Show I GIVEN IN MARRIAGE I. I 1 Lillian Confesses to Madge I That She Stretched TrutH t By ADELE GARRISON Lillians Lillian's calmness and complacence as she told me of the he ruse she had employed to destroy the tendrils of illusion n Avis Arlen was extending toward toward to to- toward ward Hugh Grantland were so star star- thing to me and me-and and so repugnant that repugnant that for several seconds I had no words to answer her final half burlesqued comment com corn ment that all aU was fair lair in love and war and that I 1 might caU call her action whichever I chose She broke the silence her herself with wIlh witha wIlha a malicious little chuckle chuckIe I can see ee that your Puritan Inhibitions are reeling around as If f f somebody somebody some- some body jody had given em an extra shot of f hoo hooch looch h she gib gibed d but see se-c if 1 I care Fortunately one of the fairies that came to my christening provided me inc with a thick pad that I can tie over my my scruples any time that Im I'm dealing with a per person on devoid of any whatever whatever what what- ever such as the Arlen blight But just to relieve that superheated super super- heated conscience of yours your Ill I'll tell ten you that what I I did to the Arlen was wa-s not lot on your account at all but on onH H Hughs So unless you you are going to hat high me on general principles because because be be- cause you are shocked at my deficiency den clericy cleney in ethics suppose you come comedown comedown comedown down to my s sinful plane and help me figure out what we have to do when morning doth appear I flushed Hushed at her gibing beneath which I recognized something between between between be be- tween pique e and serious displeasure Youre talking nonsense and you know it I told Her with a forced smile Im simply so o astonished at al your that Im I'm practically speechless I 1 would have taken my oath while you were talking to Hugh after Avis left that you OU disbelieved 3 her story about the man on the 1 I der 1 She looked at me much much-I I 1 wonder just how I P Puritan ritan conscience will stand J said I Her tone was faintly ridiculing i I felt fett myself flushing After ill aD told myself this affair which n rW I involve Marlon's safety was her bIness w bI ness not mine I Never mind my ray conscience conscience- t I her a bit tartly This is your yOUX fair this eavesdropping with its sible danger to Marion You IW have the right to deal with it in Ji own way Now youre you're she cheerfully And as I need ever evert of help I can get I dont don't propose have as as valuable an ally as ai tn Hi switched ever so slightly frO i track by the schemes of a II malic moron like Avis Arlen So I my m- m 7 ling I fed him a j judicious mixture other thins W truth and the served its purpose ma J A worrying about Hugh wont won't be being put upon any more IU Ill bt D marshmallows LI uM 11 her story But as tar jar as but not S fi Ill I'll tell you f fair thousand feet up that Im I'm a air My best judgment tells tell m mi f tJ fIt It was Sam Brixton who was try but butof that listen in on our confab ladder w wa pI of hers about the the PJ plausible too A AShe I She stretched her arms bov Mj j head and flexed the fingers lingers r W When she brought her sudden J i je again it was waa with a motion v thing of d Theres only one J 1 it that and md we can be certain anxiOUS t tout someone Is extremely out about this opening lock box and the Lee do has nas with wun It iu But we cant can't thing about th that lt now except t V tD w watch every every minute So leu wJ on the table and nd proceed to DI in order How many guests u ts E art J J going to speed tomorrow or j today as she glanced at al b n r 1 watch with raised eyebrow eyebrow- 4 I checked the list off men fore speaking r Ronald and Bob go back toI to toI I II I said Hank and Bill to Wo WeTS Marlon Marion and Carolyn to WJ That disposes of the young l' l The will go this niO mo will Philip and th the i M At Leave us hopel Lillian LUlIan eJ ei with a pi pious ow Intonation The will stat I I 1 went on with a aher aher course t ther her nonsense Harriet h t ther her mother for months And ADd th except except- eludes the list My voice trailed of off awl DD nd finished sentence for tor m sue me my Except for dear Ede she h Continued MondaY MondY r Copyright 1834 K r. r s. s |