Evening star., 1903-07-01

sage.
s. The messenger showed great astonish-
ment at the reply he was given to carry
back. Yet he has not been known to men,
ton the matter. Why? When every one
talked he was silent Through whose in
fuence? This was something to find out.
g. Though at the time the benediction
was pronounced every one was in a state OF
alarm except the bride: it was noticed that
she gave an involuntary recoil when her
bridegroom stopped for the customary
kiss. Why? Were the lines Of her
last farewell true. then. and did she expe-
rience at that moment sudden realization
Of her lack of love?
Z. She did not go again upstairs. but very
soon fled from the house with the rest Of
the bridal party.
Petty facts. alE but possibly more signif-
to find the boy who brought the bouquet
and also the one who carried back her
message.
But here a surprise II not a check
awaited me. The florists boy had left his
place and no one could tell where he had
gone. Neither could I find the curly haired
waiter at Raucher's. He had left also, but
| 1t was to join the volunteers at San An
tonic. -5+~ :"
Was there meaning in this coincidence?
I resolved to know. Visiting the former
| haunts of both boys, failed to come
upon any evidence of an understanding be-
| special interest in the jeffrey tragedy. Both
seemed to have, been strangely reticent
| in regard to 1T. the florists boy showing
stupidity and the waiter such satisfa ton
J in his prospective soldering that no other
I topic was deemed worthy his attention
The latter had a sister and she could not
say enough of the delight her brother had
shown at the prospect Of riding d horse
again and of fighting in such good COM
pany. He had had some experience as a
cowboy before coming to Washington and
| expressed his Intention of Joining the re-
cruits for Cuba as soon he could see
her so provided for that his death would
not rob her ofrproper support. How this
had come about she did not know. Three
weeks before he had been In despair over
the faint prospect OF doing what he wished ;
then suddenly, andswithout any explana-
tion of how the change had come about
he had rushed in upon her with the news
that he was going tD enlist in company
made up of bronco busters and rough rid
ers from the west. that she need not worry
about herself or. about him. for he had
just put five hundred dollars to her ac-
count in bank ). and that as for himself he
possessed q charmed life and was immune
| as she we'll k9ewo fand need fear bullets
no more than the fever. BY this he meant
that he had had yellow fever five years be-
fore in Louisiana, sand that a ball which
had once been fre6cat him had gone clean
What was the date of the evening on
which he told you he had placed money In
| bank for you?3anyias
April the 2sth.,'iit
Two days after the Jeffrey-Moore we'd
ding! II =.
Convinced now that this departure from town
was something more than coincidence,
| I pursued my inquiries and found that he
had been received just as she had said.
| into the 1st Volunteer Corps under Col
Wood. This required influence. Whose
was the influence? It took me some time
to find out, but after many and. various
attempts, most Of which ended in failure,
succeeded In learning that the man who
had worked andiobtained for him place
in this favored corps was Francis jeffrey.