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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1907)
I Dut even now there wns no proot thnt these /lurmillos were corrcet , IIml HOBO couldn't lellvo the mnHer where It WIIS. i "Mr. Yarborough , " she ald , "I nm determIned - termIned thnt I will find thIs nctor who " cnlls hlmselr Wilson , nnd lIeo for lUyaelt ' , Ir ho III lilY hUHbnnd. I cnn't refit now until I know the truth , however torrlblo I thnt truth mny bo. " , Tom Yarborough went bnck to 1.ollllon : : ho hOlI his bUKhlCII to aHcnd to , but HORO went to the hotel IInl1 Btayed In the IIltlo I town. She determined t find out from ! . the cOlllpany I\nd from the landlady of Mr. , WIIRon' lodglng whnt I < lnd ot mnn this 1\Ir. WIlKon wns. She wont next dny to the 1011llngll. The Inndll\ly could tell her very IIltle. Might . sbd eo the rooms ? eortnlnly. > ' They were poorly furnl hed , dull , un- comfortllble-Iooklng roomslIIlIlI pnrlorll dIvided by II folellng door. They were whllt l known In the IlrofesBlon II "thentrlcal dlg/Ing" / . " and they changel ) theIr oecu- pnnts IIlmost weel ( by week. Some of the tcnllnts were cllreful , but Homo were not , IInd the /OIlOrnl / appcllronco of the oport- ments bespoke rough usngo nnd neglect. Hose looked IIbout the roolM In vnln for IIny RIIn or token by which /lho mllht know thllt the Inst occupllnt hnd been her hUB- bnnd. She didn't know whntlho hnd expected - pected to find , but she hnd n vnguo Idea thnt Rhe might Ihht upou a clew In lama Rhnpo or form. 1.'lnlllul ; nothlnl ; , Hose Sml'dloy bl'gnn to IIPk queHtlons of the lanllllldy. What lIort of n lool < lng mnn WIIS 1\Ir. WIIRon ? lIow I old dill ho apponr to be , ote" etc. The Inlllllndy couldn't sny muclr nbout her lost lodger. She hnd 110 mnny comIng and goIng thnt thl'Y wcro Ilr ty nenr nil nllko to her , IInd she snw very IHtlo of them. Dut she did notlco 1\Ir . Wilson : : IIho wns a very _ prolty , rllther dellcnte-Iooklng Indy : : IIho 110tlcell her pnrtlculnrly beelluse when llito cllmo to pny the bill nnd to SIIY they \\'ero going away , /lho seemed nervous nnd , If trllhtelloll aud her mnnnor 'uttrllcted ntt.n- tlon. . . . Hose felt n 3hnrp pnng of jealousy as she listened to the landlndY'1I description of the ) 'OUU' ' ; Wnnlll.1. ' Ilorfionill nttrMtlons. For Iho firat tlmo It occurred to her that even . If aho traeod her husbnnd ho was utterly lost to her. ' 1'hls gIrl , who enlle.l IJorBolf hili wlfo , hnll usurped her pi lice , and all thnt WIIS left to her now was to prove the fllct of her hu bnnd's trenchery , sue for r. . dIvorce and bo n free womnn ngnln. Orullulllly she begnn to sea thllt wall whnt she ought to do. Why should she sponll the rest of bor IIfo bearing the nnmo of a _ mnn who hlld treuted her 1\0 InfllmouRly : who hnd commItted a crllJllnnl net , nnll loft her without a word , only to como bnck ngaln nfter mnny years with nnother wo- mnn aa hlR eompnnlon" Yes , /lho hnd nnoth"r motlvo In findIng , Tohn 'VlIson , the netor , now. I.ove wns delld , nnll rev ngo blld tllken Its pI lice. Dut how wns she to find the man ? She hnd no clew , not a slnglo thrend to guldo her , The mnn hnll left no IIddros8 nt the lodglnga : : no ono there hnd the allghtest Idea ns to where ho wnn going when ho left , _ Hosc went bnck to the thenter nnll snw tbo mnnllger. She cxplnlned that the Mr. WlIsoll who hnd O mysterIously IIIRnp- penred waa , she believed , 11 frlenll of her fnmllY'R and sIlo wnR very anxlouR to dls- cover his wherenbouts. The mnnnger wns paille. but be Imow nothIng of Wilson : : he hnd engnged hllll for the tour , which com- 1I1enelI nJout 11 month previously. 