The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-03

alliance which will enable her TO make
| the easy and common transition from
/ a republican lady to a British peerless. "
anything else?'' asked Holmes
yawning
"Oh, yes plenty. There is another
note in the Morning Post 10 say that
| the marriage would be an absolutely
quiet one, that it would be at st.
/ Georges, Hanover square, that only
hah dozen Intimate friends would be
invited, and that the party would re-
turn 10 the furnished house at Ian
caster Gate which had been taken by
Mr.. Aloysius Doran. Two days later
that is, on Wednesday last-there is a
curt announcement that the wedding
had taken place, and that the honey
moon would be passed at Lord Back
waters place. near Petersfield. Those
are all the notices which appeared be-
fore the disappearance of the bride"
Before the what?" asked Holmes,
with a start
The vanishing of the lady"
When did she vanish. then?''
AT the wedding breakfast"
Indeed. This is more interesting
than il promised to be; quite dramatic,
in fact"
Yes; it struck me as being a little
out of the common"
They often vanish before the cere-
mony, and occasionally during the
honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind
anything quite SO prompt as this. Pray
let me have the details"
Il warn you that they are very in
complete"
Perhaps we may make them less
So"
Such as they are, they are set forth
IL single article Of a morning paper
of yesterday. which / viii read to you
IL is headed, Singular Occurrence at a
Fashionable Wedding
The family of Lord Robert ST
| Simon has been thrown into the great
est CONSERVATION by the strange and
painful episodes which have taken
place ia connection with his wedding.
| The ceremony. as shortly announced
! IT. the papers of yesterday. occurred on
| the previous morning; but it is only
now that il has been possible to con-
( firm the strange rumors which have
I been so persistently floating about. In
spite Of the attempts of the friends 20
hush the matter M. so much public
} attention has now been drawn to il that
| no good purpose can be served by af-
| fecting 20 disregard what is a common
subject for conversation.
The ceremony. which was per-
formed at ST. Georges. 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
/ Eustace and Lady Clara ST. Simon
/ (the younger brother and sister OF the
bridegroom, and Lady Alicia Whit
! tinston. The whole party proceeded
afterWard TO the house of Mr.. AlOysius
DOran, at Lancaster Gate, where break
fast had been prepared. 1t appears
/ that sole little trouble was caused
by a woman, whose name has not been
ascertained, who endeavored TO force
! her wax into the house after the bridal
party. alleging that she had some claim
I upon Lord st. Simon. tt was only
after a painful and prolonged scene
that she was elected by the butler and
the footman. The bride. who had for
( tuna tely entered the house before this
unpleasant interruption. had sat down
to breakfast with the rest when she
I complained of a sudden indispOsition
and retired To her room. Her prolonged
absence having caused some comment,
her father followed her but learned
from her maid that she had only come
up TO her chamber for an instant,
caught up an ulster and bonnet. and
| hurried down TO the Dassa ge- One of
TIE lOOkluEti GFtAdltu Alidl ne llctQ StCAt
a lady leave the house thus apparalled,
believing her to be with the company.
On ascertaining that his daughter had
disappeared, Mr.. Aloysius DOran. in
conjunction with the bridegroom. in
stantly put themselves in cOmmunica-
| ton with the police, and very energetic
1 inquiries are being made, which will
probably result in a speedy clearing
/ up of this very singular business. UP
to a late hour last night, however,
| nothing had transpired as TO the
whereabouts of the missing lady. There
are rumOrs of foul play in the matter,
and it IS said that the police have
caused the arrest of the woman who
mad caused the original disturbance.
III the belief that. from jealousy or
some other motive. she may have been
concerned in the strange disappear
anee of the bride. "
And is that al?"
only one little item in another of
the morning papers, but it is a sugges-
tive one"
And it is
THAT Miss Flora Millar, the lady
who had caused the disturbance, has
actually been arrested. II appears that
she was formerly a danseuse at the
Allegro and that she has known the
DIluE kIUOill iOi SOkitC 9NdAS AAiNAN ebAN
no further particulars. and the whole
case is in your hands now-so far as
it has been set forth in the public
press"
And an exceedingly interesting case
it appears 70 be I would not have
missed it FOR worlds. But there is
ring al the bell Watson, and as the
clock makes ii a few minutes after 4,
| have no doubt that this will prove
to be our noble client. Do not dream
% going. Watson for l very much pre-
fer having a witness, if only as a
check to my own memory"
Lord Robert St simon announced
our ge-boy. throwing open the door.
A gentleman entered. with pleasant
cultured face high-nosed and pale,
with something perhaps of petulance
about the mouth, and with the steady
well-opened eye of a man whose pleas
ant lot il had ever been TO command
and 10 be Obeyed. His manner was
brisk. and yet his general appearance
gave an undue impression Of age, for
he had a slight forward stoOp and
little bend of the knees a he walked.
His hair. too. as he swept off his very
curly brimmed hat. was griZZled round
the edges and thin upon the top. As
q his dress, il was careful to the verge
or toppiShheSs, Win htSh colidis Dtach
frock coat white Waistcoat, yellow
gloves. patent-leather shoes, and light
colored CATERS. He advanced slowly
into the room. turning his head from
left to right and swinging. in his right
hand the cord which held his golden
eyeglasses.
Good day, Lord St. Simon" said
Holmes, rising and bowling. Pray
take the basket chair. This is my
friend and colleague, DR., Watson
Draw Up a little TO the fire, and we
win talk this matter over"
"a most painful matter TO me. as you