The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-27

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doing this, she said. was the very
natural one OF wishing him to come
upon it by chance. but as she had
/ placed 1t in the front Of the book. in
stead Of in the back where they were
reading, she was afraid that he would
! fail 20 fnd It. Would I be so good as
/ to take it out for her and insert 1t
again somewhere near the end7 SIC
was In a hurry OF she would returL
/ and do It herself AS she and Mr.
Jeffrey had parted in anger, / hailed
with joy this evidence OF her desire
! for reconciliation, and II was In
obedience TO her request the singular
/ ity Of which did not strike me as
/ forcibly then as now, that [ went to
the shelves in her room and took down
the book"
"And did you end the note who're
she said2"
Yes, and put .t I'm toward the end
| OF the story"
Nothing more? Did you read the
note?"
"It was folded" was Miss Tuttles
/ quiet answer.
You did not remain before these
bookshelves longT observed the cor
/ oner.
you have a witness who knows
| more about that than l do" she sug-
| gested. and. doubtless aware OF the
temerity Of this reply. waited with un-
moved countenance, but with a visibly
bounding breast. for what would
/ doubtless prove fresh attack
1t was a violent one and Of char
acter she was least fitted to meet. TAX
ing up the box | have so often men
toned. the coroner drew away the
ribbon lying on top and disclosed the
pistol. II a moment her hands were
over her ears.
why do you do that?" he asked
did you think 1 was going to dis.
charge itY'
She smiled pitifully as she let her
hands fall again.
Il have a dread OF firearms" she ex-
planned. Il always have bad Now
they are simply terrible to me, and this
one
Il understand" said the coroner
with a slight glance 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 di
rection OF the noise they make" con.
tnued her inexorable interlocutor.
zone would say you had heard this
pistol discharged"
Instantly a complete breaking up OF
her hitherto well maintained compo-
sure altered her whole aspect, and she
yehemently cried:
II did, / did I was on Waverley
avenue that night, and / heard the shot
which In all probability ended my sis
ter's life. l walked farther than in
tended. l 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. I was merely troubled
in mind and anxious and and
'And so under a similar impulse you,
as well as Mr.. jeffrey. chose this un.
canny place to ramble In. To an ap-
pearance that old hearth acted much
more Ike a loadstone upon members
Of your family than you were willing
at one time 10 acknowledge"
"You say 'ramble through DO you
for a moment think that l entered that
old houseT
Miss Turtle" was the grave almost
sad. reply did you not know that in
some earth, dropped from a fiowerpol
overturned at the time when "a hundred
guests few in terror from this house.
there rs TO be seen the mark of foot.
step-a footstep which you are at ub-
erty 10 measure With your owuy"
"Ah" she murmured. her hands 60
ing up TO her face
But IN another moment she had
dropped them and looked directly az
the coroner.
Il walked there-I never said that
did not walk there-wben I went later
10 see my sister and in sight of Il num-
Der Of detectives passed straight
through the halls and into the library"
And that this footstep" inesorably
proceeded the coroner els not In line
with the main thOroughfare extending
from the front to the back Of the house,
but turned inward toward the wall, as
n she who mads it had stopped 10 lean
her head against the partitonT
Miss Tuttle's head dropped.
III / went into the house she said.
It was not 70 enter that room. had
500 great o dread OF H. II { rested my
bead against the wall II was Ia terror
o. that shot. II came so suddenly and
was so frightful. 50 much more fright
I fui than anything you can conceive"
Then you did enter the houseT
II did"
"And Il was while you were inside,
Instead Of outside, that you heard the
sbotT
Il must admit that too. was at
the library door"
"You acknowledge thatr
II do