Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-13

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
ut 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 heart! :"
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 q doctor at once; then
she tried to force the poor girls lips open
and give her some brandy. She was ter
ribly alarmed at 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.
II 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 b severe. She has
probably been over-excited, and she is evil
IDENTIFY in a weak state
Put to bed at once!" exclaimed Rose.
"She doesn't live here. She is almost a
stranger to me. She will be well enough to
Certainly not! To attempt such thing
would be to kill her."
Rose hesitated no more. With the neip
of the servant poor Miss Gilmore was placed
in Roses bed, and soon as she had re-
covered little the doctor ordered her to be
kept perfectly quiet, and, leaving Rose GER
tain Instructions, he went away.
1t was seven o'clock in the evening when
he left, and Rose, now thoroughly bewil-
dered, wondered what on earth she should
do Here was the woman she actually De,
lieyed to be her husbands mistress lying III
in her house, and she was nursing her. It
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 somewhere
evidently expecting the girls return? Both
women thought Of him. Miss Elmore was
"I.m better now" she gasped. as she
tried to sit up in bed anc was gently re-
strained by Rose. You must let me 60
home; indeed you must. Jack Will be In
terrible state unless come home"
There was no longer any doubt in Roses
mind as to who Miss Elmore's husband
"You cam. go, my dear, she said. quick
ly; az shall not allow it,"
Then must send message 70 him.
it to be done? She felt certain that the
detectives were still on the watch. that any
attempt to communicate with Wilson would
wanted to his whereabouts. And she was
determined that he should not fall into their
hands.
send telegram" she said, II you Will
Miss Elmore hesitated. But there was
no alternative. She gave the address IL
was a street running out OF the Lambeth
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 TIL morning.
Don't worry. Kate.
ooet Rosa nanp N sign another WOnl-
ans name to a message to her husband, but
She had steeied herself to carry her resolve
out. cost what 1t might.
AS soon as the telegram was written she
put on her things, and, leaving the servant
with the patient. went out. She wasn't going
to the office herself. The nearest office was
in a grocer.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 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 IL he did he would get no in
any information that came into his hands
through a patient was sacred.
This task accomplished, Rose went back
and tried to comfort and soothe the In
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 Elmore had
not come out. 1t was probably Miss Ell
more. The case was getting more compli-
lated than ever, but be made up his mind
that the young lady wouldn't oblige him by
coming out while he was there. and so he
went away.
1t 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-
vinced and his view was strengthened by
the fact that he had ascentained through
his female assistant that Miss Elmore had
given no address at the agents except a
well-known postoHlce, where people Of all