Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-11
:Duck!" he shouted harshly, "Loos

OUT 4tl4 inst. .
There was no time for action. AS
Gerard turned his head, the heavy
steel wrench struck him below the
ness was too slow; the driver fell for
ward across his steering-wheel be-
fore the mechanician could snatch it
from the inert grasp. With a lurch
the speeding Mercury caught in q
rut, swerved from the road and,
sleaping a yard-high embankment,
crashed throughaa ROY of trees to roll
over and over like q broken toy,
scattering splintered wreckage over
the farmhouse enclosure beyond.
The light breeze Of half an hour
strength, the pale-gray sky was
horrtied knot of reporters and motor
enthusiasts from the nearby West
bury corner swarmed into. the or
chard to join the, pale-faced farmer
already there, the sun emerged bril-
liantly from a bank Of clouds, CLINT
ing across the heap of twisted metal
and the still figure that lay beneath
1t, illumining the dishevelled, gasping
mechantcian who struggled dizxily to
rise from where he had been flung to
safety, fifty feet from the wreck.
It is difficult for any group of men.
however willing, to work without a
leader: Whine the inexperienced
'rescuers stood hesitating on the yerge
of action. Corrie Rose in his pink
racing costume sprang up the bank;
his blue eyes burning in his white
face, his lips stained with blood
where his teeth had bitten through.
Get those logs, over there" he
commanded savagely. 1.-THE cars got
to be lacked up. Hurry up7-do you
want him to, dig under there?
Jump!"
His fiery energy ran through the
men with a yivifying shock. Torpor
transformed to animation, the grim
brief orders they scattered in search
OF the logs, a telephone, and such aid
as the place afforded. The farmers
wife assumed charge Of the semi.
conscious Rupert, for. whom no one
else had time.
Into the prim, staid country parlor
they carried Gerard, fifteen minutes
later, and laid him on a horse-hair
couch under a square-framed litho-
graph OF The Trial Of John Knox: A
plush photograph album was tostled
on It's marble table by the drivers
shattered mask and a glove upon
whose whist still elung and ticked his
miniature, watch, the lowered CARPET
was trampled under the needless feet
streaked with dull red here ana
there.
"They stopped here yesterday for
some water" sobbed the mistress Of
n house Historically. "Oh dear.
dear! Pitching apples across the
yard At the little dark one, he was,
and both Of them making fun.'
ae The va ff1fn~ - 80
cycle sounded from without: the. first
OF the emergency surgeons to arrive
ran up the steps and into the room.
stripping OFF his coat while apprais-
ing with keen eyes the unconscious
patient. $3.50
Get out. everyone" he directed
Soncls nS. Here, I want q helper
corris, on his knee. beside the
self erect. Gerard's face was no
nor drawn and colorless than his.
but ne answered to the call. as haif
An hour before he haa answered the
demand Of the situation tor a guide.
help he consented. his voice
Fhoar.e. II deserve IT,"
Before the surgeons impertous
GESTURE, the rest Of the me- were re-
treating to leave the con wien
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AZ .lirust back Stagger.4als, Ri, nsss
sas:.apa biaziag ~ MS So a1,s
"a. -tWlsted tsaseu4 barss
aerosH the stlsreaf. old.
"Aiise?'s he iur ed the fierce cues
Ton. "Alive I. X i. hat3a
Yes. snapped The SURGEON. "Cut
sleeve. Ross-geu lily! Clear out.
you; the aInbu 5ance men viii take
care 81 9 y whep they get here.
|. Rupert's ahasgard black eyes am
iDraSsd the scsne. and sncountsrsd
.Yon- NJ snarisA. CHOKING,
and Wnirled to.fsce the witnesses, ex-
ward the workers besids the couch.
Here I aln't suppoStng< bat that
5s1sostSof ycnSdare chasing sheadiines for
paper r~assS-print down that Allan
Gerasd q killed sby that man. I'm
sayfns y; Gerard est him on fron,
|9stitng spsst. and he pitched 1 wrench
that knockeA him out d aovn "a