Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-07
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make, the WnOic rOOulIul OF eager spec
tators craned forward and were star
tied enough when he asked:
did you ever see bow like this be-
fore?"
Her answer came in the faintest Of
tones.
Yes; have one like 1t. very like it.
SO like 1t that yesterday l could not
suppress an exclamation on seeing this
one"
Where did you get the one you
have? Who fashioned 1t, l mean. or
tied 1t for you, If that is what ought
to sayY
1T was tied for me by-Miss futile.
She is friend Of mine. or was, and
a very good one. and one day while
watching me struggling with a piece
| Of ribbon which l wanted made into q
| bow she took it from my hand and
| tied a knot for which l was very much
obliged to her. 1t was very pretty"
And like this?"
almost exactly, sir"
Have you that knot with your
She had
'Will you show it to the juryT"
Heaving n sigh which she had much
better have suppressed, she opened Il
little bag she carried at her side and
took out pink satin bow. 1t had
been tied by deft hand. and more
than one pair OF eyes fell significantly
at sight of it.
Amid a silence which was intense
two or three other witnesses were
called to prove that Miss Tuttle's skill
In bow tying was exceptional and was
often made use OF not only by men,
bers Of her household, but, as in Miss
NixOn's case. by outsiders. the special
style shown In the one under consider
alton being the favorite.
During all this kept my eyes on Mr..
jeffrey. When finally several persons
Of both sexes were brought forward to
prove that his attentions to Miss Tut
tie had once been sufficiently marked
for an announcement of their engage
ment to be daily looked for. he let his
head fall forward on his breast as II
| the creeping horror which had seized
him was too much for his brain II not
for his heart. The final blow was
struck when the man whom had my
| self seen in Alexandria testified to the
contretemps which had occurred In At
lantic City, IN additional point being
given to 1t by the repetition of some
old conversation, raked up for the pur-
pose, by which an effort was made to
prove that Miss futile found it hard
TO forgive injuries even from those
nearest and dearest to her This sub.
5ect might have been prolonged. but
some Of the jury objected. and the time
being now ripe for the great event of
the day the name of the lady herself
was called.
After SO significant a preamble the
mere utterance of Miss Tuttle's name
had almost the force Of an accusation,
but the dignity with which she rose
Gained al! minds and subdued every
expression Of feeling. She faltered
only when by chance she glanced at
the shrinking figure of Francis Jeffrey.
Her name. which she uttered with
out emphasis and yet in a way to
arouse attention. sank into all hearts
with more or less disturbance.
"Alice Cora Tuttlev How In days
gone by. and not 30 long gone by ei.
Their, those three words had aroused
the enthusiasm Of many q gallant man
and inspired the toast at many a gal
liant feast! They had their charm yet
II the heightened color observable on
many a cheek there was a true index
to the quickening heart below.
How are you connected with the
deceased Mrs. Jeffrey?
Il am the child Of her mother by a
former husband. We We're half sis
ters."
No bitterness In this statement, only
an infinite sadness. The coroner con-
tinued to question her. He asked for
an account Of her childhood and forced
her to lay bare the nature Of her rela-
tons with her sister. But little was
gained by this, for their relations SEEM
cd to have been Of sympathetic char
acter up to the time Of Veronica's re-
turn from school. when they changed
somewhat, but how or why Miss Tut
tie was naturally averse to saving.
Indeed she almost refused to do SO.
and the coroner. feeling his point gain
ed more by this refusal than by any
admission she might have made, did
not press this subject. but passed on
to what interested us more-the yari-
Gus unexplained actions on her part
which pointed toward crime.
His first inquiry was in reference to|
the conversation held between her and
Mr.. jeffrey ut the time he visited her
room. We had listened to his account
OF 1t, and now we wished to hear hers.
but the cue which had been given her |
oy this very account had been invalua
bic to her. and her testimony naturally
conceded with his. We found our
serves not an inch advanced. They
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