The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-30
The reporter

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obtained the facts from which he made
that leading article in the Star which
had so startled all Washington on the
evening Of the jeffrey wedding. That
they had come from some eyewitness
/ had no doubt. but who was the eye
witness? Himselfl No who then?
At first he declined TO tell me- but aft
or fuller understanding Of my mo.
tives he mentioned the name Of young
lady who, while a frequent guest at
the most fashionable functions. was
not above supplying the papers with
such little items Of current gossip as
came under her own observation.
How | managed TO approach this lady
and by what means succeeded in
gaining her confidence are details quite
unnecessary to this narrative, Enough
that l did obtain access to her and that
she talked quite frankly TO me and in
so doing supplied me with clew which
ultimately opened up to me an entirely
new field Of inquiry.
We had been discussing Mr.. jeffrey
and Miss Tuttle when suddenly and
with no apparent motive beyond the
natural love Of gossip, which was her
weakness. she launched out into re-
marks about the bride The ceremony
had been late. Did know II? A half
hour or three-quarters past the time set
for it, And why? Because Miss Moore
was not ready. She had chosen to ar.
ray herself In the house and had come
early enough for the purpose, but she
would moi accept any assistance. not
even that OF her mad, and Of course
she kept every one waiting. "Oh,
there was no more uneasy soul In the
whole party that morning than the
bridew Let other people remark upon
the high look in Cora Tuttle's face or
gossip about the anxious manner OF
.he bridegroom. she (tne speaker could
tell things about the bride which would
so to show that she was not all right
even before that ominous deaths head
reared Itself into view at her marriage
festival Why. the fact that she came
downstairs and was married without
her bridal bouquet was enough Had
there not been so much else 10 talk
about people would have talked about
that But the big event bad so efec.
tually swallowed up the little that only
herself and possibly two other ladies'
she might name seemed TO retain any
memory of the natter
what ladiesT asked.
"Oh, II doesn't matter what ladies'.
Two of the very best sort know
they noticed it, because 1 heard them
taking about 1t. We were all stand,
ing in the upper hall and were all
crowded into a passage leading to the
room where the bride was dressing
II was before the alarm had gone
around OF what had been discovered in
the library. and we were all impatient
enough for the appearance Of the
bride, who. we had been told. intended
10 wear the old point In which her
great-grandmOther was married
have a weakness for old point and I
was determined 70 stand where I could
see her come ont, even II ! lost sight
Of the ceremony itself But it would
have been tedious enough waiting in
that close ball if the ladies behind me
had not kept up conversation. which
l. of course, pretended not 10 hear
remember IT, every word, for II was
my sole amusement for half armour
What was itT Oh, 1t was about that
same bouquet. which. 10y the way. /
had the privilege Of staring at an the
time they ehatted. For the boy who
brought it had not been admitted into
Miss Moore's room. and not knowing
what else 10 do with it. was lingering
before her door with the great stream
ers falling from bis bands. aud the
lilies making the whole place heavy
with a sickenlng perfume From what
heard the ladies say, he had been
standing there an hour, aud the timid
knock he gave from time 10 time pro-
duced IN me an odd feeling which
those ladies behind me seemed 10 sbare
Its q shamer heard one Of them
cry. Veronica Moore has no excuse
for such thoughtlessness. II is an
hour now that she has been shut up
10 her room alone She won't have
even her maid In. She prefers 10 dress
alone. she says. Peculiar 10 a bride
isn't it3 But one thing is certain
she cannot put on her veil without
help She will have 20 call some one
In for that At which the other yolnu.
teered that the Moorcs were al queer.
and that she didn't envy Francis JET.
frey What not with hfty thousand
a year 90 tighten her odditiesY return.
ed her companion with shrug which
communicated itself-to me- 50 closely
we're we packed together I have
son who could bear with them under
such circumstances Indeed she has.
and an Washington knows it but the
remark passed without comment, for
they had not yet exhausted the main
a !.