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

III was Mrs. Jeirey. then. VINO
chung most determinedy 10 her sister,"
the coroner finally suggested.
Il have told you what she said
Yet these sisters spent but little
time together
Every little: as little as two per-
house"
This statement. which seemed such
contradiction 10 her former one, in
creased the interest. and much disap-
pointment was covertly shown when
the coroner veered of from this topic
and brusqusly inquired:
Did you ever know Mr.. and Mrs.
jeffrey to have any open rupture:"
The answer was n decided one.
Eyes. On Tuesday morning preced-
ing hei death they had a long and
angry talk In their own room. after
which Mrs. jeffrey made no further
effort TO conceal her wretchedness. In
deed, one may say she began TO die
from that hour"
Mrs. Jeffrey's death had occurred on
Wednesday evening.
Let us hear what you have to say
about this quarrel and what happened
after it,
The girl. with renewed flush, cast
a deprecatory look at the mass OF faces
before her, and, meeting on all sides
but one look OF intense and growing
interest, drew up her neat figure with
a relieved air and began a story which
/ will proceed to transcribe for you in
the fewest possible words.
Tuesday mornings break fast had
been n silent one. There had been a
ball the night before at some great
place on Massachusetts avenue; but
no one spoke OF IT, Miss futile made
some remark about a friend she had
met there, but as no one listened 10
her she soon stopped and in n little
while left the table. Mr.. and Mrs.
jeffrey sat on, hut neither said any
thing Finally Mr.. jeffrey rose and.
speaking in n voice hardly recogniz-
able, remarked that he had something
to say to her. and led the way to their
room. Mrs. jeffrey looked frightened
as she followed him: so frightened that
il was evident that something very
serious had occurred or was about to
occur between them. As nothing Of
this kind had ever happened before.
Loretta could not help waiting about
till Mr.. jeffrey reappeared, and when
he did so. and she saw no signs Of re-
lief in his face or manner she watch
ed. with the silly interest of a girl
who had nothing else 10 occupy her
mind, to see If be would leave the
house in such mood and without
m.k;ng peace with his young bride.
: To her surprise, be did not go out at
the usual time but went to Miss Tut
ties room, where for full half hour
he remained closcted with his sister
in-law. talking In excited and unnatu-
raj tones. Then he went back for
few minutes to where he had left his
wife in her own boudoir. But he could
not have had much TO say TO her this
time, for he presently came out again
and ran hastily downstairs and out,
almost without stopping to catch mp
his hat
AS II was Mary's business and not
the witness, 20 make Mrs. Jeffrey's
bed in the morning. Loretta could
think of no excuse for approaching her
mistress room at this moment: but
later. when letters came, followed by
various messages and some visitors.
she vent more than a dozen times to
Mrs JefIrey's door. She was not ad-
mitted. nor were her appeals answer
ed. except by a sharp go away
Nor was Miss Tuftle received any
better. though she tried more than
once to see her sister. especially as
night came on and the hour approach
ed for Mr.. Je6rey's return. Mrs. JEFF
frey was simply determined to remain
alone. and when dinner time arrived.
and no Mr.. jeffrey. she could be in
duced to open her door only wide
enough to take In the cup Of tea which
Miss futile insisted upon sending her.
The witness here confessed that she
had been very much excited by these
unusual proceedings and by the effect
which they seemed to have on the lady
inst mentioned, so she was ready to
notice that Mrs. Jefrey's hand shook
like that OF an old and palsied woman
when she reached ont for the tTsv
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