Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-02

exquisite figure appeared between thu
rows Of Towering plants with which
the staircase was lined No need FOL
the murmur to go about: Spare tht
bride. Let nothing but cheer surround
her till she is Jeffrey's wife, The looA
OF Joy which irradiated her counte
nance and gave fairylike aspect te
her whole exquisite person would have
deferred the most careless and sell
centered person there from casting 9
shadow across her pathway one min
ute sooner than necessity demanded
The richness of the ancestral vel
which covered her features and the
natural timidity which prevents q
bride from lifting her eyes from the
floor she traverses saved her from OBJ
serving the strange looks by which her
presence was hailed. She was conse-
quently enabled to go through the cere-
mony in happy Inconsistencies OF the
forced restraint which held that surg
ing mass together,
But the bridesmaids we're not SO
happy. Miss futile especially held
herself upright simply by the exercise
of her will. and. though Respondent in
beauty, suffered SO much in her anxi-
ETY. for the bride that 1t was n matter
of small surprise when she tainted at
the conclusion Of the ceremony.
Mr.. jeffrey showed more composure,
but the inward excitement under which
he was laboring made him trip more
than once In his responses. as many
there noted whose minds were not fix
ed too strongly on flight.
"Only DR.. Auchincloss wns quite
himself. and by means of the solem-
nifty with which be invested his words
kept the hubbub down, which was al
ready making itself heard on the out
skirts Of the crowd. But even his In
fiuence did not prevail beyond the mo-
ment devoted to the benedictfon. Once
the sacred words were said, such a
stampede followed that the bride show
ed much alarm, and 1t was left for Mr..
Jeffrey to explain to her the cause of
this astonishing conduct on the part
of her guests. She bore the disclosure
well, all things considered, and once
she was fully assured that the unhap-
py man whose sudden death had thus
interrupted the festivities was an In
truder upon tie scene and quite un-
known, not only to herself but to her
newly made husband. she frightened
perceptibly, though, like every one
around her, she seemed anxious to
leave the house, and, indeed. did so as
soon as Miss Tuttie's condition war
ranted 1t.
1.-THE fact that the bride went
through the ceremony without her
bridal bouquet is looked upon by many
as an unfavorable omen. In her anx-
iety not to impose any longer upon the
patience of her guests, she had de
scended without 1t.
.As to the deceased, but little is.
known of him. Letters found on his.
person prove his name to be w. Pfeif-i
fer and his residence Denver. His
presence in Miss Moore's house at a.
time SO inopportune is unexplained.
No such name is on the list OF wedding
guests, nor was he recognized as one
of Miss Moore's friends either by Mr.,
Jeffrey or by such Of her relatives and
acquaintance as had the courage to
enter the library to see him.
"With the exception of the disco'ored
mark on his temple, showing where
his head had come in contact with
the hearthstone, his body presents an
appearance OF natural robustness,
which makes his sudden end seem all
the more shocking.
His name has been found registered
at the National hotel
Turning over the files l next came
upon the following dispatch from Den,
YER:
1.-THE sudden death In Washington OF
Wallace Pfeiffer. one of our best
known and most respected citizens, Is
deeply deplored by all who knew him
and his unfortunate mother. He Is the
last Of her three sons, all of whom
have died within the year. The demise
Of Wallace leaves her entirely unpro-
yided for. 1t was not known here
that Mr.. Pfeiffer intended to visit
Washington. He was supposed to so
in quite the opposite direction, having
said to more than one that he had
business In San Francisco. His intru-
sion into the house of Miss Moore
during the celebration of a marriage
In which he could have taken no per-
sonal interest is explained In the fol-
lowing manner by such as knew MS
mental peculiarities: Though msr-
chant by trade and latterly miner in
the Klondike, he had great interest In.
the occult and was strong believer In
all kinds of supernatural manifesto
lions. He may have heard Of the un-
happy reputation attaching to t,
Moore house in Washington and, fas-
cinated by the mystery involved, en-
braced the opportunity afforded by
open doors and the general confusion
Incident to so large a gathering to en-
Ter the interesting old place and inves-
tigate for himself the fatal library.
The fact of his having been found Sc
GUIDED in this very room, at moment
NJ hen every other person in the house
was pushing forward to see the bride,
lends color to this superstition; and his
sudden death under circumstances
tending to rouse the imagination shows
he extreme sensltiveness OF his ma
lure.