The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-05-08
/ Preliminary Talk

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'It certainly is going to be beauti-
full day" murmured Dalbeck, when
the sun, shining in his face, awakened
him Sunday morning.
"Why don't you go on out to the
golf club, them" inquired Mrs. Dali
beck.
"Oh, MOI don't want to do that"
why not?"
~Do you want me to go?" inquired
Dalbeck in accents of deep reproach.
when Sunday is the only day of the
week that / can spend with my fam
lily. 1t Is pretty hard lines to find you
trying to get rid of mel"
"Now, James!" said Mrs. Dalbeck,
pretestingly. "The idea that you
should think such a thing for min
ate! You know I'd rather have you
at home than anywhere else on
earth."
"Then, OF course, I won't &c" Dal-
beck said with skillfully revealed
sigh. ''Not If you don't want me to.
! believe it's a mans duty to do as
his wife wants, even at the cost of his
personal inclination, and, of curse,
I'D rather stay at home with you = !"
"Why,it would spoil my whole day"
interrupted Mrs. Dalbeck. 'if you
gave up a beautiful time in the coun-
try Just because you thought / was
selfish enough 10 make you stay at
home! l want you to go!"
Henrietta" said Dalbeck, "do you
suppose for one instant that you can
deceive me? I know perfectly we'll
that you are hiding your disappoint-
ment at the idea of lonely day and
are urging me to go merely out OF the
unselflshness of your nature. Ira not
going to take advantage of it. Any
how. really don't care about playing
golf today. / hadn't even thought Of
It until you spoke, and you see dida't
jump at the idea then. I'd lots rather
stay at home"
"NonsenseI" said Mrs Dalbeck. "If
you stayed at home this beautiful day
my conscience would reproach me,
James. We may not have any more
nice Sundays this fall, and 1t will do
you good to get outdoors. I am per-
fectly willing for you to go, because
know you need the exercise. A
man of your age doesn't exercise
nearly enough, and
"Oh. so you are dissatisfied with my
figure, are your" inquired her hus-
band In tones of deepest reproach.
81 know I'm not an Apollo. but
didn't think"
James," cried Mrs. Dalbeck. "You
are perfectly stupid! was just try
Ing to make excuses for you to 60"
"Aha!" said her husband. "Your
words plainly show that you honestly
don't feel that I should go! Your
real opinion is that man is dub
who doesn't pass Sunday with his
family, and I agree with you. Where
should he find more happiness and
pleasure than at the family hearth
stone, anyhow? I'd lots rather"
II know you wouIds" said his wife,
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James. 1t is your duty to do so.
Please oblige me by doing as ask
and going Quito the club"
II haven't the least desire to co."
protested Dalbeck. Somehow 1 don't
feel up to it. 1t may rain, anyhow"
"The sun never shown brighter"
interrupted Mrs. tDalbeck. please,
James!"
Dalbeck looked harassed and then
resigned. 81 don't see why you make
such fuss about IT," he mourned.
"And there isn't time to catch the
golf special now, anyhow, if I did
want to goi"
"Yes, there Is" insisted his wife.
s'Here are all your clothes ready to
j. mp into, and I'll bring you up some
coffee while you are dressing. That
clock is five minutes fast, and If you
hurry-here are your shoes and"
"You don't give fellow time to
think" Dalbeck grumbled. ''You are
rushing me off at such a rate that /
don't get a chancs to say word. It
doesn't seem to make any difference
to you whether want to go or not.
just so you get your own way. r."
Here's your cap" said Mrs. Dali
beck. as she opened the outside door,
~and If you hurry you can just make
the train
She watched Dalbeck leap and
vanish around the corner, and then
she smiled to herself. Il suppose he
has to go thru all that formula every
time to ease his conscience" she
said
'Hellol" Dalbeck was saying on the
station platform to three other men in
golf attire. Il came pretty near miss
ing the train this morning, / tell you
--I got so interested making my OBJ
1ections to going as artistic az pos
eible, But they worked beautifully"
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