Show GIVEN IN lEN By 81 ADELE GARRISON Madge Confides Confides' in Lillian Her Fear J of i Stormy Session With Dicky Lillian turned from the telephone with a pardonable little air of at triumph trio tri about her I Well old dear she said the first position h has s been taken Helena f is 15 with u us heart and souL I knew she would be be once her first little feminine femi nine grouch was over Shell She'll have those hose gowns rushed through and they'll be bea beauties tics too Helena's taste is impeccable And shell she'll handle han die dle Avis Arlen too I wonder I said slowly Lillian looked at me quickly on the well known bean she queried Only this I said I dont don't trust that girl an inch Who does Lillian countered quickly But what chance will she have lave for mischief with all all- of us riding rid riding ing herd berdon on her every minute I 1 know I said but I would feel safer about that gown if it Mrs Brixton Brixton Brix Brix- ton brought it out here with her instead instead instead in in- stead of leaving it for tor A Avis vis to bring the next morning TO FOIL AVIS My sainted great aunt she ox ex claimed starting at me You think the girl would spoil the gown Sown so that she could wear one of her own own choosIng choos choos- ing because pale green and silver are the colors she affects for fer evening Surely she wouldn't dare dare u I I feel fecI that she has the effrontery for anything I Interrupted Then well we'll spike her little guns I Lillian said promptly What dye I want me to do get do-get get in touch with Helena and tell her bring the toe dress I out but to let Avis remain under the I impression that it is still at the shop so that she will stay over and call for it the next morning Yes but that will vill take a lot of ex cx Im the niftiest little ittle explainer in all the counties of New York state she said and this will be easy When we call the shop In the mornIng morning morn morn- I Ing well we'll ask to have Helena call us as soon as she gets in Then Ill I'll put Helena wise as to 3 J Just how she's to manage so tl Miss Avis will walk into the j tl upon pon the morning of at the wedding ie i be e met with the information that some ome desolating mistake the go 10 was sent out with Mrs Brixton j H Hoes does oes that strike you I I 1 am speechless with I told her smiling 0 better be she retort with her gamin grin Im good goO am m and I want you to appreciate And now is there anything toll toj vent ent you from going to bed and j J ting ing a little sleep before beor its it's time do that tha telephoning in the mornin IN PEACE OR IN WAR Not a thing I told her but conscious that I was not all of the There was was was' no now TV w for or me to do or plan but but L I. I had feeling that Dicky had not yet all he meant to say upon the sub of trip with me inc to to o meet Avis meet Avis Arlen Youn never make a pc I player Lillian said with a keen raising praising look at me You may have anything else to do tonight theres there's plenty on your mind J you know Im I'm no in butter an Me you ou dont don't want to spill cover rover up tap p the soup kettle But But But so so times imes when youre you're as full of affair alfair you arc are Just now you get a wr slant on things that could be strai ened out with a word from on the outside looking in inn She gave a short little laugh as ended ended ended-an an embarrassed laugh laugh- my heart suddenly warmed to for I knew how much it cost he volunteer any meddling in other pIes pIe's le's les emotions or affairs irs I crossed to her and kissed warmly What a brick you are I told I 1 hurriedly sketched for her scene when Dicky had passed H Hand Hand Hand and me on the wood road and surprised and chagrined to ta s see e double over with laughter Forgive me mel she sid said wiping eyes but Il 11 have given n a n good i io to o have seen the faces of those lads But you say Dicky took explanation 3 explanation gracefully I nodded Then she said I tl you haven't much to fear Now you to a nunnery go Ill I'll atten he the varlets in the living room Thank you and good night told her as I 1 went out of the 1 IJ study and up the stairs to my e room I 1 was already seated at dressing table in pajamas and loing loi loing ing ng robe braiding my ray hair w v Dicky's knock sounded upon my d dI dI I 1 felt my pulses pounding t I turned my face toward the door called Come Cornein in Came he in peace peace or came hi he war I wondered Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K F. F S. S Inc i |