Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-06
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Unhappy Couple Whose Priv ate Affairs Have Been Her. aided to the World, Act Like Hero and Heroine.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The end of the romance of beautiful Rather inc Elkins and the Duke of the Abruz- zi Is to be like the final chapter of an old-fashioned novel in which the heroine fees with her memories to convent walls and the hero betakes himself and his wounded heart to the wilderness of the world to seek for getfulness.
 The authoritative announcement in the early part of this month that there would be no marriage between Miss Elkins and the Italian prince and cousin of a king was hardly cold when the cable brought from Rome the report that the duke was plan ming to be of to the unexplored mountain fastnesses of India. Subse- quent dispatches have confirmed that report and ever since Washington has been wondering what the young wo- man would do with herself, it being assumed that her affections have been as deeply wounded as her royal suit or's by the breaking Of the engage ment.
 A correspondent learned that Miss Eikin's attitude toward society for the next six months al least and perhaps longer will be more serious than was ever anticipated She Is going to try to forget by giving her time up en. tirely 10 the study and course nee essary to fit herself to be a trained nurse.
 Plans to Begin Her Studies.
 Arrangements have been made by Miss Elkins to begin the serious work of study in the Homeopathic Gener- al hospital at Second and N streets, in this city, on Monday. She has employed a passed professional nurse to be her mentor and guide in the early steps of the course which she is to take. This nurse, a woman of high professional attainments and good breeding, will, 1t is understood. practically become one of Senator EL dend is about eleven and three-fourths
 me course which Miss Elkfns v1l have to follow, under the rules Of hn+ pital training, will include attendance at all lectures, clinics and operations She will have to spend a certain nun Der of hours each day In various wards observing the treatment of pa- tients and fitting herself to take tenn peratures( dress wounds, apply ban dages and do all and several the of fees which a nurse must perform for the sick.
 It is said that Miss Elkin's tuition will cover only six months. this period having been fixed by her as a time in which she could decide whether she would continue her studies. She will not live at the hospital as other nurses in training arc compelled to do, but she will have 10 put in most Of her days there and frequently nights if she hopes 10 Eeep up with the course.
 Friends Puzzled by Miss EIkins.
 Miss Elkins' friends have been Ilys- tified by her of late and several of them have divined that she was pre- pairing a surprise for them, Nobody in her social circle has ever dreamed that the beautiful gIil would do any thing quite as serious as studying for the profession of a trained nurse. Her friends will be surprised.
 Those who know Miss Elkins well are sure she has 1t in her to make an ideal member of the nursing profes- sion, but they do not believe that she will 20 to the extent of following her present bent longer than the six
 
 girls in her set who will think that she has hit upon the one thing out side Of a convent that Is proper for her to do, who might have been a princess and queen, perhaps, some day If cruel tradition and the dicta of royalty had not raised an insurmount- able barrier.
 According to the most reliable in formation there has been no communi- cation between Miss Elkins and the duke since December 2, when he sent her a cablegram of two hundred words, presumably his farewell mess age. It was only five days afterward that the news was received that the 1 duke had planned to go on another ex- ploring expedition. and that be had chosen the most hazardous task of climbing the great Himalayau peak Mount Everest.