The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-17
to look worried.

"lf you win, Jack, III marry you: If
you lose, you're not To propose to me
again for year, at least"
"fcu mean i,?" he asked, gravely
"Of course. You said you'd do any
thing 10 Win me. What what are vuu
doing?"
Getting ready" He had taken off
his stock, and was Stuning it into the
pocket Of the bag. That thing both
erS me. L haven't ghost OF Il show,
suppose, but I'd Try Il harder thing
than this for the same Stake, Grace.
It's your honor"
! She hadn't expected him to agree,
for the result was foregone conclusion,
and she looked bit dazed for an instant
Ihen she stopped over the tee, took
her club, and made her first poor drive
oil the day, topping slightly and send
ing the ball into the long grass a hun
dred yards away. Silently she gave
place To him, and watched as he stood,
tall and muscular, swinging his club
above the ball once. twice, and then.
Witha long, clean stroke, sending i,
hying far toward the tenth hole. They
started OIL silently side by side There
was new expression on his face that
became it, yet caused her uneasiness.
She wondered whether the outcome
was so certain, after all. a good bras
Sie-stroke put her well to the fore and
they each reached the green in three.
She had Il reputation for putting to
sustain, and sustained it, winning the
hole in live. The next hole was hers,
too The twelfth they halved.
AT the thirteenth hole the result
was the same, each having used four
strokes. The following one went to
his credit. Grace was worried, but
she made no sign, and won the fifteen
IN easily. She was again two up, 18th
threo to go. If the next hole was hers
the contest was decided; Jack would
not bother her again with Lis insistent
proposals OF marriage for at least IL
year.
So far they had scarcely spoken since
leaving the tenth tee. Jack seemed to
nave thought for nothing save the
game. He studied every stroke care
iully and played itaS though life de-
pended upon its success. And he was
playing we'll, too: better than she had
ever seen him play, better than she
-slad thought him capable of playing.
Al the sixteenth tee he spoke for the
first time in many minutes
Il IN going to change my ball" he
said, looking at her qucStioningly.
She nodded.
He tossed lis stained and denied
bill aside. and selected new one from
the bag. Perhaps | can do better
with one OF these rubber kind"
His unrutiled manner irritated her.
You don't really expect to VIM" she
asked, mockingly.
God knows" he answered, simply.
''it won't be for want of trying"
"If get this hole it ends it, YOU
know, she reminded.
lie nodded soberly. 81 know: but
you mustn't get it,.
She drove off, putt ing al hci -
and science into the stroke. and
ed the guilty sailing high and f!
l!rSt dark against the sky. then W
against the green hillside. 1t struck
and'bounded farther toward the distant
red disk. 1t was almost the best drive
she had ever made, and she turned to.
ward him in triumph.
lie met her look calmly. Greet"
he said.
She moved aside, and watched him
the daZZ ing new ball. The one he
had discarded was lying on the edge OF
the art, and she idly picked it up and
dropped it into h"r pocket. Then he
swung back at the length OF his rcac'
h:S mouth set in a straight, determined
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