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

The Lord st. simon marriage, anu
It's curious termination, have long
ceased to be a subject of interest in
those, exalted circles in which the un-
Fortunate bridegroom moves. Fresh
scandals have eclipsed it, and their
more piquant details have drawn the
gossips away from this 4-year- old
drama. AS l have reason to believe,
however, that the full facts have never
been revealed to the general public.
and as my friend Sherlock Holmes had
d considerable share in clearing the
matter up, I feel that no memoir Of
him would be complete without some
httle sketch Of this remarkable episode,
J It was a few weeks before my own
marriage, during the days when l. was
still sharing rooms with HOLINESS in
Baker street, that he came home from
an afternoon stroll to find letter on
The table waiting for him. I had re-
NAMED indoors all day, for the wealth
er had taken a sudden turn to rain,
with high autumnal winds, and the
;ezail bullet which I had brought back
In one of my limbs as relic of my
Afghan campaign, throbbed with dull
persistency. With my body in one
easy chair and my legs upon another,
{ had surrounded myself with cloud
of newspapers, until at last, saturated
with the news Of the day, tossed them
all aside and lay listless, watching the
huge crest and monogram upon the
envelope upon the table, and wonder,
ing lazily who my friend IS noble cor.
respondent could be.
81" Here is a very fashionable epistle, y
[ remarked, as he entered. "Your
morning letters, if I remember right
were from a fsh-monger and tide
WAITER
eyes, my correspondence has Ger.
tainly the charm Of Variety" he an.
Bwered, smiling, "and the humber are
usually the more interesting. This
looks like one Of those unwelcome so
cial summonses which call upon man
either to be bored or to lie.'
: He broke the seal and glanced over
the contents. i .
"Oh, come, it may prove to be
something Of interest after ALL
a&"Not social, then?'
y5"No, distinctly professional.
'tAnd from noble clientq'
"a t'One Of the highest in England.'
'My dear fellow, congratulate
you
SGT assure you, Watson, without af
fectation, that the status Of my client
is a matter of less moment to me thar
the interest Of his case. It is just
possible, however, that that also may
not be wanting in this new investiga
ton. You have been reading the pa
pers diligently of late, have you not9'
cit looks like it, said I, ruefully
pointing to huge bundle in the corner
81 have had nothing else to do.''
cit is fortunate. for you will per
haps be able to post me up. reat
nothing except. the criminal news am
the agony column. The latter is al
ways instructive. But if you hav
followed recent events so closely yo1
must have read about Lord st. Simol
and his wedding?' &.
"Oh, yes, with the deepest interest.
"That is we'll. The letter which
hold in my hand is from Lord 81
Simon. /. will read it to you, and il
return you must turn over these paper
and let me have whatever bears upo,
the matter. This is what he says:
MY dear Mr.. Sherlock Holiness
Lord Backwater tells me that I ma:
place implicit reliance upon your iude
ment and discretion. I have deter
mined, therefore, to call upon you, an
to consult you in reference to the YER
painful event which has occurre
IN connection. with my wedding
Mr.. Lestrade Of Scotland Yard is act
ing already In the matter, but he as
sures me that he sees no objection t
your cooperation, and that he eve
thinks that it might be Of some as
sistance. I will call at O. clock in tn
afternoon, and, should you have an
other engagement at that time, L hop
that you will postpone it, as this maj
ter is of paramount Importance. Your
faithfully, st. Simon
stIt is dated from Grosvenor mar
sions, written with a quill pen, an
the noble lord has had the misfortun
to get smear of ink upon the QUITE
side of his right little fnger,' remarke
Holmes, as he folded up the epistle.
HE says CLOCK. 1t is 3 now. II
will be here in an hour
"Then have Just time. with your a
sistance, to- get clear upon the subiec
Turn over those papers, and arrane
the extracts in their order Of tim
while take glance as to who OF
& client isl He picked red-covere
volume from line Of books Of referent
beside the mantelpiece. "Here he is.
said he, sitting down and flattening
out upon his knee. 'sLord Robert Wa
singham de We're st. Simon, second SO
of the duke of BalmoralEHum! Arm!
Azure, three caltrops in chief over
fess sable. Born in 1886 He g Al yea.
of age, which is mature for. marriag
Was under-secretarv for the colonies
late administration. The duke, h
father, was at one n, time secretary fl
foreign affairs; They inherit Plantag
net blood by direct descent, and Tud,
on the distaff side. Ha! Well. there
nothing very instructive in all this.
think that l must turn to you. Watso
for something more solid."
81 have very little difficulty in fin
inc what want, - said /, for the fac
are quite recent and the matter struc
u me as remarkable. [ feared to- ref
them to you, however, as 1 knew tn;
you had an inquiry on hand, and TIL
you disliked the intrusion of other ma
Il fers.''
1Oh, you mean the little problem