The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-15

HIS GOLF GIRL.
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fe,onvrtrht 1910 by Associated Literary Press)
Richard coniston in love With pStnrs s al. as
who had travelled thrice around the world snd
attracted by q wholesome American Girl outlined on
The picture was evidently from photograph. Ths
girl in the foreground slenderly graceful ana
poised IN the sa aes Of r. swinging golf club
white BALI In the background was me oid sen.ie-
man with snowy side whisksrs. two or three cadoies
Coniston young and rich had settled down on his
months mo Of staring At @The Golf Girl" As hs called
her had aroused the old restessness He felt tnat ~
At the bottom OF the calendar was the Of
publishing located in Chicago In small letters
was also the copyright imprint of the calendar manu-
facturers. They in New York. Chicago was
to n. though @ l0a AFTER wrap
ping UP the calendar very carefully and slowing H
therein, left for Chicago.
Some days later he reached the city. 1t was easy
hnd the printing house and get an Interview with
SANITY Yes that was some work which their presses
had turned off year before for Photographic sup-
"A Photographic supply hrm7" echoed Coniston
IN surprise. Why. this bears the advertisements
Can't help that" returned the manager. we
got 1t out for the Camera supply Company OF Port.
land. Maine. We simply print the pictures and mount
them: they put the inscription themselves After
they have used photograph for six months or 20 20
their plates and cameras, they sell the right OK
production to the calendar people. see?'
ager knew nothing of the identity of THE Coli Girl"
So he put the calendar back in his grip and caught
lie did not larry in New York: Portland his
destination. The Photographic supply company would
the calendar company An open switch. which caused
the train to leave the rails and bump ninl out %
something remember the journey by. Fortunately.
the train not going fast. and he escaped Win
few bruises.
The president OF the Portland concern, xhrewd.
middle-aged. kindly man. scented a romance IN Con-
istons request for information lie was ssmpasneeS
Usually our advertising man gets the subjects for
dSH1a a1n nhg he
a different history. IT secured by the former
Int Of the satap ana rarely visited tho
house. though holding big interest in II. Well
he requested that the photograph be freely used and
Of that done especially as 1t rs striking
! and artistic
he died very suddenly six months ago. never hav-
ing told anything about the central figure in tho
picture His widow sold out her holdings to ma
without coming to Portland so while We were curl.
ous we could not question her about IT. Quite re-
Gently when lost Its advertising value to us through
long display sold the picture to the condar mousse
We know OF the young lady there. ne pointed
,ss widow might sq be- able to help
Conistcn, hopefully. "Will you give me her adj
The president shook his head regretfully. TIM
sorry to that can't" he replied The negota"
torneys exclusively. The family had several homes
scattered through the United States and Mr.. Ho'~
widow said very anxious to close up his
business she and her daughter might 20 abroad
again -.
He studied calendar ana smiled II rather think
MI liked to have that photograph eur
The president pointed TO the old gentleman with
the side whiskers
That his picture"
Yes" And, coniston rose TO go. Il wiah you
luck"
The calendar house conistons last hope.
He fastened back to New York. But 1t had moved
to small town in Pennsylvania Midvae. which fact
re discovered only after three days OF yexatious
search. He went to Midvale
The office OF the calendar company proved TO Do
busy place. 1t was a big room In which hsif-
dozen typewriters eiacked Five Of the six sypiss.
were pert. pretty young woman who cast occasional
interested giances at the good-ookng Conston They
found him however. s,olidy nnresponsise ,,..,.
thing with red hair who was alternately builed and
the failure Of his search far Conston found
time to feel sorry for her
The burly biack-hrowed young man he found
srowled unsraciously when coniston entered
insulting laugh. oh no. he said. so loudly that
conston was sure the words carried to the outer
office, another masher stuck on The Golf Girl.
ch. Well. you don't get her address from We're
not helping Washers She's probably no better than
conston struck him squareiy In the mouth with a
force that erumpled the man into heap in the cor
Then he walked
In the outer Office he paused moment to smile
seemed more frightened and foriorn than I'm
pusively he took the carnaton from his button hole
| and laid 1t on her freckled little hand.
At dusk that evening he stood outside the little
railway station. awaiting the New York train A
card thrust into his hand from behind. Hs
turned to the figure OF girl Fastening away.
Her hair cleaned red under street light
He examined the card. On IL written. Miss
MarJory Hoilingsorth, Echo Cove California" and
Conston laughed light -heartedly. He found The
Golf Girl" at his own door. since Echo Cove and
the ton which his estate adjoins Glen Duglass.
but miles apart
Some Of the very few folk who know the above
story maintain that Dick Coniston purchased lfe-
long happiness with ten-cent carnation: but the
rest know that he won his pretty wife and deserves
her because Of his generosity and innate kindness
OF heart.
and their State and Federal governments incapa-
Bile of Kidding the land of its sins.
/ It's all Illusion, of course This nation isn't
corrupt. II is the decent all exisa