The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-15
ANDREW AND IMOGENE
nv ROC FULKERsON

| "Hol Hol Huml" yawned Andrew as he laid down his paper. What is it?" asked Imogene, look | ing up from her magazine. Do you want something to eat or something | to drink?''
 There you go" exclaimed Andrew. Are you trying to start something | by insinuating that every time l open my mouth to yawn l want you to put something in it?
 Are you sore because I have my health and my appetite? Are you angry that I am always so ready to eat when there are thousands who would give their little all or their big all to have my digestive appa- ratus?
 Am I to be blamed because I am healthyp Thou who didst with pit falls and with gin beset the road 1 was to wander in" He stopped in the middle of the quotation and said suddenlyS
 That's it. That's what I want! Go over to the sideboard and make me gin pitfall-"'
 q don't know how" explained Inn ogene. q never heard of such a thing"
 That's all right" said Andrew, waving his hand airily, neither did I. Neither did anybody else. All you have to do is to make it. Look at me. I had to think of it. 1 "I think up it's name and you con | coct it. I am the inventor and you are the factory which turns out the l finished product.
 | "Go right ahead and mix it, woman, for you have the opportunity of life time. If the drink you fix is as | appetizing as the name l nave in- vented, our names will go resounding down> the halls of fame coupled Tn the betting like David and Jonna- than, like Damon and Pythias' ike Tom and Jerry. American cocktail; that was the in- vention of woman way back in rev olutionary days, and today she stands | among the other patriots, like Pat rick Henry and the new mayor ana all those great people. You may also achieve fame and have your name | like hers engraved in letters or pur- nle and gold on the tablets In the hall of fame.
 What was her name! asKeo I'm
 ogene.
 "I do not remember" said Andrew
 "E,,t that makes no difference, Tor she had a name all right ana W-
 erybody knows it and you too
 might gain fame if you would only |i ido--er--do-er---like l say What was 1t you said to do' oears asked Imogene sweetly.
 What did ask you to doG' said Andrew sternly What did l ask you to do? You sit there after all have said and ask me what 1t was I said I wanted you to do. Don't you know?" .., "Yes, dear" said Imogene. 2 know. but you do not. If you do, tel
 me what it was"
 .Why-er-I was telling you" sait Andrew. Now. let's see If yot know-you tell me!'
 Was 1t anything about me getting you bottle of Bud. out of the re- frigerator?" asked Imogene You remember don't you2" sait Andrew. T was afraid to tell you for fear you were fooling me- Afraid I was digging a pitfall fol
 you, l suppose" said lmogene. fo. know. life is full of pitfalls and
 gin."
 ..You are fooling me-" said An
 drew. 'It was not beer I asked you
 for; it was a gin rickey."
 "Never mind. dear" said lmogene
 1T just happened to be listening t, YOU. Ordinarily l do not pay an! more attention to what you are say ing than you do when you are sayini it. You wanted me 10 make you {
 sandwich and get. you a bottle O home brew, and I will do il now J
 you really want it."
 Tt listens good to me" said An drew enthusiastically