The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-22

you mean - ABOUT her faith
err"
eyes. Sybil told you that, l sup
pOse?"
"She said the police found it
out"
"She's a liar. She dug it up her.
self. Or rather, she had Philip do
it. Joan knew it last night. She
wanted to run away then"
"Before--but Why"
Dorothy threw up her hands.
"She had only one fixed idea
she wouldn't marry you, if you
knew about the past. She believed
people shrunk from her because
of her father, and she was afraid,
so she said, that you'd come to
hate her for it, too
But that's ridiculous. What do
! care about that"
IL tried to tell her that. Last
night quare!cd with her, finally.
| told her she was a coward. E. |
dared her to beat Sybil at her
own game. to tell the whole story
to Mr.. Hendry before Sybil told
him first"
And that's why she went over
there last night
Yes"
"Shc hasn't come home Since?"
"No. But she can't have gone
far, Bob. She had no clothes, no
money-nothing. She must have
gotten there after--after it hap
pcned, and she's hiding away some
place, terrified to death, haunted
by the memory of what happened
TO her father
Bob rubbed Il clenched hand
across his eyes. We've got to
find her." he cried. "We've got
to-
I'VE will Dorothy assured
him. but first of all, lets talk
this whole thing over. ! have an
idea in my head that's driving me
frantic, but l didn't want to tell
the police"
"You think you know who did
it?"
81 think So" Then, seeing the
hope rise in his eyes, she ahStened
to amend: But I'm not sure, Bob.
I'm clutching at a tiny straw, and
the police may laugh at me. Yet
in my heart | feel that 1t must be
right. :"
"What is it? Tell me-
Come over to the desk. here.
She drew forth a large envelope
and empticd it of it's contents IN
front of them.
"A week or so ago she en-
planned, Joan and were talking
about her father. She knows he
was innocent, of course. And |
believe ne was" .
so do H." Bob agreed heartily.
Her father never killed a
man
"No. But he was hanged for it.
Here's the whole story of the case.
| had these photoStatic copies
made from newspapers | found III
the public library. | was con-
WINGED that Joan should try to
prove her fathers innocence, even
at this late date, to preserve her
own peace of mind. She can't let
herself be happy Bob. She trled
to believe that once you and she
were married, the world would
forget Joan Barrett, but the mem
ory was always there, haunting
her.
IL know. There was something
in her eyes, at times. But never
wanted to ask her"
He picked up the papers, look
ed them over carelessly. ny
bother about this now" he asked
"The case is closed. | want to
find joan"
Just read these clippings over,
Bob. Then I'll explain"
He did as she asked, but she
saw that the story of Thomas Bar
rett's conviction made no impress
sion upon him. >,
"All circumstantial of course,
he commented, after he finished.
public opinion seemed to be
against him from the start
Didn't you notice anything
clsc?" Dorothy asked anXiously.
"What. for example,"
Dorothy almost wcpt in deS-
peration. "Oh, Bob, you make me
so discouraged. The moment |
read those papers over this morn
ing. one fact jumped out and
stunned me. | thought you'd see
it immediately