The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-05
Miss Freeman

earnestly to Mr.. Jeffrey and secondly
at the carriage door just before the
bridal party rode away. 1t was Mrs,
Jeffrey who was talking TO him then
and | wondered TO see him look so
pleased when everybody IN and about
the house was pale as ashes
DO you know the. name OF that
boy? | carelessly inquired,
Ellis name? Oh, no lie is one of
Raucher's Waiters-the curly haired
one You see him everywhere, but !
don't know his name DO you lattcr
yourself that he can tell yon anything
that other people don't know WHY
If he knew the least thing that wasn't
in everybody's mouth you would have
heard from him long ago. Those men
are the greatest gosSips in town ~
wonder what She thought Of herself y
land SO proud 10 be of any impor-
lance" This was true enough. though
| did not admit it at the time, and
when tie interview WAS closed and |
sidered me quite the most heavy per-
son she had ever met But this did
not disturb me. The little facts she
had stated We're new TO me, and, re-
peating my former method, was al
ready busy arranging them in my
mind. Witness the result
lirst.-Ihc ceremony Of marriage
between Francis jeffrey and Veronica
Moore was fully threc-quarters of an
hour late.
Second, was owing to the ca
price of the bride, who would not have
any one in the room with her, not even
her maid
Third 1.-The bridal bouquet did not
figure in the ceremony, In the furry
Of the moment it was forgotten or pur
poscly left behind by the bride. As
this bouquet was undoubtedly the gift
Of Mr. jeffrey, the fact may he signili.
cant.
Fourth. She received message of
somewhat percmpt0ry character be-
fore going below From whomi Her
bridegroomf Ii would so appear from
the character of the message,
Fifth The messenger showed great
establishment at the reply he was given
TO carry back. Yet he has not been
known to mention the matter Why?
When every one talked he was silent
Through whose inilucnccf This was
something 10 find out
Sixth.-Though at Tie time the hene
diction was pronounced every one was
in a state Of alarm except the bride. it
was noticed that She gave an inyolun.
tary recOil when her bridegroom stoOb.
ed for the customary kiss. Why?
Were the lines OF her last farewell
strue, then, and did she experience ut
That moment sudden realization Of
her lack Of love?
Seventh. she did not 20 again W.
stairs. but very soon fled from the
house with the rest of the bridal party
Petty facts all. but possibly more
significant than appeared. | made up
my mind to find the boy who brought
the bouquet aud also the one who car.
ricd back her message
hut here a surprise il not check.
awaited me The florists boy had left
his place and no one could tell where
l,c had gone. Neither could | find lie
curly haired waiter AT Raucher's. lie
had left also, but it was to join the vol
unteers at San Antonio.
Was there meaning in this coincl-
dcnces | resolved to know. Visiting
the former baunts Of both boys I fail
ed 10 come upon any evidence of an
understanding between them or Of
their having shown any special inter
est in the Jeffrey tragedy. Both seem
cd 10 have been strangely rcticcnt in
regard to IT, the florists boy showing
stupidity and the waiter such satisfac-
ton in bis prospective soldering that
no other topic was deemed worthy his
attention. Tie latter had sister. and
she could not say enough If the de-
light her brother had shown at the
prospect o. riding a horse again and
of Sighting in such good company. He
had had some experience as n cowboy
before coming to Washington. and
from the moment war was declared
had expressed his inteptiun Of Joining