Show GIVEN GWEN IN JN N MARRIAGE MARRIAGE By fly ADELE AbELE GARRISON w. w 0 1 Madge Agrees With L Lillian ian That Mother Graham Be Informed of Avis' Avis Scheming I felt as it if I were a fish floundering in a a seine as S Lillian asked me me w whether heth er I 1 saw any other way out of ot the tho dilemma facing us us' us than to tell my ray mother law just what Avis Arlen len w was trvin tryIng tp Ip do Dicky's mother has all of the sterling sterling ster ster- ling virtues and a few faults of at character char char- acter Yet because of her captiousness captious captious- ness fleas and sensitiveness to slights it is worth the Croix d de G Guerre Guerre or or erre-or or so her son says says to to broach broach- any plan to her containing anything calculated to offend her sense ense of dignity Yet Lillian LUllan was telling me me and and rightly rIghtly rIghtly-I I knew that knew that I 1 first must tell my mother in that Dicky and I would be compelled to absent ourselves ourselves our our- ourselves selves from this last dinner before the wedding of Mother Grahams Graham's oldest oldest old old- est granddaughter Mary Maty Harrison and then In explanation of ot what she would consider a deadly insult to her daughter and son Jaw the Braith- Braith waites must acquaint the feeble old woman with the menace to to Marys Mary's peace of mind which I felt Avis Arlen len was bringing Into the house But there was no other way out I realized now that I had known It from the moment I had told Avis Arlen someone would meet her at Patchogue Patchogue gue and as it is never my way to dodge or to put of off an evil moment I threw up up my head and answered Lillian PLANS TO MEET AVIS Nor IINo there is no other war way out but butI I need your help Harry will you go up to his room where Dicky is administering ad ministering the high justice the middie middle mid mid- dIe dle and low to Junior and Roderick Good Godfrey You dont don't mean lies he's fanning anning em Mr Underwood exclaimed in lovely No Indeed I r told him laughing just reasoning with them for the good of their souls Hell He'll tell you all about it I haven't time Tell him I want to see him in my ray room in five I minutes if he can manage it Also will you have Jim brin bring Dicky's car around bround to the side door Anything else The big man mm lounged to his feet Not now I told him and he moved swiftly toward the door my job Lillian asked with witha a little laugh but I sensed the comradely com corn readiness t to help that lay beneath beneath beneath be be- neath her lightness A DIFFICULT T TASK SK The hardest one I told her Try to get Mother Graham in as pleasant a mood as possible in the next five tive minutes and stand by afterward when Dicky and I shall have gone Police Also the state constabulary constabulary lary Lillian raised her hands in hi burlesqued appeal to the ceiling Ill tell the world youve you've given me a job Quickly retailed I-retailed Avis Arlen's reiteration reiteration re reo re- re iteration that she must see Noel before before before be be- fore his wedding In order to explain something very special very precious very sacred between herself and Noel Lillian clenched her fists and shook them in the air I III haven't words she said loudly but Im I'm with you on what I guess is platform She shall never reach the Marne Thank you I said That's what Ive I've resolved Im I'm going now to enlist enlist en en- list the youngsters m in n the holy war be your best bet Lillian said as we parted ENLISTING THE TilE YOUNG PEOPLE I Ie found Marion Carol Carolyn n Ronald I and Bob in the little study and their bright alert faces were filled filed with and rid excitement as I sat down opposite them Avis Arlen is plotting some mischief mis mIsS chief to Mary I am sure I began I 4 dont don't mean physical Injury b butwell but but butwell twell t- t well heres here's what she has told me O I 1 retailed swiftly the girls girl's attempts attempt ts t tto to have Noel meet her herand and what she ahe had lad said about wishing to see Jee hIm They bey heard me mc In r respectful silence but aut I had no sooner finished th thin n they exploded Into picturesque ix- ix x- x which characterized s the more unpleasant varieties of ammal ani- ani 1 mal mat and Insect life Ufe There Ther Isn't any spray poisonous us enough even to affect her Marion MarlOn said viciously at last but Im I'm ready t to go t to the electric chair it U it I Its s about you Carol Caron necessary to bump her of off How J Im I'm with you Carolyn said with witha a vicious little lt e snap of her teeth Well all fo go 0 from the same guillo gullio- tine Une the boys promised gallantly I 1 dont don't think you'll have to go to such lengths I told them em laugh laugh- Ing lag But I do want a pledge born bom you O L Name It If they chorused I 1 want you to tee see to It th that t Avis does not se see Noel alone for one minute rain min ute tate before belore that wedding wedding wedding-or or after It ItI It I told them solemnly Can you do that thaU Continued t Copyright 1933 K P. 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