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`` True , but I have later information which does n't entirely upset the theory but changes the actors in the drama . I do n't say that further investigations may not alter this present plot in some of its details , but the main facts are too lucid and undeniable to get far away from . I 'm now going to interview the house physician and get Mrs. Orme 's address . '' When she had gone , Mary Louise went to Gran ` pa Jim with the tale of Josie 's latest discoveries and Colonel Hathaway was so impressed by the theory that he decided to telegraph Peter Conant to catch the noon train and come straight to Chicago . `` The complications suggested by Josie will require a lawyer 's advice , '' he said , `` and Mr. Conant knows law and can advise us how to handle the case when we have discovered where Alora is confined . '' Meanwhile Josie went to the doctor 's office and after waiting some time , was finally admitted to his private room . `` I came to ask for the address of a trained nurse -- a Mrs. Orme -- whom you recommended to Mrs. Tolliver , '' she began , her innocent eyes regarding the physician gravely .