Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE l Step Brings Tense Moment To Madge Lillian and Hugh Lillians Lillian's reaction to an emergency or an unusual situation Is Hughs Hugh sudden udden surprising command Switch oIl off the had bad scarcely left his ups lIps before be be- fore tore she nearest the light had noise noise- essly leasly turned the switch and plunged us In darkness The curtains were drawn so there was WM not ot even starlight the starlight the moon already already al al- al ready had set set to to show us Hughs Hugh's movements He is as 35 noiseless as an Indian and It gave me a distinct shock to hear his lila whispering voice come next from across the room beside beside be be- side the French doors l leading ding out outto outto to 10 the balcony Are Arc these the locked he asked Yes Lillian whispered back But youre you're not going out therel A Step on the Balcony There was a decision In her per to which I think even a more obstinate obstinate ob man than then Hught would have yielded But we we heard the slightest t trustle rustle of a curtain curbin and knew that Hugh lugh was peering ering from behind bel nd it atthe atthe at athe the he balcony Then he dropped it again and though we again heard no sound his hi voice next came to us from rom the chair he had lef left if 11 I You can turn on the light now you wish he sold rold Lillian switched in on Immediately and even even her poise did not prevent her tier Imperious eager though low low- voiced question What was it In InI I I dont don't know Hugh answered quietly I am not often mistaken In noises and I was sure I heard a 6 astep astep step on that balcony But when I 1 reached the window and looked out there was absolutely nothing to be seen There was 35 light enough for tor forme forme torme me to distinguish that the balcony was empty and that there was wa no light in any other window upon this I floor There wouldn't be be Lillian an an- Everybody is asleep or supposed to be Now let me think Everything Is so cluttered and jumbled jumbled jum jurri- bled by this wedding Madge who have the rooms upon either cither side of this balcony Suspect Sam Brixton I waited wafted a second or two to get the arrangement of at the rooms clearly in my mind and then said with sternly repressed ed excitement The upon the right side Avis Arlen and her mother up upon n the left as you ou face ace the balcony The Lillian repeated excitedly And Sam I am sure knows or suspects what Is 13 in that lock box Do you suppose suppose suppose- I III think you ou should remember Hugh said judicially that the men inca among the wedding guests are sleeping sleeping sleep sleep- ing lag at The Larches tonight commented Yes that's that right I Carolyn is sharing her mothers mother's room No she isn't either I heard Marlon Marion ask her to come in and bunk with her Lillian rose energetically Did either of ot you see Sam Brixton Brix Brix- ton go over to The Larches she asked tensely said promptly and andI Not I Hugh I echoed his negative Then she said going to the thedoor thedoor thedoor door Im going to find out whether or not hes he's in h his wife's room Ill I'll know whether hes he's there or not 1 not even even 1 if hes he's sworn Helena Helenn to secrecy y She's always been an easy book for me to read She did not speak speck boastfully but butas butas butas as one stating an Incontrovertible fact 1 ct Hughs Hugh's voice stopped her as her hand was on the door knob How would it be possible for anyone anyone any ony one from either of those rooms to get getto getto to the balcony he asked The windows windows win win- dows do not open directly upon it Il No they do not Lillian admitted slowly but it wouldn't be c much of or ofa ora a trick to put a bed slat or something like that from the wildow to the floor of the balcony and slide down Remember we had to discipline the boys for trying just such a stunt I nodded Indeed I remembered the lively terror with which I had discovered this particular pastime of Junior and Roderick But Hugh argued that would be all right for a 0 young oung boy boy or or- or oror or girl girl I I wondered l if he were thinking think thinkS ing lag as I was vas of ot Avis Arlen's propensity propensity propensity pro pro- for trying to find out things which did not concern her her but but I cannot Imagine Samuel Buxton Brixton sliding sliding slid slid- ing down such a n contraption And And And- have you figured if it it were indeed he upon the balcony how he managed managed man man- aged to get back to his room again noiselessly and leaving no trace of his presence behind him Continued Tomorrow Copyright 1933 1033 K F. F S. S Inc |