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

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the church, but not where the lady
ived.'
Then we had talk as to what we
should do, and Frank was all for open
ness, but [ was so ashamed of it all
that felt as if / should like to vanish
away and never see any of them again
Just sending line to pa, perhaps,
awful to me to think of all those lords
and ladies sitting round that break
fast-table and waiting for me to come
back. So Frank took my wedding
clothes and things and made a bundle
of them, so that should not be traced,
and dropped them away somewhere
where no one could find them. 1t is
likely that we should have gone on to
gentleman, Mr.. Holmes, came round
to us this evening, tho how he
found us is more than I can think, and
he showed us very clearly and kindly
that l was wrong and that Frank was
right, and that we should be putting
secret. Then he offered to give us
chance of talking to Lord ST. Simon
alone, and so we came right away
round to his rooms at once Now, Rob-
ert, you have heard it all, and I am
very sorry if l have given you pain,
and hope that you do not think very
meanly of me.'
Taxed his rigid attitude, but had list
ened with frowning brow and COM
! pressed lip to this long narrative.
Excuse .me,' he said, "but it is
not my custom to discuss my most in
innate personal affairs in this public
manner. -
"Then you won't forgive met You
won't shake hands before I go?'
ooh, certainly, if it would give you
any pleasure He put out his hand
an and col soidly grasped that which she
~ had hoped" suggested Holmes,
nthat you would have Joined us in a
friendly SUPPER
81 think that there you ask a little
may be forced to acquiesce in these
recent developments, but I can hardly
be expected to make merry over them.
think that, with your permission, I
will now wish you all a very good
night He included US all in a sweep
ing bow and stalked out of the room.
Then L trust that you at least will
Sherlock Holmes. "It is always a JOY
to meet an American, Mr.. Moulton, for
I am one of those who believe that the
folly Of a monarch and the laundering
OF minister in far-gone years viii not
prevent our children from being some
day citizens of the same worldwide
country. under flag which shall be a
the Stars and Stripes.'
1.-The case has been an interesting
one,' remarked Holmes, when our visi-
tors had left. us, because it serves to
show very clearly how simple the ex-
PLANTATION may be Of an affair which
explicab1e Nothing could be more
natural than the sequence of events as
narrated by this lady, and nothing
stranger than the result when viewed.
for instance; by Mr.. Lestrade of Scot
You were not yourself at fault at
| :" From the first, two facts were very
obvious to me, the one that the lady
had been quite willing to undergo tie
wedding ceremony, the other that she
had repented of it within few minui es
OF returning home. Obviously some
thing had occurred during the morning,
then, to cause her to change her mind.
What could that something be? She
could not have spoken to any one when
she was out, for she had been in the
company of the bridegroom. Had she
seen some one, then? If she had, it
must be some one from America, be-
cause she had spent so short time IN
this country that she could hardly have
allowed any one to acquire g., deep an
influence over her that the mer. sight
Of him would induce her to change her
plans so completely. You see we have
already arrived, by process of exelu-
sion, at the idea that she mighs have
seen an American. Then who could this
American be, and why should he pos
sess SO much influence over herf It
might be lover; it might be hus-
band. Her young womanhood had. I
knew, been spent in rough scenes and
under strange conditions. So fa- I had
mon g narrative. When be- told us of
man in a pew, Of the change in the
brides manner, of SO transparent a
, device for obtaining note as the drop
ping of a bouquet, Of her resort to her
J confidential maid and Of her very sig.
; nifcant allusion to claim jumping
which in miner IS parlance means taking
, has prior claim to-the whole situa,
ton became absolutely clear. She hal
gone off with man, and the man was
either a lover or was previous hus
: band-the chances being in favor Of thu
latter"
"And how in the world did you fnS
: them7"
cit might have been difficult, but
friend Lestrade held information in his
hands the v:iue Of which he did not
T himself know The initials were not
I course of the highest Importance, but
more valuable still was it to know tina,
! within week he had settled his bill al
one of the most select London hotels
: elbow did you deduce the seleetp
by the select prices. Eight shilling:
for bed and eight-pence for glass Of
! sherry pointed to one Of the most eX
pensive hotels. There are not many il
: London which charge at that rate. II
:. the second one which 1 visited in Nor
cumberland avenue, I learned by al
!, inspection of the book that Francis n
Moulton, an American gentleman, haG
left only the day before, and on looking
! over the, entries against him, I came
! upon the very items which I had seer
: in the duplicate bill. His letters were
7 to be forwarded to 226 Gordon square:
! ! SO thither I travelled, and being fortu
i nate enough to find the loving couple
: at home, I ventured to give them some
y paternal advice and to point out te
T them that it would be better in every
. way that they should make their posi-
. ton little clearer both to the genera
q public and to Lord st. Simon In partlc
:. ular. invited them to meet him here
/ and, as you see, made him keep th'
e. sBut with no very good result"
3 remarked. ellis conduct was certainly