The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-26


make the whole rOomful Of eager spec
tators craned forward and were star
/ tied enough when he asked
Did you ever see bow like this be
foreY
Her answer came In the faintest Of
tones.
Yes; I have one like It. very like it.
/ so like Il that yesterday I could not
suppress an exclamation on seeing this
| one"
Where did you get the one you
have2 Who fashioned Il, mean. or
tied It for you, II that Is what I ought
1 to sayr
1t was tied for me by-Mlss Tuttle.
She is a friend of mine. or was, and
a very good one, and one day while
watching me struggling with a piece
Of ribbon which wanted made into a
bow she took II from my hand and
tied a knot for which | was very much
obliged to her II was very pretty"
And like this2"
Almost exactly, sir"
"Have you that knot with your
She had.
''Wn you show It to the Jury?"
Heaving a sigh which she had much
better have suppressed, she opened
little bag she carried at Ter side and
took out a pink satin bow Il had
been tied by a deft hand. ana 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 10 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 a. II
the creeping horror which had seized
him was too much for his brain If not
for his heart The final blow was
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 IL by the repetition Of some
old conversation, raked up for ths pur.
pose, by which an effort was made 20
prove that Miss futile found II 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 a preamble the
mere utterance Of Miss Tuttle'R name
had almost the force Of an accusation,
but the dignity with which she rose
calmed 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 or less disturbance.
"Alice Cora Tuttlem How In days
gone by, and not so long gone by el.
ther, those three words had aroused
the enthusiasm OF many a gallant man
and inspired the toast at many a gal
liant feast! They had their charm yet
If the heightened color observable on
many a cheek there was a true index
to the Quickening heart below.
How are you connected with the
deceased Mrs. JeffreyT
II am the child OF her mother by
former husband. We were half sis
ters"
No bitterness I'm this statement. only
an infinite sadness. The coroner CON
tinued 90 question her. He asked for
an account Of her childhood and forced
her 10 lay bare the nature Of her rela-
tlons with her sister But little was
gained by this. for their relations SEEM
ed TO have been Of a sympathetic char
acter up 90 the time OF Neronlca's re-
turn from school when they changed
somewhat. but how or why Miss Tut
tie was naturally averse 10 saying.
Indeed she almost refused 70 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 on
70 what interested us more the yari-
Gus unexplained actions on her part
which polluted toward crime
His lrst inquiry was 10 reference TO
the conversation held between ner and
Mr.. jeffrey at the time he visited her
room. We bad listened 10 his account
Of it, and now we wished 10 hear hers.
But the cue which had been given her
by this very account had been invalua-
bic 10 her. and her testimony naturally
coinclded with his We found our
selves not an inch advanced They
had talked Of her sisters fOllies, and
she had advised patience, and that was
an she could say on the subject all
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 prior
70 her going out on the night Of her
deathY
VERY little except that II differed en-
tirely from what Is generally supposed.
She did not come 10 my room for con-
versaton. but simply 20 tell me that
she had an engagement She was in
an excited mood but said nothing 20
alarm me She even laughed when she