Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
W Kate Gilmore, Leading Lady "
AChapter from the Life Of a Famous Actress
CONTINUED ERON LAST MONTH


UP az 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.
ut Is nothing" gasped the girl a. Rose
helped her to the sofa. II um not well,
and this anxiety and suspense has-has-.
oh, my heart!
The young actress put her hand to her
heart with a cry of pain. Her face wax
livid, her lips were blue. In another sec
ond she fell back upon the sofa, sense
less.
Rose rang the bell for the servant and
told her to fetch II doctor at once then
she tried to force the poor girls lips open
and give her some brandy. She was ter
ribly alarmed a, her appearance. and won
dered what she could do II the illness was
serious.
When the doctor came he shook his head.
She must be put TO bed at once he said.
Il will wait Til shc Is a little better and
then send you In something for her 10
take. She Is evidently subject to these
attacks. but this one b. severe. She has
probably been oyct-cXcit"d, and she IL evil
IDENTIFY In a weak state"
Put to bed AT sh'"' cxclainei Rose.
she doesn't live here. She IL almost n
-trhnger to ne. She viii be well enough to
30 home tonight.
"Ccrtalnly not To attempt such a thing
would be to kin her
Rose h~efitat'd no more. with the help
Of the servant poor Mi Elmore was placed
in Roses bed, aud a. soon as she had re
covered q little the doctor ordered her to be
kept perfectly quiet, and. leaving Re GER
tain Instruction. Ia" went away.
II was seven O'Clock IN the evening when
h. left, and Rose, now thoroughly Devil
dercd, wond, red what on earth she should
do. Here was the Woman she actually be.
iioved to be her hu bands mistress lying Ill
in her house, and IA" wa nursing her. II
would be cruel OF her to tell the poor girl
the truth now. For th" present, at any
rate, she must be krrt Ia Ignorance OF that
The shock might Kill her.
But what OF the man who was
evidently expecting the girls return Both
women thought Of him. Miss Elmore was
I'm better now" she gasped. as she
tried to ST up In bed and was gently re
trained by Rose, You must le, me go
home indeed you must. Jack will be In "a
terrible state unless | come home"
There was no longer any doubt in Roses
mind as to who Miss Elmore's husband
"You can't go. my dear she said. quick
~ Il shall not allow it,"
Then must send II message TO him.
Rose had thought Of that. iut how was
IL 10 be- done? She felt certain that the
detectives were stlll on the watch. that any
attempt TO communicate with Wilson would
BE- the means Of giving them the Glow they
wanted to his Whereabouts. Aud she was
determined that he should not fall into their
Presently Rose had an idea. Il will
send Il telegram" 81" said, "t you viii
give me ms address"
Miss fillmore hesitatcd. But there was
no alternative, She gave the address. IT,
wap u street running OUT Of the lhmb"th-
road. and presently Rose wrote out the
following telegram Have had ON" or my
old attacks, but am better. Am with friends
and safe. but caanpt leave IN ulorning.
Don't worry. Kate
IT rost Rose a pang to sign another wom-
ans name to a messing" to her husband but
Hho had stcelcd herself TO carry her resolve
ont, cost what IL might.
As soon as the telegram was written she
put on her things. and, leaving the servant
with the patient. went out. Sh" wasn't gong
to the office herself. The nearest office was
in n groccr's shop. and the young man
might be tricked by the police into giving
the address upon the telegram so she
went to the doctors, told him "A little
romance about his patient. and he promised
TO send the telegram OFF himself when he
went out, which would be in half an hour.
The detective was hardly likely TO follow
the doctors brougham or to suspect his err
rand. And II he did he would get no in
formation from him. AZ n medical man,
any That came into his hands
through a patient was sacred.
This task accomplished. Rose went back
and tried to comfort and soothe the in
valid.
Al ten o'clock the female detective went
away. The man remained Till midnight
lie knew that some one was i'll In tho
house. lie had seen the servant go for the
doctor ana ne hau seen Mrs' 'oh!eui'y 20 10
the doctor afterwards. Miss Gilmore had
not come out, II was probably Miss FL
more. The case was getting NOR. coinpli-
lated than ever. but he made up his mind
that the young lady wouldn't obligc him by
coming out while he was there. aud 80 he
went away
II was evident TO him that for the present
he was foiled. That John Smedlcy was In
London he felt sure that he was an actor
who called himself Wilson he was con-
WINGED, and his Wow was strengthened by
the fact that he had ascentained through
his female assistant that Miss Elm0re had
given no address at the agents except a
well known post6fice, where people OF all