San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-13
Nora Breaks Engagement
to Richard After
Terrible Wreck.
CHAPTER v

CHAPTER v
A form pitched against
hers; a roar and smashing
then quiet; then utter dark.
Fingers touching her face
sounds muffled and dream
like focusing suddenly in
faint, pitiful cries cheeping
like wounded birds in the
dark.
Nora Lee stirred to a sick
ening remembrance of the black object
jumping under the blazing headlights.
She stirred to Richards arm lifting
her from the floor of the car and 4
huddlcd form kneeling on the front
seat; kneeling there and tugging at
the almost lifeless thing who ma1e
those wounded, cheeping sounds so
narrowing to the ears.
Even in the cloudy tumble, Nora Lea
caught the i'm sciious anguish Of Con-
MES simple: Its Mickey. He's
i;mmed against the wheel. Richard
hclt :, Her hand reached back to them,
il. along their shoulders: You're al
right" She gave low sob. "All, but
him."
They tried to lift Mickey, to tear
the wheel loose. Richard thrust bis
lads unl.c the bars ard pulled. H.
wol dn't Civ. He brought his hands
ta,k wet to the wrists and red With
blood.
TWO VICTIMS.
Then Connie leaned against the
sln,ped, bowel shoul !S-s a',G noaned .
God. / did it to hiin. It's all my
f.ult."
They climotd out. The car, vibrat'
ing and slantiis with It's uont wheels
cayed in was wcdged oyiinst the rocky
wall of a ditch. Tw" feet from the
twisted feniers was the back object
thpJ had struck-ap oil man VINO
rol ed in the dust and LEU his hancs
sioaning against his side.
Al 4 oc.ocl; that chilly October
mr rning they freed Mickey from the
wrecked machine. Th : covered the
crsshed less win snc-t and let the
fine blond head rest in Comics lap.
Comic whispered in :hoj; Lutte cars
Mickey, / did it to .cu.' Once
Mckey's hand reached out, as though
It would have clasped hscs--as though
he wished to speak. Comic tsid again !;
oh, yes-I did it" In the faint
L.ypt of the rmbulan"e. the flicker g.
smile crossed Mickcy's lips. His lips
f.Jn,ed Slowly: "No--Gea:cst-"
Beside him on a sr:etcli.r they laid
tbe old man lie had st:n-k.
RAY OF HOPE.
bt the hospital the surgeon said ::
"IIe has Glance to live. Tut the OLD
man may die
They waited in white bare room.
The cold mcrhing lieht STEAMED Ia
yrayly. It made rcd al, d chastity the
cruel gashes along Comics neck where
the lying glass had stru .. cts moth
ing, she said grimly a.d refused a
moments attention.
Through the long, ':c:iGrins hours
Of waitiL;, she sat with her hand
clcnched, Ter face whir-r than flour.
She wcnt rp to Nora Lee and said
in a sill, Challenging voIc+: Il drove
him to it. Nothing car Change that!
God. Mickey going around in wheel
cAair-a ft"mp."
She came up and said things like
this again and again. She splrned
their comfort. 1t was n relief when
she went out Of the room.
Then Richard came to Nora Lee.
He kept his head down, toying with
her fingers. IL am the one to blame.
And you are thinking this?"
mo. / am not putting blame on
you or Connie"
He added bitterly: But if were
driving, it might not have happened
and at least it would have been !
and not Mick. DO you know that
he will be held for manslaughter if
the old man dies:'
Not when he was injured so ter