'VII son hnd nnswored nn IIdvertlsoment nnd hnd npplled for hlmROlf IInll wife. "lInve you the letter ? " saId Hose. She thourht to bersoU thnt Rho would recognlzo the hnndwrltlng , nnd thnt would set her doubtll lit rost. The mlI1agor : couldn't sny : : probably It wns . destroyed : : but ho woulll look nmong his II pors nndll'e. . lIe was IIbsent for nbout tl'n IIIll1nteR , and then ho returned. "I cnn't find tbo IcHor , " ho snld , "but I'vo found n photogrnph helent with It. " "Ills photogrnpb 1" cried Hoso. "Let mo see It : : I hllll know It nt once. " "No , not hIs photograph-tho pbotogrnph of hili wife. " 110 placell In Hoso's hnnds the photogrnph of n young woman , IInd Hose looked at It with mIngled feelings of curIosity nnd ro- pugnnnce. The landllllly was right. The gIrl wns cortlllllly protty. There WIIS a look of doll- ellcy nnd refinement In her fontures , nnd the eyes were vl'ry Inrgo IInd beautiful. " 1\ny I-mny I kl'ep thlll 7" gnsped Hose , liS with a deep High she lifted her eyes from her rlvnl'R fneo , "Certnlnly , If you wIsh It. A 11I1 now I must nsk you to excuse 11I0. 'Ve nro plny- Ing a now picco to-night , nnd I'm wnnted on the stllge. " HOBO thnnked the manager nnd loll the thl'nter with the photograph of MrR. Wilson - son In I\f.r pocket , She bnll mlllle up her mlllll whllt to do. "I shall know this woman - an nguln , " she Rnld to herselr , "whorever I see ber , IInd when I do see her I sbnll not bo long before 1 find out where thIs "lIInn Is who pnRses ns her husbl1nll. " 1 lvo mlnutoR after i\lrs. Smedley hnd loft the tholltor a gontlomlln nrrlvell nnd sent In his cnrd. There were two word In the corner which procured him Instnnt nllmla- Hlon. These two words were "Scotlallll Ynrd , " The gentlemnn oxplalned hlR IJIIRlneRR In a few worlls. He wnntcd some Informntlon IIbout a Mr. Wilson , I1n nctor In the eom- pnny. "Why , thero's just been a IndY hero on the snm errnnd , " saId the nstonlshed mnn- agl'r. , "What's 'VlIson been doIng ? " "A Indy I" exelnlmell the Scotlnnd Yard gontleman. "Whnt wns she IIko ? " The mnnnger told hIm. "So , " thought the detectlvo , "Mrs. Smod- loy's beard of It , too. Well , between us 1 fancy wo shllll find hIm : : but ho lUustn't know I'm going to help her , or It mlgbt UPROt tbo IIppleenrt , " Tom Yarborough ball done a very toollsh thing. lie'hnll gene bnck to the city nnll montlonell thnt ho bellovcd ho hnd seen Jnck Smedley acting nt a theater. 110 dill It Innocently. 110 hnd qulto forgotten - gotten thnt the rownnl at .1:1,000 for Smed- ley's nPl1rehenslou , which waS issued nt the , limo hla trnud9 were dlseovercll , bnll neVer been wlUldrawn , and that the warrant wns RtllI In the hnnds of the pollee. Some Dno who owed Smeilley a grullgo In the city-a tormer clerk of the firm ho had r bbcll-benrd the lIews nnll went strllhht nwny to Scotland Ynrd with It , nnd a detective - tective wont down at 011 co to the town where Ynrborough thought ho hnd lIeen the cUlprIt nt the thellter. And so It eamo nbout thnt IIftor a lallso of yoara , durIng whIch Jllck Smellloy' crhne anll hla mys- torlou9 filght had nhnost dropped out at remembrance , Tom Yorborough'H chnnco vIsIt to a IIttlo provlnclnl thentor sUddenly lIet the hounds of jU9t1eo 01lCO moro on biB trnck. Hose