollars If l only
live so long," he muttered. And deign-
ing now to remember the question !
had put to him. he grandly remarked:
II am going straight into town. Can
do anything for you?"
Nothing, thought you might like
to know what awaits you there. The
city Is greatly stirred up. The coro-
ner's jury in the Jeffrey Moore case has
just brought in a verdict to the effect
that suicide has not been proved.
Naturally, this is equivalent to one Of
murder
"Ahw he calculated, slightly taken
aback for one so invariably impassive.
And to whom is the guilt of this
crime ascribed?" he presently ventured.
There was mention Of no name, but
the opprObrium naturally falls on Miss
! Tuttle."
Miss futile? Abr!
"Since Mr.. Jeffrey Is proved to have
been too far away ut the time to have
fred that shot. while she'-
Il am following you
"Was in the very house-at the door
nf tho 1thrarxy In, 20 nf- hnorI tho
pistol discharged. If she did not dis
charge it herself-which some believe,
notably the district attorney. You
should have been there. Mr.. Moore"
He looked surprised at this sugges-
ton.
Il never am anywhere but here on
the 23d Of May" he declared.
Miss futile needed some adviser"
"Ah, probably"
You would have been n good one"
"And a welcome one, ehY
hardly thought he would have been
4 welcome one. but did not admit the
fact. Nevertheless he seized on the
gained and added, mildly enough. or.
rather, without any display Of feeling:
Miss futile likes me even less than
Veronica Cid. do not think she would
have accepted. certainly she would not
have desired. my presence in her
counsels. But Of one thing l wish her
to be assured, her and the world in
general. Any money she may need at
this-at this unhappy crisis In her life.
she will find amply supplied. She has
no claims on me. but that makes little
difference where the family honor is
concerned. Her mothers husband was
my brother-the girl shall have all she
needs. l will write her So"
He was moving toward his carriage.
Zine turnout" he interrogatively re.
marked.
assented with all the surprise-with
all the wonder even-which his sub
lime egotism seemed to invite.
1T is the best that Downey could
raise in the time allotted him. When
1 really finger the money, we shall see,
. we shall see."
His foot was on the carriage step.
He looked up at the west. The sun
was almost down, but not quite. "Have
you any special business with meT he
asked. lingering with what 1 thought
surprising display Of consciousness
till the last ray Of the sunlight had
disappeared.
glanced up at the coachman sitting
on his box as rigid as any stone.
You may speak," said he; Caesar
neither hears nor sees anything but his
horses when he drives me-"
The black did not wink. He was az
completely ut home on the box and as
quiet and composed in his service as
II he had driven this man for years.
HE understands his duty" finished
the master, but with no outward ap
pearance Of pride. what have you to
say to mel"
I hesitated no longer.
Miss Tuttle is supposed to have
secretly entered the Moore house on
the night you summoned u.s. She even
says she did. 1 know that you have
sworn to having seen no one go into
that house, but Notwithstanding this
haven't you some means Mt your dis
posal for proving to the police and to
the world ut large that she never fired
that fatal shot? Public opinion is sc
cruel. She Will be ruined, whether in
nOcent or e:uilE, unless it can be very
plainly shown that she did not enter
the library prior to going there will
the police"
"And how can you suppose me to bt
in a position to prove that? Say thai
had sat In my front window all thai
evening and watched with uninterrupt
ed assiduity the door through which
SO many are said to have passed be
tween sunset and Notwithstanding
which did not do, as I have plainly
stated on Oath-how could you have ex
! Caesar and his
turnout
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