The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-06

evor realze what it was ior me. s-in
lowing stll clinging 90 q wild inconse.
qucnt belief in my wife. to eropo ln
! ihut mouth of hell for the spring She
I had chauered about in her sleep to-
/ iind it press it and then TO hear. down
[ in thc dark Of the fcarsome recess. the
SOUND Of something deadly strike
aguiust what ] took TO be- the cushions
OFF the old settle standing at t,e edge
OF the library hearthstone.
II think must have tainted for
whom J found myself possessed Of suf-
hcicut consciousness 20 withdraw from
ihat hole OF death the candle in the
cendelabrum was shorter by an inch
than when ! first thrust my head into
the gap made by the removed draw
ers ln putting back the drawers /
hit thc canlelabrum with my foot up.
setting 10 aud throwing ont the burn.
Ing candle As the flames began TO
lick The worm eaten boarding of tho
door q momentory impulse seized me
TO rush away aud leave the whole
place a. burn. but { did not with
sudden frenzy I stamped ont the name
and then. finding myself in darkness.
CROPPED my way downstairs and out
II | entered the library do not reniem.
her g. Some lapses must be partlonei
a man involved as I was"
"But the fact which You dismiss go
lightly is an important one" insisted
the major I'VE must know positive
ly whether you entered this room or
not"
II have no recollection OF doing So"
Then you cannot tell US whether
the little table was standing there,
with the candelabrum upon II orr
Il can tell you nothing about H."
The major, after long look az this
suffering man, turned toward Miss
Tuttle
"You must have loved your sister
very much" he sententiously remark
ed.
She flushed, and for the irst time
her eyes fell from their resting place
on Mr. Jeffrey's face.
II loved her reputation" was her
quiet answer and The rest died
In her throat
But we all-such Of us, I mean, who
were possessed OF the least senslblllty
or insight-knew how that sentence
sounded as finished in her heart, And
! loved him who asked this sacrifice
OF me"
Yet was her conduct not quite clear.
And 10 save that reputation YOU
tied the pistol TO her wristY insinu-
ated the major.
NO was her vehement reply. "I
never knew what ! was tying to her.
My testimony in that regard was abso-
lutey true She held the pistol CON
cealed in the folds Of her dress. did
not dream-I could not-that she was
contemplating any such end to the
atrocious crime TO which she had con.
Tossed Her manner was too light, too
airy and too frivolous-a mnuner adopt.
ed, as | now see. TO forestan all ques-
tions and hold back all expressions OF
Feeling on my part. Tie these hanging
ends Of ribbon to my wrist were her
words Tie them tight; knot under
and bow on top. ] am going out
There. don't say anything What you
want 70 talk about will keep tin to
going 10 make merry toto enjoy my
self She was laughing / thought
her horribly callous and trembled with
such an unspeakablc repuslon that /
had difficulty in making the knot. To
speak nt all would have been Impossl
bic Neither did / dare 10 look IN her
lace. ! was touching the hand that
ana she kept on laughing such hol
low laugh covering mp such an awful
resolve! When she turned to give me
that last Injunction about the note this
resolve gInred still in her eyes"
"And YOU never suspectedf'
"NQt for an instant ! did not DO
Justice either 10 her misery or to her
conscience I fear that I have iever
done her Justice ln any way. thought
her light pleasure loving. / did nol
know that il was assumed 10 hide a
terrible secret"
"Thon you had no knowledge OF the
contract she had entered into while a
schoolgirls"
"Not IN the least Another woman
ana not myself had boon her conhdant.
woman who has since died. No init !
nation Of her first unfortunate mar.
riage had ever reached me I'm Mr.. JEFF.
frey rushed in upon me that Tuesday
morning with her dreadful confession
on his lips"
The district attorney who did not
seem quite satisfied on certain point
passed over by the major, now took
the opportunity OF saying
you assure us that YOU had no idea
that this once light hearted sister OF /
yours moditated suicide when she left
yOu|
"Aul j repeat IL. sir"
"Ihen why did you Immediately 60
70 Mr.. Jenreya drawer where you
could have no business unless il was
10 see if she had taken his pistol with
herf"
Miss Tuttle's head fen and a soft
flush broke through the pallor Of her
check
(To be continued tomorroW)