The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-06

person who last pressed the fatal
spring. But perhaps you know that
too"
en- H. paused; words were I'M
possible to him. and in that pause his
eyes flashed helplessly in the direction
Of Miss Tuttle.
But the major was quick on his feet
and was already between him and that
lady. This act forced from Mr.. JEFF
frey's lips the following broken sen,
tence:
81 should llke-you o-tell-me"
Great gasps came with each heavily
spoken word
Perhaps this morsel Of lace Will do
it in a gentler manner than | could"
responded the district Ntorney, OPEN
ing his hand, in which lay the scrap
Of lace that an hour or so before l had
plucked away from the boarding of
that fatal closet
Mr.. jeffrey eyed It and understood.
His hands went up to his face, and he
swayed TO the point of falling. Miss
Tuttle came quickly forward.
"Ohw she moaned as her eyes fell
on the little white shred "The PROV
idence Of God has found us out We
have suffered, labored and denied in
vain"
Yes" came in dreary echo from the
man none Of US had understood till
now; 80 great a crime could not be
hid. God will have vengeance. What
are we that we should hope TO avert
it by any act or at any costT"
The major with his eyes fixed pierre
lngly on this miserable man, replied
with one pregnant sentence;
Then you forced your wife to sui
cider"
NO" he began But before another
word could follow Miss futile. re
splcndent in beauty and beamlng with
new life broke ln with the feryid cry:
You wrong him and you wrong her
by such a suggestion. II was not her
husband, but her conscience, that
forced her to this retributive act.
What Mr.. jeffrey might have done had
she proved obdurate and blind 60 the
enormity Of her own guilt / do not
know, but that he is innocent Of SO in
fnenclng her Is proved by the shock
he suffered mt finding she had taken
her punishment into her own hands"
"Mr. Jeffrey will please answer the
question" insisted the major. where
upon the latter, with great effort. but
with the FIRST appearance of real can
dor yet seen in him. said earnestly:
II d4d nothing 20 influence her. /
was in no condition 20 DO SO ! vas
benumbed dead when first she told
me-it was in some words muttered I'm
her s.eop-I thought she was laborIng
under some fearful nightmare but
when she persisted and I questioned
her and found the horror true I was
like a man turned instantly into stone
save for one intolerable thrOb within.
! am still so. Everything passes by me
Ike a dream. She was so young. seem
ingly so Innocent and light hearted
loved her Gentlemen. YOU have
thought me guilty Of my wife's death.
this young fairylike creature 10 whom
ascribed all the virtues. and I was
willing willing that you should think
so, willing even 10 face the distrust aud
opprobrium OF the whole world and so
was her sister. the noble woman whom
you see before you. rather than that
the full horror Of her crime should be
known and . name so dear be given up
70 eXecration. We thought we could
keep the secret--we felt that we must
keep the secret We took an oath-ln
French-in the carriage. with the detec.
tives opposite us. She kept it-GOd
bless her! / kept IT, but II was an
useless-a tiny bit Of lace Is found
hanging 20 a lifeless splinter. and all
our efforts. an the hopes aud agony OF
weeks, are gone for naught The world
Will soon know OF her awful deed and
r.
He still loved her. That was appar-
ent IN every look IN every word be ut
tered We margeled IN awkward ST.
ience ana were glad when the major
said
"rhe deed as / take Il. was an IN.
premedltated one on her part Is that
why her honor was dearer 10 you than
your own, and why you could risk the
reputation II not the life OF the woman
who you say sacrificed herself 70 M"
Yes, II was unpremedltated She
hardly realized her act II you must
know her heart through an this drea9