The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-28

her dr.ser for q minute; then. glancinl
nc Morse, who was apparently adding
Inc score. but reaIiy wu'wurla uer fron
he cernef Of his eye she stopped over
lad Il hall emerged from the puif above
her left elbow.
! Here 4 ~" she called. and, sur,
enough. there II was on a little nal
stone
IAN easy lie." thought Tom. Sin two
| senses"
AT that moment Mr.. Morse had d
surprising accident, lie started toward
Mary, stumbled NJ the top OF the bank
and, unable 10 stop himself. ran straight
into her with sneh force that they were
both hustled Into the brook M TO their
knees and were spattered with muddy
water to the tops OF their heads. Tom
rolled over behind the bushes In an
ecstasy Of delight
"By-hy lingo. That parson viii be
an ar.ar.archdcacon yet" he said.
Half an hour later Tom climbed In az
the rear window OF the clubhouse par.
ior. He had composed some verses that
he meant 10 record In his graphophone
and spring on the company later. lie
adjusted the blank cylinder. recorder
and small horn and was about TO re.
peat them when In walked the Rev.
Mr.. Morse looking like an evolution
from a rummage sale In garments has.
tily snatched from various lockers. lie
laughed ruefuliy.
Il suppose you saw what happenedr
he said.
"wouidn't have missed II for di.dia.
mond sunhurst"
"You did not see anything peculiar. OF
course, except the accldcnt" asked
Morse anxionsiy.
''0ne accIdcnt-two de-desIgns," said
Tom promptly.
The euraie gruaned.
Il simply had to throw her out OF the
game some way. could not counte-
nance her score and had not the cour.
age TO expose her deceit before 10 many
people"
1T was grand" said Tom. IF she's
the sli-sii"--
"she certainly Is sly" interrupted the
curate.
slightest good she knew she was
ll.ll"--
THE same as lying" put In the
curate.
''likeiy to get caught" finished Tom.
II trust you. my boy" said Morse,
laying bis haod gn Toms shoulder
"but II occurred to me you might tell
what you saw TO your favorite. Mr.
Sloan"
II shan't say word. but he ought
to know. Hc might marry her and
fi.h-fnd out af;erward."
'She viii never marry him." said
Morse.
'He-he thinks she will." said Tom.
II started 10 teass her about him, and
she made fun OF hlm-Imltated his
slow way Of speaking. A girl may dis
claim or protest about man she really
cares for. but ridicrIe--n neyerl Besides.
she gave me 10 understand she is en-.
gagged to Mr. Miller. Here comes
Sloan. do not wish to meet him JUST
now" And the catate escaped fron
the window.
The handsome young athlete found
Tom fussIng over h!h graphophone, TAX.
ing on the small horn ana putting OIL
the big morning glory"
'Who won the ladies' plnf" he asked.
"Your grandmother said Sloan
my wh-whwhat
"She had handicap of forty.fve on
the nine holes and came out ahead OF |
Miss Brown. the English girl. who |
played the whole co1rse In forty-hve."
The crowd on tho piazza was cheer
ing and calling fti Sloan to present
him with the cup which he had won.
Bring me drink. Tom, will you?
am choking with thirst and must 90
outside mlniite,' said Sloan, throw
Ing himself on the divan.
That's right -li.ll-lie down." said
Tom. "You viii need to- And giving
the graphopbona A final touch that
started 1t going, be left the room.
The blank cylinder intended for
Toms verses haA recorded his conver.
sation with the cusate, and every word
was reproduced for Sloan's benefit.
When Tom returned the room was
empty. Sloan had avoided them all,
cutting across The fields 10 town, and
neither Tom nor aay Of his fellow golf
ers saw him again until he returned
from Europe year later after Miss
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