The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-04-19

who besieged the brides door with a
message. she graciously replied:
The boy; let me see. Yes, saw
MN twice-once in back hall talking
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.
His name? oh, no. He is one of
Rauchers waiters-the curly haired
one. You see him everywhere, but
don't know his name. Do you flatter
yourself that he can tell you anything
that other people don't know? Why,
II 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
land so proud to be Of any impor-
lance" This was true enough, though
I 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-
son 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 it was forgotten or pur-
posely left behind by the bride. AS
this bouquet was undoubtedly the gift
Of Mr.. Jeffrey, the fact may be signifi-
cant.
Fourth.-She received a message Of
a 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 given
to carry back. Yet he has not been
known to mention the matter. Why
When every one talked he was silent
Through whose influence? This was
something to find out.
Sixth.-Though at the time the bene-
dtction was pronounced every one was
in state of. alarm except the bride, it
was noticed that she gave an involun-
tary recoil when her bridegroom stoop-
ed for the customary kiss. Why?
Were the lines Of her last farewell
true then. and did she experience at
that moment sudden realization of
her lack of love?
Seyenth.-She did not go again up
stairs, but very soon fed from the
house with the rest of the bridal party.
Petty facts all. but possibly more
significant than appeared. I made up
my mind to find the boy who brought
the bouquet and also the one who car
/ AAS0 baSh AcI LuCSSdSc.
But here surprise, if not check,
awaited me. The florists boy had left
his place, and no one could tell where
; he had gone. Neither could l find the
curly haired waiter at Raucher's. He
had left also, but it was to join the vol
nnteers at San Antonio
Was there meaning in this coinci-
. dence? resolved to know Visiting
the former haunts of both boys, l fail
ed to come upon any evidence of an
understanding between them or of
their having shown any special inter
est in the Jeffrey tragedy Both seem.
ed to have been strangely reticent in
regard to it. the florists boy showing
stupidity and the waiter such satisfac-
J. ton In his prospective soldering thai
no other topic was deemed worthy his
attention. The latter had a sister, and
she could not say enough of the de
Light aer brother had shown at the