Smedley , convinced that the mnn wbo WIIS netlllg with provlnclnl conlllnny IIndor the nnmo of WlIsolI wns her mIssing hURband , wellt back to l..ondon wIth the photograph of thIJ wOlllnn who enlled her- lIelr 1I1rs. Wilson fn her 'pocket. The photogrnph WIIS the clew by whIch she hoped to trnce the mall. She thought all tile elrcumstnnces over , IInd mnde up her , mind thllt her husbnnll , alnrmell at bolng , recbglllzed by Yarborough , would not rlsk..a public oPllearaneo IIgaln yct awhile , but the womnn would probably get nnothor engagemcnt. They were evIdently poor and would hnvo to IIvo on her salary. Mrs. Smedloy's first vIsIt WIIS to n big thentrlcal ngency nenr the Strand-nn IIgoncy through which mnnngers nil ever the country ellgago tholr compnnles. She pretended that IIhe wns In senrcll or a young frleuel , nn lIetreRs , whoso where- . IIbouts she hnd lost 81ght of for some time. The agent mIght bo IIblo to give her some Informntloll. Hose showed hIm the photo- grllph , but he Illdn't recognlzo It. lie ex- plalnOlI that he hlld such nn enormous number of clients It WIIS qulto Imposslblo thnt he should remember them nil. Many of them ho did not even see , but obtnilled them engagements by corrosllondonce. However - ever , Ir she would lenvo tbo photogrnph with him he would mllko InquIries and ho might bo nblo to let her kllow somethIng. She might call agnln In a day or two It she liked. , 1\Irll. Smedley nllowe a week to paRS , allll thell IIho cnlled upon the agent ngnln. The clerk took In her nnmo nnll came ! Jnck with the IInswer thnt Mr. - wns very busy : : wou1l1 she kIndly excuse him not IIcclng her ? 110 had 110 Informntlon to glvo ber. ber.Hoso Hose was dIsappoInted , nlthongh she hlld hnrdly hoped for anythIng bettor. "Thllnk ) 'OU , " she lIald , "I'm sorry to hnve glvon Mr. - 1'0 much trouble. Will you kindly nsk him to lot me have the Ilhotogrnpb I left with him ? " The clerk went Into the prlvnto room and presently returned with a photognph whIch he handell to Hose. Hose was just goIng when the ngent came bnstlly out of hlR room. "I beg your pnrdon , " ho snlll , "but I'vo glvl'n you the wrong photograph , " "Oh. no , " repl10d Hose , "thIs Is the one I left , " 'l'he agent looked nt It. "Thnt's curious , " he salll , "for I'vo an- otber on my desk now. 1 dllln't look closely - ly nt what I was givIng my elorl ( , nnd I fanelod thnt 1 must have mndc a ml&tnke. " 'nit a moment , " HE' went Into hll ! room nnd returned with a letter. "I see bow It's hnppened , " he said. "Tho photograph I bave came this mornlnIn a" letter which my clerk openl'd and put with a number of others on my desk , " "A leltor Cram 1\Irs. 'Vllson ? " "No , It Is from a MIss Elmore , but thIs Is the photogrnph , because my clerk endorsed - dorsed It with the nnme nnd IIddress nHor tnldng It out of the envelope , " Ho sbowed Hose n photogrnph. It wns a fellow one to the pbotograpb sboheld In ber hnnDoth were photogrnphs at the snmo womnn. "I've ndvertlsed tor n Indy and gentle- mnn to go out willi a company to the Capo , " silld the ngent , "nnd tllla Is In reply to It. Miss Elmoro Is evldelltly your missing friend. She Is anxious to secure nn engagement - gagement for her/lelr and husband. She does . not enclose hIs photogr ph , but snys bo will call upon mo by nppolntment , It the vncnlley Is not alreaely fillell , " "Oh , " exclnlmed Hose , endeavorIng to nppenr cnlm , "how tortunnto : : will you kIndly gIve mo MIlls Elmore's