The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-28

! fancy offices like they show IN
movies with velvet and marble
and millionaire bosses. Working
in court with members of the
force is a respectable job, and it'll
help her remember her father,
God rest his soul"
"And let me tell YOU there are
some nice men working with her,
Aunt Aggic." Shclia said laugh
mr.. Il met one today that made
me- wish could quit teaching
school"
well now, that's interesting.
Pat never said anything about a
specially fine young man." her
mother said. but then she's in
tcrCStcd in Larry and nobody else,
| guess. Who's the one you met,
Shclia >"
Hes tall and handsome and
Irish. Aunt Aggic. And he's the
prosecutor. | guess | wouldn't be
able to do much work though if |
were looking at him all day"
Prosecution" Bill said qucS-
tioningly. lis he the one who'll"
he stopped suddenly.
Pat continued taking the plates
off the table to make room for
the dessert of Mrs. McGraw'S rich
oatmeal cookies and canned red
plumS. "YcS-hc'S the one who'll
handle Larry'S case" she said. The
tension in the room was broken
by Shclia. her checks red with
pity for her cousin.
But honestly. Aunt Aggic.
she broke in switching the CONVEX
Sation briSkly. This Tom Sweeney
is grand. As WAS saying | only
met him for few moments but
I'm sunk"
Pat knew she was talking to
save her he embarrassment of cX-
planning more about Larry, but
every word of praise for Tom was
salt in an open wound. lom B
prosecuting Larry. Tom, who as
Shelia said, was so grand. why
of all the people in the world, OF
all the lawyers in the city, should
he be the one to go after Larry?
And what a fool she was to per-
nit herself to think of Tom as
but the prosecutor. Why
should the sound of Shclia'S voice
his praise twist her heart
in an illogical, shameful way? For
all she knew some other girl IN
town had an actual right to call
him wonderful, to call him her
own. /
Next day during an early recess
Pat slipped out into the hall
crowded with traffic violatorS
coming to pay fines for running
red lights. parking in prohibited
zones. speeding all the numerous
charges that make driving Il ma
jor problem.
She saw Larry leaning against
the wall smoking a .cigarct and
her heart beat faster even as she
tried to assume acalm mien. 1t
was hard to say it but she must. !
He looked SO calm, so poised and !
assured and through the court
room door she caught glimpse +
of Tom searching through law
books, making notes, frowning.
Larry" her voice was nearly
a whisper. but he turned.
well, quite a place you have
here, Pat" he said, looking at her
as though his visit were merely
one of curiosity.
Larry. let's stop pretending.
Are you going through with this
farce? After what you told me do ,
you still insist upon doing this"
Her face was white, her eyes !
large in the shadows of her curl
ing hair. Il
Don't forget where you are" |
he warned in a low voice. "And I
as for what | told you'll really /
don't remember. | think that | .
told you | was innocent; that .
was on the other side of town.
that my fender was knocked loose
at the club. Wasn't that it?'
The implication was obvious,
yet she couldn't give in. Larry,
you know what | mean. You
can't get away from the real facts
so easily. You've heard them in
there tell about the child in the /
hospital, the grief Of the fam
lily"
He Interrupted her with bitter
sarcasm. Yes, and you've heard