Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE By ADELE GARRISON To my horror I found myself trem teem bling ling so violently after Philip Vcr Vcr- itzen had seated me rue back of the coffee cof cof- fee ee urn that the delicate china cup and nd saucer which I 1 took up jiggled noisily in my hands I set them down quickly and sternly addressed my my- sel self elf to the task or pulling myself to- to gether ether He had upset me terribly not so much by what he had said 3 as by the things he left unsaid His last enIgmatic enigmatic enig enIg- matic comment left me particularly perplexed How v did he mean todeal to todeal todeal deal wl with the situation Was it pos pos- sible ble that he was now going to wreak upon pon Avis the wrath which had its root in the frustration of his plans for or Noel and include Noel and Maryin Mary In his displeasure Or for Or-for for a moment I struck a more i hopeful no note was note was it possible that he finally had regretted his cruelty toMary to toMary Mary and Noel that he saw saw- Marys Mary's true rue value as M a contrasted with the uter ut ut- Utter ter er worthlessness of Avis and that he meant to deal summarily with Avis Aviso so o that she should be cured of any further urther propensities to mischief What did Philip mean meano to o do MARY l AND NOEL DISAPPEAR I heard little exclamations of approval approval ap- ap roval and d delight over the wE wedding iding supper upper I saw my husbands husband's ful ul niece cut her cake her bridegroom bridegroom bride bride- bride I groom beaming his approval And then I noted that Mary and andT T Noel Ioel had disappeared and knew that if it I were to see Mary before she left I must not stay lay at my post any long longer r. r The wedding supper up r was by no means over however Noel and Mary Marylad had lad slid away almost unobserved But I signaled to Katherine and she came over to me Please take my place here I whispered Im going upstairs and Ill I'll 11 open the door carefully and take a peep at Faith to see if it she is awake awak She wont won't be Katherine rejoined confidently but by all aU means look at her if you want to She smiled as she made the retort and I smiled back at her But I knew and she knew that underneath our smiles miles and our apparently careless words she was commenting upon my fussiness and I was letting my mean Jealousy of her ther her care of my baby raise its us ts head I salved my conscience with the reflection that only when my nerves were frayed almost to distraction did didI I permit that feeling to get the upper hand land of ot me But I opened the baby's aby's door and nd listene my baby's even breathing with a fantastic wish that hat I could snatch her up and II fly with her READY FOR THE GETAWAY This was no time to indulge in vagaries 11 ries I reminded myself sternly and shutting the door softly I went across to Marys Mary's room and knocked Come in she said softly and when I entered I gasped in astonishment astonish astonish- ment She was almost completely dressed in her traveling costume while h her wedding gown and arid veil vei veiland and the accessories were spread out upon the bed ready for lor putting away Why M Mary Maryl l I exclaimed However However However How ever did you manage manage- Ah Ahr She paused and swept me a n swift curtsey Im what is known in theatrical parlance as a quick change I hope Noel is as nearly ready buI but bu butI I know he ne Go knock on his door will you darling and arid ask isk him how nearly ready he is 15 Tell him to lace his shoes in the car Ill I'll drive J. J if it ithe he isn't all nil ready S I went obediently down the balland bailand hall ball halland and knocked softly at Noels Noel's door He did not admit me and I knew he was not yet changed but I g gave ve him Marys Mary's message and received his promise to 10 be at her door fully ready for tor the journey in three minutes As I went back to give her the message I 1 almost collided with Manon Marion Marion Ma Ma- rion non flying upstairs she said as she opened Marys Mary's door without knocking one and ond dragged m me inside Therell have to toi i here those boys will get on to your our scheme Continued tomorrow J Ac I |