Chapter XXIII
ON THE SCREEN
Curt Newsom was the first to reach the unconscious Janet. He picked her up, almost without effort, and ran to the car in which Billy Fenstow had been following the action.
“Step on it, Billy. This girl’s had a bad fall,” he said, and the director swung the car quickly and sped back toward the ranchhouse. Helen, mounted, galloped after them and the rest of the company, including the camera crew, trailed along.
When Janet regained her senses she was lying on a bed in the ranchhouse with Helen, her face expressing her anxiety, bending over her.
“What happened?” asked Janet faintly.
“Your saddle came loose and you took a header,” explained Curt. “How do you feel?”
“Let me get up and take a few steps and then I’ll tell you,” replied Janet.
“Better stay quiet for a few more minutes. We’ve got a doctor coming out to look you over,” advised Billy Fenstow.
“But I’m sure there’s nothing really wrong with me, except perhaps I’m clumsy,” replied Janet.
Just then one of the cowboys tiptoed in and whispered something to Curt Newsom. Janet caught a flash of anger in his face as he turned and followed the cowboy outside.