Evening star., 1923-12-30
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By 1nez Haynes Irwin

Patty thought herself tired, but
the vamping machine began to stir
vigorously. She took out the little
mirror from her bag. Yes, she hooked
as crisp as when she started. She
touched q powder pad 10 her Aose.
Her lips were 3ust starting the 1rst
syllable OF . beSuilink Doctor Rae
burn" when
A Jerk that threw her forward until
her head MI the seat in front-a jerk
that threw her backward against her
own Beat--a crash--the huge smash
OF metal on rocks hideous grinds
Ing or wood-A jAr-the kissing OF
steam
Complete stiffness OF an instant.
Then screams OF terfor--cries for
help turned swiftly to yelis OF agony.
Arthur Raeburn had ieAped alertiy
halfway down the car, was becom-
| ing for the hrst time aware or her.
You're perfectly safe, Miss Dade, =
he informed her instantly. Walt"
He seemed suddenly long way Of.
Bat IAurian's adjective came into
| that dare. Yes, his eyes were com
nandihg. The sinister quiet OF the
world did not last. Out OF II emerged
groanA quiet, smothered; low walls
Patty haddied In her seat and
clasnped her hands over her eyes.
Raebarn passed her; jumped out OF
the car.
He returned in a moment; seized
her arm: Gomez he commanded
again. t'The trains Jumped the track
at the bridge. You're all right!
Everything Is ali right" Patty feIt
this to be professional optimism and
resented II; yet she chung to IL. She
clung to him, too, AS gently he drew
her by the back entrance out OF the
car and onto the road.
The engine had not. only Jumped
the track but 1t had jumped the
bridge. II lay sprawled below across
the toy canon or the Micanae on it's
side--half resting on the bank, bat
tered and smashed--lay the first car.
Their own car, partially of the
track, had been pushed back onto the
bridge by the violent uncoupling
which freed 1t from its fellow.
On the bank below. face down.
biue-shirted arms and overalled legs
in strange crumple-lay one human
thing, without movement. Not far
on, another human thing was stirring
in feeble uncoreiated way. AS
! through a dizzying humbness Patty
stared, a door of that PROSTATE car
In the end which lay over the bank
opened feebly. A uniformed man ap-
peared in the aperture and with a
nj q n q al ArIr aA ell
wide-pushed before him a
"Oh, don't leave me-" Patty
breathed as Arthur Raeburn darted
from her side back to the car.
Come" he called peremptorily.
"Come at once! need your!
He sped her back to their ear-to
his seat. Take that bag and that
suit case-and. here, this box. Yes,
yen can carry it-and this" And as
she whimpered, yes you can, / tell
you. This ones the last" He loaded
himself up. by Heaven, this is luck
brought all this stun down BY
hand. Now follow me! Stop that
cryingr'
She managed to inhibit her sobs.
She followed him blindly. He man
aged under his burden TO give her
three fingers OF assistance of the
steps. Then he made toward the
steep embankment.
Il cant!' she sobbed. IL ean't!"
Shut UP, you little foolr' he called
crisply. ''Of course you can, wait
until I get down." He started his
own bundles over the sandy incline.
They slid with q clattet OF stones to
the bottom. He took hers. one at i
time, dropped them down.
out of the chorus OF groans that
came from below q masculine
voice disengaged itself; called with q
rauceus hoarseness, "For mercy's
sake, kill me somebody. can't
stand this. can't anybody get q
dectors"
/ Instantly Raeburn answered the
voice. The doctors here, my lad.
You're all right Keep q stiff upper
lip! ri be with you in an instant"
He turned to Patty. ~come herer
he ordered.
But involuntarily Patty had given
a glance in the direction OF the
voice. Six strange folded things
brought out OF the car Apparently by
the conductor--lay side hS side--and
the conductor himself, In = bloodied
collapse. beside them, was trying
feebly to move an arm. IT made an
unnatural angle from the elbow. Al,