| Show GIVEN IN lEN MARRIAGE By ADELE GARRISON I 1 had struck the right chord the only possible one I saw SW that in inthe Inthe Inthe the sudden change that came cam into Avis Avi Arlen's face as a I spoke of her green and silver siver gown She is the type of woman who even in the first shock of bereavement worries about whether er her mourning is becoming In the flashing fraction of a a. second she had put behind her the the almost almos tragic humiliation to which Noel in desperation at her falsehoods falsehoods' against him in Marys Mary's presence had subjected her only a few minutes before before Immediately Immediately Im Im- Immediately mediately she was visualizing herself hersel as the mos striking and alluring feminine personality at the wedding even though she were not to be a apart apart apart part of the procession You are clever as well wel ns DS cruel she said with a feline smile smie that held in it the very essence of ot enmity I saw clearly cleary that in so far as this girls girl's girls shallow nature could hold any emotion emotion emo emo- tion ton she hated me almost almot as much as she hated Mary and that if U in the future any opportunity for doing doig either of us harm should come to her she would not hesitate to seize it Indeed I was not so sure sur she would stop at seizing opportunities f for or r mischief mischief My experience with her I had taught me that she was perfectly per perfectly capable of at creating them AN t EXPLANATION That is the one explanation that will wi satisfy Uncle Phil Phi she went on He knows how how fastidious how I fastidious I am am her tone consigned all other women of her acquaintance to a h hinterland of sartorial bad taste taste and and that I simply couldn't wear a gown so unbecoming unbecoming un un- becoming to me as that one of Mrs I I Brixton's Britons Briton's choosing Of course I can cannot cannot cannot not blame her She was looking out oU for her own daughter naturally but butI I I had no mother with me to look lookout lookout lookout out for me mc You must not blame Mrs Brixton Avis I said sharply not because 1 I I thought it i necessary to defend Helena BrIxton from this thI particular exhibition exhibition tion ton of feminine feminine- spite but because I Iwas Iwas Iwas was anxious to dr draw w A Avis Avis' vi mind as a far faras faras faras as possible from the painful experience experience experience exper exper- of the last half haU hour I was the one who planned the colors and d the material of ot those gowns and the only thought I had in mind was the harmony of color in the wedding procession Frank Frankly there was no consideration of either Carolyn or you I GIVE A PROMISE How fortunate for Carol that tat the c color lor is one she can can wear nicely niely Avis said smoothly But I am sure Uncle Phil Phi will vill wi understand when I Itel Itell Itell tell him that I could not w wear ar the tel hi bridesmaids bridesmaid's gown planned for me Yes I am sure he will wi I 1 told her secretly resolving that Lillian should see sec Philip before anyone else did and explain to him hi not the truth truth-in ruth in that matter I meant to keep faith with the girl as a long as ns she kept faith with me but me-but but the necessity we were under of k keeping the color har mony many of ot the wedding procession Intact intact in In- i- i tact I knew that his artistic sou soul could not help sympathizing not only with the refusal of ot Avis to give up her green and silver gown but bu with wit our insistence upon keeping i It I out of the procession Then you will wi say sy nothing to anybody anybody any any- body by she said and with wIt satisfaction I not noted d that her eyes eye were drooping slightly and her tone was wa a bit drow drow- sy Patently the powerful sedative Katherine Katherinc had given her was Wa taking effect Not as long as you keep silent I answered then added kindly Now try to go to sleep Avis She started up her eyes eye suddenly wide with terror Youre not going to lock me in as a Noel said she pleaded again as she had hd when she first came upstairs No I give you my word on that tat as a long as a you do not attempt to leave lea leathe the room Mrs Mrs Underwood is i coming in to sit si with you until I come comeback comeback come comeback back so you do not need to be afraid of anything and the door will wi no nobe not be locked She sank back on her pillows as a if i exhausted Thank you she said sleepily and after aler standing perfectly still sti for a along along 1 long minute I went softly sofy into int the h hall ball l and touched Lillian Llan on the der She sprang to her feet instantly and with a grin gri fitted tit d an imaginary knapsack to her shoulders I Ready to take up the white wo woman's womans womans woman's wo- wo mans man's burden she he murmured I What are my duties dute I dont don't think you'll youl have any I returned In the same tones inaudible to anyone save her Katherine gave most her ler a asleep sedative and ard I think sh she's s 's almost al al If its it's is i's like the te ones Katrina oc oc- oc hands out to me she wont won't wake in time for tor the te wedding she retorted Well Wel worry wore about that tomorrow I said smiling Come on back to the room rom with me now and then I must get back to Noel and Mary Continued Monday Copyright 1933 K KF F. 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