alldress1" The asont hesitated. There was a lool ( InIrR. ! . Smedley's fa co thllt mnde him do so. IIo was a mnn of the world , nnd ho had known Instllnees before In whIch anI ! lady wnnted nnother Indy's prlvnto nddress for the purp so of n trlenelly greeting. "It's hnrdly the thing , " ho snlll , "for mo to do without 1\IIss mmoro's pormlsslon : : but ns the engarement Is stili open nnd 1 thInk she will Just suit the pnrt , juelslng by her nppearance IInd the press notices she onelose ! ' , I shnll " , .Ite to her to como anll Reo me , nnd then I'll glvo her your aeldress If you will len\'e It. Thnt will nnswor the lIame purpose , I presum07" "Oh , certlllnlr , " replied Halle. bIting her lips with dlsnppolntment. "I'll-I'll send a lolter here for her which you cnn gIve her or forwnrd to hor. " "Certnlnly. Good morning , " The ngent dlsnppeared Into hIs prIvate room ngnln , nnd Hose went out Into the trl'et tully dotermlned whnt she would do , She hadn't the slightest Intention of writing toIlss ! Elmoro or of leavIng her nddrl'Rs tor her. That woulll hnve put the young la ly on her guard nnd hnvo IIpollt thl ! IIUle ( llot which Hose was cnrefully thInkIng out for her rlvnl'R di/lcolllfiture. As ItWI15 , IIho was atralll thllt the ngent merely telling the nctress thnt a Indy had been asldng for her mIght IIrouse her sus- Illelons. She didn't think they woulel remember - member hQr nl1me nt the office. She had npt wrltton It down or loft a card. Even \ [ they dtd , the gIrl mIght not thlllk It of IIny I'l'rlous Import , It WnR qulto IIkoly thnt she dill not know what WIIRon's renl name Willi or thnt ho hnd a wlto In l..ondon , lie hael Ilrobably told her that ho dill not want his frlonds to recognlzo him for some famIly - Ily renson , nnd that hnd enused the girl's -lIgltntlon nfter the visIt of Tom Ynrborough , nil descrIbed by the Jnndlndy. Looklni : on the _ bruss plate outsille the Page I - - - . . " . ngent's oor , Hose snw thnt the buslnosR hours were from 11 to 4 , except on Sntur- daya , when they wore 11 to 2. She cnlcu- lated thllt the ugent would wrIte to Miss Elmoro thfll nternoon nnd mnko an appoIntment - poIntment tor the next dny or the dny nfler. On ono at thORO two dnys , between the hours of 11 nnd 4 , MIss Elmoro would enter that office and leave ngaln and return to the plnco where she wns livIng. She might COIIIO II10ne , she might come with " 1\Ir. ' 'VilHan. " Under nny clreumstnnees Hose woulll be there. 'rho IItreet WIIS II wIde and a busy one. She would eaally bo able to keep the agent'H front door In observntlon wIthout beIng noticed herself. With her veil dowlI IInd her pnrnsol up "Mr. 'VlIson" could 'hardly recognize her , and MIss Elmore didn't know her. The only dlfilcully wns about following her , but It would bo tlmo enough to got over that when the time cnme. The gIrl wns probnbly hnrd up nnd wouldn't tl1ke a hnn ! < om : : she would either wnlk or go by 'bus , nnll In olther cnse Hose egUld bo her traveling companIon without excIting sus- pIcion. _ _ rr Jack came the ense would bedurer - ent. She shoulll go up straight to hIm , confront hIm , nnd nsk for the pleasure of a tew momenta' conversation with hIm. All that C'o'cnlng nnd tnr Into the nIght Hose thought ever the Eceno thnt she might hn"o to tnke PlIl't In on the morrow. She re- hellrsed It to horsolr allll spoke her 8peechell aloud ns she lay tossIng from sille to sIde , wnlllng for the dnwn , She wns too foverlsh nnd excited to