The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-27

heard from him long ago. Those men
are the greatest gossips in town.
wonder what she thought OF herself
land so proud to be OF any impor-
lance" This was true enough. though
/ did not admit it at the time, and
when the interview was closed and / |
went away l have no doubt she con
sidered me quite the most heavy per-
sou she had ever met. But this did
not disturb me The little facts she
had stated were new to me, and, re-
peating my former method, was al
ready busy arranging them in my
mind Witness the result:
FIrst.-The ceremony of marriage
between Francis jeffrey and Veronica
Moore was fully three-quarters of an
hour late.
Second.-This 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.--The bridal bouquet did not
figure In the ceremony. In the furry
of the moment 1t was forgotten or pur-
poseIy left behind by the bride. AS
this bouquet was undoubtedly the gift
of Mr. Jeffrey, the fact may be signif-
cant
Fourth.-She received message OF
somewhat peremptory character be-
fore going below. From whom? Her
bridegroom? 1t would so appear from
the character of the message.
Fifth.-The messenger showed great
establishment at the reply he was giver
> to carry back Yet he has not beer
! known to mention the matter. Why
When every one talked he was silent
q | Through whose influence? This wal
q something to find out.
< Sixth.-Though at the time the bene
q diction was pronounced every one wa
! in state of alarm except the bride,
O was noticed that she gave an involun
!, tary recoil when her bridegroom stoop
4 ed for the customary kiss. Why
q Were the lines Of her last farewell
+ true then, and did she experience a
y that moment a sudden realization o
! her lack of love?
Il Seventh.-She did not go again NJ
a stairs, but very soon fed from th
Is house with the rest Of the bridal part.
n Petty facts all, but possibly MOI
!. significant than appeared. made U
N my mind to find the boy who brougl
the bouquet and also the one who ca
"a ried back her message.
. But here a surprise, If not chez
.t awaited me. The florists boy had lie
a. his place, and no one could tell whe
a. he had gone Neither could find II
az curly haired waiter at Rauchers. T
ve had left also, but it was to join the W
NJ nnteers at San Antonio.
or Was there meaning in this coin
m dence7 1 resolved to know. visitil
en- the former haunts Of both boys, ia
m ed to come upon any evidence Of
understanding between them or
no their having shown any special Int
,ot est In the Jeffrey tragedy. Both see
M ed to have been strangely reticent
+o regard to 1t, the florists boy showi
stupidity and the waiter such satisf
nat ton in his prospective soldering Il
nor no other topic was deemed worthy
nrt attention. The latter had sister, q
ea. she could not say enough Of the
light her brother had shown at
- prospect of riding a horse again ,
till of fighting in such good company.
lies had had some experience as a cow
nth before coming TO Washington,
nee from the moment war was decla
our had expressed his intention of join
one the recruits for Cuba as soon as
hall could see her so provided for that
she death would not rob her of proper s
hen port. How this had come about
we're did not know. Three weeks before
how had been In despair over the faint p
Kept pect of doing what he wished. III
AID suddenly and without any explana
and of how the change had come about
Oh, had rushed in upon her with the n
not that he was going to enlist in c
nave pany made up of broncho busters
t, it rough riders from the west that
dnce need not worry about herself or al
yhen him, for he had just put $500
after her account in bank, and that as
dity, himself he possessed a charmed
now and was immune, as she well h
hap and need fear bullets no more
dden the fever. BY this he meant tina
e in had had yellow fever years befor
X de- LOulSldDd anu thdt q Vol "AiN'N
en- it once been fred at him had gone
p through his body without taking
rself; life.
i her what was the date of the eve
|. for on which he told you he had pl
had money in bank for your
pro- april 29.'
uired Two days after the Jeffrey-N
, boy weddingl
it'll Convinced now that his depa
from town was something more
saw coincidence, l pursued my inql
liking and found that he had been recs
just as she had said, into the Firs
unteer corps under Colonel Wood.
ii required influence. Whose was u
nueDce7 II took me some time II
out, but after many and yariou
III @ararta most of which ended in