The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-01-19

scene OF so many mysterious deaths"
~ took no precaution."
And needed none, I suppose"
"And needed none"
when was this visit paid, MIR Jef.
frey-before or after your wife pulled
the trigger which ended her life2 You
need not hesitate to answer"
~ do not" The elegant gentleman
before us had acquired certain fierce.
ness why should II Certainly you
don't think that | was there Mt the
same time she was. II was not on the
same night even SO much the walls
should have told you and probably did,
or my wifc's uncle. Mr.. David Moore
Was he not your Informant
mo Mr. Moore has failed to call
our attention to this fact Did you meet
Mr.. Moore during the course of your
visit TO a neighborhood over which
he seems to hold absolute sway
Not 10 my knowledge. But his
house is directly opposite, and as he
has little to do but amusc himself with
what he can see from his front win.
dow concluded that he might have
observed me going in"
"Hou entered by the front door,
them"
GLOW clsc:"
"And on what uightf"
Mr.. jeffrey made an effort These
questions were vlsibly harassing him.
The night before the onc--thc one
whlch-cudcd all my earthly huppi.
ness" he added in low voice
Coroner T.. cast Il glance at me. re.
mcmbercd the lack Of dust on the nest
of little tables from which the upper
| one had been drawn forward to hold
the candeiabrum and gently shook my
head. The CorOner's eyebrows went
up, but none of his disbelief crept into
his voice as he made this additional
statement:
"The night on which you failed to
| return TO your own house"
Instantly Mr.. Jeffrey betrayed by n
nervous action which was quite in.
voluntary, that his outward calm was
slowly giving way under fire of ques
| tons for which he had no ready reply.
at was odd your not going home
| that night" the coroner Coldly pur.
sued The misunderstanding you had
with your wife Immediately after
breakfast must have been very seri-
Gus one more serious than you have
| hitherto acknowledged"
II had rather not discuss the sub.
jcct," protested Mr.. Jeffrey. Then as
If he suddenly recognized the official
character of his interlocutor he hastily
added, UNLESS you positively request
me to do so. In which case must"
Il am afraid that | must insist upon
| it," returned the other. You will find
! that II will be insisted upon ut the in.
quest. and If you do not wish to sub
ject yourself to much unnecessary un.
pleasantness you had better make clear
to us today the cause of that special
quarrel which to all intents and pur.
poses led to your wife's death"
Il will try to do So" returned Mr.
Jeffrey, rising and pacing the room in
his Intense restlessness. I'VE did have
some words Her conduct the night
before had not pleased me. | am nat
thought she was n little frivolous at
the German ambassadors ball. But
had no idea she would take my sharp
speeches so much TO heart | had no
idea that she would care so much or
that | should care so much A little
Jealousy Is certainly pardonable in n
bridegroom, and If her mind had not
already been upset she would have re-
membered how loved her and hope
fully waited for reconciliation"
You did love your wife, then? 1t
was you and not she who had right
to be jealous? | have heard the con.
trary stated 1t Is matter of public
gossip that you loved another woman
previous to your acquaintance with
Miss Moore, n woman whom your wife
regarded with sisterly affection and
subsequently took into her new home +"
Miss Tuttle:" Mr.. Jeffrey stopped
In his walk to fling out this ejaculn.
ton, 81 admire ana respect Miss Tut.
tie" he went on to declare. "but nev.
er loved her-not as | did my Wife"
he finished, but with certain hard ac.
cent, apparent enough 10 a sensitive
ear
pardon me, it is as difficult for me
10 put these questions as it is for you
to hear them-were you and Miss Tut.
tie ever engaged"
started. This was n question which
half of Washington had been asking
itself for the last three months.
Would Mr., jeffrey answer it, or, re-
memberlng that these questions We're
rather friendly than official, refuse to
satisfy curiosity which he might well
consider intrusive? The set aspect of
his features promised little in the way
of information, and we were both sur
prised when q moment later he re-
sponded with grim emphasis hardly
to be expected from one of his impul
sive temperament:
"UnhappiIy. no. My attentions new
er went so far"
Instantly the coroner bounced on the
one weak word which Mr.. Jeffrey had
let fall.
"Unhapply?' he repeated. "Why
do you say 'unhappilyT
Mr., Jeffrey flushed and seemed to
come out of some dream.