The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-02

U.S.A.' That is all. =
''Terse and to the point. ~ remarked
Holmes, stretching his long, thin legs
towards the fire.
There was paragraph simplifying
this in one of the society papers OF the
same week. All, here it is. There will
soon be call for protection in the mar
riage market. for the present free trade
principle appears to tell heavily against
our home product. One by one the man
agementS Of the noble houses OF Great
Britain is passing into the hands of our
fair cousins from across the Atlantic.
An important addition has been made
during the last week to the list Of the
prizes which have been borne away by
these charming invaders. Lord st. ST.
mon. who has shown himself for over
twenty years proof against the little
god 8 arrows, has now definitely an
nounced his approaching marriage with
Miss Hatty, Doran, the fascinating
dsaughter OF a California millionaire.
striking face attracted much attention
at the Westbury House festivities, is an
only child. and it is. currently reported
that her doWry will run to considerably
over the six figures, with expectancies
for the future. AS it is an open secret
that the duke of Balmoral has been
! compelled to sell his pictures within the
last few years. and as Lord St. simon
has no property Of his own, save the
small estate Of Birchmoor, it is obvious
that the California heiress is not the
only gamer by an alliance which will
| enable her to make the easy and com
mon transition from a republican lady
to British peeress.''' ~''
Anything else9' asked Holmes.
yawning. ~ '0''
"Oh yes; plenty. Then there is an
other note In the Morning Post to say
Chat the marriage would be an abs0-
Iutely quiet one, that it would be at
St. George s Hanover square, that only
nalf dozen intimate friends would be
invited, and that the party would re-
turn TO the furnished house at Lancas-
A!loysius Doran. Two days later.that
is, on Wednesday last-there is curt
announcement that the wedding had
taken place, and that the HONEYMOON
would be passed at Lord BackWater 3
place, near Petersfeld. Those are all
the notices which appeared before the
disappearance Of the bride.''
nBefore the what7' asked Holmes,
with start. s5-'.aE
| The vanishing Of the lady,
"When did she vanish, then9'
cat the wedding breakfast.
| indeed. This is more interesting
than 1od 1t promised p to be; quite dramatic,
! IN fact. 's~ -<.
Eyes; 1t struck me as being little
| out Of the common
"They often vanish before the cere-
mony, and occasionally during the hon
eymoon; but cannot call to mird any
thing quite SO prompt as this. Pray
let me have the Details
~ warn You that they are very in
complete"
',;Perhaps we may make them less
| 'such as they are, they are set forth
Of, yesterday, which I will read to You.
Fashionable Wedding: r..,~.1~
"'The family Of Lord Robert St.
Simon has been thrown into the greatest
CONSERVATION by the strange and pain
full episodes which have taken place in
i connection with his wedding. The cere-
mony, as shortly announced in the pa
Pers Of Yesterday, occurred on the pre-
fvious morning; but it is only now that
it has been possible to confirm the
strange rumors which have been so per
i sistently floating about. In spite of
! the attempts Of The friends to hush the
I matter up, SO much public attention has
NOW been drawn to it that. no good
purpose can be served by affecting to
disregard what is a common subject
r. =
4 The ceremony, which was per.
formed at st. George g, Hanover Square
was a very quiet one, no one being
present save The father of the bride
Mr.. Aloysius Doran, the Duchess OF
Balmoral, Lord Backwater, Lord Eus
/ .tace and Lady Clara St. Simon .(the
younger brother and sister of the bride
The whole party proceeded afterward
to the house Of Mr.. Aloysius Doran
at Lancaster Gate, where breakfast hac
been prepared. It appears that some
little trouble was caused by a woman
whose name has not been ascertained
who endeavored to force her way int
: the house after the. bridal party, alleg
ing that she had some claim. upon Lore
st. Simon. It was only after painful
and prolonged scene that she was eject
ed by the butler and the footman. Thu
bride, who had fortunately entered thu
house before this unpleasant Interrupt
} tion, had sat down to breakfast will
the rest, when she complained of a sud
den indisposition, and retired to he:
room. Her prolonged absence having
: caused some comment, her father fol
that she had only come up to her cham
Der for an instant, caught up an ulste
and bonnet, and hurried down to tn
, passage. Cne Of the footmen declared
, that he had seen a lady leave the hous
! thus apparelled, but had refused t.
credit that it was his mistress, believin,
q her to be with the company. On ascer
tanning that his daughter had disap
/. peared, Mr.. Aloysius Doran, in con
. junction with the bridegroom, instantl
:, put themselves into communication wit
the police, and very energetic inquire
r are being made, which will probably re
! suit in a speedy clearing up of this yer.
. singular business. Up to a late hou
!, last night, however, nothing had trans
+ pired as to the whereabout of the miss
!. ing lady. There are rumors Of foul pla
! in the matter, and it is said that tn
:. police have caused the arrest Of tn
a woman who had caused the origina
= disturbance, in the belief that, fro1
J. jealousy or some other motive, she ma
n have been concerned in the strange dis
s appearance Of the. bride.
r "And is that all ~
) "Only one little item in another o
r the morning; papers, but it is a sue
8 gestive one.
T "And it is
|. "That Miss Flora Millar, the lad
who had caused the disturbance, ha
l. actually been arrested. ,Itxappears. tina
8 she was formerly a danseuse at tn
k Allegro, and Chat she has known tn
t no further particulars, and the Who'll
t case is in your hands now-so far as
= has been set forth in the public press.
And an exceedingly interesting cas-
f it appears to be. | would not hav