The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-29

time she crossed the threshold nothing
has been seen or heard of her.
Miss Parker's brother was called upon
at the house this evening. ''It is perfect
mystery to US all, said he, land we do
not know which way TO turn. We
have been everywhere that we can think
of and have communicated with every
body that we thought could throw any
light on the matter, but our efforts have
been useless. Nearly a week has now
passed and nothing have we seen or heard
of Fannie. She went out as usual and
hen she failed to return we did not know
w bat to make of it.
cat first we thought, as everybody does
under such circumstances, that she had
gone home with some of her girl friends.
But when the next day passed and no trace
of her could be found we began TO fear
that something had happened. We can
not even suggest reason for her going
away.
whether it is foul play or whether it is
entirely voluntary we cannot and do not
care to think because everything we can
possibly conjecture is uncertain. We
know nothing except that she has gone.
She made no preparations for her de-
parture, and everything in her room is the
same as if she expected to return.
Nothing happened the last evening she
was at home to cause us to suppose she
would go away. Everything was the same
as usual, and there was no unpleasantness.
There is nothing in our knowledge and, so
far as we have been able to learn, nothing
in the knowledge o. others that Will throw
any light on the sad affair. Fannie was
one of the most retired girls / know.
'She was not keeping company with
any young man, and was not at all partial
n the Of She
not girl of a romantic nature that would
be likely to run off and get married, be-
cause she was 81 years DID, and was quite
at liberty to please herself in such mat
ters."
The night previous to her disappearance
Miss Parker was at the house of Miss Co.
burn and Miss NJ. Holmes, who live next
door to the Parker family. She attended
party and was as gay and lively as ever.
mo one would ever dream of Fannie
disappearing" said Miss Coburn to-
night. 'She was such a staid girl
to strangers and not at all roman
tic. We fear that something has
Fannie is not staying away of her own
free will, and unless something that we
cannot imagine has happened she must be
restrained somewhere. She would never
look at man and was one of the most
reticent of all the girls in the church.
'She was here last Tuesday night and
made promise to be at a meeting at Mrs.
Schreiber's, on Linden street, tonight.
When we parted she was just as bright as
ever"
Everybody describes Miss Parker as a
girl who was no more affable toward men
than propriety made necessary, and all
are surprised that she should have so sud-
denly disappeared.
The meeting at the Schneider house to-
night was a very somber one. It was q
business meeting for the purpose of trans
acting some business with the church
work, but the absence of Miss
Parker seemed to throw a gloom over the
proceedings. Every body was aware of the
unhappy news, and when the time for
prayer arrived all joined fervently in Pc
tltlon to the Almighty that the mystery
might be solved and the absent sister be
speedily restored TO her place.
Lev. DR.. Hobart, pastor OF the church,
was present, and the earnestness of his
words showed how keenIv he shared the
grief of the missing ones relatives.
A very close friend of the family said
tonight that few months ago CONVEX
sation was held in the Parker home in
which Fannie took part. The conversation
turned on suicide and this subject
was discussed in its many phases. Miss
Fannie made remark that was not needed
at the time, but which is remembered
wildly in the light of the present circum-
stances.
eff ever / should decide to commit
suicide" she said, 81 would 60 and lump
into the bay. But | would take care that
my body was never recovered. / would SO
weight it that when l sank it would be for
ever"