The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-02

hALLION caught hls breath
HThe crucial words of the tele-
n phone message were-"Hos-
pltal. Bar HaTbor. Come NJ
once. your wife
A quiet even voice. Yes. Your
wife has been brought In. a motor
accident. insensible al present
conclusion OF the brain. We teie-
phoncd at once. Her name was on
her bag and knew that you were
az Northeast uarbor because l saw
you there. regret TO say that Ar
Cardonald Is to- very critical
state
cloud of white dust followed
Palilou down the road Hospital
come az ouce-your wife
On the incessaut reiteratlon of
these six ghastly words Curdonald
found no place Cnrdcuald
critical state? why drag that IMP
What earthly connection was there
between Judy and this manf For
The whole OF that month be had
been. q was true. al the bathing
pool every day. but IL was noticed
that he had behaved himself very
well FOR once. lie had made no
dead set at any particular girl but
had spread his undoubied charm
and pleasantly out thin.
To the dinners at hls cottage
every one bad gone. and although
he had danced many times with
Judy many OF the other girls had
been his partners too. I, was true
thar Judy had selected him as the
butt for her chaff and made use OF
him as the carrier OF her things
Wherever she went there was al.
ways such a man who was only too
glad 10 be appointed TO the job
With a frank acceptance OF beauty
which she acknowledged as a some
what doubtful joy--it carried obli-
cations and requirements which
we're often a bore-lt amused her
on duh days or after exercise 20
play the classic part. With u went
% course. the usual small rewards
the lingering hand-elasp. the sud.
den tender look. all merely ,radl-
tionnl with the beauty role Sew
eral times during his year Of mar.
rlage Tom had seen these thlngs
They had been openly performed
and Joklngly discussed. Honesty
was 1udy's middle name.
Imagination having preceded the
hard pushed car Tom parked II
little distance from the building.
into which be rushed lie vas
shown into a room about which be
moved In zig zags In order that he
mlghg dodge the figure % fear. lie
was no moral coward. but the girl
upstairs was the wife with whom
be considered himself 10 be siIu
on bis honeymoon What was a
year IN a rapidly passing lIfe7
The doctor held out his hand.
She's Etill unconscious. be said.
"But I've known cases of concus-
sion where unconscIousness has run
into several days and sometimes
longer than that There are 20
limbs broken and can and no
signs % internal lnJury--a miracle
10 me -
is there any
~Hopel Yes. yes. Of course.
She's young and In splendid con
ditlon we must take great care.
that's all"
The doctors face was a blur. II
was as though Tom saw it through
a window wet with rain.
But of course we must keep her.
until definite conyalescence. abso-
lutely ignorant. somehow. OF the
tragic end OF her friend"
What frIendF"
-Cardonald. He's dead"
In the tidal wave OF reaction
from the terror Of Judy's death.
Cardonald's made only a dent In
Toms mind. Thank God for that
good word hope. when can see
herr" he asked. How long VIII she
be heref WIN she be marked. do you
think? Cardonald dead? I'm
sorry. But | don't quite see.
I mean. did my wife collide with
his car or did he smash up hersY'
The doctor cleared his throat.
Sooner or later you must know
the facts he said. "and as usual II
falls TO me TO disclose unpleasant
things"
"pnpleasant?"
Il was careful 10 use no strong
er word than that"
Il don't understand" said Tom.
"Your wife and Cardonald were
In the same car. sir. ! can tell you
precisely what happened because !
have II from the man who brought
them In. He saw your wife and
Cardonald leave his yacht together.
with luggage; land. enter the car