Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE 1 Mr Spen Spencers Spencer's ers er's Threat to Lock Avis Arlen in Room Quiets Her By ADELE GARRISON My father is accustomed to Instant In- In tant stant obedience from everyone but Lillian jillian nudged me gleefully as he told old Avis Arlen in answer to h her hr r theatrical appeal to Hugh that the theone theone theone one on-e thing she could do for all aU of ot us was to go back to her room lock her door and stay there until morn morn- Ing ng Pipe this I she murmured in my ray car ear using the inaudible speech which she he has perfected It ought to be good The lights were were out in our section of th the corridor and she had turned off ort the switch of the room lamp when she he had opened our door at the first sound of Avis Arlen's voice But at athe atthe atthe the he head of ot the stairs the hall hail lamp was vas burning brightly and while no noone noone noone one of or the people there could see sec us every expression of ot their faces every inflection of their voices was readable readable read read- able and audible It was as if we were in a darkened theater watching the actors upon the stage and I found my ray nerves tensing as I 1 listened for the reply which Avis would make to my father Avis Appeals to Hugh urh But it was not to him that she spoke Disregarding him in a way that I do donot donot donot not believe he ever had experienced before she made a sudden flunking 1 motion and clasped her hands appealingly appeal appeal- around the arm of Hugh Grantland Grant Grant- land and who now had reached the top of the stairs Swaying sinuously her body as close to him as she could get It her face alluring in its clever makeup lifted to his she patently was consciously exerting every bit of feminine fem fern mine lure she in an end endeavor avor to gain the boon she wished Oh Hughi Wont Won't you please intercede intercede inter inter- cede with Mr Spencer for me I am afraid he is terribly angry with me yet yetI I 1 cant can't imagine what I have done that is wrong You see I am so high strung so sensitive things affect me meso meso meso so easily and I simply haven't been able to sleep tonight at nt allI allI allI all I couldn't help feeling that something something some some- something thing terrible might be happening to you Hugh and you can cant can't t possibly know how queerly It affected me Of course ourse I dont don't want to disturb my ray mother nother but I thought I could go down downto to o the library and read a little while Please lease say that I may do that Hugh Or better Or-better better still you still you must be hungry you and Mr Spencer both You dont don't know enow what a good cook I am Wouldn't you like me to rustle you something in the kitchen It would take ake but a little time His IUs Word Is Law LawI I 1 think sheer astonishment held m my nay father ather motionless while the girl eirl chattered chattered chat chat- on But at her final plea to be permitted to cook he took a n quick quickstep quickstep step tep toward her and at the same time Hugh lugh put his hands upon hers took them hem from his arm and then releasing ing ng her hands abruptly took a step away from her This left my father facing acing herI herI herI her I am sorry Hugh muttered as he moved away but Mr Mn Spencers Spencer's word wordis words is s the only law in this house The Threat I warn you Miss Arlen that I 1 am amnot amnot amnot not a patient man my father said his lis words like icicles There is grave business afoot in this house tonight tonight- business which calls for attention upon the part of ot myself and Major Grantland and Grantland-and and you are hindering us greatly Now I give you 30 seconds sec see ends to make a choice Will you OU go goback goback gojack back jack to your room quietly now or must I waken your mother and ask asic i her to take you in hand I warn you yoi that if it she cannot control you I shall put you in a small room back here and lock you up until morning Do you suppose he knows I murmured murmured mur mur- to Lillian referring to the claustrophobia from which we knew Avis suffered I never said anything to him about it He knows everything Lillian answered an an- in the same way And hes he's certainly turned the trick Look a at ather atherl herl her She's like a pricked balloon Continued tomorrow Copyright 1933 K F. F S. S Inc |