The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-15

"The body went on TO Denver today"
And below. separated by The narrow
est of spaces.
"'ir and Mrs Francis jeffrey have
decided 20 give up their wedding tour
and spend their honeymoon I'm wash
ineton They VIII occupy the Ran
some house on X street"
The last paragraph brought me back
TO the question then troubling my
mind. Was IL IN the household Of this
newly married pair AID in the possible
secret passions underlying their union
that one should look for the cause of
the murderous crime ! secretly i'm.
agined to be hidden behind this seem
ing suicide. or were these parties In
nocent and old David Moore the one
motive power in precipitatinC q trag-
etsy the result Of which had been to
enrich bin aud impoyersh themf Ger.
taiuly a most serious and important
question and one which any man might
be pardoued for attempting TO answer,
especially IL that man was young de-
tcctivc lamentiug his obscurity and
dreaming Of a recognition which would
yield him fame and the wherewithal
90 marry q certoin clever but mis-
ch'evous little mink OF whom You are
I destined to hear more
BOT how was that same young de-
tcctive, hampered as he WAS and held
in thrall by fear Of ridicule and
total lack of record TO get the chance
TO push an inquiry requiring opportuni-
ties which could only come by special
favor9 This was what / continually
asked myself, aud always without re
suit
True. I might approach the captain
or the major with my story of the
telitale marks had discovered in tire
dust covering the southwest chamber
mautelshclf and. if fortunate enough
TO lind that these had been passed over
by the other detectives. seek 10 gain
n hearing thereby and secure for my
self the privileges / so earnestly de
sired. But my egotlsm was such that
! wished TO be sure Of the hand which
had made these marks before ! parted
with a secret which. once told. would
make or mar me. Yet to obtain the
slight concession Of an interview with
any Of the principals connected with
this crime would be difficult without
the aid Of one or both OF my superiors.
Even to enter the house again where
but few hours before ] had made
myself so thoroughly at home would
require a certain amount Of pluck. for
purbin had been Installed there and
Durbln WIS Watchdog whose bite
as well as his bark I regarded with
considerable respect. Yet into that
house / must sooner or later 90. IL only
10 determine whether or not bad
been alone in my recognition Of Ger
tain clews pointing plainly toward
murder Should trust my lucky star
ana remain for the nonce quiescent2
This seemed a wise suggestion. aud
decided to adopt It. comforting myself
with the thought that IL after day
or two OF modest waiting failed 10
obtaining what wished | could then
appeal to the lieweoant Of my own
precinct. He, / had sometimes felt MS.
sured. did not regard ME with an al.
together unfavoruble eve.
Meantime | spent all my available
time In lettering around newspaper Of
fees and picking up such stray bits OF
gossip as were offered. AS no question
! had yet been raised OF any more Sc
rious crime than suicide. these mostly
related TO the idiosyncrasies OF the
Moore family and the solitary position
Ia.
plunged by this sudden death OF her
only relative. AS this beautiful and
! distinguished young woman had been
and still was great belle in her spe-
cial circle, her present homeless. If not
! pennlless, position led to many sur
misses Would she marry, and II So
| TO which Of the many wealthy or
| prominent men who had openly court
ed her would sic accord her handg In
the present egotistic state of my miipi
/ secretly hattered myself that / was
/ right in concluding that she would say
yes 10 no mans entreaty till certain
newly made widowers year OF mourn
ing had expired.
But this opinion received something
I OF a check when in quiet talk with a
reporter / learned that it was openly
stated by those who had courage to
speak that the tie which had certainly
] existed at one time between MIR JEFF
| frey and the handsome Miss Tuttle had
been entirely of her own weaving, aud
/ that the person of Veronica Moore.
rather than the large income she com
manded had been the attractive pow
er which bad led him away from the
! older sister. This seemed improbable
for the charms Of the poor little bride
were not to be e6mpared with those OF
her manrer sister Yet. as we all
! know, there are other attractions than
/ those offered by beauty. l have since
henrd IT broadly stated that the pc,
culiar twitch Of the lip observable in
/ all the Moores had proved au lrresist-
ible charm in the unfortunate Veronica,
making her a radiant image when she
aug.ed. THIS was hy no means rare
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