Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-08


EImore'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. II am not well,
and this anxiety and suspense has-has-
Oh my hearth
The young actress put her hand to her
heart with cry of pain. Her face was
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 a doctor at once; then
she tried to force the poor girls lips open
and give her some brandy. She was ter
ribIy alarmed at her appearance, and WON
dered 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 a little better and
then send you in something for her to
take. She is evidently subject to these
attacks, but this one rs severe. she mas
probably been over-excited, and she is evil
IDENTIFY in a weak state.
Put to bed at once ~ excla1med Rose
"She doesn't live here She is almost
stranger to She will be we'll enough TO
go home tonight.
Certainly not To attempt such thing
would be to kill her,
Rose hesitated no more With the help
of the servant poor Miss Gilmore was placed
in Roses bed and as soon as. she had re-
covered a little the doctor ordered her TO De
kept perfectly quiet, and, leaving Rose GER
tain Instructions, he went away.
It was seven o'clock in the evening Wneh
he left, and Rose, now thoroughly Devil
dered, wondered what on earth she should
do Here was the woman she actually i1 o s1,
lieved to be her husbands mistress lying III
in her house, and she was nursing hef' II
would be cruel of her to tell the poor glrl
the truth now. For the present, at any
rate she must be kept IN ignorance OF tnat'
The shock might kill her.
But what of the man who was somewhere
evidently expecting the girls return. B e,ea
women thought of him. MISS gilmore was
the first to speak
'Im better now she gasped aaa as she she
strained by Rose. t'You must let 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 Elmores husband"
really was. ,a a,,,o,,-
": 81 shall not allow it.
'sThen | 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 ciew they
wanted to his WHEREABOUTS. ana she was
determined that he should not fall into their
Presently Rose had an idea. Il will
send a telegram" she said, II you VIII
give me his address,
Miss Elmore hesitated. But there was
no alternative She gave the address. 1t
was street running out OF the Lambeth tn
road and presently Rose wrote out the
following telegram: Have had one OF my
old attacks, but am better. Am with friends
and safe. but cannot leave Till morning.
Don't worry. Kate
another
ans name to a message to her husband. but
she had steeed herself to carry her resolve
out, cost what it might
AS soon as the telegram was written she
nut on her things, and, leaving the servant
with the patient. went out. She wasn't going
to the office herself. The nearest office was
might be tricked by the police into giving
the address upon the telegram SO she
went to the Doctors, told him little
romance about his patient, and ne promised
tn send the telegram off himself when ne
went out which would be in half an hour
The detective hardly likely to follow
the doctors brougham or to suspect at MS e n
formation from him. AS medical man.
any information that came into his hands
through patient was as sa a 3d. wont hack
and tried to comfort and soothe the IN
valid.
At ten o'clock the female detective went
away The man remained till midnight.
He knew that some one was Ill IN the
house. He had seen the servant go for the
doctor and he had seen Mrs. Smedley go to
the doctor afterwards. Miss Gilmore had
not come out. 1t was probably Miss Ell
more. The case was getting more compli-
lated than ever, but he made up his mind
that the young lady wouldn't oblige him by
coming out while he was there, and SO ne
went away.
It was evident to him that for the present
he was foiled. That John Smedley was in
London he felt sure; that he was an actor
who called himself Wilson he was con
yinced, and his view was strengthened by
ho had through