New Britain herald., 1925-05-20
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wreck the car? We're almost in the ditch this mlnute!"
 She stoered the car to the middle of tho road, The sun had gone be- hind a cloud bank, and few slivers of rain glcamcd on the windshield.
 April shower" Wayburn re- marked carelossIy. He had sunk Into the corner Of his seat, He was looking at her very hard and in- tensely, His jaw hardened,
 Before Gloria knew what was happening, he had her in his arms again. He bent her head back and kissed the white lids of her eyes.
 "Russet." she heard him say be- tween clenched teeth, "Russet, want you! I'd give anything in the world this minute.
 Gloria forgot all about the car. All she wanted was 10 get Stan's face away from her. She was fright fully afraid of him suddenly. She raised both her hands from the steering wheel and caught him neatly under his right jaw bone.
 There came a crash. The sound ot splintering glass; A binding glare as of a thousand lightnings' | Then darkness,
 There was a roar like Niagara in Glorias ears. And above 1t she heard someone screaming like a wild animal caught in trap. It was tho sound Of her own voice.
 The batter Of gentle rain in her face awakened her
 She was lying in the wet road. Above her lowered the little blue car that Dick had given her for her birthday. It's wheels were in the air
 Near her on the rain-streaked clay lay stan's little flask and his silver cigaret case.
 Gloria put out her hand 10 pick them up. But sharp pain in her shoulder stopped her. She groaned and shut her eyes with the agony of 1t,
 .. Then she looked all around her Where was Stan?
 Could he be pinned under the wrecked car? ,. Glorias breath almost stopped at the terrible thought.
 stan" she called, stan, where are you? Answer me-"
 There was no reply . not ever an echo.
 With almost super-human effor' she dragged herself up on one el bow. She looked down the wet road Far in the distance was q mans figure Gloria knew it was Stan. T suppose he's going for help, she groaned aloud. And he'd bet ter hurry! For I'm going to die i someone doesn't stop this pail pretty soon."
 She clenchcd her teeth. Her whol' body was a mass of rcd-hot pain that grew worse every minute. , Then the world seemed 10 spil , away from her. She had faintet again.
 , The next time Gloria opened he eyes she thought the sun was shin F ing. She seemed to be lookin straight into if.
 { But after a while she saw that wasn't tho sun, after all, but a lam Q burning on a table near her. It va an oil lamp with yellow gIas |, shade
 < Beside it sat little old lady wit round, red cheeks, wrinkled lik D winter apples. She was knitting.
 "Whcre am r." Gloria though' e Then, suddenly, she remembered. She made a great effort to speak And at last she did. "Wheres Stan?" she asked.
 "Your husband? That's wha ; we'd like to know" the little ol lady said. She pushed her spec tacles up on her forehead an , peered at Gloria.
 J1' tulllt JitIH anu 6ptI IIlt all . the mister that his wife was lyin dead under the wreck of his auto a mobile up the road, jest as we wa settin' down 10 supper" she saiC And while the mister was gettin , his coat on 10 go back there wit D, him . didn't he disappear jc' as slick as you pleaSe.'
 Gloria groaned. That vas ju' . like Stan,
 ', "The mister has tolephoned town for an ambulance. IL ought
 be hero for you any minute now,
 the old lady went on. |. As she spoke there came Il ; sound of an automobile outside tf
 house. Heavy footsteps came acro'
 the porch Of the little farmhou.
 that sheltered Gloria. , The door Of the room opened ar
 an old farmer, followed by two me
 camc in. The two men carried . strctchcr.
 Gloria screamed with pain wh, they picked her up and laid her
 II.
 She whimpered like d hurt an -, nal all the way to town as the an 1 bulance logged back over the roI ,, the same road that she al
 Stan had travcled that afternoon. When Gloria opened her ey
 again she was lying In the brigi n' white receiving room of a hosptti :" Two nurses were with her. O y was gently taking of Gloria's mu ', stained clothes. The other sto i" beside her with q pad and pencil. ,1 What's your name?" she aske d" Gloria hesitated.
 Gloria Gregory" she said at la NJ Nearest relativc?" asked [ II nurse
 It. Gloria gave her mothers nal
 and address.
 Then she began 10 cry. lH T want my mother." she sobb' '. q