Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-27 | Page 6 | Katie Takes Great Interest in Hunt for Missing Boys

I GIVEN IN MARRIAGE Katie Takes Great Interest lJ 1 In Hunt for Missing Boys By ADELE GARRISON I had been able to control my voice and facial muscles before my mother mother- law in-law so that she aged and infirm sh should hould uld not not guess my panic over th the disappearance of Junior and Rod crick But I could carry m my poise no further Safe from her scrutiny with he the door of her room closed behind me I was was sias able to meet Hughs Hugh's news only by a despairing almost wailing echo ho of his words Gone Gonet The Their r bicycles gone one Ohl Oh What does oe it mean Lillians Lillian's hand was Instantly upon my arm gripping it It firmly and her voice was peremptory as as she addressed addressed ad ad- dressed Hugh Do you ou mean that they've been stolen tolen We dont don't know yet Hugh said Jim told me that they nt in inthe inthe the he place where the boys usually keep them and I c came me up at once to tell ell you I left Jim going through every very pl place where the boys bos might have lave left them while Katie Katie- Lillian standing near the window and nd dividing her attention n between Hughs Hugh's words and her watch of the farm arm yard below suddenly gave a little ittle exclamation The Whatever is Katie doing she queried Look Lock out here Hugh and I came came quickly to her side ide and I saw with amazement that my little maid flashlight in hand and bent ent nearly double was double was going crabwise crab crab- wise vise along the pathway to the gate gat c carefully scrutinizing the ground what I was about to tell tall you Hugh said and there was that in n his voice which told me that he was repressing amusement nt at Katies Katie's antics Katie is looking for the tracks racks of the bicycles to see which way vay they went went I wrong with that Lillian demanded a bit truculently Its what somebody ought to do and even if f she is isa a little bit sp ct in the doing of It It Ill I'll back her to find an any tracks racks if it they're there So SQ will I. I L I commented for there long has hM been ben dis distinct dis- dis net respect min mingled lcd with m my amusement at Katies Katie's ambitions to toLe toa toe Le e a de and her I tudy study of ot the correspondence course I S 'S in detecting for which she has pali out a goodly sum of her wages j For I have ha had several rathe lathe spectacular proofs that m. m mal malis 1 is is' is possessed of an almost aptitude for running down facts fact ant ni ferreting out covered trails in t 1 conduct of people who for some r rea reason son or other need watching Tb J she is able to get results in spite vo o her corr correspondence course of because of ot it does not detric from the value of her findings 41 With a sudden Impetuous movement move movement movement ment I tu turned ned from rom the window 1 What are we standing here for I asked Im going down to fine finc ine my boy u Of course you shall Lillian wort won soothingly but you'll do better belter It If you take three minutes to chan hanti into something suited to the out doors I Joining the Hunt HuntI I I had comple completely ely fogo len m nil bathrobe and slippers the In n which I had dashed down the halto hal al halto alto to summon Hugh and my fth fath j when I first had discovered the absence aft ab sence of Junior and Roderick f their heir beds Furious I found m 1 lushing flushing not at the costume but the recollection of the look in Av Ay Arlen's eyes when she had ope her ler door Into inlo the han hall where lIu l had lad caught and steadied me ai JJ swerved and almost fell in m mat my ter at the inexplicable disappearance my mv small son and his cousin 5 I did not dare to look Hugh HuRh as s. a-s. with a n stammered A Aright MAJ right to Lillian I fled past the he door of my own room quick furtive glance from under Th lowered eyelashes showed his f absolutely c calm as as is he stood stood wi wi Lillian watching Katie through U t window I Relieved I hurried on into my o 0 room and dashed fireman in ina a suit shoes and stockings sul sulI for for- fora or- or ora a tramp along the country ros rea When I came back to the corrIe II I was wao almost within the three thre m mutes mutes utes Lillian LUJan had named and md she g gme me an glance Good work she said caid Now y run Along with J H h and for everything h re With Marion Marionl hel m me Ill I'll take care of the b band bj and nd Je kern keo 1 the home fir fire fir b bur against your lour our return Good hunt huntr r tomorrow r Copyright 1934 K F. F S. S