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Francis Jeffrey

Tue moment when lT struck inc floor,
lie declared And consequently the
hour and the moment when Mrs. def,
frey fell finished Durbin.
Miss futile said nothing. only gasped.
"Valuablc evidence" Quolh the cap
tain, putting the watch in his pocket
Then, with Kind look At her, called
forth by the sight OF her misery he
added, Does this hour agree With the
time Of her leaving the house"
II cannot say. | think so. 1t was
some time before or after Z. ! don't
remember the exact minute"
ut would take fifteen for her to walk
here. Did she walk?"
~ do not know | didn't sec her
leave My room is at the back of the
house"
You can say If she left alone or In
the company of her husband"
"Mr Jeffrey was not with her"
"Was Mr.. Jeffrey in the house?'
''Ilc was NOT
This last negative was family
spoken.
The captain noticed this and ven
turcd upon ntcrrogating her further.
Glow long had he been gomez"
Her lips parted; she was deeply
agitatcd but when she spoke it was
coldIy ana with studied precision
"AIr. Jeffrey was not at home to
night at all. lie has not been in all
day"
"Not Mt bone? Did his wife know
that he was going TO dine oui?'
"Shc said nothing about IT,
The captain cut short his questions
and in another moment | understood
why. \ gentleman was standing in
the doorway. whose face, once seen,
was enough 10 stop the words oh any
mans lips Miss futile saw this gen
tlcman almost rs quickly rs we did
and sank with an involuntary moan to
her knees.
ii was Francis Jeffrey come TO look
upon his dead bride BFcathlessly we
awaited his first words Ills eye.
which was fixed on the PROSTATE body
of his bride, did not yield UP its secret
When he moved and tame 10 where
she lay and caught his first sight Of
the ribbon and the pistol attached 10
it, the most experienced among us were
bafllcd as to the nature Of his feelings
and thoughts. one thing alone was
patent 10 ALL lie had no wish 10
touch this woman whom lie had so
lately sworn TO cherish. Ills eyes de-
youred her, he shuddcred and slrOyc
several times 10 speak, and. though
l,nceing by hcr side. he did not reach
forth his hand nor did lie Jet tear fall
on the appealing features so pathetic
ally turned upward as Il TO meet his
look
Suddenly he leapcd TO bis feet
Must she stay here" he demanded
looking about for the person. most in
authority.
The captain answered by question:
How do you account for her being
here at all: What explanation have
you. rs her hustsiid. TO give for this
strange suicide Of your Wife,
For reply. Mr.. Jeffrey. who was an
exceptionally handsome man. drew
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know--I forget she stammered. with
hcartbroken sigh Poor Veronica.
Wrctched Veronica. How shall ever
tell him? How, how can we ever pre-
pare him."
The captain took advantage Of this
reference 10 Mr. Jeffrey TO ask where
that gentleman was. The young lady
did not seem eager TO reply, but when
pressed. answered, though somewhat
mechanically. that it was impossible
for her to say; Mr. Jeffrey had many
friends. with any one OF whom he
might be enjoying Il social evening,
But it is far past midnight now"
remarked the captain. as he in the
habit of remaining out late?"
Sometimes she family admitted
1.-TWO or three times since his marriage
he has been out till L."
Were there other causes for the
young brides evident disappointment
and misery besides the one intimated?
There certainly was some excuse for
thinking SO.
Possibly some one Of US may have
shown his doubts in this regard. for
the woman before us suddenly broke
forth with this vehement assertion:
"Mr. Jeffrey was loFing husband
to my sister very loving husband, -
she emphasized Then. growing des-
perately pale. she aided. y have never
known a better man." and stopped.
Some hidden anguish In this cry.
some self consciousness in this pause,
suggested to me possibility which |
was clad to see ignored BIZ the cartaln
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''Unulo ClaC KNOT. why 10 you IeaVe
that dreadful thing fast to her! Tn
tie it, say! 1t is killing me- l cannot
bear the sight" And from trembling
she passed to shudderingsill her whole
body shook convulsively.
