The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04
THE FILIGREE BALL
Author of seTHE LEAVENWORTH CASE, = etc

ssance, maid course she kept
every waiting. "Oh there more uneasy soul
the whole that morning than the bde Let other
people the high look in Cora Tuttes face or
about the anxious the bridegroom She the
speaker could tell things about the bride which would go
show all right before that omnous
reared itself into view at her marriage festival
Why the fact that she downstairs and was married
bridal enough Had there not been
much else to talk about people would have talked about
that But the big event had effecuay swallowed up the
little that only herself and possibly two other ladies she
might seemed to retain of the matter.
"What lades?'' asked.
"oh ladies. the very best
know they noticed it, because heard them talking
about it. We all standing in the hall and
leading where the bride
dressing before the alarm had around of
had been discovered in the library and all
patient enough for the Of the bride, who
told intended the old point in which her
great grandmother married have weakness for old
determined to stand where could her
even if lost sight Of the itself But
waiting that hall
the ladies behind had not kept conversation which
of pretended not to hear remember it,
it sole for half hour. What
Oh, bouquet which, the
had the privilege of staring at all the time they
chatted boy brought admitted
into knowing what to do
with it, lingering before her door with the great streams
falling his lilies making the whole
place heavy sickenng perfume From what heard
standing there hour, and the
md knock from time to time produced in odd
feeling which those ladies behind seemed to share.
-., It's shameH heard one of them cry. Veronica
thoughtlessness is hour
that shut in her alone She won't
maid She prefers to dress alone she
Peculiar in bride isn't it? But one thing certain;
put without help She will have to call
At which the other volunteered that
the Moores were all queer and that envy
Jeffrey. fifty thousand year to tighten
her oddes?' returned her companion with shrug which
communicated itself to me- so closely were we packed
gether could bear with them under such
circumstances Indeed has, and all Washington knows
it, but the remark passed without comment they
yet and the they
attacked Miss futile why doesn't she come and see
that that bouquet is taken in? declare it's
would not liner he
those magnificent lilies and he furnished the
bouquet.
reply She splendid beauty to-day but pale
could control Veronica Hush! speak
than think This amused and do believe that
in another moment should nave laughed outright an
other had in the hall before who SHOW
aside the first raped the door with spirit which
successful than the
other BEEN being brisk fellow with time for
which am to give you before you go down gem
quite particular about it These words literally
shouted the door but the hubbub of voices about
believe heard ourselves and the bride
for she opened the door
little little that the boy had to put his
he and then and place his
his lips had been in order to catch her reply This
for seemed long time in coming and the fell
grew impatient that he amused himself by snatchng
the bouquet from the other boy and thrustng in thru the
the great detriment of its and lilies
When took he bawed for his and when he got
muttered doubtfu himself worked
his again thru the crowd, which by this time
beginning to choke up all the halls starways
But why have told all this nonsense? she asked
quite suddenly I isn't of least that
waiting at her door while dressed
wedding; that
them believe the theory suicide
the it, too; for if she
Francis Jeffrey would not have been
magnificent bouquet he provided
her,
comment from those who had known these
people WELL not what wanted at this moment but
So without much attention to these words said
will if suggest that going too
of the brides has just been shut
the boy who brought her When it opened
again?'
"Not good half hour; not till had
Miss Tutte and two of her most intimate
than to her doors not in fact till
the ceremony had and and Mr. jeff
hall twice under the that
was ready Then when WEAKNESS general
people asking bride longer
waiting her door suddenly opened
caught glimpse of her face and heard her last
repeat that Veronica Moore all right
tho have heard comment the fact
has mystery to since why she thai