| Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE l Avis Gets Chance to Send S Verbal Darts Darts' Madges Madge's Way More than once I 1 have remarked the he absolute imperturbability of oC Avis Arlen when as often oUen ha happens pens she Is royally snubbed She appears to have havea a ment mental l epidermis equal to the Hie physical cal al on one possessed by a rhinoceros but I have often suspected that it is only her ler t tenacity her dete determination to win her objective at an any cost which h h hen erf- erf en ables her to present an unmoved ed front fronto to o snubs which would prompt a sensitive sen sen- Stive girl to instant departure from the he scene of or her humiliation On the other hand a girl of a a finer nature would not lay herself open to the he rebuffs which Avis actually in in- vites But that Inwardly Avis writhes at these rebuffs rebus and mentally chalks tHem hem up to be repaid with Interest at the first opportunity to the persons persons per- per sons ons responsible for them I am assure as assure sure as ns I am that her calmness in defeat is worthy of ot a great strategist Hugh Grantland's courteous but distinctly formal taking leave-taking Of or her nf er her pretty possessive air her use u-se of or his given name her tacit appeal for or defense se against Harry Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's gibe must gIbe must have drawn blood But she ignored his taking leave superbly superbly superbly su su- su- su as ns if it she had not heard it it turn turn- lag ng instantly to Harry Underwood asir as asif ir if f she had not yet finished her reply to o his thrust concerning her reference to o the crashing breakers I hope ope you dont don't think Im I'm unutterably stupid she said appealingly Ill Til promise not to exaggerate that way vay again Bless you ou child chUd dont don't take me seriously se se- se- se sly the b big g man said bluffly and andI I guessed that even though he realIzed realized real- real zed the of her apology his lis innate chivalry was causing him compunction for tor the jest he had made at her expense Nobody ever takes me seriously he went on plaintively Even my frau rau over there or rather especially my frau over there he there he waved a dolorous hand at Lillian never Llllian never gives anything I say the honor o of a seconds second's serious consideration Avis gave a silvery little laugh Perhaps she knows you better than anybody else she said coquettishly With the burlesqued melodrama in which he is so adept he staggered back backwith with his arms h hugging his waist A blow below the belt he ex ex- ex- ex claimed I call can for the referee I was no longer paying any attention to him She hooked her firm arm rm into that of her mother and lounged lazily toward me Mr Graham back yet she asked silkily He and Miss Fairfax left the beach at the same time we did We had a bit of oL a race and Hughs Hugh's car won Hes He's the most marvelous marvelous mar driver dont don't you think But ButI I should think th they'd yd be back by this time I do hope nothing has happened to them I understood perfectly what she was tr trying ing to do With a long score against me for thwarting her plot to win Noel away from l Maryas as well wen D aj as asfor for or the minor grievance she had had hadin hadin hadl in the matter of the thc bridesmaids bridesmaid's gown she meant to miss no opportunity for tor giving me stiletto jabs From her standpoint she considered considered consid consid- ered that she had given me two serious serious seri ous thrusts thrusts one one in calling Hugh by his given name name and thus apparently establishing a il camaraderie between them potential for closer intimacy intimacy- and the other in her insinuation that thai Dicky and Edith were loitering somewhere somewhere some some- where in the moonlight moonlight moonlight-an an insinuation tion that I knew she meant me to read between the lines of ot her apparent solicitude solicitude so- so for the missing pairOh pairOh pair I Oh I 1 am sure nothing has happened hap hap- to them I replied airily but it is very sweet of or you to be worried about them However I happen to know my husbands husband's little ways When he is beaten in a race he invariably slows the car down do as 33 far as possible and loafs along home Sulking Avis asked with another little laugh How I shall tease him about that when he gets home I 1 sent a mental apology to Dicky for my But anything seemed better than to countenance her hint of Dicky's dalliance in the moonlight with Edith Fairfax Harry Underwood however was not concerned with anything save the practical problem presented by her words Look here Hugh he said Ignoring ling lag Avis did you race the Dick Dickybird Dickybird Dicky Dicky- bird And where did you pass him Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K F. F S. S Inc |
