The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

just Drought in a verdict to the effect
that suicide has not been proved.
Naturally, this is equivalent to one of
murder"
"Ah"' he calculated. slightly taken
aback for one so invariably impassye.
And to whom is the guilt of this
crime nscribcd?" he presently ventured.
"Thcre was mention of no name. but
the opprobrium naturally fails on Miss
futile"
Miss futile? All"
"Since Mr.. Jeffrey is proved to have
been too far away at the time to have
fired that shot, while She
II am following YOU
"Was i'm the very housc-at the door
of the library in fact-and heard the
pistol discharged. If she did not dis.
charge 1t hcrsclf--which some believe
notably the district attorney You
should have been there, Mr. Moore"
He looked surprised at this suggcs
ton.
II never ain anywhere but here on
the 23d Of May" he declared
Miss futile needed some adviser"
"Ah. probably"
"Nou would have been n good one"
"And a welcome one, chf"
| hardly thought he would have been
a welcome one, but did not admit the
fact Nevertheless lie seized ON the
advantage he evidently thought he had
gained ANA added, mildly enough. or,
rather, without any display of feeling:
Miss Tuttlc likes me even less than
Veronica did. | do not think she would
have accepted. certainly she would not
have desired, my presence in her
rounscls But of one thing | wish her
60 he assured. her and the world in
general. Any money she may need ut
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. | will write her So"
lie was moving toward his carriage.
"Finc turnout" he interrOgutivcly re.
marked.
| asscntcd with all the surprise with
all the wonder even which his sub.
lime "gOtsm seemed to invite
1T Is the best that DOwncy could
raise IN the timrsi allotted him. When
really finger the money, we shall see,
we shall see"
His foot was on the carriage step,
He looked MP at the west The sun
was almost down, but not quite. "lIavC
you any special business with mcE" he
asked. lingering with what thought
"a surprising display of consciousness
disappeared.
| glanced mp ut the COnChman sitting
on his box as rigid MS any stone
You may speak, said he; Caesar
neither hears nor secs anything but lis
horses when he drives me"
The black did not wink. He was as
completely Mt home on the box and ms
quiet ana composed in his service aS
If lie had driven this man for years.
"IIc understands his duty" finished
the master. but with no outward np
peurancc of pride what have you tC
| say to me-"
! ] hesitated no longer
"AlisS futile is supposed TO hav,
secretly entered the Moore house OF
the night you summoned us. She ever
says she did. I know that you have
sworn to having seen no one 20 into
J that house. but notwithstanding this
haven't you some means nj your dis
posal for proving to the police ana Il
the world at large that she never fire.
that fatal shOtf Public opinion Is
cruel. She will be ruined, whether II
nocrnt or guilty. unless 1t can be very
plainly shown that she did not cnte
the library prior to going there will
the police"
"And how can you suppose me TO III
in Il position to prove that Say tina
had sat in my front window all tina
evening and watched with uninterrupt
ed assiduity the door through whlcl
so many are said to have passed be
tween sunset and Notwithstanding
which did not do, as have plninl.
stated on onth--.how could you have eN
Caesar add his
turnout