Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-14

days. when they were IL TO 2. She calcu-
lated tina, the agent would write to Miss
pointment for the next day or the day after.
on one OF these two days. between the
hours OF IL and 4. Miss Elmore would enter
that ONCE and leave again and return to
the place where she was living, She might
come alone. she might come with Nj
Wilson"
Under any circumstances Rose would be
one. She would easily be able to keep the
being noticed s SHH" With her veil down
hardly recognize her. and Miss Elmore
The only d%ia,cul,y was about following
her, but II would be time enough to get
over that when the time came. The girl
hanson she would either walk Or go by
bus, and In either case Rose could be her
travelling companion without exciting sus-
picion.
II Jack came the case would be differ
cnt. She should go up straight to him:
%co9iron, him; and ask for the S,,b pleasure s,m 81
that evening and far into the night Rose
thought over the scene that she might have
to TAKE Part In on nr. the morrow .nG smoke sae b re,
speeches aloud as she lay tossing from side
10 side. waiting for the dawn. She was
too feverish and excited to sleep. She was
not going to be- violent or make IA scene.
She had n few words OF whitening sarcasm
ready for Miss Gilmore. who would prob
ably stare to see q strange lady uccOst Mr..
Wilson rather unceremonlously and insist
upon II private interview, but with Jack she
was going to be calm. cold and dignifed.
But she was going to let him understand
that he would have to answer for his
wicked. hcartless conduct. and that Neme-
sis had overtaken him at last.
And, crushing her recreant susband with
words of d~ignined scorn. Rose FELL asleep
NJ last. and woke so late that by the time
she had had her breakfast and reached the
side street of the Strand In which the
agents office was situated, II was on the
stroke OF eleven.
As she got out Of the bus she noticed
n gentleman who got down from outside
the same conveyance look at her rather
seen him before. She thought II must be
some one she had been introduced to-. and
took no notice Of her snlutation. but looked
deliberately the other way.
Rose knew then that she must have made
a mistake and she colored slightly at the
who had stared at her. This little circum-
stance set her thinking Of the man as she
walked up the street. and she gave quite
later. as she was lettering near the once.
she saw this same man come along on the
opposite side and enter a pubiic-house.
She watched for him to come out. but he
didn't do 40, and no she decided he must
be the landlord. and then she hxed her at
tention ON the agents doorway, and forgot
bowed in mistake.
For two hours Rose watched the agency
without any result. Plenty Of ladies and
stone staircase-actors and actresses most
OF them, she could tell by their style-but
nobody In the aiightest way the
photograph of Miss Elmore. 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
stree, the man was just Jacks height and
build. but when he came nearer she saw
that he was n man with gray hair, and
Jacks was us black as night. lie was an
actor, she thought, because OF his shaver
face. but when they got to the agents door
he left the lady, who went In alone, while
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
n pretty little woman still. and had . slim
graceful figure. and when ladies with slim.
graceful figures go about closely yelled there
is nothing In gentlemen looking at them,
AZ though they would like to see what sort
OF a face that tantaiizing veil H. hiding,
II must have been really two O'Clock. and
Rose was thinking that she should have :,
to hnd out some place where she could SIT
down. for she was getting terribly tired.
when n tall, thin girl, plainly, almost shah
billy dressed, came up the street: looking
up at the number a. she walked along
This action II was which hrst attracted
Roses attention. and then In u moment,
instinctiyely, and before she was near
the deserted wife knew that she and her
rival were about to meet.
II was Miss Gilmore. There was no doubt
OF that. Rose soon forgot her caution IN
her excitement. and stood stiil and let the
girl pass her 50 closely that their dresses
touched. Miss fillmore evidently suspected
nothing. She said. II beg your pardon:
as she accidentally touched Rose. but only
gave her a passing glance.
The hot blood rushed to Mrs. Smediey's
face. and a hard, cruel look came Into bel
down and that IL was thick. Otherwise she
would undoubtedly have attracted atten'
ton.