New Britain herald., 1927-04-18

Il think / can manage to get to-
morrow Off" said Don. nedtatively
Let's drive out TO MI. Avery--won-
derful scenery. It'll be cool, too, up
in the hills. What d. you say?"
I'D love it replied Lola, running
q hand over her hair. The sun.
slinting over its dark surface, made
its blue-black lights simmer.
The next day dawned full of
promise. The sun was still low on
the eastern horizon when Don and
Lola We're speeding over the first
fifteen miles Of their journey. Mt.
Avery lay thirty miles away.
They We're ascending a steep hill.
Iola'S avid glance drank in the
scene, the inyigorating air whipping
her face and filling her With keen
delight.
Look down there, Dom" she
shouted above the roar OF the en-
CINE. Isn't that gorgeous?" She
was pointing to the panorama of
trees and fields over which light
maze Was IISllS.
Don followed her pointing finger
with his eyes, forgetting for an In
slant his duty to the car. They We're
rounding a curve and his monetary
iuattention kept him from seeing in
time the huge bowlder that must
have been dislodged from the in
cline on the other side. The bowlder
lay directly in the center Of the
road. Don turned the wheel franti-
cally. But 1t was too late. A sud
den jar. crash and the car hurtled
down the side OF the bluff.
Several moments later Lola l,ulled
herself from under the eat. The
car had turned turtle. Dazed. she
staggered 10 her feet and looked
about for Don. He was lying flat
weight holding him down. helpless.
She dropped 10 her knees close to
his head. At first she thought him
dead, he lay so still His face was
plastered with mud and CRIME.
Don. On. Dom" Lola's voice
rose in a half shrek. Then calling
every ounce Of strength to her arms
she made an effort TO pull him from
his mprisonment She tried In vain
to lift the weight Of steel. but her
puny strength was pitifully made
quate. Don was wedgeI tight On-
der the wreck, his body caught just
above the knees.
He groaned once and Lola bent
close in an attempt 10 look into
his eyes. She saw that he was alive.
~ at the frightened face of the grill
over him.
"Damn-legs-hurt." he moaned
fcebly.
Il know, I know, But cant
lift off that awful weight. III have
TO get help. I'll so right away
Before leaving him. however. Lola
removed the light coat she was
wearing, and, folding it, placed It
under Don's head for pillow. He
smiled again, a very weak, very
pitiful smile.
You're sweet" he gasped, ITO
bother" 1t was thus she left him.
In the first shock of the accident
Lola had overlooked the fact that
she herself was injured. Now, as she
set out on her mission she was
conscious OF a sharp pain in on. of
her wrists. A purplish swelling was
beginning to make its appearance
and the slightest movement of the
bruised arm was agony to her.
Not without some doubt as to the
wisdom Of her act Lola made her
way toward a clump Of trees
through which she sighted beaten
path. 1t was still early in the day.
No sign of life was visible anywhere.
The valley lay wrapped in the tran
Gull quiet of the summer morning.
It's calm was ironic. it seemed to
the girl. considering the suffering of
the man lying hclplessly pinned IN
der the wreck Of the heavy car
back there.
To Lola it seemed that hours must
have passed while she wandered
through the grove hunting way
out. The first sign Of human habi-
tation greeted her anxious sight in
the form Of a lazy smoke curling
up from the chimney OF a log cabin
almost hidden by thick trees.
a woman. tall and gaunt, one o.
those ageless mothers Of the soil.
responded to the girls knock.
Briefly Lola outlined to her what
had happened.
Get Toby and hitch him to tn
wagon" the woman called to some
one in the rear of the cabin. A
boy of about ten appeared. stared
at Lola for an instant and then
darted toward a small out building
behind the cabin.
The woman hersef took charge Of
the work of hitching up the sturdy
little mule the boy had led out to
u light wagon. A few minutes later
they We're on their way to Don's
r. scue. They found him painfully
alive. Almost incessant groans and
the drawn lines OF his face told OF
his acute suffering.
Lola experienced a thrill OF adj
miration when the woman with one
powerful lift tilted the car back
sufficiently to loosen the weight
from Don's legs. Lola pulled him
out and then the woman and sh"
managed to get him UP the sloping
bank 10 the road. whore the mule
cart had been left.
fTo BE Continued
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