The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-01

"NHE appearance OF this witness
N had undergone a change since
~ she last stood before us. she
was shamefaced still. but her
manner showed resolve and a fererish
determination to face the situation
which could but awaken in the breasts
of those who had Mr.. Jeffrey's honor
and personal welfare at heart name
less dread. az If they already foresaw
the dark shadow which minute by min
ute was slowly sinking over a house
hold which up 10 Il week ago had been
the envy and admiration of all Wash
ington society.
The first answer she made revealed
both the cause of her shame and the
reason of her lirmness. 1t was in re-
sponse to the question whether she,
Loretta, had seen Miss Tuttle before
Ihe went out on the walk she was said
10 have taken Immediately after Mrs
Jeffrey's final departure from the
house.
Her words were these:
Il did, sir. ! 10 not think Miss Tut
tie knows it. but | saw her in Mrs.
y
proud Of what I ala that night. but |
was led into it by degrees, and am
sure beg the ladYs pardon" And
then she went On 10 relate how after
she had seen Mrs. Jeffrey leave the
house she went into her room with the
intention of putting it to rights. As
this was no mere than her duty, no
fault could ne found with her. but she
owned that when she had finished this
task and removed all evidence of Mrs
Jefreys frenzied condition she bad nc
business to linger at the table turning
over the lerters she found lying there.
Her cheeks were burning now, for
she had found herself obliged TO admit
that she had read enough of these let.
tcrs TO be sure that they had no refer.
encc TO the quarrel then pending be-
tween her mistress and Mr.. Jeffrey
Her eyes fell and she Looked seriously
distressed as she went on TO say that
she was as conscious then as now OF
having no business with these papers
SO conscious, indeed, that when she
heard Miss Tuttlc's step ut the door
her one idea was To- hide herself.
That she could stand and face that
lady never 80 much as occurred TO her
Her own guilty consciousness made
her cheeks too hot for her to wish to
meet an eye which had never rested
on her any too kindly; so noticing how
straight the curtains fell over one OF
the windows on the opposite side OF
the room, she dashed toward IL and
slipped in out Of sight just as Miss
futile came in. This window was one
seldom used, owing 10 the fact that II
overlooked IN adjoining wall. so she
had no fear Of Miss futile approach.
ing II. Consequently, she could stand
there quite At her ease, and, as the
curtains IN falling behind her had not
come quite together, she really could
not help sceln% what that lady did
Here the witness paused with every
appearance OF looking for some token
OF disapprobati0n from the crowd.
But she encountered nothing there
but eager anxiety for her to proceed
so without waiting FOR the coroner's
question she added in so many words
''She went first to the bookshelves' v
We had expected IL; but yet gen
eral movement took place, and a few
suppressed exclamations could be
heard.
"And what did she do thereT
'Took down "A book, after looking
carefully up and down the shelves"
"What color Of book"
"A green one with red figures on It
could see the cover plainly as she
took It down"
Like this oneT