The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-02

owsy running without lights bu
visible in the glow Of the street
lamps. an automobile was speed
ing away from the town.
That , them" shouted the po
l!ccmsn. N
mi, pistol was over the sill; The
pa ,engcrs were already forgot
ten.
The Canfelds, father an d
daughter, sitting forward and
gripping the back OF the front
sea, ~ they stared over the sway
iuy shoulders of the policeman
and chauffeur. were too excited
20 tbjnk o; danger. The chauffeur
could no, have mad an assignment
more % his liking. He had always
wondered wha, this car would go
II freed Of arbitrary traffic laws
and owners restrictions. NON
with the CuUr!.aEcc OF both own
az and the Law. he would lind out
If only they reached q stretch
OF pavement free OF ice.
IL wa, I wild ride on that pave
mrnt. The pursuing car did not
srrm % be- gaining. bu; II did not
appear 10 bee losing, either. %,
y!ouSly, the bandits driver could
not risk TOP speed. A skid and
SPILL would mean capture. ,
There, they'd gone into SPIN :
OFF the road aHd through the
crust OF snow on the shoulder.
Bu, their car waa out in = mo
men; or two, numbering on To the
road again and picking up speed.
The following car, h""e'ri,
had gained about 100 yards lh
thai fraction O: time. Already the
policeman, Yrimly pleased, was
firing from hi, window.
Suddenly the fugitive car slow
ed down, wabbling dangerously
along The shoulder. The policeman
fired again as the Garfield car
streaked 10 close the wide gap,
and there were flashes from the
car ahead as once again It picked
up speed.
And in the road was a hideouS
bundle that the headlights OF the
car picked out as man.
The chauffeur instinctively
braked. The heavy car swung 10.
ward the edge. Valiantly he pulled
the wheel in the direction of the
skid, but just BIT short OF
enough.
The car turned over as the
slope of the ditch threw II into
the field heyond.
Probably By the luck Of The
Irish, the policeman. by the open
window, was thrown clear.
TIE Osborn car could not match
eyc.. me restrained speed OF the
.wo automobiles ahead on Shore
Road, and Dorothy. her mother
aud McDougall came upon the
wreck a full TWO minutes later.
Dorothy pointed the car off the
,oad. so that i,s headlights glared
Ipon the giant scratch across the
NOW and the crushed machine u
he end Of il. McDougall was out
before she stopped. and was run
ming toward the other car.
One door in the twisted frame
.efused 10 open; he ierked az an
,ther and reached in, slowly.
gently. pulling Qua a man A man
Who was still. 80
Dorothy was beside him as he
ragged off his overcoat and
placed the man upon IL, in the
snow. She helped him IS NJ
reached again into the car, bring
.ng out another man, and her own
coat went down for him.
And yet again, and this time
McDougall Strengthened up with
Marcia in his arms and staggered,
with white face, toward the Os-
born car in the road.
At sight OF the two cars, one
wrecked and the other turned
With il sights on the spot, anoth-
er machine, racing from town,
slowed up, but the policeman who
iad been tossed from the Garfield
AR was on his feet again and
waved il ahead, with shouted d.
.ec,ions. I. was 4 police car, TAX
ny up the chase.
Other cars now were streaming
along Shore Road. and il Was
brief matter To flag two of them
% carry Philip Garfield and the
chauffeur back To the town. Dor
,thy started her own car; McDoh-
1thy started her own car: McDoo-
gall. in the back seat, held Mar
fla in his arms.
The stree, lamps, flashing in.
projected his image 10 Dorothy At
intervals through the rear view
mirror - not clearly. but we'll
enough. .,
The old car heroically thrcshcd
its way.
The policeman had walked over
to the bundle in the road and
dragged il aside. 49,.
Carlo Stelhccl. with u bullet in
his head, had paid Tor his error
in planning. and for cravenly
fearing disaster in greater speed
along that recovered road to-
ward freedom.
Returning from trout q d
dreams. Marcia Canh.ld'A first
confused thoughts were of hur-
Ting down To crash in n field OF
white. For unc0unted moments
she went through again the cxpr-
ri.ncc of landing la mn uirplnne