The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-30
o SERIAL STORY
HIT-RUN LOVE
CAST OE CHARACTERS
BY MARGUERITE GAHAGAN

NAO UT i LINZ
PATRICIA McGRAW-heroine.
She faced choice between the
law and love.
LARRY KENT hero. He faced
an even greater decision.
TOM SWEENEY-prosecutor.
He awaited the processes OF the
law.
Yesterday: Larry's dsspicable
trick kills Pats love. Tom tells
her he loves her. A visit to the
hospital shows Pat her course,
clear of shadows.
CHAPTER XIV
As she went to bed that nl@ht
Pat prepared herself for the next
morning. 1t would be the most
important one in her life. There
had been struggles in the McGraw
household. ones that she some
times could not toreSee coming
though. Burdens. debts, reSpon-
SiEiliticS-but they faded into in
significance in the shadow Of this.
She hoped she could sleep and
i'm sleep forget for Il little while.
She brushed the soft dark halt
from her face and looked at the
shadows under her eyes. How was
one 10 know which code to fol-
low?
Love was supposed to Surmount
MI obstacles. She knew what
Larry would feel after her atti-
tude was made obvious. But her
love for him was dead. How would
Tom feel when ne realized that
she was turning on the man she
had planned to marry? Would Il
doubt remain in his own heart as
20 the quality Of her love: II she
could turn on one man could she
turn on another? Would there be
doubt i'm his own mind after this?
And yet she would be doing the
only Just and honest thing there
was to do.
She would bctray trust. give
Larry'S secret way. but she
would stand by her own sense OF
right regardless Of what some
might think. Some would praise
her. Others would lift puzzled
browS. Still nothing mattered
now. She had made up her mind.
and she would do rs her con-
science dictated.
At court she watched for Larry.
He was there early, sitting beside
Church and smiling with Il conf
dent air.
Big Jimmy Burke waited for
court TO begin. hitched his gun
holster up around his waist and
sat down in the witness chair near
Pat. We'll. the young man looks
happy" he said. And its too bad
for Tom. Something about this
case doesn't smell good. I've q
hunch the boys guilty, but he's
built up Il fine case.
The girl nodded waiting for 4
chance 20 signal Larry. She final
" caught his glance. nodded to
the corridor and went out. He fol-
lowed her.
"Larry-this has gone too far.
Eve made up my mind To take
the stand if YOU insist. don't
want TO. and I'm giving YOU time
TO make other plans
He interrupted with his old ia
miliar cool. unrufflcd smile. Il
don't have to make other plans,
Pat. The case is in the bag. I'm
rs good rs free now
NO. Larry. You'll never be
free. That's what you must see.
What if YOU did win this case?
You'd always know in your heart
that you were guilty. And | have
something more to say. Either
YOU go back in there and tell
Church you are going to change
your plea to guilty. or I'll tell the
ruth.
Her eyes were looking into his.
her voice was as calm a. his own.
\ faint flicker of expression
passed over his face. then he
smiled confidently again. Still
trying 20 dramativc the situation
aren't YOU"
mo. I'm telling you the truth.
I'm not going TO let an injustice