The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-26
CAST OF CHARACTERS

SNS VI NIlANAS lsNS
PATRICIA McGRAW-heroine.
She faced a choice between the
law and lo.e.
LARRY KENT hero. Tie faced
an even greater decision.
TOM SWEENEY-prosecutor.
He awaited the processes of the
law.
Yesterday: Larry admits to Pat
that he ran down the woman and
child; he intends to lie out of IT.
Tom is determined to convict him.
CHAPTER y
Pat WAS frightened, yet caught
again in her old feeling OF love
when Larry Unexpectedly arrived
Ut the McGraw home late in the
evening.
She tried to hide her emotions.
Such Il short time ago his coming
would have been only joyful, fill
ed with the thrill of their plan
ming. the hundred small things
that bound them together. Now
she fought 70 make the situation
easy.
Alone i'm the living room with
the shaded lamps throwing the
couch in shadows, Larry took her
i'm his arms buried his face IN
her hair. \ wave of happiness
flooded her. Poor Larry. 50 be-
muddlcd. 50 confused coming to
her for comfort. She alone could
help him, and now this must mean
the moment had arrived that She
had prayed for these last few
days. He had seen his mistake.
was engulfed in the net he had
fooliShly thrown around himself.
He would admit it all, would, as
She had begged, wipe the slate
clean.
Il love you So" ne said in a
low voice "l've missed rOu 50
in all this mess. | can't seem TO
think straight
Il know. dearest. do know.
But now il will all be smotGcred
out. You can have your lawyer
change your plea. You can tell
the Judge the whole story: the
true one, and he'll help you.
Larry. You can probably get off
with probation and restitution.
What if We do have TO postpone
the wedding? I'll wait, I'll help.
II won't take long TO pay all those
hospital bills. And then it will be
behind you, and you'll know YOU
did the right thing"
1t won't be that easy, though,
he said. "IOu know il won't. I'd
lose my job. | couldn't drive
again. I'm not going 10 back
down. But you can help
She sat frozen within the circle
of his arms. What do you mean,
Larry
"You can help. Church is 4
good lawyer People with pull get
Il break in any court. You can
work on Sweeney. tell him about
Us. Get him 70 20 easy. He could
even change the charge from in
voluntary manslaughtcr to mc"Ii.
gent homicide. That's Il lesser
charge. SAW how he looked at
you in court today. He'd do it for
you.
Slowly She drew away, pushing
his arms from about her, staring
into his blue eyes, now cold and
calculating.
"You say you love me in one
breath. and then ask me 10 do this
in the next. can't understand
you, Larry. | don't think | even
know you.
Don't dramatize the situation
Pat. You say you love me, too.
Well, here's a chance 70 prove it,.
I'm not asking much. Church and
! can prove alibis. You can tell
about the drive TO the dance. The
fender was loose after we came
out. Not before. We can break
down those Witnesses. All you
have 20 do is get Sweeney TO CO.
operate Il little"
She moved away. walking up
and down. up and down the room.
At last she turned, her face white
and drawn. There's such thing
as honor. too, Larry. won't lie
for you. | won't 20 TO Tom Swee-
ney and beg him TO throw Il case,
because that's what it amounts to
after all. You committed a crime.
An entire family is suffering rs
a result. You didn't mean TO.
know. But you can help them
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You can't 20 ON lying, you cant
perjure yourself on the stand
Larry got up. put on his coat