Show I GIVEN IN MARRIAGE l The Crazed Lee Chow Chov Fails In Attack on the Nursery t f By ADELE GARRISON At the rush of footsteps and the warning shout of Look out up there Lillian went into instant acton action ac- ac ton tion verbal and physical Quick Katie Kaliel she said Rush tush her herup herup up lip to the nursery Ill I'll unlock the thedoor door She turned and sped along the upper upper up up- per corridor as as Katie put her hands beneath my elbows and rushed with me up the stairs hardly I-hardly breathed in that headlong P rush h for lending wings whigs of terror to tOI our feet was the sound of ot soft sort padding pad pad pad-I ding footsteps that same swiftly behind behind be- be hind bind us and another sound even more terrifying that terrifying that of hoarse labored la bored breathing No need to waste time in conjecture conjecture ture over the person making those terrifying sounds In some seine mysterious ous jus manner Lee Chow must have escaped from the library and must be searching the house house for for whom Dick Dicky Dieky the children or myself The padding footsteps and the labored la Ia- a bored breathing drew steadily ruthlessly ruthlessly ruthlessly ruth ruth- lessly nearer And then just as I Iwas Iwas Iwas was almost at at- atthe the end of my hope and my endurance I heard the turning turning turn turn- ing of a key and Lillian swung the nursery door open with a whispered command In here quick Katie and I already had anticipated her mandate We were through the thedoor thedoor thedoor door almost at the instant Lillian opened it She turned the key and shot the bolt home just as our pursuer pursuer pursuer pur pur- flung his body against it with witha a force torce that shook Will it hold I whispered fearfully fear fear- fully as with one accord all three of ofus ofus ofus us set our bodies against the inner side of ot the door It It wont won't have to Lillian said said suddenly relaxing They have him Listen I All right chief chie Harry Barry Underwood's Underwood's Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's voice said I have him tight for or the minute and I can hold him until Jim ties him up Well We'll not noi risk isk his fooling us by a sham faint again gain So that was the way he escaped escapee them Lillian commented But if I know the chief and Harry Lee Chow will ill play no more tricks tricks- A A- snarl like that of a feral animal baffled of Its prey came through the thedoor thedoor door and Harry Underwood's voice with a note of ot compassIon sounding clearly learly through its sternness spoke quickly commandingly Stop it Quick We dont don't wan wanto want to h hurt Jims Jim's voice struck In with an Inflection inflection in in- of awe in it Hes fainted tainted again Or Or-Is Or Is he be dead I ji dont don't know and Im I'm not going to d worry Harry answered curtly Hes probably shamming again but well we'll spike hi his little game this trip Hurry up with that hat rope Jim That's right Now Nowa a couple more snore coils before you pu put in your knots Pinion his legs next Ill I'll attend to his arms myself Ah AhI I thought so sol Did you see that chief chien That evidently referred to some som unexpected movement ent on onLee Lee Chows Chow's part and my fathers father's voice was quick in response Yes Harry you were vere right He H HIs Heis Is shamming But thanks to you his ruse will do him no good When you have him safely tied up what wha are you going to do with him The inquiry was characteristic o omy of my father Never unless it be absolutely ab- ab ab lb necessary does docs he arrogate a decision to himself I had thought of ot Dicky's room sir Mr Underwood said with th the deference every everyone on o accords tny my father came cama the tho enthusiastic approving It is the tb th ona- ona I should choose above all others an anas and andas as Richard will not riot be back tonIght nobody will be disturbed I confess I want to keep this man a quiet prisoner until Hugh gets b back ck to se see him lira The voice of Lee Chow v suddenly suddenly rose roe in a wailing chant Hugh Hugh Come quickly Hugh Only you youcan can help me met C Tomorrow V lI l I I r |