Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE l Harry Underwood Starts for Hospital to Relieve Hugh That something urgent though as aset asyet yet et unexplained to the rest of ot us lay behind my fathers father's mandate to Harry Underwood was plain in the ver very timber imber of his voice volee as he laid an in junction unction upon the big man to tell Hugh lugh not to worry about speed laws lawsin in his return to the farm It was equally plain to me however howver how how- ever ver and I 1 guessed to Lillian also that hat fear of Lee Chow or of any of ofis his is agents had no part fathers father's directionS Otherwise he would not have lave dispatched Harry Underwood the he man of gre greatest test physical prowess in n the house to summon H There was a bit of hesitancy in in Harrys Harry's manner however as in obedience obe obe- to my fathers father's mandate he moved toward the door A Trickster Youre sure hes he's all right in therewith there therewith with ith only Jim to guard him OIl If your knots hold hoId my father re- re and and I fancied I saw a faint twinkle in his eyes ees signal of ot the hiden hid bid den en veil of merriment that sometimes sometimes some some- times bubbles up irrepressibly in his most ost strenuous moments hold all right Harry said grimly but Im I'm here to tell you that Lee e Chow has that old gink fink backed of off the boards for cute trIcks ricks Jim under some circumstances circum- circum stances would be an easily worked puzzle uzzle for tor him But heres here's somebody that wouldn't Lillian interposed softly as s down the hall haIl we ve saw Katie ap ap- caching in her hands a n tray with a atcher pitcher of hot milk Lillian had ordered ordered ordered or or- dered for me rae and on her lace face an expression of discontent Katie Katie Detective Detective Try her chief I Lillian urged softly soft soft- ly Iy simply dying of curiosity I to get int into that room and she wouldn't let Lee Chow put anything over on her Ill I'll back her against all the sapient orientals on this green earth Into my fathers my-father's fathers father's eyes flashed a alook alook alook look of decision Katie he said as my little littIe maid came into the room and set the tray trayon on the table would you ou like to do doa a piece of detective work for me Into Katies Katie's eyes flashed lashed a look of joy as supreme as can come to a human being You You you mean me t to help you she asked incredulously Yes I mean just that Katie he be said smiling You know of course cours that Lee Chow is in Mr Grahams Graham's room and that Jim 1 is in there watchIng watch watch- Ing lag him YanI Yal Me I know dot Katie said a trace of sullenness creeping again into her voice Eef Eel you ask me I tink somebody else ought to be in dot room besides dot Dot Lee LeeChow LeeChow LeeChow Chow he outsmart efery eiery time he open hees mout moul Dot vun Chink dot Lee Chow und mid dot oot vile he best mans in ven yen he coom against somebody like dot Chink he vun vim great beeg dumbbell I dont don't agree with you OU that ort th ri-th that t point Katie my father said with sternness although I I. I saw his lips twitching and I 1 dont don't want ever to hear you s speak eak in that disrespectful way vay of your husband again But I do think that I 1 n need two people in that room with Lee Chow one of them a woman so I am going to ask you togo to togo togo go in there with Jim and help him watch Lee Chow But there are are two things you must promise me me first Katies Katie's eyes were dancing with gleeful glee ful jul triumph Me M I 1 promise she said even eef cot you ask me to cut of off mine right arm t to tink dot I kingo kin kingo kingo go in und show dot hes he's not only pebble on dees beach dot beach dot I got gota a job too Maybe I dont don't crow some like bantam rooster But that Is just what you must promise Katie my father said stern stern- ly You are not to crow over Jim one bit Otherwise I cant can't let you help me Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K F. F S. S Inc |