The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-23
A STARTLING STORY.

The story of Ada Regent Gilmour's
wrongs has been told at last, and that. too,
:bv-the only person in all the world who
knew them as the poor girl herself knew
them, and who learned the truth from the
dead gir's lips.
1t is story Of disinterested friendshi
on the one hand, of disgrace. suffering and
crime on the other.
D. B. Plymire is the name of a man who
befriended the girl in her extremity. ard
though he has kept his secret we'll and
would a thousand times more will
ingly have kept it locked in his bosom for
ever, Justice demanded that he should tell
the story, but which was done most re-
luctantIy. For Mr.. Plymire. while he was
friend in need, at the same time feels
keeniy the position it places him in,
though no blame can rightly be attached
TO bin.
Mr., Plymire is a student in the Cali
fornia Eclectic College and studies in DR..
Harney's office at 1926 Market street, and
last night he gave out this story.
II met Miss Gilmour about two years
ago in Red Bluff. She was then paying a
visit to some friends, while | was in a
commercial enterprise that kept me on the
road all the time. II was there [ met her,
being introduced by mutual friends in
: Red Bluff. l USED To see her occasionally
after that; sometimes in the city, some
times in Colusa, and finally l came here
to study medicine.
From that time op I met her when she
came TO The city on business, and as she
always stayed here q week or two when
she came we became very well acquainted.
and finally fast friends. She was more or
less stranger hare and / took pleasure in
looking after her welfare, and in making
her stay in the city as pleasant as possible.
when she came to town in July L saw
. her often. and soon noticed that she was
not herself at all, and that she was in deep
trouble of some kind, but never guessing
what until she came to one, and while the
bitter tears rained down her checks she
told me that she had bern wrOnged and
begged me to advise her how she could
hide her shame. She sid that she had
other friends, ladies with whom she Was
intimate. but she could not trust them with
this confidence, and so she had come &c
NE because L had been trusted friend.
and also because l was medical student.
and she thought 1 might be able to direct
her to relief.
suade her from her purpose. urging not
only the wrong but the danger she would
incur if she persisted, and told her that it
would be much better in the end to let
nature take its course and trust the future
towel the disgrace. She told me that she
had visited Mrss Dale. who had promised
to help her, but that while one day she
agreed to do as Miss Gilmour wished, a
another she hesitated and finally refused
"She came TO me again in greater trou.
bic than ever, and again tried to dissuade
her, but she said she knew of DIR. West
and she would consult him. She went
away, and when l next saw her she said
that DIR. West had agreed to treat her and
get her out Of trouble for $50. Don't you
think that's cheap% she asked. when tell
ing me Of it.
''She then returned to Colusa for few
weeks, and after arranging for her stay in
San Francisco returned to the city, going
to the Elmer House at 81 Bush street as
usual. l met her one day on Grant avenue.
sometime after her return, and she told me
that she bad been to DR.. Vests twice, and
that on the I'd of the month, which would
be Saturday, she was going there for the