The captain, with much considera-
ton, drew back the hand he had i'm
pulsively stretched toward the ribbon.
NO. no." he protested; 1--WE cannot
do that. We can do nothing till the
coroner comes. 1t is necessary that he
should see her Just as she was found.
BESIDES, Mr. Jeffrey has right to the
same privilege We expect him any
moment"
The beautiful head of the woman be-
fore us shook involuntarily, but her
lips made no protest. doubt if she
possessed the power of speech at that
moment. a change, subtle. but quite
perceptible, had taken place in her
emotions at mention of her sisters
husband, and, though she eXerted her
self to remain calm, the effort seemed
too much for her strength. Anxious
to hide this evidence of weakness, she
rose impetuously, and then we saw
how tall she was, how the long lines
Of her cloak became her ana what q
glorious creature she was altogether.
1T will kill him." she grGaned in
Al cl .1ta ,.fl 1,
tain forced haste and in tone of sur
prise which to my ear had not quite
natural ring she called aloud on her
who could no longer either listen or an
swer:
oh Veronica, Veronica, What cause
had you for death? And why do we
find you lying here in spot you so
feared and detested?'
Don't you know" insinuated the
captain, with mild responsiveness,
such as he was seldom heard TO use
do you mean that you cannot account
for your sisters violent end, you. who
have lived with hcr-or SO have been
told lever since her marriage with, Mr.
Jeffrey?'
Eyes"
Keen and clear the word rang out,
fierce in its keenncss and almost too
clear TO be in keeping with the half
choked tones with which she added:
II know that she was not happy. that
shc never has lPpn hanny since thp
shadow which this room suggests fell
upon her marriage. But how could
SO much as dream that her dread of
the past or her fear of the future
would drive her to suicide, and in this
place of all places. Had | done so
had imagined in the least degree that
she was affected TO this extent do you
think that | would have left her for
one instant alone? None OF us knew
that she contemplated death. She had
no appearance of it; she laughed when
T.
What had she been about to sayp
The captain seemed to wonder, and
after waiting in vain for the compile
ton of her sentence, he quietly sug-
gcsted:
You have not finished what you had
to say, Miss futile"
She started and seemed to come back
from some remote region Of thought
into which she had wandered. Il don't
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forrl a sman snip or crumpleu paper,
which he Immediately handed over to
the speaker.
Let her own words explain" said
he Il found this scrap of writing in
our upstairs room when | returned
home tonight She must have written
it just before before
\ smothered groan filed up The
break, but it did not come from his lips,
which We're fixed and set but from
those of the woman who crouched
among us, Did he catch this express
sion of sorrow from one of whose pres
ence he MS yet had given no token Of
recognizing? He did not seem 20. His
eye was on the captain. who was slow
~ reading, by the light Of Il lantern
held in detectives hand the almost
illegible words which Mr.. Jeffrey had
just said were his wifc's last eommu-
nication.
VIII they seem as pathetic to the eye
as they did to the ear in that room of
aWesome memories and present deathi
I find that do not love You rs I
thought did, | cannot live knowing this
to he SO | pray God that you may for
give me. VERONICA.
\ gasp from the figure in the corner;
then silence We were glad to hear
the captains voice again.
~ woman's heart is great mys-
terry" he remarked, with short glance
at MIR Jeffrey.
1t was a sentiment we could all echo,
for he 10 whom she had alluded in
these few lines as one She could not
love was man whom most women
would consider the embodiment of all
that was admirable and attractive.
That one woman 50 regarded him
was apparent to all. If ever the heart
spoke in human face it spoke in that
Of Miss futile MS she watched her sis
ter's husband struggling for composWc
above the PROSTATE form of her who
but Il few hours previous had been the
envy Of all the fashionable young wo-
men in Washington | found il hard
to fix my attention on the next ques-
ton, interesting and valuable as every
small detail was likely to prove in
case my theory of this crime should
ever come to be looked on MS the true
one
''IIow came you to search here for
the wife who had written you this
vague ana far from satisfactory fare
well? | see no hint in these lines Of
the place where she intended to TAX q
her life"
mo. NGr Even this strong man
shrank from this idea and showed a
very natural rccoil as his glanccs few
about the i'll omened room and finally
rested on the fircside over which SO re
pclIcnt mystery hung in impcnc-
trablc shadow. "Shc said nothing Of
her intentions; nothing But the man
who came for me told me where she
was 10 be found. He was waiting Mt
the door Of my house, He had been on
n search for me up aud down the town.
