The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-13

sumed her maiden name Carries
marriage was happy
During county fair week. last DC
tober. Twigg went 20 Cumberland.
met Grace and May. and drove them
10 the races. This Is an unusual
point. for the Elossera. being
Methodisis frowu upon horse rae.
ing
Twigg thereafter was a frequent
caller. and often took the two girls
out In his automobile Suspicious
minds recall that TNiEE AZ the
start paid the greater attention 10
MAY The llkeiier thing Is that he
paid them equal attention but hy
November he vas commonly known
as Grace's accepted sniior.
Mother Opened Letters.
The mother Is a swcctfaccd.
matrunly woman She accepted
TwigE as Grace's fiAncc. hut now
comes another unusual point. Mrs
Eiosscr testified AZ the inquest that
she frequently steamed open
Twiggs letters 20 Grace and read
them. sealing them up again after.
wards This was her mattcr.0ffact
explanation % hoN she knew
T~iEx's attentions we're ali they
should be
The three girls were always
ehuma But there seems 10 have
been sort of toachiness between
Grace ard May. Mrs. Elosscr told
OF several spsts. usually arising
from some trivial thing. ard ending
IN kiss and a hug. Vet here comes
another unusual point
May did not give Grace Christ.
mas present this year. She explain
ed that some friend sent Grace an
Identical present ard May was
ashamed 70 SHOW the one she had
bought.
The wedding was set FOR the after.
noon of January l. The pastor was
engaged The announcements we're
being engraved. Grace vas deep IN
flounces and lingerie with her dress
maker.
II was like Twlgg's mysterious
disposition 10 say nothing Of his ap-
preaching marriage At home Per
haps be was ashamed 10 explain IN
advance a second marriage after bis
display 81 grief at bis first wlfe's
death But he made every prepare.
tion for the wedding. cOnfiding 10 n
close friend that he vas "the hap
plcst man IN the world" and took
the noon accommodation 10 Cum.
berland December 81. There he
bought the wedding ring. making
sure that Il could be exchanged u II
didn't IT.
He telephoned. then took a car TO
the ElOaser house Grace was at
dinner with the family when the
call came. She came back from the
telephone enthused with happiness.
She didn't expect her lover 80 soon.
Charles coming out" she said.
lie has something important TO
tell me
The something important prov
ed to be the wedding ring. He led
the blushiug girl before her family
to show them how the ring vabbled
on her slim finger. He would take
Il back Immediately and get a
smaller one.
Twiggz DID NOT secure mar
rage license. But there IL nothing
to Indicate that he did not intend to
get one after he had disposed OF the
ring matter.
Presently the young man led his
bride.elect into the parlOr. The
mother cautioned Grace not to
spend too long billing and cooling,
because the dressmaker was wait.
ing.
Finds Them Dead.
Half an hour later she went 10
warn Grace that the moments were
flying. There was a strange silence
al the parlor door. She called. No
response. Then she tlmidly pushed
the door open The pair seemed TO
be asleep. Then she stepped In and
saw that n was not sleep, but some
thing very terrible. Her screams
brought the household
Carrie was first to come. She