Show GIVEN IN MARRIAGE MARRIAGE- of the Mysterious t Comes to Scene By ADELE GARRISON As I listened to Juniors Junior's ingenious chatter to Hugh interpolated with phrases like travel in pairs I realized real that h he was unconsciously quoting quote ing lag words and phrases which he had heard Hank and Bill use Juniors Junior's vocabulary is not so diversified But his answer to Hugh was exceedingly exceed exceedingly intriguing to mc me as well as a abit abit abit bit alarming and I sound found myself tensely conjecturing what might lie lle behind this fantastic revelation of Juniors Hugh had said that it was from this bit of woods that the shots had been fired at Dicky But I knew that we must have passed long ago the place where that lurking assassin had hidden Why should Chinese be coming corning com corn ing back to this little clearing and what connection did Chinese have with that attempted assassination of Dicky Lee Chows Chow's Order I knew of course one answer to that last query After Lee Chows Chow's queer behavior we all had concluded that the high-born high Chinese friend of Hugh Grantland either cither in a fit of Insanity Insanity In In- sanity or because of some queer Oriental Ori Or- obsession had either fired those shots himself or been responsible for someone else doing it But why were Hank and Bill on the trail of these mysterious Chinese and what were they doing now as we waited shiv shiv- ering cring for something something we we knew not what what what-to to happen Hugh brought his eyes back to Junior for a second Would it be against your rules to tell us what part of the clearing Hank and Bill are guarding he asked And then at the look on the thc faces of the small boys he caught himself up No I suppose that wouldn't be cricket cricket he said Dont answer that even if you know But I think it would be all right for tor you to tell me if it you know whether there are any other trails leading into this clearing except ex cx- the on one we just came over over- Junior looked at Roderick in mute consultation and after a seconds second's solemn solemn solemn sol sol- sol sol- contemplation of the surrounding atmosphere Roderick nodded sapi sapi- The Hidden Trail Go ahead Tell Tell him he counseled largely and Junior turned back to Hugh Yes theres there's one other way he said Its right over there He indi a spot almost directly opposite where we were standing but so choked with underbrush that if some of it had not recently been trampled down do we should have found it difficult dim cult to see an opening between the tr trees We didn't have time to go very far tar up the path Junior added while a little shiver traveled dawn down my spine pine at the q queer and perhaps dangerous paths my small sons son's feet had found while I slept not knowing that he had gone jone from the bed into which I had tucked him so short a time before It isn't so good a path as this Roderick Rod erick crick interpolated he patently having hav have ing ng been deprived of the limelight as long ong as any small boy could endure missing it We couldn't have taken our bicycles up that path its it's too tangled angled The Mysterious 2 Hugh nodded apparently paying lettering flattering attention to both boys But ButI I noticed that he stole frequent glances at the opening in the trees across from rom us said if it Speaking of bicycles he as casually why did you throw yours right across the trail trail trail-so so that anybody any body coming after you would stumble over them Continued Tomorrow Copyright 1934 King Features Feature Syndicate Inc |