The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-06-20

queues ran to the scene of Wetherelr.
disaster.
AT first they could not see Weth
erell, but they saw Daphne and hel
peril, and they set frantically to WORK
to drag her free. But she was SC
caught that they could not release heI
until they should remove the car. They
pulled and heayed, but 1t was jammed
into the culvert and the ditch so tight
that they could not bulge it, though
they took risk enough and suffered
bliStered hands and charred clothes.
At last one chauffeur fastened a
chain to the rear axle of Wetherelps
car and to the front axle of his, and.
by alternate backing and swerving,
dragged and hoisted Wetherell's car
Upward and rearward while other men
snatched Daphne from beneath and
away from the flames just as they
were nibbllng at her skirts.
AT the same time they disclosed the
body of Wetherell and with huge diff
hculty fetched it forth. Still others
found Leila in heap, a toy with
broken joints.
The last thing Daphne had known
was the sensation of being shaken to
death, a helpless mouse in a 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-
amlned her injuries. She blazed with
shame, one complete blush; but to
him she was hardly more than a car
brought to a garage. He nodded cheer
fully and said:
Not a bone broken, young lady,
and no internal arrangements that
can discover. A few burns, that's all,
and big shock"
as Leila hurt much?" Daphne
mumbled.
"She is hurt a trifle worse than you.
But she'll come round all right"
II don't believe you'll" said Daphne,
and sighed, Poor Bayardw
"Who is BayardT
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-
phoner
Daphne muttered MS name and num-
Der. Then her head was lifted, a cap
sule placed In her mouth, and a glass
of water held to her lips. When she
was restored to her pillow a sedative
was within her to subdue the riot of
her thoughts.
She wondered what Duane would
think of her now. She remembered
the money she had asked him to lend
her. 1t would be In the mornings
mall. But she would not be there to
open 1t. Mrs. Chivyis 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 {
The eyes of the nurses she lay still and !
dept.
In another room Leila was Shrek |
ng and fighting whlmpering and {
torn gazelle under the {
laws and fangs of tigerlsh pain. Alb
'uptly there came lethal silence also $
from her. They had succeeded in .
her at last. In
-
When Daphne had left Bayard in b
he afternoon she had found that he
vas depressed, but not how deeply. \
She supposed that his money loss was r
My a failure of expected profits, or |,
he mishap of an investment. She =
i'd not dream that he was crippled 7
.
Bayard was so forlorn, so profound y
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 1t. =
So he went where busy men go i
hen other places are closed TO them. A
lie went home. When he reached his !,
partment he found that Leila had !,
Iven the servants a night out. ;,
Leila had left no word of her own
lans. After a forlorn delay Bayard -,
llled for Daphne. She was gone, too,
18th no word of her return.
At last the telephone rang. A mans !,
Mira cn0l-n a.. /