Show GIVEN IN MARRIA By ADELE GARRISON GARBISON Avis Threatened by Madge Gives Pron Prom That She Will Behave Herself i 1 Fortunately Avis herself hersel had put into my hand the thc weapon I had just used to compel her obedience When I had first spoken of locking the door upon her hours before she had evinced such terror that I 1 know she was a victim of claustrophobia so 80 I 1 Iwas Iwas was not surprised when she started toward inward me with out outstretched hands crying Dont Dont don't don't dont do that Youve You've beaten me but dont don't lock me up See that you behave yourself then Lillian said grimly grin as she took the girl gently but firmly by the arm and md wheeled her toward the thedoor door Just remember that Im I'm going go go- ing fag to have hav my eyes on y you u every second and if you try to pull anything any thing Ill I'll whisk you up here and lock the door on you before you have time timeto to breathe But J. J if you DU b behave have yo your yourself your yourself r. r self nobody will guess anything save that you are are the most striking lookIng looking look- look Ing lag girl at the wedding HU AVIS And that's no lie she said aId in burlesqued intonation n as she gave Avis Avi what she calls the once and twice over Just live up to your looks loo my good girl and you'll enjoy your yours alf hugely Ill I'll predict I saw Avis stiffen at the words my good girl which I knew Lillian had used purposely But at the compliment she visibly preened herself herself her her- self and by the time sh she Lillian Katherine and I had reached the lower floor she was if it not in good humor at least not in a bad one Better tell your mother and Mr now why y you u are not going to be a bridesmaid Lillian counseled counseled coun coun- soled then they they- will not be looking for Cor you in the procession All right Avis said and as I went to the front of the room to speak to the pianist I heard her voluble voluble vol vol- uble but voiced low explanation of oC the he impossibility of ot wearing the bridesmaids bridesmaid's maids maid's gown picked out for herMy her herMy herMy My foolish fastidious darling Mrs Arl Arlen n fatuously murmured and Philip added a compliment upon the te of ot the green grcen and arid silver gown Both of the older people were were too schooled in hi the thes the's social c nuances to have treated her announcement an In any other than a casual casual casual cas cas- ual manner and as I gave the signal sig nal to the pianist I felt that that one one more danger to the success of the wedding arrangements had been passed THE TilE CERE CEREMONY BEGINS Our small orchestra had been playing play play- ing softly while Bob with William and Henry assisting him had been seating the guests in the chairs on either side of ot the aisle flanked with roses Just before my signal to the pianist the boys walked down doo to the front of the room drawing broad broat white ribbons along either cither side o othe of the aisle fastening them to the front fron standard of flowers then stepping to toone toone toone one side of the improvised altar J The music of the and the first familiar strains strain d Lohengrin x wedding march carru carn ca cathe the piano plana The Reverend Mr M- mers who users who I reflected whims did not know how nearly he ha bad haj dragged out of ot bed to per perform ceremony ny nearly 24 hours be bel took ook his place in front of theand the theand theand and from a side room Noel am and aid same to join him A HARASSED BRIDEGROOM Noel was pale and his fac face set in lines lineS' of anxiety He 1 Ie like ike anything but a jubilant 1 groom and I had a sudden f feel 11 irritation against him in spite 0 knowledge of the thc secret fear 1 had aad set his face in those thos line I felt that I could not bear 1 t U Uon which Avis Arle Arlen put upon that strained look vanity would interpret it as f fance ance to go through the e c re with Mary In spite of the hUli ing tag truths Noel had spoken j the night before Ronald was as flushed a as No Noe o opale pale and he was almost as aj ha bar looking I 1 knew that he heVa Va was to himself r ring ng ring ring ai an ant he had a very lively fear tear of ot f ing the point in the c r which he was to produce it THE TIlE BRIDE ERIDE But both faces lost Jost their a aas aas ar aras as down the stairs with slow movement came the sma ding procession Ronalds Ronald's eyes for a second with brotherly ai ap upon his winsome sister C Ca leading the procession and tl th face broke into beaming bc plea plea- the sight of ot Marion behind her rose-colored rose gown Noels Noel's ce eyes saw neither the UN theof of ot honor nor the brId bridesmaid maid as they were His eyes went s past them and fj fa fa themselves upon Mary surely Mary surely myself fatuously the most be bride that ever approached ar an an With starry eyes searching arching I th tb her veil for Noels Noel's eyes Maian Mar Mai Maran an exquisite vision and as she sh closer and her eyes found N No did not wonder at the r radian came into the boys boy's face or smile with which he welcomed Dearly The The sc sOl voice of the clergyman began ing lag the impressive old ser with eyes and md ears divided b the bridal picture and A Avis vis who sat directly across from followed the thc words of ot the feverishly At the words one 1 one can show how just cause caus J I my eyes going fearfully to A Alen's Alens Aleas Alea's Alens A lens leas face bce and and in the old phraseology the sight almo almos them as I saw her start slut i u from rom her chair Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K F. 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