Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-07
BY NORRIS.

They're over the -bank-they'rc over
the bank" . ~.
Who" Peter shouted, his heart
turning to ashes.
"Oh, the car-the automobile!" the
woman mouthed. "Oh, my Cod saw
them-oh. God, take them; don't let
them suffer that way"
They were all running now, running
with desperate speed down the long
road, o the curves, on mi on to-
ward the frantic noise of the dogs
barking, and toward another noise,
the sound of a human voice twisted
n wild with agony.
me strange women was crying out
wildly; Cherry was sobbing a praye.
Peter. without knowing hat he spoke
at all. was repeating over and over
again the words:~"N Alix-my4God!
lit cannot be-she has never had an
F., accident before-not Alix!"
A last curve. and they knew. Over
one of the sharpest and ugliest of the
descending precipices, crashing down
through the saplings and u~nderbrush
and striking the trunks of a score of
trees on its way. the heavy car had
fallen like a boulder. And Peter saw
that it was Alix's car, and with a
great cry he sprang over the bank
and. slipping and stumbling, followed
its mao course down almost to the dry
creek in the canyon, and fell on his
knees beside the huddled figure that,
erect and strong, in its striped blue
g!ngham. had been Alix only a few
short minutes ago.
she a been flung clear Of the a r
and although. every bone in her BODY
was broken, by some miracle the face.
except for a deep cut where the brown
hair met the tanned forehead, was
untouched. And as he caught her in
mis- arms and bent over her with the
bitterness OF death stopping his own
neart. a soft, thick braid loosened and
tel like the touch Of her hand upon
his own, and it seemed to him that in
the tranquil face and in the very look
OF the closed and fast-shadowing eye
d he caught a glimpse of Alix's old
smile.
Peter forgot everything else in the
world. He held her close to him and
put his face against her face, and per-
haps she had never so truly been his
own as IN this moment Of their part
ING. when the quiet autumn woodland.
snot with long shafts from the sinking
sun. rang with his bitter cry:
mo, Alix-not dead! NV wife
wife!" .
There were other men and women
gathering fast now. and che whole lit
tie valley was beginning to ring with
the tragedy. After a while some SYM
patheti man touched Peter on the
arm to say that Mrs. Lloyd had
tainted. and that IL he would please
tell them what to do about the other
mamie was not yet dead
Peter reused himself. and with help
from hal a dozen hands on all sides
no r0rP10d Al{~ -
!aio ner upon q motor rob that some
kindly spectator had spread in the
deep dust.
Presently he was conscious that a
small. slight woman with disorderly
fair hair and with her face streaked
with U and tears was standing be-
side him. and looking down 1t her.
he saw that it was Cherry.
Yes, Cherry" he said, moistentns
Peter.s she said. they "a Mar
crew deathly pale and faintness swent
over her. but she mastered it. "He
was caught by that tree" she said.
And he r. hving. Will you tell them
tell n OF these men-that IL he
VIII help me, We IAN drive him homo,
II you'll tell him that, then I'll get q
Doctor :
Yes. / VIM. Peter raid. not SIR
.ring. Eis eyes had the look Of a sleep
aaiker; he nodded slowly and sravely
Ct her: like a very old man. You"
2 2 BY and who was pressing
gmpathetcally close. viii you-YS
II you'll sit In the back. seat. dGar.
~ just rest hts poor head" 4 woman
said TO Cherry. Peter saw that thev
we're lifting Martins big, ~senseiess