The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-05-18


son Is good enough
How about htter?'
Don't want any hitter either
This dialogue was spoken between
Charles Wilkins, captain of the Roslyn
Athletic clubs baseball team. and his
cousin, Kate Hathaway. Kate was an
enthusiastic baseball girl-that is. she
was infatuated with the game and
member of girls team that oeca-
slonally played on the diamond of the
gymnasium club.
There was more between Wilkins
and Miss Hathaway than common
interest In baseball A lawsuit Of long
standing between their respective fam
iliea over property acquired by Will
kins three generations before was to
be settled by their union-that Is, 1t
was hoped by their parents that the
interest might be united In them.
The match referred to was to take
place between the Roslyn club and the
Ringolds, champion game. Both
teams were training hard, and both
managers were testing and picking up
the best men they could find Ned
Paddock, manager of the Ringoids,
would require an intielder and wilkins
an outiielder This WIS smooth sail
ing. But when both men wanted an
outfelder and there was Just one good
man In that line to be secured the
friction emitted more sparks than
skyrocket.
There had come TO RoSlyn that spring
an invalid named Albert Courtenay.
He was suffering from bronchitis and
had been recommended 10 come TO Kos
lyn on account of Its dry air For
couple of months he went about cough
ing and hawking, looking as though,
having one foot IN the grave. he was
struggling TO keep ont the other. Then
he began to get better and the flesh
TO come back on his bones. One could
tell of his Improvement by his clothes
the better his health the finer his gar
ments. At last when he was quite re-
covered he bIoomed into a first class
dude. He manifested an interest In
the society of Roslyn. Joined the Ros-
lyn Country club and showed mild
interest IA the young Indies OF the
place. They were inclined to make
fun of him. calling him BERTHE"
Berthe Courtenay seemed more In
clined to bcstow his attentions on Kate
Hathaway than any other girl. Charlie
Wilkins didn't object to his preference,
for he considered him altogether too
contemplate for rival Resides.
Charlie was too much absorbed In
preparations for the great game soon
to come Off to take any interest IN
anything else. Hut one day when
Courtenay, who drawled his words
was sitting chatting with. Kate and
watching II game of tennis Wilkins
came up. Courtenay drnwled on. VIII
kins ''butted In" mlmickiug courte
nays speech. Courtenuy imperturb
ably changed from English to Latin
Neither Kate nor Wilkins understood
word he said until Kate caught the
meaning OF "ciirissimn KATHERINE
dear KatherineI aud blushed. VIII
kins. with growl, turned on his heel
and left them.
This incident when repeated that Is.
that BERTHE Courtenay could spenk Lat
in-eceasioned a halt in the opinion the
young people of Roslyn were forming
of him. Then one day, having APP
peared In flannel tennis suit. white
as an angels wing. To play game
with member of the Country club,
he soon collected crowd by sending
the balls from his racket us II they
had been fred from roman candle.
Here was n second gain BERTHE
could not only talk Latin. bat he was
n marvel nj tennis.
From this point Kate Hathaway be-
gan to show an interest IN him AS
soon as Wilkins noticed that the
dude" az he called Courtenay, had
found any favor whatever In Kath-
crimes eyes he ceased his own atten-
tons, indicating to her that II girl who
"chump like that was of no use to
him. As for Gourtcnay himself. VII
kins treated him with supreme con
tempt.
Hes one of these college men," said
wilkins. "tney make professors ola
great capacity for taking In knowledge
and never making any practical use
OF It,"
But he's remarkable at tennis" sug-
gested one who had seen Courtenay
make fireworks Of the balls over the
net
"Oh, that's sort of slight OF hand
like billiards. There's nothing manly
in the game"
BY this time nobody seemed to know
what to make of Mr.. Courtenay. lie
didn't seem to be fool. though he
sometimes acted like one He WASN'T
exactly effeminate. though he appear
ed so. What cough was left to hin
was certainly affected Some said he
kept 1t up to gain the sympathy du,
an invalid Then his dress was too
elegant for anything. his neckweal
now representing the blue field o.
heaven studded with bright stars. nov
snow squat, now the green waves OF