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

y 80, 1905
ed was Miss futile why doesn't She
come and see that that bouquet IS
taken inf declare it's not decent
Mr. Jehrey would not feel compli.
mented " he knew the fate OF those
magnificent lilies and roses. / pre-
sumo be Furnished the bouquet
Miss futile has looked out Of her
room once I heard the other reply.
She is in splendid beauty today. but
pale. But she never could control We
ronlca' 'Hushi You speak louder than
you think This amused me. and / do
believe that IN another moment I
should have laughed outright Il an
other boy had not appeared in the hall
before us. who showing aside the first
raped on the door with n spirit which
called for answer. But he was no more
successful than the other boy had been.
SO. being n brisk fellow, with no time
for nonsense. he called out. Your bou.
quet. miss, and message which am
to give you before you go downstalrsi
The gentleman Is quite particular about
Il" These words were literally shout.
ed at the door. but in the hubbub OF
voices about us don't believe any one
heard them but ourselves aud the
bride I know that she heard them.
for she opened the door a very little
way-such a very little way that the
boy had to put his lips TO the crack
when he spoke and then turn aud place
his ear where his lips had been In or
der TO catch her reply. This, for some
reason, seemed a long time In coming.
and the fellow grew so impatient that
he amused himself by snatching the
DVuquet from the other boy and thrust.
Ing 1t In through the crack. to the very
great detriment Of It's roses and lilies.
When she took it he bawlcd for his
ans err aud when he got It he stared
aud muttered doubtfully TO himself as
he worked his way out again through
the crowd. which by this time was be-
ginning TO choke up all the halls and
stairways
But why have I told you all this
nonsensey' she asked quite suddenly.
1T isn't Of the least consequence that
Veronica Moore kept boy waiting at
her door while she dressed herself for
her wedding but it shows that she was
queer even then and I for one believe
in the theory OF suicide, and in that
alone and in the excuse she gave for
II, too; for II she had really loved Fran.
els jeffrey she would not have been
so slow to take in the magnificent bou.
quet he had provided for her"
But comment even from those who
had known these people we'll was not
what l wanted at this moment. but
facts; so, without much attention to
these words, I said:
you win excuse me II suggest that
you are going on too fast. The door
of the brides room has Just been shut
upon the boy who brought her mes.
sage. When was it opened again2"
"Not for a good half hour; not till
every one had grown nervous and Miss
Tuttle and one or two Of her most inti-
mate friends had gone more than once
TO her door; not, in fact. TIL the hour
for the ceremony had come and gone
and Mr. jeffrey had crossed the hall
twice under the impression that she
was ready for him. Then when
WEAKNESS was general and people were
asking what kept the bride and how
much longer they were TO be kept
waiting. her door suddenly opened and
| caught a glimpse OF her face and
heard he's ask =, last for her maid. Oh.
repeat that Veronica Moore was not
all right that day, and, though | have
heard no one comment 90 the fact, IL
has been a mystery to We ever since
why she gcye that sudden recoll when
Francis jeffrey took ner hand after
the benediction II was not timidity,
nor was 1t fear, for she did not know
till a minute afterward what had hap
pened in the house. Did some sudden
realization OF what she had done I'm
marrying a man whom she herself de
clarcd she did not love come when II
was too late? What do you think2'
Miss Freeman had forgotten herself;
but the impetuosity which had led her
into asking my opinion made her for
get in another moment that she had
done so. And when 10 my turn / pro-
pounded question and inquired
whether she ever again saw the boy
who besieged the brides door with
message. she graciously replied:
The boy. lot me see Yes, saw
him twice--once in back hall talking