Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-14
Continued from Second Section. Feb. !

Elmore's assistance.
The poor girl, who had been standing
up as she spoke, had suddenly tottered.
Rose was only just in time to catch her
in her arms and TO prevent her falling to
the ground.
at is nothing" gasped the girl as
Rose helped her to the sofa. 81 am not
we'll, and this anxiety and suspense has
-has-Oh, my heart"
The young actress put her hand to her
heart with cry of pain. Her face was
livid, her lips were blue. In another
second she fell back upon the sofa, sense
less.
Rose rang the bell for the servant and
told her to fetch doctor at once; then
she tried to force the poor girls lips open
and give her some brandy. She was
terribly alarmed at her appearance, and
wondered what she could do if the illness
was serious.
When the doctor came he shook his
head. "She must be put to bed at once, "
he said. 81 will wait till she is little
better and then send you In something
for her to take. She Is evidently subject
to these attacks, but this one is severe.
She has probably been been over-excited,
and she is evidently in weak state"
"Put to bed at once!' exclaimed Rose.
'She doesn't live here, She is almost a
stranger to me. She will be we'll 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 servantspoor Miss Gilmore was
placed in Roses bed and as soon as she
had recovered little the doctor ordered
her to be kept perfectly quiet, and, leav-
ing Rose certain instructions, he went
away.
1t was seven o'clock in the evening
when he left, and Rose, now thoroughly
bewildered, wondered what on earth size
should do. Here was the women she
actually believed to be her husband's
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 some
INDEPENDENTLY expecting the girls re-
turn? Both women thought of him.
Miss Gilmore was the first to speak.
"I'm better now" she gasped, as she
tried to sit up il bed and was gently re-
strained by Rose. "You must let me go
home; indeed you must. Jack will be in
a terrible state unless I come home"
Jack
There was no longer any doubt In Rose's
mind as to who Miss Elmore' S" husband
really was.
"You can't go, my dear" she said,
quickly; 81 shall not allow it.
"Then must send 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 clew they wanted to his where.
abouts. And she was determined that he
should not fall into their hands.
Presently Rose had an idea. 81 will
send a telegram" she said, eff you will
give me his address,"
Miss Elnlore hesitated. But there wa:
no alternative. She gave the address
1t was street running out of the Lam
beth road, and presently Rose wrote ou
the following telegramI "Have had ont
of my old attacks, but am better. An
with friends and safe, but cannot leave
till morning. Don't worry. Kate"
1t cost Rose pang to sign anothe
woman's name to message to her hus
band, but she had steeled herself to carry
her resolve out, cost what it might.
AS soon as the telegram was writer
she put on her things, and, leaving tn,
servant with the patient, went out. Sh,
wasn't going to the Office herself. Tn,
nearest Office was in grocer's shop, anC
the young man might be tricled by thu
police into giving the address upon tn
telegram. So she went to the doctors
told him a little romance about hi
patient, and he promised to send tn,
telegram off himself when he went out
which would be in half an hour. Tn
detective was hardly likely to follow the
doctors brougham or to suspect his err
rand. And if he did he would get no in
formation from him. AS medical man
any information that came into his hand
through patient was sacred.
This task accomplished, Rose wen
back and tried to comfort and soothe tn
invalid.
At ten O'Clock the female detectiv