The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-03-15
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"How long have you been in this
house?"
'Three weeks-ever since Mrs. JEFF
frey's wedding day, SIR
"Were you there when she first came
as bride from the Moore house?"
Il was, sir"
"And saw her then for the first
time?'
Eyes, sir"
"How did she look and act that first
dayT
II thought her the gayest bride 1 had
ever seen, then l thought her the sad
dest, and then 1 did not know what to
think. She was SO merry one minute
and so frightened the next, so full of
talk when she came running up the
steps and so struck with silence the
minute she got into the parlor, that l
set her down as a queer one till some
one whispered in my ear that she was
suffering from a dreadful shock-that
Ill luck had attended her marriage and
much more about what had happened
from time to time at the Moore house."
"And you believed what was told
you?"
"Believed?"
Believed it we'll enough to keep
watch on your young mistress to see
If she We're happy or not?''
ooh, STRIP
at was but NATURAL" the coroner
suavely observed. every one felt in
terested in this marriage. You watch
ed her, of course. Now, what was the
result? Did you consider her we'll and
happy"
The girls voice sank, and she cast
a glance at her master which he did
not lift his head to meet.
ST did not think her happy. She
laughed and sang and was always in
and out of the rooms like a butterfly,
but she did not wear happy look eN
cept now and then when she was seat
ed with Mr.. Jeffrey alone. Then have
seen her flush in way to make the
heart ache 1t was such contrast, SIR
to other times when she was by her.
self Or
Cor what?"
COR just with her sister, SIR
The defiance with which this was
said added point to what otherwise
might have been an unimportant adj
| mission.
"You refer to Miss Tuttle?" observed
the coroner
Mrs. Jeffrey's sister? Yes, sir"
The menace was gone from the voice
had been there.
Miss futile lived in the house with
her sister, did she not?'
eyes, sir, till that sister died and
was buried; then she went away"
The coroner did not pursue this topic,
preferring to return to the former one.
$50 you say that Mrs. jeffrey showed
uneasiness ever since her wedding
day. Can you give me any instance
of this-mention, mean, any CONVEX
sation overheard by you which would
show us just what you meanY"
81 don't like to repeat things I hear,
but If you say that must can re-
member once passing Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeffrey in the hall just as he was say
Ing: You take it too much to heart!
I expected happy honeymoon. Some
how we have failed That was all
I heard, sir. But what made me re
member his words was that she was
dressed for some afternoon reception
and looked so charming and so-and
so, as If she ought to be happier"
"Just so. Now, when was this? How
long before her death?"
| ooh, week or so. 1t was very soo1
after the wedding day."
''And did matters seem to improve
after that? Did she appear any better
satisfied or more composed?'
81 think she endeavored to, bu,
there was something on her mind
something which she tried to laugh
OF. something that annoyed Mr.. JET
frey and worried Miss Tuttle. some
thing which caused cloud In thu
house for ali the dances and dinner
md goingh and comings. I am sorrJ
30 speak Of it, but 1t was So"
"Something that showed an unsettled
nand?"
"Almost The glitter in her eye wal
not natural; neither was the way she
looked at her sister and sometimes al
her husband"
ibid she talk much about the catas
hophe which attended her wedding
Did her mind seem to run on that?"
necessarily at first; but afterwart
not SO much. think Mr.. Jefre!
Irowned on that subject"
ibid he ever frown on herr'
"No, sir-not-not when they werv
alone or with no one by but me-. IL
seemed to love her then very much"
"What do you mean by that, Loretta
that he lost patience with her whel
other people were present-Miss futile
for instanceW
Eyes, sir. He used to change yer.
much when-when-when Miss Tuttl
came into the room"
'Change toward his wife?"
Eyes, sir"