Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE l I I Lillian Fearing Blunder Seeks L Advice of Madge Madge- and Hugh I shot a glance at Hugh and Lillian Lilliano to o see if 11 they hod had noted the peculiarity peculiarity peculiarity pe pe- pe- pe in Samuel Brixton's attire But Lillian having given Brixton her contemptuous dismissal had turned away without a l second glance at him Hugh I could not determine His face was Impassive ive os as ever as he stood aside to let her pass him I knew that he had been intently watching Brixton n to sec see that thal he made madeno no movement which would imperil Lillian Lilian but I guessed that he had followed fol fol- lowed owed the theold old Injunction Watch eyes and hands and had paid no particular tar lar ar attention to any other part of Brixton's Brix- Brix tons ton's body If Hugh had noticed the same Incongruity In In- congruity in Sam Brixton's costume which I had hod seen I was very sure that hat he would acquaint Lillian with it t without delay I would wait therefore there there- fore ore I before making any comment until I should be assured by Hughs Hugh's silence that he had noticed nothing Lillian did not speak until Hugh had closed the door after her Then she he struck her hands with witha a little gesture of exasperation I I suppose I made a colossal Idiot of myself she said ruefully If he wasn't the person whose footfall Hugh heard on oil the balcony balcon Ive I've only insulted in in- suIted him gratuitously besides putting put put- ting ing possible Ideas in his head heed a la lahe lathe he the famous maternal Injunction Dont Don't put ut beans In your our noses But Buthe he the conviction that he was the man just seemed to seize me mc by the throat Im I'm not so sure now What do you think Hugh Little Real Reat Evidence Hugh waited several seconds be- be Its something that's extremely hard lard to determine with willi so little real evidence he said sald at lost last and his tone I realized was decidedly Judicial I wondered if ii Lillians Lillian's patent prejudice might not have made him bend backward All we have to go on In his case cose ate are two things thing His window Is near enough for him to have been able to I reach each the balcony and get et back again and and he is spending the night here Instead of at The Larches where we all supposed him to be But against those two facts fact we hove have the difficulty which a man with withro so ro unwieldy a body would experience In getting back into his window from the balcony and his hI very plausible story of hI his wife's headache Sams Sam's body isn't so unwieldy Lillian said aid Hes stout of course but he plays a surprisingly good game of tennis and Ive I've seen him do other stunts Impossible impassible to a man who didn't keep himself In pretty fair physical sha shape pc But granted all that Hugh persisted persisted persisted per per- we r really lly have very little basis for any ony suspicion of Brixton If we had something tangible tangible- I think we have I said quietly Both Lillian and Hugh who had bad been facing each other whirled and stared sLued at me What do you mean Lillian de de- de he give you the impression that he had Just arisen orisen from bed I asked Yea verily Lillian replied But Buthe Buthe Buthe he looked locked the part part pajamas pajamas robe slippers sUppers And inside the sUppers slippers heavy white woolen socks with garters carefully carefully carefully care care- fully fastening them I said What Lillian asked explosively Are HAre you positive of that Hugh said quickly then added confusedly 1 I beg your pardon I know you are unusually accurate in your ob lions She Is and she has confirmed my suspicions Lillian struck in He might by some stretch of the ImagInation Imagination Imag Imag- have been sleeping in woolen socks socks poor poor circulation and cold feet perhaps perhaps but but garters That's something something some some- thing else again Youve solved the problem Madge Sam un was on the he balcony trying to find 1 out what he could about what's going to happen on Marlon's Marions birthday What's that We all heard It this time time the the sound of footsteps on the balcony and then a faint rapping lOpping upon the window Continued Monday Copyright 1933 K F. F S S. Inc |