The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-04-12
"And like this?"
almost exactly, sir"
''Have you that knot with you"

"W1ll you show 1t to the jury?"
Heaving sigh which she had much
better have suppressed, she opened
little bag she carried at her side and
took out pink satin bow. 1t had
been tied by deft hand, and more
than one pair of eyes fell significantly
at sight of it.
Amid a silence which was intense
two or three other witnesses were
called to prove that Miss Tuttle's skill
in bow tying was exceptional and was
often made use of not only by mem
bers of her household, but, as in Miss
Nixon's case, by outsiders, the special
style shown in the one under consider
alton being the favorite.
During all this kept my eyes on Mr..
Jeffrey. When finally several persons
of both sexes were brought forward to
prove that his attentions to Miss Tut
tie had once been sufficiently marked
for an announcement of their engage
ment to be daily looked for, he let his
head fall forward on his breast as if
the creeping horror which had seized
him was too much for his brain If not
struck when the man whom had my
self seen in Alexandria testified to the
contretemps which had occurred in At
lantic City, an additional point being
given to it by the repetition Of some
old conversation, raked up for the pur-
pose, by which an effort was made to
prove that Miss futile found it hard
to forgive injuries even from those
nearest and dearest to her. This sub
Ject might have been prolonged, but
some of the jury objected, and the time
being now ripe for the great event of
the day the name of the lady herself
was called.
After so significant preamble the
mere utterance of Miss Tuttle's name
had almost the force Of an accusation,
but the dignity with which she rose
Gained all minds and subdued every
expression Of feeling. She faltered
only when by chance she glanced at
the shrinking figure of Francis Jeffrey.
Her name, which she uttered with
/ out emphasis and yet in way to
arouse attention, sank into all hearts
with more OF less disturbance.
| "Alice Cora Tuttlew How in days
gone by, and not so long gone by Ell
ther, those three words had aroused
the enthusiasm of many a gallant man
I! and inspired the toast at many a gal
liant feast! They had their charm yet
If the heightened color observable on
many cheek there was true index
| to the quickening heart below.
''How are you connected with the
Deceased Mrs. Jeffrey?'
!! II am the child of her mother by a
former husband. We We're half Sis
ters.n. ( .
| No bitterness in this statement only
an infinite sadness. The coroner con-
tinued to question her. He asked for
an account of her childhood and forced
4 her to lay bare the nature of her rela-
tons with her sister. But little was
gained by this, for their relations seem
ed to have been of sympathetic char
turn from school, when they changed
somewhat but how or why Miss Tut
tie was naturally averse to saying
Indeed she almost refused to do So
and the coroner, feeling his point gain
ed more by this refusal than by any
admission she might have made, did
not press this subject, but passed OF
to what interested us more-the vari
GUS unexplained actions on her par
which pointed toward crime.
His first inquiry was in reference tt
the conversation held between her ant
Mr. Jeffrey at the time he visited he
room. We had listened to his accoun
of it, and now we wished to hear hers
But the cue which had been given he
by this very account had been invalua
BILE to, her, and her testimony NATURAL.
conceded with his. We found our
selves not an inch advanced. The,
had talked of her sisters follies, ant
she had advised patience, and that wa
all she could say on the subject-al
she would say, as we presently saw.
The coroner introduced fresh topic
"What can you tell us about the in
terview you had with your sister prio
to her going out on the night of he
death?"
NCLJ ALllC CASCpl ludI II ulllcIcu el
tirely from what is generally supposed
She did not come to my room for cor
versation, but simply to tell me tina
she had an engagement. She was i
an excited mood, but said nothing t
alarm me. She even laughed when sh
left me; perhaps to put me off m
guard, perhaps because she was n
Il 1Onpar racnoncihloD
'Did she know that Mr.. Jeffrey ha
visited you earlier in the day? Did sh
make any allusion to it, mean?'
4'None at all. She shrugged her shou
ders whenSI asked if she was well an
anticipated all further questions b.
running from the room. She was al
ways capricious in her ways and neye
more so than at that moment. Woul
to God that 1t had been different
Would to God that she had shown hel
self to be a suffering woman! Then
might have reached her heart and thi
tragedy would have been averted."