The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-01-26

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How did she look and act that frs
day."
IL thought her the gayest bride hat
ever seen, then thought her the sad
dest, and then I did not know what &c
think. She was so merry one minut.
and so frightened the next, so full OF
talk when she came running up the
steps and so struck with silence tn,
minute she got into the parlor that
set her down as queer one till some
one whispered in my ear that she was
suffering from n dreadful shock-that
III luck had attended her marriage and
much more about what had happened
from time TO time at the Moore house"
And you believed what was told
youf"
"BeicvcdT
Believed 1t well enough to keep n
watch on your young mistress to see
If she were happy or not?"
"Oh, sir"
at was but natural" the coroner
suavc!y observed Every one felt in.
tercstcd in this marriage You watch.
ed her, of course Now, what was the
result? Did you consider her well and
happy"
The girls voice sank, ana she cast
glance Mt her master which he did
not lift his head to meet.
Il did not think her happy. She
laughed and sang and was always I'm
and out of the rooms like butterfly.
but she did not wear happy look ex-
/ cept now and then when she was seat.
, ed with Mr.. Jeffrey alone Then have
seen her flush in way to make the
heart ache II was such contrast, sir,
10 other times when she was by her.
! self Or
! "Or what"
cor just with her sister, sir"
The defiance with which this was
said added point TO what otherwise
might have been an unimportant ad.
mission.
You refer to Miss TuttleY" observed
the coroner.
Mrs. Jeffrey's sister, Yes. sir"
The menace was gone from the voice
now, but no one could forget that II
/ had been there.
Miss Tuttle lived In the house with
her sister, did she not?"
"Yes, sir, till that sister died and
was buried; then she went away"
The coroner did not pursue this topic.
/ preferrlng to return to the former one.
$50 you say that Mrs. Jeffrey showed
! uneasiness ever since her wedding
day. Can you give me any instance
of this-mention, mean. any CONVEX.
sation overheard by you which would
show us just what you mean?"
II don't like to repeat things I hear.
but IL you say that | must | can re-.
member once passing Mr.. and Mrs
Jeffrey in the hall just as he was say.
ing: You take 1t too much to heart!
expected n happy honeymoon. Some.
how we have failed That was all
l heard sir. But what made me re.
member his words was that she was
dressed for some afternoon reception
and looked so charming and so-and
so. as II she ought to be happier"
Just so. Now, when was this? How
long before her death?"
"Oh, week or so. 1t was very soon
hiNtl tue NtuulllS
"And did matters seem to improve
after that? Did she appear any better
satisfied or more composed?"
II think she endeavorcd to. but
there was something on her mind
something which she tried to laugh
Off, something that annoyed Mr.. JET.
frey and worried Miss futile. some.
al, In, l,
house for all the dances and dinners
and goinGs ana comings. am sorry
to speak of II, but it was So"
Something that showed an unsettled
mindt"
Almost. The glitter in her eye was
not natural; neither was the way she
looked at her sister and sometimes ut
her husband"
ibid she talk much about the catas.
trophe which attended her wedding?
Did her mind seem to run on that"
Unnecessarily ut first; but afterward
not so much. 1 think Mr.. jeffrey
frowncd on that subject"
Ibid lie ever frown on herr"
mo, sir-not-,not when they were
alone or with no one by but me. He
seemed to love her then very much"
what do you mean by that Loretta;
that he lost patience with her when
other people were present Miss futile,
for instance"
Eyes. sir. lie used to change very
much when--when Miss futile
came into the room"
"Change toward his wifc"
"Yes, sir"
"HowT
"IIe grew more distant, much more
distant; got up quite fretfully from
his seat If he were sitting beside her
and took up some book or paper"
"And Miss TuttleW
"She never seemed to notice, but
Butt
"She did not come in very often after
this had happened once of twice.
mean into the room upstairs where
they used to sit"
Loretta. ! regret to put this ques.
ton. but after your replies | owe il
10 the jury, If not TO the parties them
selves, to make Miss Tuttle's position |
In this household thoroughly under
stood, DO You think she was wei,
come visitor in this house?"
II can only repeat what once heard |
said about this by Mr.. Jeffrey himself, |