Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-08
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sent.
The next morning Miss Gilmore was
much better. Rose watched her TILL sne
slept and had then gone to lie down on the
sofa in the sitting-room.
She was so much better that towards the
middle of the day, when the doctor came,
he allowed her to get up.
Then she and Rose talked the situation
over, and little by little the young actress
told her story.
She had been playing with company in
America when she first met Wilson, who
was then taking to the stage. He was not
a good actor, but he was gentleman and
made himself agreeable, and people liked
him. They saw good deal of each other
and they fell in love- He asked her to be
his wife and she consented and they were
married. Soon afterwards she heard that
her mother was seriously i'll in England,
and she wanted to return and see her. AT
first her husband objected, but at last, up
on thinking it over, he consented, but she
noticed that he seemed very nervous as
soon as they landed upon English soil
their funds had been exhausted by. the
journey and she proposed that they should
get engagements in England. At last she
succeeded in obtaining one with travel
ing company for herself and her husband.
One night, in little town near London,
message brought to her husband that
a gentleman named Marlborough wanted to
see him. He was terribly agitated, and
exclaimed "My God, they've recognized me.
/ thought after all these years | was for
gotten.
confessed that some years before he had
been in an Office in London and had been
accused of embezzlement He assured ner
that he was innocent, but could not prove
it, and that if he were taken he would be
sent to prison for years. She was terr1hed
and they left the place at once and came
to London. Jack after that rarely Went
out He seemed in constant terror OF being
recognized. They were very poor, and she
had had to pawn to pay their rent Then
they saw the advertisement for an actor
and an actress to go to the Cape with
company Her husband said that would be
the best thing for them, and he had sent
her to try and get the engagement. Rose
knew the rest
$780," thought Rose to herself. "he has
deceived this poor girl, and she really be-
lieves that she is his wife! What am | to
say to her? What will she do when she
knows the truth?"
A great pity welled up in the heart of
Rose smedley for this poor girl who n nsld
ceased to regard her as a rival and looked
upon her only as fellow victim.
But now more than ever she felt bitter
him see that his baseness was known to
her. Then he might go to the Cape If he
liked. She would not raise finger to stop
him. But no mercy she might show him
would enable him to atone for the wrong
he had done Kate Elmore.
The doctor had still forbidden Kate to
leave the house under any circumstances.
Leaving her at home, Rose went out She
determined in some way to see John
Smedley that day. She looked about her
watched and saw the detective at the top
of the street He had resumed his watch
But as she came out his back was turned
corner of the street-round this Mrs. Smed-
ley darted. Then she stopped well out Of
sight and waited, If the detective had seen
her he would come after her at once
She waited a few minutes and he did not
come Then she was sure that he had not
seen Her leave the house, but was still
She was safe now She went up the side
street to the top and took a short cut and
made her way into Holborn there she took
cab and drove to the address given by
It was a poor, mean, little house. with
dirty blinds and general appearance OF
being let off in lodgings to people who
were not too particular.
She knocked at the door and the land
lady, an untidy person with untidy baby
in her arms and small, untidy child cling
ing to her skirts, opened the door.
II come from Mrs. Wilson, with a
sage for her husband Is he at homer
t'No, he amt, ma'am. He's gone away
Gone away p exclaimed Rose, in as
constituent.
yes, he paid me my rent and went away
last night. He left letter for Mrs. Will
son, which was to be given her when she
came in
'she is staying with me. I'll tale the
letter to her,
Certainly. ma'am. and welcome
The landlady went upstairs and fetched
the letter and gave it to Rose She looked
at it, and chill feeling crept over her
heart.
The last doubt removed. It was her
husbands writing. She had always be-
Iieved that Wilson was her husband, but
the certainty was shock to her, none the
less
She took the letter home. She was bound
to give it to Kate. 1t might contain some
thing that it was necessary she should
know at once.
: Kate opened it, read it, and then let it
fall with a cry of anguish. The next
moment she buried her face in her hands