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CHAPTER 48


sleep the next morning, to see the
homely face Of Marie silhouetted
against the curtainless window.
"Hello," she said in some con-
fusion. "Then as recollection
flooded upon ner, she said, "Oh,
how is Gary this morning? And
how did you get here so quickly?
I'm SO glad you're here. So glad"
"Whoa. Take it easy; just one
thing at a tine," Marie soothed
her. realizing that the girl was
still in daze. Gary is as well as
can be expected. We won't know
how he's going to pun through
for several hours. I flew down as
soon as I could get to q plane this
morning. thought those planes
could travel fast-why, I'm sur
prised that the kite could stay up
in the air.. at the slow rate 1t was
going!" Marie was talking Of in
consequential things while she
studied Marcia.
Suddenly the girls eyes filed
with tears, and she turned to the
woman who was now sitting on
the side Of her narrow hospital
cot.
"Oh, MARKETS. all my fault"
she wept. HE only drank be-
cause he was so disappointed with
me; he really wasn't on a regular
spree. And Sandy thought he was
helping. It's all been such a ter
rible mess"
Marie gathered the girl into her
arms, consoling her as best she
could. Between breaths Marcia
told her the whole story, how Gary
had planned the festive celebra-
ton: how she had gone against
her better judgment, and tried
vainly to postpone the proposal
she knew was on the tip OF his
tongue.
..He took it like soldier.
thought. We drank a toast to oul
continued friendship, and h
seemed to have hold Of himself. i
wasn't until after" and sudden
ly Marcia stopped short. Sandy
Oh. what will they do to him? L
he still in jail %
Marie shook her head in perplex
ity. She had been too concerned
with Garys welfare to think of tn
other man.
Marcia jumped from her bed
n1umbling something about get
ting to Sandy.
IF he said what you told M
he did, he probably won't want t.
see YOU" Marie told her. "Thi
Mike Borst seems to be on tn
job; 1 think you'd better leave tina
to him." Wisely, she soothed tn
overweight girl; thea took ne
down to the hospital coffee shol
for some nourishinent.
you'd think it was my cousin
instead Of yours" Marcia told hel
"You have been so calm, and I
I'VE just gone to pieces. 1 neve
dreamed things like this coul
happen. l feel as If I were per
sonally responsible just as if +
deliberately showed Gary dow
those stairs, and had Sand,
blamed for it."
Between gulps Of hot coffee
Marie talked philosophica1ly. "Yo
can't take the blame for the who'll
thing, my dear. It's not your faul
that you couldn't. come to low
CARY. You would have done him
greater injustice If you'd accepte
him in a half hearted plying way
He'll pun through this. and eve
get over the unhappiness you'v
had to bring him. Come, let
talk to DR.. Winters now"
I'm inclined to give him tn
beneft Of the doubt" that bespeo
tacled old gentleman told then
"TIe has a surprising amount G
resistance In that slender body c
his. !. Loss Of blood is his mai
trouble just now, but we gave
TRANSMISSION this morning that ha
strengthened him. I expect tn
crisis this afternoon, so just b
brave"
The day passed slowly, with tn
two women alternately encOurag
inc each other. Marica Gale
Mike and felt relieved to learn h
was on the job to help Sandy. Sh
asked him if Paula had been dow
to the jail, and was pleased tina
Mike had been in the dark as t
the identity Of this girl.
Either she hadn't gone to hin
or-or maybe Sandy hadn't wante
to worrv her." Marcia though
and wished she could go to hir