Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-20
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CHAPTER L
The Accident
By HAZEL OEYO SATCHEZOR
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T Fan felt that Mark despised her
and she dreaded seeing hin
i again. She had determined to
tell him as soon as possibl
about the work in New York so tina
she might return without any de
lay, bu+ the next morning when sh
went out into the living room TO
breakfast, Mark was nowhere to b
seen. She had breakfast alone an
Mana, who looked at her as though
she had expected something wild an
unusual in the matter of clothes aft
night, looked rather disappointed
when Jean appeared in her old rid
ing things.
After breakfast she went out into
the corral. Frank came up to he
and she asked eagerly about Ginger
"Mr. Brand rode her this morning.
Frank informed Jean in answer to
her question.
"oh, does he usually ride Ginger?"
Sometimes" Frank returned. ,
Where has he gomez"
''He rode out to the quarries."
I'm sorry he took, Ginger, it's just
the day for ride"
Let me give you another mount,
Mrs. Brand. FREELY is Mr.. Brand
favorite, not so peppery as Ginger
but good horse"
Jean assented and in few min
utes was mounted on Firefly's broad
back. She rode out of the corral
with her head held high. The wind
her hair, the sun was bright in her
eyes, her spirits rose with the morn
ing air and she set Firefly's nose
toward the quarry.
When she reached there, a desolate
dreary place even under the bright
20 l.
nowhere to be seen, and after short
gallop, she turned back to the ranch
AS soon as she had entered the cor
raj she saw something unusual had
happened. A little cluster of men
had gathered about the sheds and
apparently lay on the ground. sInso-
lent, in her youth and health Jean
rode up to the group and swung her
self to the ground. 1t was then that
she saw Mark lying on the ground
He looked very white and his eyes
side him, bandaging one of his
hands, and as Jean stood and started
Marks eyes slowly opened and looked
up at her.
He forced smile. =.
Had a little accident" he said
lightly, "but nothing serious" Jear
was standing looking at him, hel
face had gone quite white. At Marks
words, one of the men had mutterec
something that Jean could not hell
overhearing.
eff that's a little accident, Tn
hand mashed to a pulp between two
big rocks. Wouldn't even let US lool
at it, just put his hand behind his
back and rode right in with the BLOOD
| just pouring out of it all the way
JeaI.'s heart leaped exultantly. Aft
er all he was her husband; he belong
ed to her. At that moment she for
got entirely that he did not want her
little things did not matter; every
thing seemed remote excepting the
fact that Mark had been hurt, anc
that she was there to take care o:
him. ...~.. -.
She, took a step forward, and as
he looked up at her, something leap
ed suddenly into his eyes and Their
| went out like lamp that is sudden
ly extinguished. With little CRY
Jean was kneeling at his side, draw.
Mark was oblivious to everything
about. him. The agony Of his hur
| had been too great-he had tainted
cHAPTER Ii
Jean Takes Charge
~ RANK and two of tie other men
~ lifted Mark and carried him
L into the house while Jean
followed helplessly behind
She had never in her life felt such
terror as she had when she had seer
Marks strong figure collapse into
Inconsistencies, but it had helped
| to illumine her own attitude TOWARD
him with a clarity that was unmis'
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Suddenly with an effort she shook
off her feeling of helplessness ano
| assumed charge of things. Inside
the ranch she ordered the men tc
| carry Mark into her own room.
cit has more conveniences,' she
explained abruptly, and obediently
| they carried him in and put him
down on jeans own bed:
Frank loosened and pulled off the
| long heavy boots which had already
left thick, dirty marks on jeans
bedspread, and Jean rushed for her
own smelling salts which she held
with a shaking hand to Marks nose
1t was a strange scene, the four
men standing in the background
| watching Jean with staring eyes az
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