Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-06
he Man Without a Grave

wright, 1909, by American Press Asao-
ciation.l
be question was, What had become
the bOdy2 That Dick Sturtevant
dead was not the question or q
stion at all. He had been visiting
electrical works OF Peter Robin
& Co., was shown through by the
trical engineer, had grasped q live
receiving some 10000 volts of cleo
ty, and passed from life to death
quickly that he hadn't the slightest
sciousness of the transition. New
eless an effort was made to Fesus-
tie him, but after half an hours
slant application of all sorts Of
hulants without the slightest sign OF
rovement the work ceased.
Il this happened about 10 o'clock In
morning. The undertaken did not
ear till 4 in the afternoon, when
key to the room In which the body
was handed him, and he went up
rs He returned to the Office, say
that there was nobody, dead or
e, In the room and there must be
be mistake. Several men declared
they had put Sturtevant's corpse
that very room and there was no
take about 1t, but they had never
a in that part of the building be-
and didn't know there were sew
vacant rooms there. Anyway,
Re seemed to be some doubt as to
ch Of the rooms had been used.
s doubt grew till the matter was
in confusion. The only plausible
Dry of the disappearance was that
body had been stolen by medical
dents for dissection. Since there
a surgeons college in the neigh
hood, this finally came to be the
epted explanation.
he heartrending part of 1t all was
/ Sturtevant was engaged to be
FRIED. Every one sympathized with
girl he had left behind him, espe-
ly that she should be prevented
IA paying due respect to his re-
ms. No one else was especially in
ested since the deceased had been
only child and both his father and
Their were dead. The wedding was
have come of in a few days, and
cards were out. The bride to be
on mourning, shut herself up and
nld see no one.
year passed, and Miss MintOn--
t was the girls name-threw of her
turning, and 1t was reported that
was again engaged to wed. Then
erybody said that she had been
INNING about her grief for Sturte-
bit, had had another lover most of
time since his death and had only
tied the conventional year allotted
widows to marry another man.
ese reports were repeated to the
", and they made her very angry.
t was supposed to be on this &C.
Init that she did not give the name
her new lover-that is, If she had
which must be since she did not
by the reports of her engagement
sides, 1t was known that she was
wing certain articles of her trous-
IN of a year before altered to meet
hinges in fashion, doubtless to be
I'd as an outfit in her marriage with
man who had taken the first low
place. This set everybody talk
"It's shameful" said Mrs. Goudy,
be way that girl has treated poor
Rrtevant-going to wear the same
ngs she was to have worn on her
neymoon with bin. Why, she hasn't
en given him a headstone."
Where would she put it," inquired
IS Reasoner.
sOh, yes; | didn't think of that. At
events, it's shocking about the
usseau. And think how soon she
been cOnsoled! The courtship must
We begun as soon as Sturteyant died,
mot before"
Kind friends-there are always kind
ends to tell us disagreeable news
pit Miss Minton posted as to all this
k, and In the meanwhile there
rang up a universal desire to know
DO 1t was that was to replace the un-
rtunate Sturtevant. But the more
e criticism the further every one
emed TO be from getting at the facts.
SIS MlntOn gave out through a friend
at she had been so outraged at all
at had been said that ''WhRt's-his-
me or Where's his-h home" should
ver be known till she and he stood
to be married.
This announcement started the talk
social world upon such clatter as
d never been heard before about any
bidding. OF course there could be no
vance cards since the name of the
pom would not be given. Doubtless
E marriage would take place at home
fore a few of the brides family.
hat was the surprise, to say nothing
the shock, when it was announced
at the same wedding arrangements
ID been made as the year before.
bat was to have been at a church,
th a large invitation list for the re-
ptiOn at the house.
{ was now conceded that Miss Min
was resentfully flying in the face
good taste and society. Many Of her
quaintances vowed openly that they
Duld not attend the nuptials. though
cretly they were dying to do 80.