New Britain herald., 1927-04-19
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

WHAT HAS HAPPENED Diana Brooks. beautiful daughter of Roger Brooks. owner and pub fisher of the Catawba City Times and a chain of nine other newspa- pcrs. had been kidnapped and then released. Her father is engaged in q persistent fight against the corrupt administration of Catawba City and through the medium of the Times. redoubles his scathing attacks on politicians and the Underworld. Brooks himself is kidnapped but in five days released. On his return he finds that his newspaper stock is being manipulated and suspects John ". Walden. whom he under takes to fight.
 Brooks closest friend is young Donald koene, his literary editor and guardian of Teddy Farrell, re porter and Sob Sister Teddy is in love with Don. He. however, believes himself in love with Lola Mantell, Djanas cousin.
 Teddy suspects that Don and Diana love each other without eith- CT of them being aware Of it. Don takes Lola for ride into the hills. The car is wrecked. Lola es- capes with slight injury but Don is pinned under the car. Lola Sc cures aid at a log-cabin.
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 CHAPTER NNXVIII
 Wed better take him over 10 my cabin for tn time being" the wo- man suggested. Lola nodded in agreement.
 She sat on the flat bottom of the little wagon holding Don's head in her lap. Her eyes were moist as she noted the pain that contorted his face with each jolt of the ancient conveyance.
 Tn q little while. Don, dear. you'll be in bed. There, there," she soothed him. smoothing his fore head, crooning to him like q mother to her child.
 The woman performed what 10 Lola were miraculous feats of strength silently and as a matter of course. She actually carried Don bodily into the cabin although Lola was eager to help.
 "I'll drive over now and get tn doctor. the woman announced after Don had been put to bed.
 How long will it take 10 get him hore?" asked Lola anXiously.
 Nearest one is three miles away was the answer. Make your young man as comfortable as you can. There's tea and things in tn cup board. l. may he some time before we can get back-can't always tell. Come, Barton" She turned 10 the boy who climbed with her into the road trap and the next moment Toby was jogging back over the trail.
 "Feel any better?" Lola asked hir patient, note of gentle concern in her voice that was new to her.
 "Burns like ih' devil. Squashed pretty bad I guess. Don't think it's broken. though" He made an at tempt 10 lift his legs and fell back with a croan.
 Lie still dear" The girl was filing a pan with water from pail. From a drawer she produced a tow el
 'I'1l have 10 wash your face; it's just awful dirty" she told him lauehingly with a strained attempt 10 be gay.
 "Why. I never noticed before that you were a southpaw," said Don. ob- serving that Lola was using her left hand, and that very awkwardly. Then he saw the darkenins bruise on the other hand.
 You're hurt, too" he said with concern.
 "Oh. this? It's nothing" She was rubbing the moistened towel over the mud on his face,
 Tt looks like a nasty hruise to me"
 If ,ou don't stop talking yonll get this mud in your mouth,' she reproved him with mock severity,
 'I cant find a clock in tn place, remarked Lola after she had comb ed back Don's hair and straight ened out his pillow. Haven't you th' time?' "Nv watch has gone on tn blink. Stopped at seven o'clock. Must have gone flooey when tn crash camc,' said Don. shaking the eH- pensiye timepiece.
 "Th' suns around on the left side that's west. It cant be far from evening"" Lola spoke ludlclously' dancing through a tiny window. Both waited with noble gestures of liehtncss as the hours sped by. The trees about the cabin were throwing the gloom Of approaching night into the room. The woman was a long time in bringing doct or. Lola lit the coal-oil lamp on the ! table. Between long intervals of si- | lence she would speak. but she was always listening for sounds outside ! that would tell her the woman had | returned with assistance. Dou's pain was not relaxing to any