Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE I Madge Shaken by Chows Chords Threats Decides to Wait Up for the Riders i By ADELE GARRISON G. I suppose It was my utter exhaustion exhaustion tion that caused my sobbing Uon If U they come back at the end of the description of my plans for waiting wailing up for the return of Junior and Roderick from the drive to the beach A minute before I had b been n much heartened by seeing Baby Faith sleeping so soundly and watched over so tenderly and so carefully by my little kinswoman Katherine Bickett I I had been distinctly heartened also by my fathers father's cheer cheery encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment minimizing the danger to my lo loved d ones from whatever plot LeeChow Lee LeeChow Chow how had concocted in what my father Cather was sure was a partially crazed brain But as I finished outlining my plan for Cor resting upon the couch hammock in n the screened veranda overlooking the driveway there came ov over r m me an eerie feeling of disaster In the offing It is a feeling which comes to me rarely but I have found lound that at least tw two thirds thirds of these qu queer r psychic warnings s have been the forerunners of real trouble to me or to those near to me In kinship or friendship DRASTIC TREATMENT M My father faUler was equal to the occasion how ver Never in all my life lIte with him ilm has he spoken harshly to me and andI I could hardly believe my ears or ar my outraged flesh when he took me by the he shoulders shook me as he would a n naughty child and said severely I I 1 am ashamed of you Margaret l This is not like you at all alt Pull your your- set self elf together and let me hear nothing more like that from your lips With exquisite tact he Ignored l me completely once he had released me With a casual detached Come along downstairs he led the way to the lower ower floor while I followed him Wm with much the feeling I imagine of a switched witched but puppy Do you want to come with me while I lock up he asked when we had lad reached the lower floor and his voice was as impersonal as that of a bank ank teller refusing to cash a check bearing a signature unknown to him SAVED FROM I HYSTERICS Yes I answered not trusting my voice to say more and instead of of of- fering me his arm he started ahead leaving me to follow as I 1 would How wise he was I told my myself elt as asI asI asI I followed him through the rooms How did he guess that the least hint hintor of or tenderness even een the touch of the arm which never had failed me me would have sent me of off into gusty usty sobbing As it was I gained in composure and self self control control every minute of that journey and when we reached the kitchen I was able to present a calm face to Katie and Jim who were cleaning up For de dc love of oC Mike Missus Graham Graham Graham Gra Gra- ham vot you OU doing This was the greeting of ot my faithful little maid mild I you gone to bed long ago Mrs GrAham is a bit nervous over the fastenings my f father ther said smoothly with so many valuable wedding presents In the house houe Will you be especially careful when you lock up this wing You needn't bother with anything else I will wlL attend to all the thc other doors and windows win win win- I dows KATIE HAS BAS A SECRET My little maid looked at me out of shrewd comprehending eyes Ohl Oh Dose presents she said in an odd indescribable tone Ees dot vot you Missus Graham Ill I'll bet more dan dot dot- What do you mean Katie I asked startled by her manner I I no tell you OU now she said respectfully re- re re respectfully but obstinately Ven Yen I link tink more den I tell you OU eel eef you still You talk too much Katie Jim said with husbandly reproof get Mis' Mis Graham all fussed up up His wife wile snatched up a apiece piece of wedding cake from the remnants on the table and with a quick movement crammed it into his mouth Dere you beeg goof she he said and andin andin In in her tone there was a queer mixture of mirth and exasperation You let your vittles stop your motif moul und and dont don't spend so moos mooch time about mine Me und and my Graham ve ye dont don't need nobody else von ven ve ye talk ofer tings tangs Continued tomorrow Copyright Cop 1933 K F F. F S S. S Inc Ina |