The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
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Whcu BIC eHtSTeO ,bne LIVlng-rOOm
was to tear of the littls daily sheet
calendar which hung above the
spinet desk. =
The few days in the hospital had
passed uneventfully 81 re that the
holes where her tonssis had once
been burned occasions ny until the
nurse put an aspirin ahlet on the
back Of her tongue. TIL rsday, Mon
day, Sunday-they wei all one In
the hospital. Quiet, soft-voiced
nurses coming into her room now
and again with q dish Of cracked
ice, milk. thermometer AAnne Jen-
kins had enjoyed the fe y days bet
ter than vacation. A day or two
would have been suffic emit, but as
long as Harry was to be out of town
anyhow he had urged Ter to stay
there rather than come home to the
lonely apartment.
With her hand yet uf raised Anne
started. Thursday the fourteenth
Their wedding anniveI saryl Why,
she had completely forf ,tten it. She
had intended to return ONE sooner,
but telegram from Fl Try had adj
vised her to remain away from
home little longer.
This morning on tn : way home
he had not mentioned anything
about its being their anniversary
day. Perhaps he was planning
some lovely surprise, the thought
with a JOY that was lrnost little
girl in fairy tale-like n its glee.
Yes, that must be. it! Well, Harry
shouldn't be the only .ne planning
Surprisesi F
Anne few about the house, tele-
phoning for chicken hunting UP
the long satin ribbons shad saved
from the wedding de- irations for
just such days as thsse, hunting
through the radio programs for the
evening to see what would be most
appropriate to have playing when
Harry came home at ;o'clock.
Although it was str, thy against
the rules of the buildir { to keep a
dog in the house overn sht, just be-
fore six o'clock Anne vent to the
garage down the. alley md brought
back Cop, Harry's polio : dog.
In the center of the ming table,
where Harry could sliticipate it,
Anne set huge buttel cotch cake.
The chicken was drop ed into the
frying fat, the pot toes were
mashed and whipped creamy
foam when she heard AIRY.
She leaped to the do expectant-
ly.
Hello, old grill" he teeted her.
well, Cop-all dresse :. up, aren't
you? In honor of the return of the
missus, eh,''
Anne stiffened. In honor of the
return of the missus! larry pulled
the dogs. ears, started II the living
room and then stopped. I'D better
take the cur back to thu garage, Ell,
Amer" he said. Its raining now
and coming heavier eeery minute.
After dinner won't feel like trek
king down there. with I'M
IL thought we'd ct him stay
up here all night" Ann said. "Just
because it's" She. bill her lip.
1t came to her nov that Harry
must have forgotten he anniver-
sary. Well, he could forget. if he
wanted to She'd te out her
tongue before she'd ention it to
him, she decided.
"Yeh and maybe Ice the fiatl'
he jibed. You're a sne dog, Of
pup, but it's back u the fiivver
house for your"
She heard him viii itling as he
went down the slippery alley. Hast
lily she tore down the attn ribbons
that had decorated the dining room.
Tears of self-pity welle unbidden to
her eyes. The neglee ed wife, the
forgotten anniversary - oh, the
whole business unrollet itself before
her eyesslike a bolt of s ,bon.
Whfstling, Harry cffSie upstairs
dripping out Of the b. throom.
II don't dare use a company
towel, even If it is I first night
you're home," ne sa I cheerfuily
As he spoke he pu I'd open the
towel drawer into Wb h Anne had
stuffed the satin I'll pms. "Eh?
What's all the ribbotx tor? Looks
like a wedding" he 1l5uttered, dig.
ging deeper for an everyday towel.
It was too muchl Even then he
did not remember, Anpe saw. Drop.
ping into the nearest chair, her head
on her arms, Anne wept.
''Wen, for the love Of" began
Harry. ''Whassa matter, honey
girl?"
''You never rememfefed our wed.
ding dayl" she storm 1, forgetful OF
her self-made promis : to bite oui
her tongue before sh would men.
ton the anniversary o him.
well, why celebr lite II a day
tarly?" he asked mil ny. This i
Wednesday. the .thirtc Smith, my bril-
liant, college-trained wifel"
TITS the fourteenth she wept.
$50 be 1t, then, he agreed, reach
ing into his pocket for a jewel-case,