The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04

match to be fought out before she could
claim the cup, and in this Mrs. Winiy had 70
play Miss Senior.
This young girl, to the joy Of Jimmy
scraapples, had been drawn in the easy
Say. Miss, youse has no one ter beat an
| it's cinch ter make de final, was Jimmy's
! whisper as he handed the driver to Miss
Senior on the first day, and througho ut the
week he had cen so cheerful and SUCCESSFUL
would give him 500 if she reached the
final and as much more if she won.
Jimmy's reply. All wants is to see yer
cop der pile-dat is, ter win, savey?'
Tins earnestness, OF course, Miss Senior
ascribed to boyish zeal, if she thought OF
the remark at all. for in heart and soul
she yearned to win the cup, or at least the
runner up prize, so that she might faunt
| the trophy before a certain golfer she had
met in the mountains and note the pleasure
that the sight would give to him. And
to play with him in the mixed foursomes
unless he coaxed her great deal.
, "If we wins dis cup" thought Jimmy,
! as he went ahead to spot where the ball
would fall .I'il lie der solid Muldoon all
right mid Miss Senior. Den when wins
der open championship an gets famous
! III marry her, you bet. She isn't more'n
three years older nor me an / guess she'll
wait"
-Fore!" called out Miss Senior just then
and broke Off her caddie's solloquy.
| A tall. graceful girl of the large sort,
little Jimmy noted every detail Of her swing
yth admiration and followed the flight
of the hall with an appreciative eve.
Miss Senior was as fresh as daisy after
I her sequence of easy matches. but Mrs.
the desperate matches of the preceding
DAYS The vast assemhlage that pressed
against the rope carried as a barrier by
the committeeman noticed as they hurried
, along back Of the players that her swing
had shortened and that there was no snap
in her uniting.
Miss Senior, who was at all times PLAYER
not to e moderated on her home links.
was, on TIE contrary. PLAYING ahove herself
and obtaining on nearly every hole the
that indefnahle quality that often pulls
out for the PLAYER off the game in every
sport helped Mrs. Winly more than once,
and she was one up as they played the
home hole.
What followed occurred 30 quickly and
was so unexpected that 1t il still a fresh
recollection. no natter how manv matches
they may have followed since. with every
person on the grounds that day. Both
were on the green in two, when Miss Senior
made a fine long put and holed out stroke
under the par Of four.
Mrs Winly had now to make put Of
some twelve feet to gain the half and win
the match. miss meant that an extra
hole must lie PLAYED to decide the tied
match. and in Mrs. WinN's tagged out
state TIE odds in that contingency would
re greatly In favor Of Miss Senior lasting
the longest.
Tom Winly. who caddied for his wife,
handed the putter to her and then snuffed
himself out a policy Of self-effacement
that made him invaluable In that capacity
and may be recommended TO other hus-
hands who may sometimes carry the club
for their wives at golf tournaments. Mrs.
Winly started to play.
II was at this precise moment that Jimmy
Scrapples, planning Napoleonic stroke,
upset the baby carriage
But the god Of class, II there be one.
was working against Jimmy. Mrs. Winly
had made her put and the ball was rolling
in a phenomenal way straight for the hole
before she heard the baby screaming She
did not wait to zee 1t drop into the Cup, or
to shake the hand Miss Senior had extended
to her in token OF defeat, hut instead she
ran to the rescue.
Things turned out badly for Jimmy. In
fact it was Waterloo. The last blow came
from Miss Senior-the previous blows
were inflicted with Tom Winly's cane
when he pleaded for an excuse for his act
that he wanted Miss Senior to win.
"yom wicked. stupid little boyl" ex-
claimed Miss Senior. "You shall never
caddie for me again."
So Jimmy felt as II all were indeed lost.