sleep. She was not going to be vIolent or mnke a lIeene. She had a few words of witherIng snrcnsm ready for 1\IIss Elmore , who would probably - ably stare to see n strnngo Indy nccost Mr. Wilson rather uncoromonlously nllll InsIst upon a prlvnte Interview , but with Jnck Rho wns goIng to bo cnlm , cold and dignified. Dut IIho wns going to let him understnnd that ho would hnve to nnswer for his wicked , henrtless conduct , nnd that Nemo- sls hnd overtaken hIm nt Inst. And , erushlng her recrennt h'ushnnd with words of dlgntfiedlcorn , Hose fell nsleep at last , nnd wok a so late that by the tlmo she had hall her brenlttnst IInd rellehed the sIde Rtreet off the Strand In which the IIgent's office wns IIltui ted , It was on the stroke of cloven. As she got out of the _ 'bus she noticed a gontlemnn who got down from outsldo the snmo conveynnce look nt her rather curIously , and she wondered where she had seen hIm beforo. She thought It must bo /lomo ono sbo hnll been Introduced to , and 1'0 she boweel slightly , but the gentlemnn took no notlco of her snlutntlon , but looked deliberately the other wny. Hose knew then thllt she must have mnlle a mIstake and she colored slightly nt tbo Idea' of bnvlng bowed to a strange mnn who hnd stared nt her. ThIs little clrcum- stance sot her thInkIng of the man ns sbe walked up the street , and she gave Quito a little jtnrt when a quarter of nn hour Inter , ns she wnR loitering near the office , she snw this same mnn como nlong on the opposlto sldo anel enter a public-house. She wntehed tor him to come out , but ho dhln't do so , anll so she decided ho must be the Inndlord , nnd then she fixed her attention - tention on the agont's doorwny , and forgot nil nbout the strnnger to whom she had bowed In mIstake. For two hours Hose watchell the agoney without any result. Plenty of ladles nnd gentlemen went up nnd came down the bIg stano stalrcn&e-actora and nctresses most of thorn , she could tell by theIr stYle-but nobody In the slightest wny resembling the photogrllph of 1\lIsl ! Elmore , nnd eortnlnly no ono In the slightest dl'greo IIIte Jack Smodley. Oneo she bad a fnlso alnrm. A lady and gontlemnn came nlong from the top ot the Rtreet : : the ml1n was just Jnck's heIght nnd build , but when ho came nenrer she saw that he was a man wIth grny bnlr , nnd Jllck'a wnR as black ns night. lIe was an I1ctor , she thought , because of hIs shnven taco , but when they got to the agent's door ho lort the lady , who went In nlone , wlillo be went over the road to the public-house. lIe wns In there nbout a qunrter of nn hour , nnd when bo eamo out Hose thought ho looked nt her rather hnrd. Dut she wns 11 preUy IIttio womnn stili , and had a slim , grnceful figure , nnll when Indies with slim , grnceful figures go nbout closely veiled there Is nothIng In gelltlemen lookIng at thorn , liS though they would IIko to I < eo whit Kart of a tnco thnt tnntnllzlng voll Is bIding. It must hnvo been renlly two o'clock , nnel Rose wns thinkIng thnt Rho sholfld have to find out some plnco wbere she could sit down , tor she waa getting terribly tired , when a tnll , thIn girl , plnlnly , nlmost shabbily - bily dressed , came up the street , lookIng up at the number as she wnl1ed nlollg. This nctlon It wns which first attracted Hose's nttentlon , nnd then In a moment , IlIstillctlvely , and before she wns nenr enough for Rose to recognize her fentures , the deserted wire know that she nnd her rival were about to