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imoflufs einca nation Timothy Lancaster was a small man. He resented his smallness and the pampering that went with it. Yon see, his wife was the motherly sort. Well, as I said, Timothy did not like heing indulged, And that was the eause of the trouhle one evening, Mrs. Lancaster had decided they would dine out. It was rarely that she made this momentous decision, hut when she did, the decision was irrevoeahle. Not that Tim' othy ever had the temerity to try avoiding it. He knew too well, hy experience, that he would, if he were lucky, he ignored, and, if he wasn't, a period of incessant nagging would result. For you see, Emma Lancaster was a large woman, and thus had a large womanfs endurance. It was a mild autumn afternoon that Emma made up her mind, The place that she pieked was a swank, in a quiet -l' l Nnietecn gi, qlen glteplzefzd, guniot sort of way, spot. Only eluh memhcrs were admitted and the dues were not low. However. lwecause of Emma! in sistence just this year, Timothy had heen duly elected a memher. This was the Laneaster's first opportunity to test the feel of its appointments. And Emma was out to make the most of it. The evening eame. Excitement prevailed in the Lancaster home with hurried dressing. searching for lost articles, and getting each other to the front door, Finally they were on their way. Mr. Lancaster did the driving, with the alale assistance of his chosen mate in the roomy tIlleI'1Ul'. The traffic was thick with home'lvound ears contazning tired hos iness men. Look out, Tuekles, for that man in the green carlu shouted Timothy's laetter half, from the pilot house on the hack seat. Tuckles was Timothy's nickname which his wife always used, except when she called lnm down. Thcn a stern Timothy was the order. Yes, my dear, was the usual unflurried answer to his wifes comments. For one finally hecomes encased in .1 eoeoon of yeses, all rights, quite so's, and I wills' after a period of mcuhation with Emma Lancaster Of course it was Emma's grand opportunity. A night when she would take the stage and da::le the social leaders with her new gown, her fox furs. and her. ohfsofelegant, tahle manners. She could even cock her finger not so. Her excitement grew apace with the diminishing distance to he traveled. Finally they reached the parking station adiaecnt to the Cluh. And it was here that the service hegan, Timothy drove the car in: started to drive it to the nearest service man. He was stopped hefore he could execute his intention A station attendant came to him, saluted, and requested that he hack up to thc hlue line: that was all the farther that Cluh patrons were allowed to go. He did this inunef diately and stepped carefully to the sidewalk. But this also was wrong. A uniformed doorman quickly corrected his error hy asking Timothy to get hack into the ear so that he might he escorted out in a style proper for Cfluh memhers. Of course Tim meekly complied, although a trace of annoyance was hegnming to insert itself. After the ear had heen properly disposed of, Timothy and Emma entered the tfluh properly. He was a little sur, prised that they were allowed te walk into the room un' heralded, hut he was ycry glad that he could. However. a sort of superfhellhoy naw took them in tow. He hundled them into the elevator: had their wraps eheekedg and they soon found themselves in the main dining room. So far Tim had done all right. All that was necessary for him to attract scrviee was to hlink his eyehrows And he had a verttahle twitching of lvoth eyehrows during the entire evening. The seating was cpnte a formality. First he must seat his wife with the immediate assistance of two watters and then he must allow himself to lie- eglmmlu Aft,-r th,-,H pre-f',,f ing motions were completed, the main course was served. At least this is what Timothy took tl for The corn-ge wa- one of iee'water in large gchlets. As soon as he had sipped a little w
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