The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-03

when he talked and suffered pain
fully when excited Notwithstanding
these defects he made . good impress
sion and commanded confidence. Thl.
soon saw was of importance. for the
story he now entered upon was one
calculated 10 make mo forget my own
errand and even to question my own
convictions
.h" first lntlmation ! received of the
curious nature Of his communication
was through the following questions.
put to him by the major
You are sure this gentleman is
Identical with the one pointed out to
You last night3
Very sure, sir ! can swear 10 IT,"
You recognize him posltlvely7"
Positively | should have picked
him out with the same assurance IL
| bad seen him in some other city and
In crowd Of o- dne looking gentlemen
as himself His face made great i'm
preston on me. You see. ! had ample
time TO study II IN the few minutes we
stood so close together
so you have said WIN you be kind
enough TO repeat She circumstance I
| should like the man who has lust come
in to hear your description OF this
scene Give the action. please. 1t is
all very interesting"
The stranger glanced lnqulsitively in
my direction, and turned 70 obey the
superintendent
was returning 20 my home In
Georgetown on the evening OF MAY
II. the day Of the great tragedy.
My wife was ~. and I had been into
town TO see a physician. and should
have gone directly home. but | was Gu.
rious to see how high the flood was
running you remember II was over
the bnnks that night 30 I wandered
ont on the bridge aud cume upon the
gentleman about whom you have been
questioning me He was standing ali
alone leaning on the rnil-thus"
Here the speaker drew Up n chair.
and, crossing his arms over It's back.
bent his head down over them. Il did
not know him. but the way he eyed the
water leaping and boiling in a yellow
Hood beneath was not the way OF n
curious man Ike myself. but OF one
who was medltating some desperate
deed. He was handsome ard well
dressed, but he looked a miserable
wretch and was IN a state OF such
complete self absorption that he did
not notice me, though / mad stopped
not five feet from his side. | expected
TO see him throw himself over but in
stead Of that he suddenly raised his
head, and, gazing straight before him,
not at the heavy current but nj some
vision In his own mind broke forth in
these words. spoken as bad never
heard words spoken before"
Here the speakers suffering got the
better Of him and the district attorney
had time TO say:
What were these wordsY Spenk
them slowly we have an the time
there Is"
Instantly the man pluckcd up haort
and. eyng us all impressively, was |
able TO say:
'"rhey were these She must diel She |
must dier No name but Just the ono |
phrase twice repeated, she must dler |
This starilcd me, and hardly knowing |
whether 10 lay handson him or To turn /
about and run, ! was moving SLOWLY |
away when he drew his arms from
the ruil-like this-and still staring
into space added in the same hard and
determined voice this one word more.
Tonight and wheeling about passed
me with one blank and wholly uncOn-
scious look and betook himself toward
the city As he went by his lips omen
ed for the third time Which means
he cried. between groan and a shrek.
a bullet for her and / wish had
henrd the rest, but he WIS out Of my
hearing before his sentence was hn
Ished."
What time was thisY'
"As near hrlf past 3 as possible
II was when I reached home few
minutes later"
"Ah. he must have gone to the GENE.
terry after this"
Il aus quite sure OF H."
Why Gidnt you follow the man?"
grri;itned Durbin
1T wasn't my business He was "A
stranger and possibly mad didn't
fnow what 10 do"
"What did you dor
went home and kept quiet my wife
vas very ill that night and / had my
'wn cause for anxiety"
You. however. read the papers next
norningf"
"No, sir, nor FOR many days My
wife grsw constantly worse and for q
week I didn't leave her. not knowing
'ut that every breath would be her
asst was dead 20 everything ont
ide the sickroom. and when she grew
'etter which was very gradually. we
lad % take her away 50 that I had
10 opportunity Of speaking OF ibis oc-
urrence 10 any one I'm week ago.
ghen some remark published I'm con.
lection with Mrs. Jefrey's death re-
allied that encounter on the bridge
told neighbor that believed the
nan had seen there was Mr. jeffrey,
nd we looked up the papers ana ran
yer them till we came upon his pic
ure, That settled it. aud ! could no
onger- being free from home anxietles
.ow-hoid my tongue, and the police
eard"
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