meet. It wns MIss Elmore. There was no doubt of thnt. Hose soon forgot her cnutlon In her excitement , llnel stood stili nnel let the gIrl pass hel' so c10Mely that th lr dresses touched. Miss E1moro evidently suspected nothing. She snlel , "I bl'g your pnrdon , " as Rhe nccldontally touchell Hosl' , but only gnve her a passing glance. The hot blood rURhed to Mrs , Smedley's fnce , anll 11 hard. cruel look came Into her uyes. It wns tortunnte that her v l1 wns clown RIHI thnt. It wnR thlcle. OtherwIse she woulll ulllloubtellly hnvo altracted atten- tion. tion.The fnce of her rlvnl wns a beautiful one-so benutlful It mlldo Hose hnto her all the moro. nut It wns very pnle , nnd there wns a melnncholy look In the Inrgo lustrous eyes which told m'on Hose , blinded nl ! she wnR with jealousy nnd passion , that her rIval hllil suffered , anll wns sufferIng /ltllI , mentnlly ns well as physlenlly. The pnle face , the lIorrowful eyeR , the ahnbby dress , the tbln frame , nil tel 1 a tnlo to one who cnn rend a IIfo story In the crowded street. Such n ono woulll hnve lookell ntter the tllll , beautiful gIrl nnd have said , "Tbnt girl Is III nnd ullhappy , " Hose only thousht Two . . . - - - - , , , . , , . - - ' ] , . " ' - ' ' : . - . . . of her as the womnn who hnd usurped ber plnco by her husband's slllo and hnd been hIs compnnlon In the misfortunes she hnd not been nllowed to shnre. She wns Sled In her heart of henrts thnt her rIval looked III , moro glnll thnt she looked unhnppy , She never stopped to nsk herself whether thlu girl might not bo In utter Ignornnce of the true story of Mr. Wilson's "life , " utterly Innocent at the knowledge thnt she was InjurIng any ono but herself. Ho o _ wntehed her enter the doorwllY nnd go up the stano steps thut led to the agent's offieo. Then sbo went 11 IIttlo 'wny down the street IInd stooll just whcro n bulhllng , juttlnl : out , hid her from the BIght of ni1Y one coming out of the house whleh she wns watchIng. She Itept her eyes fixed Upon the doorwny 80 engerly , so stendfnstly , thnt the strnln mndo her eYl'lIds ache. She wns terrIfied leilt she should not deteet MIsEl - more the first 1I10ment she emerged , Rnd so let her mIx with the erowll and set nwny . ere ho hnd' time to follow her. IIor attelltlon JVns so fixed on thIs one pnrtlculllr poInt Ulnt she dill not notlco the gentlemnn to whom she hlld bowed In the mornIng' come -quIetly to the publle-houso d or , looK up and dow the street , catch sight of her nnd then go In lignin qUlcltly. The tlmo passl'd slowly 8 Hose stooll nnd wntched. When a qunrter ot nn hour hnd pnRsclI It seemell to her thnt 1\IIss El- more hnd been wltb the IIgont an hour. She hnll never tllken her eyes from the doorwny , nnd yet "bo found horselr fellr- Ing thnt the gIrl mIght have eome out Into the street aguln anll got awny unobserved. But just ns Hose hnd worked herself up Into n fovel' of supense a lady emerged from the doorwny and wnlked rnpldly IIwny In the direction of the Strnnll. It wn : , ! 1\IIss Elmore. An Instnnt nfterwards another lady , the lady who hlld parted with the groy-bnlred mlln nt the door , enme out too. Hose dnrted forwllrd nlmost with a run In her eagerness not to lese Right of 1\IIss Elmoro now , but quIckly checkIng horselr , she crossed the rand null wnlkell rnpldly till she wns au a level with the girl. the rond- wny dlvlellng them. 1\lIs11 Elmoro turned down Into the Strnnd nnd walked along until she cllmo to South- -nmpton Strl'et , then she crossed the road nnel mnde tor Wnterloo Drldgo. Hose followed thIs time keepIng on the ! 