The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20
THE FIIIGR EE BALL
Being a Full and True Account Of the Solution
Of the Mystery Concerning the
Jeffrey Moore Affair.

)eteetive Stovy Wviter, AA!zV14 XII
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woman in Virginia he who might have had the pick of
be the of virtues and social
graces which emnenty estab
his lack Little of peculiar
ties until his wife child weakly
he made the win in his brothers favor which has since given
that gentleman such deep satisfaction
Why this proceeding displeasing to
their friends not but that it is evident
from fact that rejoicing all sides when
Veronica suddenly developed into healthy child the
decreased minimum rejoicing, however,
for John followed his wife the before Veronica
had been her fathers lawyer This lawyer and
Cora to the guardianship Of grabbed old bachelor who
had been his fathers lawyer This lawyer and
peeysh but he positively unkind For
the sisters happy enough suddenly
what peremptoriy they
single visit till this
absence Miss futile Washington developing
masters into accomplished woman. Veronca's
guardian youthful
large fortune of which
in his close peeyish old
of this lovely would
in the brilliant set in which she naturally herself
Cora futile please the men
Washington and went before her without
enng in her special interest till she Francis Jeffrey
who stole her heart with look.
Those who remember her winter
engagement was announced and society was
wondering what held Francis
prize when Moore question
forever answered.
Veronica nearly IS during absence
blossomed into womanhood She beautiful
sister but she had bright and pleasing with
enough spice in her temperament rob her gsh
OF nsipdity and make her conversation witty if bril-
liant Yet when Francis jeffrey turned attentions
Miss futile and fixed them without reserve seeming
shame upon this pretty butterfly but could
characterize the hunting
OF small but settled income
tain contentment with his condition calculated inspire
spect his both con-
sistent and appropriate But sooner veronicas
bright eyes than he fell at the heress feet
and pressed his close
and at the end of the halfyear
the disastrous consequences just made known
So much for the general gossip of the Now
certain gentleman, unnecessary name had
been present at critical instant the lives of these three
persons He scandal-monger, everything
had gone on happ Veronica had lived Cora settled
into atrimonyhe have mentioned what
he heard and night in the
: hotel in Atlantic City.
the time when the engagement was first an
nounced between Jeffrey and the heress This
previous attentions made much talk both in
Washington elsewhere lacking those
who had openly tWitted him seeming
had been the Jeffrey
well enough from his so-caled intmates.
when on certain evening in the paror large
hotels in Atlantic City fellow whom nobody knew
nobody liked accused him of knowing
buttered that certainly on the side of
beauty and superior jeffrey Needless
of who might be within hearing very plainly
these words: all Of kind
and sefseekers ready see greed
in admiration Miss Moore Disagreeabe
to air sentiments this public you pro-
woke to it, will deeply
Is in love with Miss Moore only
am going to pennies girl her
sister IS and Miss Tutte Of the wealth
which confers upon Moore
would still at the latters
Tuttes potent enough to hold the heart
which has once been fixed by her sisters smile
This was pointed enough certainly but when
cuson Of his words tall figure from
Cora Futile passed the amazed group with bow
warrant that OF the it but