The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-13
Concluded.

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house. 1here they could stay as long
as they liked, and concert some plan
by, which the detectives, who were evil
IDENTIFY following them, might be put of
the scent.
Miss Gilmore didn't venture to ask for
any explanation there. She knew that
there was danger to some one whose
name had not been mentioned by either
Of them. She knew that she was being
followed by those who meant him harm
il they could find him. This lady EVIL
IDENTIFY knew it, too, but how she knew
it and what interest the matter was to
her, the poor girl was too agitated to
even try to think out.
The bus stopped at Waterloo Station,
and nearly all the passengers alighted,
Rose and Miss Gilmore among them.
Remember" said Rose, before they
left the omnibus, and she repeated the
address. "You will Gomez
Yes" -.
A minute afterwards Miss Gilmore
had hailed a hanson and given the
man his directions. AS the cab drove
off Rose saw a hanson which had
pulled up a little way off, turn round
and follow it.
The detectives were still on her track,
or at least they thought they were.
A quarter Of IN hour later Mrs. Smed-
ley and Miss Gilmore were together
in a little sitting room at Guildford
street.
For a moment the two women looked
at each other in silence.
Miss Gilmore was the first to speak.
Madam" she said, II don't know
who you are, but you evidently know
something Of me. You told me I was
being followed. If that was 50 there
was q danger in my going home. Do
you know what that danger VASE"
Il do" said Rose, quietly; ut was
danger to the man who calls himself
Wilson-the man you call your hus-
band"
"He is my husband, madam!" ex-
claimed Miss Gilmore, the blood rushing
to her pale cheeks. Miss Gilmore is
only my stage NAME"
You mean that he has married your
cried Rose.
Certainly. IL"
Rose sprang to her feet and ran to
Miss Elmore's assistance.
The poor girl, who had been standing
up as she spoke, and suddenly tottered.
Rose was only just in time to catch
here in her arms and to prevent her fall
ing to the ground.
1T is nothing" gasped the girl, as
Rose helped her to the sofa. Il am
not well, and this anxiety and suspense
has-has- Oh, my hearth
The young actress put her hand to
her heart with a cry Of pain. Her face
was lvid, her lips were blue. In an
other second she fell back upon the sofa
senseless. .
Rose rang the bell for the servant,
n told her to fetch q doctor, at zonee,
then she tried to. force the poor girls
lips open and give her some brandy.
She was terribly alarmed at her ap.
pearance, and wondered what she
should do II the illness was serious.
When the doctor came he shook his
head. "She must be put to bed at
once" he said. II will wait till she is
a little better, and then send you in
something for her to take. She is evil
IDENTIFY subject to these attacks, but
this one Is severe. She has probably
been ~over-excited, and she is evidently
in a weak state"
Put to bed at oncev exclaimed
Rose, ''she doesn't live here. She is al
most q stranger to me. She will be
well enough to go home tonight"
Certainly not! To attempt such a
thing would be to kill her"
Rose hesitated no more. With the
help of the servant poor Miss Gilmore
vas placed In Roses bed, and as soon
as she had recovered a little the doctor
ordered her to be kept perfectly quiet,
and leaving Rose certain instructions,
he went away. d
It was seven o'clock in the evening
when he left, and Rose, now thorough
" b~ewildered, wondered what on earth
she should do. Here was the woman
she actually believed to be her hus-
bands mistress lying i'll In her house,
and she was nursing her. 1t would be
cruel Of her to tell the poor girl the
truth now. For the present, at any
rate, she must be kept In ignorance Of
that. The shock might kill her
But what OF the man who was
somewhere, evidently expecting. the
girls return? Both women thought OF
him. Miss Gilmore was the first to
speak.
I'm better now" she gasped, as she
tried to sit up In bed, and was gently
restrained by Rose. You must let me
go home; indeed, you must. Jack VIII
be In q terrible state unless I come
home"
Jack!
There was no longer any doubt In
Roses mind as to who Miss Elmore's
husband" really was.
You can't 60, my dear" she said
quickly; i shall not allow tt" z
Then I must send a message to
him.
Rose had thought OF that. But how
was It to be done? She felt certain that
the detectives were still on the watch,
that any attempt to communicate with
Wilson would be the means OF giving
them the clue they wanted to his
Whereabouts. And she was determine
ed that he should not fall into their
hands.
Presently Rose had an idea. Il Will
send q telegram" she said, Ii you will
give me his address" s
Miss Gilmore hesitated. But there
was no alternative. She gave the nd
dress. il was q street running out Of
the Lanabeth-road, and presently Rose
wrote out the following telegram:
.'Have had one of my old attacks, but
am better. Am with friends and safe,
but cannot leave till morning. Don't
worry. Kate"
1t cost Rose q pang to sign another
wonan's name to- message to her
husband, but she had steeled herself to
carry her resolve out. cost her Whatit
might. ss
Az soon az the telegram was written
she put on her things, md sleaving the
servant with the patient, went out.
She wasn't R0lng 10 the Office herself.