The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-03

Mrs. Jerreys sister? Yes. sir
! The menace was gone from the voice
now, but no one could forget that it
! had been there.
Miss futile lived in the house with
her sister, did she not?''
Yes. sir. till that sister died and
was buried: then she went away
The coroner did not pursue this topic.
preferring TO return to the former one.
$50 you say that Mrs. Jeffrey showed
uneasinesS ever since her wedding
day Can you give me any instance
of this-mention, I mean, any CONVEX
sation overheard by you which would
show ~ just what you mean"
Il don't like to repeat things / hear,
but If you say that / must l can re-
member once passing Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeffrey in the hall just as he was say
ing: You take it too much to heart.
/ expected q happy honeymoon. Some
how we have failed That was all
i heard, sir But what made me re-
member his words was that she was
dressed for some afternoon reception
and looked 50 charming and so--and
so, as If she ought to be happier"
"Just SO. Now, when was this? How
long before her death?'
''Oh. week or SO. 1t WAS very soon
after the wedding day"
"And did matters seem TO improve
after that? Did she appear any better
Satisfied or more composed:
81 think she endeavored TO, but
there WIS something on her mind,
something which she tried TO laugh
off. something that annoyed Mr.. JEFF
frey and worried Miss futile, some
thing which caused a cloud in the
eoucn FOR all the dances anu dinners
and goinss and comings. | am sorry
to speak of it. but it was So
Something that showed an unsettled
mind g
Almost The glitter in her eye was
not natural; neither was the way she
Looked at her sister and sometimes at
her husband
Did she talk much about the catas-
trophc which attended her wedding?
Did her mind seem 10 run on thatT"
necessarily at first; but afterward
not so much / think Mr. Jeffrey
frowned on that subject
Did he ever frown on herr
mo, sir-not--not when they were
alone or with no one by but me. He
seemed to love her then very much"
What do you mean by that. Loretta:
that he lost patience with her when
other people We're present-Miss Tuttle,
for instance"
Yes, sir. He used TO change very
much when-w hen-when Miss futile
came into the room
Change toward his wife,"
Yes, sir
How"
He grew more distant. much more
distant; got UP quite fretfully from
his seat, if lie were sitting beside her,
and took Up some book or paper"
AID Miss Tuttle!"
"She never seemed TO notice, but
But
.She did not come in very often after
this had happened once Of twice.
mean into the room upstairs where
they used to sit"
Loretta. | regret TO put this ques-
ton. but after your replies I owe it
to the jury, il not to the parties them
selves. TO make Miss Tuttie's position
in this household thoroughly under
stood. Do you think she was a well
come visitor in this house:'
II can only repeat what once heard
said about this by Ar. Jeffrey himself
Miss Tuttle had just left the dining
room and Mrs. jeffrey was standing in
one OF her black moods. with her hand
on the top Of her chair. ready to 20,
but forgetting to do SO. / was there,
but neither OF them noticed me; he was
staring at her, and she was looking
down Neither seemed at ease Sud
denly he spoke and asked, Why must
Cora remain with usT She started
and her look grew strange and fright
ened. Because / want her to- she
cried 1 cannot live without Cora"
These words, SO different from what
we We're expecting. caused q sensation
In the roorn and consequently a stir.
AZ the noise OF shifting feet and NOV.
ing heads began to be heard in all di-
rections. Miss Tuttie's head dropped
a little, but Francis jeffrey did not be-
ray eny sign OF feeling or even Of At.
tention. The coroner. embarrassed,
perhaps, By this exhibition OF silent
misery 50 near Kim. hes.fated a little
before he put his next question. Lo-
retta. ON the contrary. bad gathered
courage with Try word she SPOKE
and now leaked ready fer ANYTHING