'nme I'ldo of the rend , but II IIttlo wny be- hlnll. It wns not an hour when the Drldgo was crowded and It was qulto easy to keep anyone In vIew. "The gIrl Is eIther going to walk homo or to tnke the trnln to Wnterloo , " thougbt Hose. "Whlchover It Is , 1 hnve her snfo now. 1 shall find out wherc she Is lodgIng nnd then 1 believe 1 shnll find my hus- band. " SUddenly a shriek r.ng : out just behind Hose. Everybolly Instnntly turned to see whnt was the mntter , Hose among them. A IIttlo boy hnd run neross the rand nnd fnllen jU/lt ns on omnIbus wns comIng rnp- Idly on to hIm. It wns a womnn who hnd aeen tbo occurrence who uttered the cry. The driver pulled up nnd the boy wns snved. Then everybody went on theIr WilY agnln. Dut In the second thnt Hose turned bcr head aha hnd Reen somethIng thnt nston- IBbed her. Close behInd her was the wo- mnn who had como out of the ngent's Im- medlntely nfter MIss Elmore. Anll on the opposlto IIldo at the rend wns the gentlomun she hnd bowell to In mistake. IIU1l who hnll gene Into the public-house opposlto the agent's office. Swlrt aR lightnIng a suspicion of truth nnshed 'neross 1\Irs. Smedley's braIn. Sbo wall bolng followed herself. She and 1\IIss Elmoro too. The womnn WIIS following MIss Elmore , the > IIInn was following her. lIe had evidently - dently followed her from her house thnt morning , taken the IInme 'bus ns herselt , nnd wntehed her whllo she wntched the IIgent'R office , . She saw It In a moment , and she knew by n finsh of InRplratiou whnt It meant. Some one else besIde herself hnd a suspicion - picion thnt .Jllck Smedley had returned to l..ondon , And they hnd been wntehlng ber , hIs wire , believing thnt she would know or It , nnd communlcato wIth hIm. . . The pnrt of his story whIch she hnd tor the tlmo forgotten enmo bnck to her at once. She wns trying to finll hIm to re- proneh hIm to' hIs offenses ngalnst her. Dut theRe people were tryIng to find him to malte him nnswcr for his offenses IIgnlnst the Illw. The warrnnt whIch h ll been Issuell for John Smedley's nrrest wns stili In force. She and the gIrl were beIng followell by pollco ngents , allll together John Smedloy's wire and hIs mIstress were guiding them to their prey. Inl < tllntly Rose telt a revulsIon of teeling , All the wlro In bor rose up ngnlnst the Idea of seeing the mnn she hall once loved Elnnd In the felon's dock. - She would hnve punished liIm herself , but she would protect blm from others. In n moment she had mndo up her mIni ! what to do. QuIckenIng her pnee , she cllught up with MIss Elmore. As she clime level with her , without lookIng nt her she Bald In an undertone , "Don't look at me. You are being followed - lowed , " - The gIrl gl1vo n IIttlo stnrt nnd turned her bead townrd the person who had nll- drOBsed her. . "Hush ! " whispered Hose : : "take no no- tlco of me. nut don't gO home , 1 tell you , ) 'OU nro follow" , " Hal'o coulel see thnt 1\IIss Elmoro's tnce wns uow moro deadly pnlo thnn ever nnd her IIPR trembled. "Whnt IIbnll 1 do 1" she snld. " ' Ilon't home , " "An'thlng-but go At thnt moment nn omnIbus passell them. The conductor helel up hIs hnnd. "Hoam for two InsIde , ladles , " ho shouted. "Yes. Get In , " snld Hose. 1\IIss Elmore , trembling nnd nlmost speechless wIth ngltatlon , oboyed. She wns too bewildered to tblnk for hcrsclt , CCOII'r'tlllrd 01ag 14) ) - - -