The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

i CUSHIONS unQeT ner nea0.
I'm heading for the Doran Hos
pital, just this side Of Bronx Park,
sergeant" Vance said, as we sped
along. In about fifteen minutes, ig-
noring all traffic lights and driv-
| ing at a rate far exceeding the city
speed limit, we drew up in front Of
the. hospital.
Vance jumped from the car, took
Mrs. Renting in his arms again, and
carried her up the wide marble
steps. He returned to the car in less
than ten minutes.
'Everything's all right, Sergeant"
he said as he approached the car.
1.-THE lady has regained conscious
ness. Fresh air did it."
Heath had stepped out of the car
and was standing on the sidewalk.
$50 long, Mr.. Vance," he said.
I'm getting in that taxi cab ahead.
I gotta get back to that damn house.
I got work to do"
"Stay right here, Sergeant, and
get that arm properly dressed first"
He led Heath back; and accom-
panied him up the hospital steps.
A few minutes later Vance came
out alone.
1.-THE noble Sergeant is all right,
Van," he said, as he took his place
at the wheel again. Hell out be
out before long"
When we reached Vance's apart
ment Currie opened the door for us.
There was relief written in every
line, of the old buffers face.
Good heavens, Currie!" said
Vance, as he stepped inside. II told
you, you might tuck yourself in at
eleven o'clock if you hadn't heard
from me-"
I'm sorry, sir" Currie said in a
voice which, for all its formality,
had an emontional tremolo in it. Ct
l couldn't go to bed, sir, until you
returned. I'm very glad you have
come home, SIR"
you're sentimental old fossil,
Currie," Vance complained, hand
ing the butler his hat.
ctr Markham is waiting in the
library said Currie.
AS we entered the library, we
found Markham pacing up and
down.
"Well, thank God!" he said. And,
though he attempted to sound triv-
ial, his relief was as evident as old
Currie's had been.
Greetings, old dear" said Vance.
''Why this unexpected pleasure Of
your presence at such an hour?"
81 was merely interested, officially,
in what you might have found on
Lord Street." returned Markham.
''I'm frightfully sorry, Markham"
he said, 'but fear have made you
bit of trouble. :. The fact is" he
said"
"Are you serious?" blurted Mark
ham.
ooh, quite" answered Vance. "Do
you think you can save me from the
dire consequence?
And then he told Markham in de-
tail everything that had happened
that night. But I thought he too
greatly minimized his own part in
the tragic drama. When he had fin
ished his recital he asked somewhat
coyly:
"Am I a doomed culprit, or were
there what you would call extenu-
atm circumstances?- horribly
weak on the intricacies Of the law,
don't y know"
Damn it! forget everything" said
Markham. eff you're really worried,
I'll get a brass medal as big as Co.
lumbus Circle"
The front door-bell rang, and a
minute later Heath entered the Ii
brary. His ordinary ruddy face was
a little pale and drawn, and his
right arm was in a sling. He salut-
ed Markham and turned sheepiShly
to Vance.
"Your old saw-bones at the hos
pital told me had to go home" he
complained. "And there's nothing in
Gods world the matter with me"
headed disgustedly. s'Imagine him
putin this arm in a sling He'll!
If my gun hadn't jammed-"
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