The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-20
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CHAPTER "

No sooner had Fain Suffer vOic-
ed his fear than ne plunged into
the lake. With fOrebOding doubt
clutching them, the rest rushed
toward the waters edge.
Hes clowning," Helena heard
Sandra say. "He's staying down
to brighten uS-but l don't think
it's very funny" Helena realized
that there was no belief in Sam
dra's voice. She was only trying
to convince herself.
Fain's dark head appeared, and
he shouted, Its hard to see down
there :" As Fain propelled him.
self beneath the surface again,
Jack GoSe struck out into the
lake. followed by Reiter and Blair
Lowell To Helena it seemed
hours, but it was in reality only
a matter of seconds until Fain
struggled to the surface. clutch
ing desperately at a Peter Hen
derSOn who was limp and helpless.
In sudden panic, Helena saw the
water streaming from his blond
hair-and then the quick flow of
blood from an ugly cash.
Hardly realizing what she did,
she waded out to help Fain. But
the three men were there before
her, and togethr they brought
Peter up to the beach.
"YOu three get him to the
lodge" Blair said. "I'll get the
caretaker's car and go for the
doctor"
"There're a lot of submerged
stumps at the bottom" Suffer said
bitterly. We should have thought
of that before we let him dive
from that height"
HySterical, Helena rushed to-
ward them. as he all right?
Peter, are yOu-all right"
But it was Fain who answered,
and not Peter Henderson.
knocked himself unconscious.
But he'll be out of it in minute
or two" They bore Henderson
up to the lodge. All deathly sober
now, all pale and quiet. Through
the confused meanderingS of her
brain. Helena heard the roar of
the caretaker's car as Blair back
ed it out of the garage.
Shouldn't Blair take him right
to the DOCTOR" Sandra faltered
as the men struggled into the
lodge with their dripping burden.
Jack Gose shook his head. Its
better not to move him too much
especially if" He glanced
guardedly at Helena. Especially
if there's a conclusion
"H-how far is it to the nearest
town." Helena whispered to San
dra.
"Thirty-fve miles" the Leigh
girl answered. Blair ought to
make it back here in a little over
an hour"
Helena's heart sank. What
might happen in an hour? Why
an hour was a year when life
hung in the balance! At last she
gave way to uncontrolled sobs
and dropped to the davenport.
Sandra Leigh held her arms about
her. There, darling. He'll be all
right. II can feel it.
In the end, it was the caretaker
and his wife, with the justice who
had married Peter and Helena and
STAYED on to visit with the care
taker, who were of the most help.
Older and less confused, they met
the emergency with a calm which
none of the rest seemed to pos
sess. Dimly, in the midst of her
panic, Helena saw why this should
be. Sandra Leigh's gang" -
young and impetuous-had rush
ed to Crest Mountain Lodge for
pleasure. The wedding had furth-
er increased the degree of their
CANA radierie and excitement.
When fate had struck suddenly,
seemingly without reason, they
were all too bewildered to meet
the situation. After Peter had
been brought to the lodge they
could only stand stunned, think
ing, "This isn't right. This could
not happen-not to US"
So they huddled around the big
fireplace, while the caretaker and
his wife, and the justice, stayed