The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27

said the wife of the man with the unexpected vacation. five been planning all summer how nice it would be to take our lunch and go out to the park and now we can do it !"
 Lunch in the park?" repeated her husband in faint amazement. Why, Clarice, l never thought you would want to do anything so.er-sort of ple- bian! It always is so hot and there are such crowds and hate to have you jostled by crowds you know! I don't want you doing anything which is bound to be uncomfortable and unpieas- aEtw
 This reminds me of ths time when we were just engaged" sad his wife dreamily. q dou't know when I have heard you talk like that, Robcrt It is sort of pleasant somehow, even though I know that you don't mean it l! I shouldn't mind the crowds one bit but if you are set against it we'll just do something else! We might run out to Maywood and see Sister Hattie and her baby-I think that would be the thing to do for you haven't seen the baby"
 9 That would be lovely, of course, ''
  cation, "I am very fond of Sister Hat tie and I am terribly interested in the new baby, but somehow don't believe that 1 am equal to q trip so far as Haywood today. Not today. Any other time it will be just fine to go out and see Sister Hattie"
 There never is any other time," Ob- jected his wife. You won't get up early enough on Sundays to sart. However, l am not going to drag you shrieking across the city and out to Haywood with the populace following, wondering at my tortuing such a good looking man! But this whole day isn't going to be wasted, and am sure if think hard enough l can plan something which we will enjoy. It's such a mistake not to enjoy an unex- pected day dropped right down at your feet, Robert. I know-let's play golf !! You've been telling me for ever so loEg that I didn't take enough exercise and neither do you. I'll hunt out your golf things right now"
 sssWait a second" begged her husband as she jumped up from the breakfast tfah.e. They're all packed away or Scattered around and my clubs need half day on them to get them polished into shape-and the last time l wore them my long golf stockings had runs in the legs that couldn't be mended and I've not remembered to buy any more.
 Anyhow, it's too hot for you to go < prowling around in stuffy closets, Cla- rice I wouldn't have you do it for the world, especially when you have such an extra good do-up on your hair. Nothing so upsets q hair-dress as jam ming into lot of coats and hangers . and things. I hadn't mentioned it be- fore, but have a funny feeling in one snkle this morning and 1 am afraid that sprain got some time ago is go- ing to bother me again. don't think 2 I could manage to get around a golf links at all today without trouble"
 That sprain was six years ago " his wife told him accusingly. "1 haven't r heard a word about it's bothering you before, Robert! And men always make fuss if they are in the least uncom' fortable. Maybe if you feel so gener' ally horrid it would be good idea for you to take the day off and just rest up. I think you have been working toe hard lately. You just go back to bed and sleep or read and"
 q should say not !" cried her hus :, band firmly. And make you run your q feet off all day waiting on me? No Clarice I'll have to be good and sicl before I'll shove all that extra labor or your shoulders-you have too much tC do as it is am not in the least sick I tell you, only just don't feel like doing anything strenuous. I'll be al right by the middle of the day, I'm sure If rest up this morning with the paper and a book on the porch. am not go ing to be any bother to you at all"
 Robert" broke in his wife standing oyer him, "a light is dawning on me ' will you tell me just exactly what yol k have in mind to do today?'
 "I@" began her husband guiltily ''Why, I hadn't planned a thing-any how, you used to like to go-I just hap pened to think that maybe Ter @ I'd take run out to the ball game" Z T might have known it." said hi wife resignedly. "Go to your old bal F game if you're so crazy about it! NJ! goodness-won't a man ever grow uI if he lives in a league town? Just t spite you I believe I'll go too!'