The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-16

"Why do you do that?" he asked.
"Did you think was going to dis.
charge it,
She smiled pitifully as she let her
hands fall again.
Il have u dread of firearms" she eX.
planned. II always have had. Now
they are simply terrible to me, and this
one
IL understand" said the coroner.
with slight glnncc in the direction OF
Durbin. They had evidently planned
this test together on the strength of
an idea suggested to Durbin by her for
mer action when the memory of this
shot was recalled to her.
your horror seems TO lie In the Ill.
rection of the noise they make" con.
tinucd her memorable iutcrlocutOr
zone would say you had heard this
pistol discharged"
Instantly n complete breaking up of
her hitherto well maintained compo'
sure altered her whole aspect and she
vehemCntiy cried:
81 did. did, was on Waverley
avenue that night. and heard the shot
which In all probability ended my sis.
ter's life. walked farther than in.
tended. strolled into the street which
had such bitter memories for us. and |
heard-no was not in search of my
sister. | had not associated my sisters
going out with any intention of visit.
ing this house. was merely troubled
In mind and anxious and-and"-
u az .st,,
as well as Mr.. Jeffrey, chose this un'
canny place TO ramblc in. TO all ap.
pearanCc that old hearth acted much
more like loadstonc upon members
of your family than you were willing
at one time TO acknowledge"
"YOu say 'ramble through DO you
for a moment think that entered that
old house,"
"MIss futile" was the grave, almost
sad, reply. did you not know that in
some earth, dropped from n ilowerpot
overturned at the time whcn,a hundred
guess flew In terror from this house,
& 're Is TO be seen the mark of foot.
E pa footstcp which you are at lib.
ertT TO measure with your own?"
"Al. she murmurcd her hands go.
t.; up to her face.
But in another moment she had
dropped them aud looked directly at
the coroner.
81 walked thcrc-I never said that |
did not walk thcre-when went later
to see my sister ana in sight of Il num-
Der of detectives passed straight
through the halls and into the library
"And that this footstcp,' ineXorably
proceeded the coroner, lis not in d line
with the main thorOughiare extending
from the front To the back of the house
but turned ward toward the wall, as
If she who made it had stopped to lear
her head against the partitiOn|
Miss TuttIe's head dropped.
"If | went into the house" she said
ut was not to enter that room. ! hat
too great dread of IT. If rested IN!
head against the wall II was in tcrro
of that shot. II came so suddenly ant
was so rrightfuI, so much more fright
ful than anything you can conceive
Then you did enter the house"
81 did"
"And II was while you were inside
instead of outside, that you heard TIL
shot,
81 must admit that too | was n
the library door"
"You acknowledge thatT
~ do"
"But you did not enter the library
mo, not then; not till was take
back by the officer who told me Of m
sisters death"
I'VE are glad TO hear this precls
statement from you. 1t encourages IN
to ask again the nature Of the frca
which took you into this house. HO
say that 1t was not from any dread o
your sisters account What, thcl
was it? No evasive answer will snti'
fly us. Miss futile"
81 cannot answer" she said.
Eve will not oblige you to-" said th
coroner
However" he now went on wit
suddenly assumed severity. you ma
answer this: Was the house dark G
light when FOu entered it, And ho'
did you get inT'
h j Ilt lOuSt "uS udlh' hhh S''
n through the front door which foun
Y ajar."
r you are more courageous than mos
y women! | fear there are few OF yol
. sex who could be induced to enter
a in broad daylight and under every sui
|, able protection"
a She raised her figure proudly.
4 "AIiss Tuttle, you have heard Che
. say that you We're in the kitchen
II Mr.. Jeffrcy's house when the groc
q boy delivered the candles which hi
n been left by your brothcr-in-law on Il
= counter of the store where lie bong
Il them. Is this trucT
% ayes, sir, II Is true"
- "Did you see those candeS|
-, "No, sir"
a "You did not see them?'
- mo, sir"
~ "Yet you went over to the tableT'
" ayes, sir, but did not NEEDLE wi
~ the packages. had really no busine
with them"
= The coroner, surveying her sadI
" went quickly on, as If anxious to tern
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