The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-06
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agency without any result. Plenty Of
ladies and gentlemen went up and came
down the big stone staircase-actors
and actresses most Of them, she could
tell by their style-but nobody in the
slightest way resembling the photo
graph of Miss Gilmore, and certainly
no one in the slightest degree like Jack
Smedley.
Once she had a false alarm. A lady
and gentleman came along from the top
Of the street; the man was just Jacks
height and build, but when he came
nearer she saw that he was a man with
grey hair, and Jacks was as black as
night. He was an actor, she thought,
because Of his shaven face, but when
they got to the agents door he left the
lady, who went in alone, while he went
over the road to the public-house.
He was in there about a quarter of an
hour, and when he came out Rose
thought he looked at her rather hard.
But she was a pretty little woman still,
and had a slim, graceful figure, and
when ladies with slim graceful figures
60 about closely yelled, there is nothing
in gentlemen looking at them, as though
they would like to see what sort Of a
face that tantalising veil is hiding.
It must have been nearly two o'clock,
and Rose was thinking that she should
have to find out some place where she
could sit down, for she was getting ter
ribly tired, when a tall, thin girl,
plainly, almost shabbily dressed, came
up the street, looking up at the num-
bers as she walked along.
This action it was which first attract
ed Roses attention, and then in q mo-
ment, instinctively, and before she was
near enough for Rose to recognise her
features, the deserted wife knew that
she and her rival were about to meet.
1t was Miss Gilmore. There was no
doubt of that. Rose soon forgot her
caution in her excitement, and stood
still and let the girl pass her so closely
that their dresses touched. Miss Ell
more evidently suspected nothing. She
said II beg your pardon" as she acct
dentally touched Rose, but only gave
her a passing glance.
The hot blood rushed to Mrs. Smed-
ley's face, and a hard, cruel look came
into her eyes. 1t was fortunate that
her veil was down, and that 1t was
thick. Otherwise she would have un-
doubtedly attracted attention.
The face Of her rival was a beautiful
one-so beautiful it made Rose hate her
all the more. But it was very pale, and
tcere was a melancholy look in the
large lustrous eyes which told ever
Rose, blinded as she was with Jealousy
and passion, that her rival had suffered
and vas suffering still, mentally as wei
as physically.
The pale face, the sorrowful eyes, thu
shabby dress, the thin frame, all told
tale to n who can read a life story il
the crowded street.
Such a one would have looked aftel
the tall beautiful girl and have said
THAT girl is i'll and unhappy" Rose
only thought of her as the woman wh<
had usurped her place by her husbands
side, and had been his companion il
| the misfortunes she had not been al
lowed to share. She was glad in he
heart of hearts that her rival looked i'll
more glad that she looked unhappy
| She never stopped to ask herself wheth
er this girl might not be In utter ignor
ance Of the true story Of Mr.. Wilson.
life" utterly innocent of the know
ledge that she was injurlng anyone bu
herself. 80
Rose watched her enter the doorway
and 60 up. the stone steps that led tt
| the agents Office. Then she went a lit
| tie way down the street and stood JUS
| where a building, jutting out, hid be-
from, the sight Of anyone coming out Of
tho hn1Yco vxyEts.7 chn rYy0 q vry0 tohSn~ Ghx
kept her eyes fixed upon the doorway
50 eagerly, so B~teadfastly thai til.
| strain made her e3elids ache. She was
terrified least she should not detect Miss
Gilmore the first moment she emerged
| and so let her mix with the crowd and
| get away ere she had time to follow her
Her atteation was SO fixed on this
one particular point that she did no
notice the gentlemen to whom she haC
bowed in the morning come quietly tt
the public house door, look up and dowr
the stress, catch sight Of her, and the1
60 in again quickly.
The time passed slowly as Rose
stood and watched. When a quarter o.
an hour had passed it seemed to hel
that Miss Gilmore had been with tn
agent an hour. She had takel
her eyes from the doorway, and We
she found herself fearing that the SIR
might have come out into the stree
again and got away u~nobserved. Blu
just as Rose had worked herself up Int
a fever Of suspense q lady emerged
from the doorway and walked rapid.
away in the direction Of the Strand. =
It was Miss Gilmore.
An instant afterwards another lady
the lady who had parted with the grey
haired man at the door, came out too
Rose darted forward almost with
run In her eagerness not to lose sight o
Miss Elmore now, but quickly checking
herself she crossed the road and Wake,
rapidly till she was on q level with tn
girl, the roadway dividing them.
Miss Gilmore turned down into tn
Strand, and walked along until sh
came to Southampton Street then sh
crossed the road and made for Water
loo Bridge. I'LL
Rose followed, this time keeping p
the same side OF the road, but q ltti
way behind. It was not an hour whe
the Bridge was crowded and 1t wa
quite easy to keep anyone In view.
The girl Is either going to wal
home or take the train to Waterloo.
thought Rose, which ever 1t Is I hay
her safe now. I shall find out wher
she III lodging, and there I believe
shall find. my husband"
Suddenly a shiek rang ont benin
Rose. Everybody Instantly turned I
see what was the matter, Rose anon,
them. a Ittls b0y had run across IN
road and fallen Just M m omnibus WA
coming rapidly 81 10 him II was
woman who3ahAd seen the occurrenc'