We met on the st0op."
The captain accepted this cXplana-
ton without cavil. | was glad he did.
But TO me the affair showed inconsiet-
encics which | secretly felt ii TO be my
especial duty 20 unravcL
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!
sCol. Franklin insisted on IL ut ths
point of his pistol"
"Why didn't You call me?"
II didn't want you. One Of N
would have been hurt, and besides
I was glad to get rid of the copy
Franklin is now satisfied that there
is no accusing paper out against him
and the original, which tossed be.
hind the books in the case yonder
is safe. We will have vacation now
from thieveries and assaults, and all
sorts Of diabolical schemes. I feel
immensely relieved. Besides, here is
$4,000 made by us in single even
ing"
"You can use some of that in con-
Quoting the cases you now have on
hand. I like the idea of fighting
these people with their own money"
snow, Irving, I am ready to try
Herbert Wright's case"
The next day the original agree
ment was deposited in sealed envel-
ope in the vault of the bank where
Mr.. Everett kept his account.
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CHAPTER XIV.

The trial of Herbert made a great
stir. He was young, good-looking and
intelligent, and possessed that telling
requisite of the first-class murderer
he was member of one of the best
families in the state. For several
weeks the case had been lost sight of,
and now that it was actually set for
trial for the first Monday in Febru-
cry, it became again the sensation of
the day. The general impression was
that if Herbert frankly admitted kill
ing his unnatural parent, the jury's
verdict would have been-to quote the
irreverent language of Frank Hills
man: "Well done, good and faithful
servant; go and kill him some more"
The popular sympathy was with
him, though the popular judgment
considered him guilty. Curiosity sent
hundreds of people, among them q
number of ladies, to the court house
to witness the trial.
Those who were present made Il
mental picture of the scene with de-
tails like these: That the face of the
judge was ominously severe and
solemn; that the prosecuting attor-
ney was easy and self-satisfied; that
the Voice of the clerk was rasping
and Unconditional in it's staccato-like
enumeration, reading an Indictment
for murder as if it were railway an
nounccment to dinner; that lawyer
Everett looked ruddy and uncon-
cerned; that Col. Franklin, who sat
among the attorneys present, frowned
heavily. and evidently disapproved
very heartily of the accused; that the
prisoner seemed to have no apprecia-
ton OF the gravity Of his situation,
but was apparently more uncon-
cerned than anyone else in the court
room; that his wife was well-dressed,
plump, rosy-cheeked, and evidently
very well contented with her hus-
band, herself, and the world at large,
except that she was a trifle excited
at being SO conspicuous in the court
room. This was the picture pretty
fully outlined.
Herbert Wright was very much i'm
proved since the day when he en-
tered the office of the chief of police
and told his story of the finding Of
his fathers body. He had been wei |
taken care of by his friends at the
Jail, supplied with wholesome food
and dressy clothes; and now, we'll
groomed, cleanly-shaven and scrupu-
lousy neat, he looked the gentleman
he had always been.
A few hours were consumed in
obtaining the jury, the prosecution !
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A eALLADe OF MEMORY.

! see them In each bright spring morn
When idling In my garden fair:
While dewdrops still lie on the lawn.
And pale narcissi scent the air.
Some feathered songster breathes q
prayer,
Sunshine and shadow come and 60:
How glad life Is! Yet declare
Thou'rt sweetest In the firelight's glowi
] see thee In the mellow corn,
Now bright with many a poppys flare:
] watch the frolic-loving fawn
Peep forth from out its shady lair.
The world Is bright ana debonair,
The wild bees honey-laden grow:
It's wondrous, dear! and yet l swear
Thourt sweetest In the firelight's glow!
