The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-23

The chauffeurs and passengers {
cars that drew up in lengthenin
queues ran to the scene of Wetherell
disaster.
At first they could not see We'll
erell, but they saw Daphne and he
peril, and they set frantically to wor
to drag her free. But she was S
caught that they could not release he
until they should remove the car. The
pulled and heaved, but it was jamme
into the culvert and the ditch so tigh
that they could not bulge it, thong
they took risk enough and suffere
blistered hands and charred clothes.
At last one chauffeur fastened ,
chain to the rear axle of Wetherell'
car and to the front axle of his. and
by alternate backing and swerving
dragged and hoisted Wetherell's ca
upward and rearward while other mel
snatched Daphne from beneath ant
away from the flames just as the.
were nibbling at her skirts.
At the same time they disclosed the
body of Wetherell and with huge diff
ficulty fetched it forth. Still Others
found Leila in a heap, q toy with
broken joints.
| The last thing Daphne had known
was the sensation of being shaken to
death, helpless mouse in terriers
mouth. The next she knew was that
she was seated on the edge of a ditch
and leaning against the shoulder of a
| kneeling woman in evening dress.
A number of shadowy men and
women wavered against the soaring
glare Of the gasoline.
They arrived at last at a hospital.
Daphne was lifted out and delivered
into the possession of two curt young
internes. She was stretched on a lit
ter, carried feet foremost into an ele-
vator, down a corridor to room and
rolled out on bed. Two nurses pro-
ceeded to undress her and battle her.
Then an older doctor came in and ex-
amined her injuries. She blazed with
shame, one complete blush; but to
him she was hardly more than car
brought to q garage. He nodded cheer
fully and said:
"Not a bone broken, young lady,
and no internal arrangements that 1
can discover. A few burns, that's all,
and big shock"
"Is Leila hurt much?" Daphne
mumbled.
"She is hurt a trifie worse than you.
But she'll come round all right"
81 don't believe youi" said Daphne,
and sighed, Poor Bayard"
"Who is Bayard"
"My brother-her husband"
"Ah, the young man who was The
other young man was not your hus-
band, them"
Daphne shook her head. "He is no
relation-a friend"
perhaps we'd better notify Bayard.
What's his last name? Has he tele-
phone?"
Daphne muttered his name and num-
Der. Then her head was lifted, cap
sule placed in her mouth, and a glass
of water held to her lips. When she
was restored to her pillow sedative
was within her to subdue the riot of
her thoughts.
bolC WudL DudnC WOdld
think of her now. She remembered
the money she had asked him to lend
her. 1t would be in the mornings
mail. But she would not be there to
open 1t. Mrs. Chivvis might not dare
to.
All her acquaintance began to march
past Daphne's brain In review.
Thoughts and half-thoughts and whim- |
sizes danced through her mind in car |
1ival of stupor and frenzy, while to |
he eyes of the nurses she lay still and |
slept.
In another room Leila was Shrek |
ng and fighting, whimpering and |
a torn gazelle under the
laws and fangs of tigerish pain. Abb
'uptly there came a lethal silence also
from her. They had succeeded in
lrugging her at last.
When Daphne had left Bayard in
vas depressed, but not how deeply.
'he supposed that his money loss was
My failure of expected profits, or
he mishap of an investment. She
i'd not dream that he was crippled
Bayard was so forlorn, so profound
y ashamed of his bad guesswork,
hat he could not bear to show his
ace at any of his clubs that night.
lie had boosted there too often of
aving bought heavily of the stock. He
ad persuaded too many Of his friends
D invest in it.
So he went where busy men go
hen other places are closed to them.
lie went home. When he reached his
partment he found that Leila had
iven the servants night out.
Leila had left no word of her own
Ians. After a forlorn delay Bayard ,
Allied for Daphne. She was gone, too,
18th no word Of her return.
At last the telephone rang. A mans !
oice spoke and explained that it ,
poke from the hospital.
SIS Mr.. Kip there? Is this Mr.. Kip?
[r. Bayard Kip? Your wife is here,
nd your sister, and your friend Weth- !
accident-out here !
q Long Island-pretty bad smash.
our wife's not very well--better