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

l1CIle DeuQ OF Lne knees as ne walked.
His hair, too, as he swept off his very
curly brimmed hat, was grizzled round
the edges and thin upon the top. AS
TO his dress, it was careful to the verge
Of foppishness, with high collar, black
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 eye
glasses.
= &c, Lord St: Simon said
Holmes, rising and bowling. PRAY take
and colleague, DR.. Watson. Draw up a
little to the fire, and we will talk this
matter over
IA most painful matter to me, as
you can most readily imagine, Mr..
Holmes. I have been cut to the quick.
l understand that you have already
managed several delicate cases Of this
hardly from the same class Of So
ciety.''
"No, L am descending"
II beg pardon. -
my last client of the sort was
WHICH .i3h ti really I had no idea. And
1.-THE king of Scandinavia.
What! Had he lost his wife7O
You can understand,'' said Holmes,
s1avely, g that I extend to the affairs
| of my other clients the sane secrecy
which I promise to you in vours.''
"Of course! Very right! very right!
IN sure beg pardon. As to my own
case, am ready to give you any infor-.
nation which may assist you in form
ing an opinion. +" -,
''.Thank you: have already learned
all that is in the public prints, nothing
more. I presume that t may take It
as correct-this article, for example, as
to the disappearance Of the BRIDE "
| Lord st. Simon glanced over il. ayes
1t is correct, as far % it goes.''
/ but it needs a great deal If supple
mentlngg before anyone could offer an
| opinion. L think that may arrive at
my facts most directly by questioning
you.n
"When did you first meet Miss Hatty
I'm San Francisco, year ago.
| you were travelling in the stateg7'
"Rid y you become engaged thens''
ing g?1 -
- was amused by her society, and
she could see that was amused.0
! Her father is very richq1
He is said to be the richest man on
the Pacific slope"
nAnd how did he make his money!,
vear IN mi MINING g;ho He had nothing a few
| bounds.'' =
- Now, what is your own impression
as to the young lady 's-your wife g
characters"
The nobleman swung his glasses a
little faster and stared down into the
IRE You see, Mr.. Holiness said he,
my wife was twenty before her father
became a rich man. During that time
she ran free in mining camp, and wan
dered thru. woods or mountains, SO that
her education has come from nature
rather than from the schoolmaster.
She is what we call In England a tom
boy, with strong nature. wild. and
free, uhfettered by any sort of tradi-
lions. She is impetuous olcanic, ]
was about to say. 4 She is swift il,
making up her mind and fearless in car.
rying out her resolutions.,fsO On the other
hand, | would not have given her the
! name which I have the honor to bear,'
The gave little stately cough had
not l thought her to be at bottom a
noble woman. l,beHeve that she is
capable. of heroic self-sacrifce, and that
anything dishonorable would be repug-
nant to. her. 81 Z. :
NHave you her photographic
brought this with me- He
opened a locket and showed us the full
face Of a very lovely woman. 1t was
not photograph, but an ivory minia.
ture, ana the artist had brought out the
full effect Of the, lustrous black hair, the
large dark eyes, and the exquisite
| h LII >1, = L.,
/ ~ at it, Then he closed the locket and
handed it back to. Lord ST. Simon.
The. young lady came to London
then, and you renewed your acquaint
eyes. her father brought her ove1
this last London season. met her sew
eral times, became engaged to her and
have now married her.
HShe brought, / understand, a CON
siderable. dowryg"
I "a fair dowry. Not more than il
usual in my family
"And this, of course, remains to you
} since the marriage is fait accompliP
II really have made no inquiries OF
} the subject. "
, Very naturally not. Did you SET
: Miss Doran on the day before the wed
d ie|1, ],
"Was she in good spiritsY''
I "Never better. She kept talking O.
, what we should do in our future lives
) "Indeed! That is very interesting
: And on the morning Of the weddings'
Z ''She was as bright as possible "a
r least. until after the ceremony
: And did you observe any change il
: her then9''
: HWe1l, to tell the truth, I saw the1
8 the first signs that had ever see1
e that her temper was just little sharp
II The Incident, however, was too trivia
4 to relate, and can have no possible bear
: ing upon the case.
: ssPray let us have it, for all that.
ooh, it is childish. She dropped he
bouquet as we went toward the vestry
E She was passing the front pew at tn
: time, and it fell, over into the pew
There was moment IS delay, but tn
gentleman in the pew handed it up t
= her again, and it did not appear to b
s the worse for the fall. Yet, when
t spoke to her of the matter, she an
Q swered me abruptly; and in the cal
e rage, on our way home, she. seemed ali
9 snrdly agitate6. over this Is triiflin
e cause.
t 1Indeedl You say there was ger
: tleman in the pew. Some Of the genera
Q public were present, then9V
e uOh yes. It is impossible to exclud
a them when the church is open. =
g fThis gentleman was not one Of you
I, wife S friends?'
0 emo, no.. call him gentleman b
f courtesy, but he was quite common
r looking person / hardly noticed h