! sec thee In land forlorn,
By wild and wintry blast laid bare;
Now gray and desolate the dawn.
And wan the garb the hedgerows wear.
Mid binding snow. in mute despair,
The cherries herd drifts to and fro.
How drear! and yet hardly care:
Thou'rt sweetest in the fireiights glow!
ENvoI.
Yea, though see thee everywhere.
And hear thy accents softly flow,
At neighbour, when ] draw my chair,
Thou'rt sweetest In the firelight's glow!
George II. Ludolf. in Chambers Jour
nal.
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doing the major part Of the challeng-
ing, the defense apparently being
willing to try the case before any II
men in the court room. While there
were no outward signs of 1t, the
prosecution was not o little sur
prised ut this manifest indifference
of Lawyer Everett, who was usually
q most painstaking critic of the inn
panelling of a jury.
The jury selected, the indictment
was read and the trial was begun.
The case against Herbert Wright
was presented with what appeared
to be miraculous completeness. It
was proved that on the day before
the murder there had been quarrel
Letween young Wright and his
father; that the former had asked
for money, which had been refused.
and that he had gone away in an
angry frame of mind; that hiss wife
was sick and without the necessaries
of life, and that he was utterly des.
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Not without Distinction.

conversation between three small Reading
boys the other day. The parts played by
their respective grandfathers in the civil war
were being depicted by two Of the boys in
vivid colors. The career Of each, it seemed,
had been halted by confinement in southern
prisons. and it was on the latter fact that the
lads laid particular stress. The third youth,
unable to match these recitals with any
military achievement OF his own forefathers,
preserved an envious silence for while, and
then, not to be outdone, said, disparagingly:
'Why, that. not SO much. My Uncle Bill
was in jail long time, and he was never in
the army at all."-Philadelphi Ledger.
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me to get that agreement. so You
must thank fate this time"
"But you have been devoted to our
interests all the time. You have
never let an opportunity slip to do
a favor for some member of our fam
lily, and you have worked as indus
triously for us as some men work
for themselves. / do not care to be
wealthy, but my mother has had a
great deal Of care and unhappiness,
and it has been my earnest hope that
she would be able to spend the re-
mainder Of her life here entirely in
dependent. And now I feel that
through you this hope will be real
ized."
"If have done anything to bring
about the object of your desire, am
perfectly satisfied"
q" think that you must be the good
angel of the family"
Then she flew away to tell her
mother the news that Warde had
brought, leaving him in trance half
way between doubt and happiness.
Irving was not worshipper of
mammon, and he did not propose to
allow the substantial deity to come
between him and the desire of his
heart, which was to win the love of
Miriam Wright; he was not fortune
hunter, and he saw no reason why
he should stand aghast before a pile
Of gold if in other ways he could
dare aspire to the love of woman
like Miriam. Her gold would be the
least thing to make her seem inacces-
sible to him.
But how would the radical change
in her life and the adulation incident
to her wealth affect her? Now she
was all womanliness. There was q
sweet timidity about her, half-star-
tied air, frankness without artifice
and sentient beauty that rendered
any description of her colorless. In
spoiled by contact with money-get-
ting, place-hunting society, Miriam
was the lovely token of something
which Warde only dreamed.
But the test? How would she come
out of the furnace fed by the asso-
ciated passions of humanity? Would
she remain steadfast to herself, or
would she alter with alteration?
There would be uncouth lips to tell |
her that she was beautiful. The ra-
dance that wealth can scatter round |
about one would cling to her. The |
sensuous arts would environ her and
assail the simplicity which was now
her charm. Fashion would spread for
her its subtlest wiles, and mammon
would write sonnets to her deep gray
eyes.
These thoughts flew through his
mind while Miriam was gone, but
when she returned she almost tempt
ed him to lay aside his judgment with
his doubts, she was so frankly happy
N his presence. 1t cost him great
exertion of will not to put his for
tune to the test then and there, but
lie conquered the inclination and went
away with his secret unspoken.