Glacier County chief., 1940-10-25

gled toward something Ike SitthiS
posture.
Get a priest!" someone whis-
pered.
I'm all right, Frank" Sheila
said, carefully, because her mouth
was stiff, Except that think had
a nosebleed, and got knocked out"
"Sheila, Sheila-you're not seri-
ously hurt?"
81 don't think so"
"But tell mech, God, my arm!"
There was agony in his voice. You
you're all right, dear!" Frank said
shakily.
We've sent for an ambulance.
| sir
my shoulder hurts, but l can
move it," Sheila said.
my dear, my dear, your face is
all blood" Frank told her. He
laughed brokenly. Look at us!"
he faltered.
He fished out handkerchief; his
handsome, fine handkerchief, beauti-
fully monogrammed. Sheila moved
a cramped arm; one of the women
gently began to wipe her face.
Gould you wet that somewhere"
the woman said. Poor girl, she's
as conscious as am myself"
The cold water felt delicious on
Sheila's hot face.
ooh, thank you," she said, as
eyes and mouth and nostrils were
freed. That's so much better. We
well, we came down, didn't WEI"
'I'll tell the world" the woman
who was bending over her said SOL
EMMY. "You had a mighty mar
row escape"
1.-THE man-that nice-looking avn
ator-?"
She looked from the woman's face
to Franks. Frank nodded gravely.
His rich black hair was uncovered
and tumbled, his face streaked with
| grease and dirt.
Couldn't we-couldn't the young
lady and be driven straight home?
1t would be a great accommodation
to me-" Frank was saying.
keep those people back there!"
one of the policemen ordered.
| "Ah-h-h!" murmured the crowd.
Something was being carried away,
some motor engine was starting.
81 think your arm is broken, sir"
the sergeant said.
81 know darned well it's broken"
Frank agreed ruefully, with the
laugh of a person in pain.
at would take you another hour.
You wouldn't rather go to the emer-
gency hospital in Newark, and then
go on, Sir?"
I'D much rather get home. I
don't want my mother alarmed, or
the young ladys mother alarmed"
There may be internal injuries,
sir"
"You mean-the young lady?"
well, either of you"
81 think she may feel the shock.
She'll be much-much better at
home" Frank said. 1.-THE newspa-
pers will get this-we want to make
as little of it as possible"
1.-The pilot was killed, sir"
"Oh. that part. No, we can't hush
that up. But the less excitement,
the fewer reporters
"This was very nice fellow that
was here now. Potter, of the Lead
er. know him well. He's a New
ark man." the officer said.
Wouldn't you much rather go
home, Sheila?"
"Oh, SO much rather, Frank! If
Ma saw it in the papers she'd die
of the shock"
Here's the ambulance now. Mr..
Nc Cam"
"I'n fix it."
Evidently Frank did fix it, for i'm
mediately it appeared that thew
were to be driven straight into the
city.
Frank limped toward the big gray
car, leaning heavily on the police Of
ficer; Sheila found herself strange
ly shaky, too, and was grateful for
the quick, kindly support of the am.
bulance nurse.
Il wouldn't look over there.
dear!" the nurse said, as Sheila's
eyes went toward the collapsed plan
that lay like great crippled bird
on the soot-speckled snow.
1t makes me feel sick" Sheila
whispered, shuddering.
Il should think it might" the
nurse murmured comfortingly as
she helped Sheila into the ambu.
lance.
Heavens, what a crowd!" Sheila
said dizzily.
Doesn't it just seem as if they
come from nowhere?"
Frank half sat, half lay on the ex.
tended bed; Sheila could see from
the working muscles of his face that
he was in pain.
"This'n brighten my mother te
DEATH" Frank said.
"Your little party certainly had Z
miserable ending!" THIS was the