Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

The chauffeurs and passengers of
cars that drew up in lengthening
queues ran to the scene Of Wetherell'S
disaster.
At first they could not see Weth-
erell, but they saw Daphne and her
peril, and they set frantically to work
to drag her free. But she was so
caught that they could not release her
| until they should remove the car. They
pulled and heaved, but it 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 q
chain to the rear axle of Wetherelrs
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 nibbling at her skirts.
At the same time they disclosed the
body of Wetherell and with huge diff
f1culty fetched it forth. Still others
found Leila in a heap, a toy with
broken joints.
| The last thing Daphne had known
was the sensation of being shaken to
death, helpless mouse in a terriers
mouth. The next she knew was that
she was seated on the edge of ditch
and leaning against the shoulder Of a
kneeling woman in evening dress.
A number of shadowy men and
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 q lit
ter, carried feet foremost into an ele-
vator, down a corridor to a room, and
rolled out on bed. Two nurses pro-
ceeded to undress her and bathe 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 a car
brought to a garage. He nodded cheer
fully and said:
mot bone broken, young lady,
and no internal arrangements that !
can discover. A few burns, that's all,
and big shock
''1s Leila hurt much?" Daphne
mumbled.
'She is hurt trifle worse than you
But she'll come round all right"
II don't believe your 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, then?"
Daphne shook her head. "He is nc
relation friend"
Perhaps we'd better notify Bayard
What's his last name? Has he q tele
phone?",
Daphne muttered his name and mum
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 lenG
her. 1t would be in the mornings
mail. But she would not be there tc
open it. Mrs. Chivvis might not dare
to.
5 All her acquaintance Began to march
past Daphne's brain in review
Thoughts and half-thoughts and whim
sizes danced through her mind in q car
nival of stupor and frenzy, while tt
the eyes of the nurses she Law still anC
slept.
In another room Leila was shrek
ing and fighting, whimpering an6
moaning, a torn gazelle under the
claws and fangs Of tigerish pain. Alb
ruptly there came a lethal silence also
from her. They had succeeded il
drugging her at last.
When Daphne had left Bayard il
the afternoon she had found that ht
was depressed, but not how deeply
She supposed that his money loss wa:
only a failure Of expected profits, OF
the mishap of an investment. Sh,
did not dream that he was crippled
financially.
Bayard was SO forlorn, so profound
ly ashamed Of his bad guesswork
that he could not bear to show hi.
face at any of his clubs that night
He had boasted there too often O.
having bought heavily of the stock. 81;
had persuaded too many of his friend
to invest in it.
So he went where busy men q,
when other places are closed to them
He went home. When he reached hi
apartment he found that Leila ha,
given the servants a night out.
Leila had left no word of her owl
;, plans. After a forlorn delay Bayar,
called for Daphne. She was gone, toe
with no word Of her return.