| Show GIVEN GWEN IN MARRIAGE 6 By ADELE GARRISON Madge Regrets Her Decision n to Join the Group of Midnight Riders Why had I been so foolish as M to say a I would stay at home from the pro 1 p posed moonlight drive to the ocean This was the frantic question that f fIrst came to me when I heard Lee LeeChow LeeChow C Chow how say that he would like to remain remain remain re re- re- re main at the farm house because he head h lad had some things he would like to say sayto sayo t to tome o me Was it possible for or me to say that I had changed my mind and wished to t o go to the beach with the others I I. I answered query with ith a nega neca t Ive I was conscious o of f having put the question to myself Th The proud Oriental would never for for- give jive what he would consider a a direct i to him But I Iwas 1 was chilled with terror terror fan fan fan- t I w. w was sure but very real to tom tome m me me-as me as I braced myself to make the obvious and courteous reply to Lee Chow S How Howery very ery fortunate for mel mcl mc I IsaId Isaid s said aid forcing a smile from my lips Ups HUGH PROTESTS You are sure you are not too loo f fatigued lo to talk lalk to me me he queried and managed to convey in the query the expectation n that I would give jive him an assurance that thai I I was not fatigued No N indeed I assured him earnestly ear ear- nestly I do feel too fatigued d for a adri dri drive e but butI I am not in the least sleepy and I I- I shall Ishall be so glad to have you keep m me company Otherwise I Iam Iam Iam am afraid I should be lonely An inscrutable smile pla played ed around Lee Chows Chow's lipsI lipsI lipsI lips I shall try my poor best to keep you from being either ither lonely or bored he said and an InVoluntary shiver traveled down my spine I Il think Hugh Grantland was the only one of th them m all aU who noticed that tiny shudder Quite by chance I glanced at him as Lee LeeChow Chow finished his little speech and sa saw that his keen eyes were watching me mo closely His heavy eyebrows knitted into a frown and stepping a pace nearer to toLee toLee toLee Lee Chow he spoke with apparent earnestness earnestness' to the the Chinese but Intones in intones intones tones so low that Only Lee Chow could hear him It was was' In the same inaudible fashion fash fashion ion that the Oriental replied and if Hughs Hugh's words had been a protest they I apparently had had no eff effect t. t for Hugh HuCh went back to his place with impassive im Ira- passive face and eyebrows still contracted contracted con con- I while Lee Chow looked after him with that enigmatic smile still stUl I curving his lips FEAR OF TilE THE CHINESE By a mighty effort I 1 kept from shivering again and hoped that my ray face r registered no rio inkling of what I Iwas I Iwas was was was' feeling But seldom have I been the of such stark unreason unreasoning inn fear as I suffered at th the prospect of this coming alone interview alone with wilh Lee Chow Not Nol that I feared any S actual physical phys cal danger for myself but terrifying terrifying- terrifyingly ly fresh in my memory was the look on or on the face of the wounded henchman hench henchman man of Lee Chow when he spoke of me as woman belonging to Lee Chow boss bass man There had bud been since then other Indications In slight as wInd wind blown blown straws to be sure but having terror for me that me-that that this high born friend of Hughs Hugh's secretly held that same bizarre bi bizarre zarre idea concerning me I I knew that for all his occidental education and his years years' of association Uon wilh Hugh he still had all the inhibitions of the Oriental l concerning the comparative com corn status of men men and women inthe in inthe the universe rs Ano Another her turn of ot my memory memory-kalei kalel showed me Lee Chows Chow's face tace covertly watching me me through the draperies at the back of the thc little sitting silling room at The Larches I had hadnot hadnot hadnot not known ho how long hoy long he had been standing there for my I eyes had no no sooner seen him standing behind he the curtains than he was gone but the idea of his watching me had obsessed me with the the fa fantastic fear that he was planning some Oriental deviltry which would further whatever insane theory he had as to lo my place in Hu Hughs Hugh's hs h's life Poll c complete and lists list's closed Ha Harry y Underwood announced in sten stentorian torian voice Now who's going with wilh who whom wham who whom and in which what which what cars My nerves s r bit at his non nonsense nonsense sense and I came back to comparative tive sanity But Bui the next Instant they were taut once more as I I saw Hugh Grantland step from his place again and imd come directly toward me Surely I thought though he hC would not risk Dicky's anger with its unpleasant ant aftermath for me rae by proposing that I rescind my decision not to go goto goto goto to the ocean and accompany him himIn himIn himin In his car carl Yet I could think of no other reason for this sudden movement movement move ment But Hugh passed me without pausing paus pans ing and I 1 heard him addressing Edith Fairfax just behind me rue How about my runabout Edith he asked easily casHy Will Wilt you share It II with wilh me for this moonlight drive l if I promise not to lo get sentimental S Continued tomorrow S Copyright 1933 K F F. 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