The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-27

read uuick sentences. The defense
would attempt to show Kent was
! on the other side of town at the
, time of the accident, Church de-
clared. CircumStantial evidence
alone would prove weak case
/ for the prosecutor. Two more
deaths had been added again yes
ten day to the years toll in the
traffic war. and the police COM
missioner demanded action.
: Yes. Us the police around the
court so aptly pat 1t. the neat
was on. There must be action,
and Tom was the one to teach
the hubble that Needless driving
would result in severe PUNISH
mcnt. Today was his. and today
| no must start on Il hard lesson.
Yet us the pattern was woven
there i'm the court Pat could teel
an uucaSincSS on Toms part.
After the first details had been
zone through and they were down
To the serious business OF uueS-
tioning witnesses. the girl could
see lust how clear Church was.
Quietly he would talk to the man
or woman on the stand, then sud-
denly break in with Il sharp cues
ton that broke their certain an
SwcrS. confuse them as to DIS
.rancc degree Of light and dark,
condition OF the pavement, how
far ahead they themselves could
see.
Already two men who had APP
ueared positive in their testimony
that the killers car was a blue
coupe had left the stand with
their stories broken and tangled.
Toms forehead was furowed. and
he was taking voluminous notes
while conferrin" with the two de
tectivcS from the Accident hives
tigation Bureau. She knew he
was worried. and she could sens"
the amusement on ChurchS lace.
She looked up with relief when
SuClIO NIOpDSN III W N''S 80"
afternoon. For last week she had
been 50 completely cut off from
the outside world living fcarfutly,
shut within the secrecy OF her
own world.
"Ivp wanted to come here and
see YOU for ages" her cousin said,
her big childish brown eyes SHIN
inc with interest. And then
along comes whole half day free.
Ii Id known before I'd have had
some plan for the afternoon, but
as it was | thought I'd have to
90 with my fifth graders to this
music festival! Miss Gordon WAS
grand. She said to forget work.
that the kids could 90 with the
eighth grade teacher and 50 here
| am. Now tell me who everyone
is. and what all these people are
doing
Pat made a place for her at
her own table below the Judge ;
bench and pointed out the famil-
lar procedure. Shelia was thrilled
over such simple things meeting
the police ScrgeantS and some of
the attorneys who were always on
hand when pretty girl appeared.
And then she introduced Tom.
Hes assistant prosecutor she
explained. watching the sudden
flush stain her cousins face.
you wanted to know some big
shots. so of course you must meet
Tom"
Shelia'S naive excitement would
ordinarily have only amused her,
but now she watched the brown
eyes sparkle and her face grow
animated as she talked with Tom.
Pat felt stab of jealousy. 1t
frightened her, made her ashamed
and glad for an excuse to go into
her own office. There she looked
at herself in her tiny mirror.
Hard to believe that such Il nor
rible weakness should show up in
herself. And toward Shelia Of all
people in the world: Shelia who
was as near and dear as sister,
the same girl with whom she had
played and dreamed through
school years. the same girl to
whom she had first confided her
love for Larry, the girl VINO was
to be her bridesmaid when the
wedding took place.
She didn't have any right to
think of Tom as her own. She
bal,nr.l q, n,.,.,. nnI npU Of :, II
times she should think Of him and
what she could do to help him.
But when she went back to her
table she could feel little pulse
hammer i'm her throat and dull
beat deafen her ears as she watch
ed Tom lean toward Shelia while
he explained some statute in Il
law book.
Ito be continued