| Show GWEN GIVEN N MARRIAGE By ADELE L GARRISON By ny ADELE GARRISON As Avis Arlen clutched at my hand and begged me not to leave her I spoke to Katherine softly Ask Lillian to stay tay in the hall hail within call but not to come in until I ask her I said Aye aye Captain Katherine replied re re- re- re plied piled in the inaudible ble tones which she he Lillian LiJUan and I use to each other when we do not Wish ish anyone anone else to overhear overhear overhear over over- I hear u. u us u.s. Then with a mocking little salute unseen by Avis she went vent out of the door closing it after her For a long minute after she had gone sone Avis lay motionless except for fora a convulsive clutching of my hand She was vas no longer lonser weeping and Katherinc's Katherine's ministrations patently had quieted her somewhat But there was WI real agony in the face upturned upturn d to mine and though I still was vas watchful watchful watch watch- ful Cut and determined she should have no possible chance to do further mischief mischief mis mis- chief I could not help feeling keenly sorry for her as I 1 put a pitying hand upon her forehead VOU WOUNDED DED VANITY ANITY What Is it Avis I asked her gently You probably will not believe believe be be- lieve me but I am terribly sorry for forI I you and though I cannot aid you OU in Sri teaspoon paprika 8 1 teaspoon celery salt 1 teaspoon chopped parsley 1 teaspoon chopped pimento 3 2 cup diced cooked chicken 1 cup hot boiled rice Melt butter and add flour When blended add milk and cook until creamy sauce forms Stir frequently Add seasonings and chicken and arid cook slowly 5 minutes Pour over o hot rice placed on serving platter Garnish with parsley To S Stew SV V a Chicken Select a five or five and a half pound chicken n hen Wash well vell and cut into serving pieces Rinse in cold coldwater coldwater water Drain Place in kettle and cover by 3 inches with cold water Add 1 2 1 of salt Cover and cook slowly until chicken is very tender tender ten ten- der den when tested with fork When the chicken is done remove from stock tock and cool Chill sto stock k and fat can then be skimmed off and used for various things To Boll BoIl Rice Wash 2 1 cup of rice and add it to 2 quarts of boiling water ater to which 1 1 4 4 teaspoon of salt saU has been added Boil vigorously vi for 20 minutes No stirring is required Pour into a strainer and rinse rime well with warm water Place in a pan and heat for lor 5 minutes in the oven f I your our greatest desire yet ct I 1 am anxious anxious' to make things just as e easy easy uy for yOU U I 1 can I 1 know that that dearest Mr lra Gr Graham T. T Il ham she replied unexpectedly ana I did not know whether the to believe her or the one that toM told Ime me her was wac hypocritical the right one for me mc to follow Was I am so ashamed to have caus you OU so much trou trouble le and worry her r soft sort voice went vent on but I l flu love Noel so much much much-I I must tell tel telOU OU I I that just felt I couldn't give h hup Jg up without making makin an effort to brini 1 him back hack to me mc Because he did love IO e me mc Mrs Graham No matter What bat he says he did he did and h he told tolt me mew meso For the fraction of a second to plau plausible ible was her insistence 1 I felt 1 my judgment swaying Was is MS p. sible that Noel in desperation at the i possibility of losing Mary MilrY had ha stretched the truth when he saId he he never had felt feU anything save 3 c cawal j friendship for Avis and never had f given her to cause believe that he h. had any strong feeling for her Then my mental pendulum swi back to normalcy I 1 recalled every thin thing I had known of honorable high 4 minded Noel and my former expert with the shallow i t n. n unprincipled girl who lay y before rne me t i Pity her I could deeply for for- forI I 1 knew she was suffering as at keenly as a person per per- of son of h her r nature could suffer But believe her or trust her for an in I slant stant nc never rl My judgment told me me that her suffering was for lor the gr greater attl part wounded vanity We Vc wont won't go o into to that now Avis b t I 1 said gently You must t realize now that hO matter what whal you may believe e 2 4 of the past there ther is no possible use we in your our persisting in your attempt to win Noel back But unless you your our yourself 1 self make U tt impossible for me me I ca can v l manage so that no one save sa Noel t Mary you 1 0 and I shall know what took place m in the study She lay perfectly quiet for a minute min mm- I ute or two and md I wondered what w t was was' on behind those limpid blue e eyes eye es I am in your hands she last I will vill do whatever you tell J i She has hilS beaten me for for men me now novA and I shall shan make mak no further fuss is I tucked those two words for tornow tor now away for Cor reference reference rather as t ta a danger signal to be brought outs out outu u upon on occasion But she was speaking again and andI I bent benl my car ear to listen fl Do you OU think Uncle Phil will be bel an angry ry if Im I'm not a bridesmaid tomorrow tomor tomor- JI row row she asked Why do you ask asi I countered for thail that I IV V was vas skirting dangerous s ground Because I feel as though I 1 could not be a bridesmaid for Mary alter atter the way Noel talked but Im I'm so o afraid afraid- Uncle PhiL will Phil will be le angry He lIe WI was to 0 o oset set se t upon it it it f Continued Tomorrow j Copyright 1933 K F F. 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