The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-26
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FTLIGREE BALL:
..By...
ANNA KATHARINE GREEN.
Author of "The Mystery II AOnthd webb"
lost Mans Lane" Etc
Copyright. 1903, by the Bobbs-Merriil %.
CHAPTER XIV

ANMMs W udl NlhNN nt eA-
pected next2 Something equally bold
and reprehenslbe. OF course. but
what7 II was question which at the
next sitting completely filed the in
quest room.
To ms great surprise Arr jeffrey was
recalled 10 the stand
Misc Tuttle sat In a less conspicuous
position than on the previous day, nd
Mr.. Moore, her uncle. was not there at
all.
The testimony called for revived an
old point which seemingly had not
been settled to the coroner's sGtisfac.
tion.
Had Mr.. jeffrey placed the small
stand holding the candelabrum on the
spot whore il had been foundY No
Had he carried into the house at the
time Of his acknowledged visit the can
dies which bad been afterward discov-
cred there2 No. He had had time
TO think since his hesltaung and un-
satisfactory replies of the day before,
and he was now in a position 10 say
that, while be distinctly remembered
buying candles on his way to the Moore
house, he had not found them IN his
pocket on getting there and had been
Obliged TO make use of the matches he
always carried on his person in order
TO find his way to the upstairs room
where he felt positive he would find a
candle.
This gave the coroner an opportunity
to ask.
And why did you expect TO find a
candle there?"
The answer astonished me and,
have no doubt, many others:
1T wns the room IN which my wife
had dressed for the ceremony. II had
not been disturbed since that time.
My wife had little ways Of her own.
One was to complete her toilet by
using a curling iron on little lock she
wore over her temple. When at home,
she heated this curling iron in the gas
Jet; but, there being no gas In the Moore
house, l naturally concluded that she
had made use Of a candle, as the curl
had been noticeable under her veil"
He had accounted for one candle in
the house. Could he account for the
one found in the tupibler OF for the one
lying crushed and battered on the
closet door?
He could not.
And now we all observed a change
of direction in the Inquiry. Witnesses
were summoned TO corroborate Mr..
jeffrey Observation-Disclosures which
II seemed to be the coroner's present
wish to establish. First came the gro.
Ger who had sold Mr.. jeffrey the can
dies. He acknowledged, much to jim
ny's discomfort. that an hour after Mr.
Jeffrey had left the store he had found
on the counter the package which that
gentleman had forgotten TO take. Poor
jimmy had not stayed long enough TO
hear his story out The grocer finished
his testimony by saying that immedi-
ately upon his discovery he had sent
tue candles to Mr. Jeffrey's house.
This the coroner caused to be en-
phasized to such an extent that we
We're all convinced Of its importance.
But as yet his purpose was not evident
save to those who were more in his
confidence than myself.
The other witnesses were men from
Raucher's, who had acted as walters
at the time of the marriage. one OF
them testified that Immediately on
Miss MOOre's arrival he had been sent
for a candle and box of matches.
The other, that he had carried up TO
her room large candelabrum from the
drawing room mantel. pair OF curl
ing tongs taken from the dressing table
Of this room was next pSoduced, TO-
gether with other articles n toilet use
which had been allowed to remain
there uneared for, though they were of
solid silver and OF beautiful design.
The next witness was a member OF
Mr.. Jeffrey's own household Chloe
was her name. and her good black face
worked dolefully as she admitted that
the package OF candles which the gro
Ger boy had left on the kitchen table
with the rest OF the groceries on the
morlsng Of that dreadful day when
"Ellssus' killed herself was not to be
found when she came to put the things
away She had looked ana looked for
Il, but il was not there.
Further inquiry brought out the fact
that but one other member of the
household was in the kitchen when
these groceries We're delivered ana that
this person gave great start when
the boy shouted out, "The candles there
We're bought by Mr. Jenreyr' aud bur
ried over to the table and handled the
packages, although Chloe did not see
her carry any of them away.
"And who was this personi"
"Ailss Tuttle"
When the murmur which had hailed
this startling turn IN the inquiry bad
subslded the coroner drew deep
breath ana, with an uneasy glance at
the jury, who 70 a man, seemed TO
wish themselves well out Of this job.
he dismissed the cook ana summoned
a fresh witness.
Her name made the people stare.
"Aliss Nixon"
Miss Nixonl That was a name well
known I'm Washington: almost as we'll
known as that Of Uncle David or even
Of Mr. Talman. What could this
quaint and characteristic little body
have TO do with this case Of doubtful
suicide3 A word will explain. She
was the person who on the day before
had made that loud exclamation when
the box containing the ribbon and the
pistol had been disclosed 10 the jury
AS her fussy little figure came for