Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

@A1r. Rawson and Mr.. Dunham, announces the
maid.
@Here, Boy" says the boss, catcin by the elbow.
what was that you said to Mr. Pidde,-that Boom
boom! greeting?
l gives it to him and the Doc in a stage whisper
"Good!' says he. Get that, Hirshway? Now lets
spring it on EN-. All together now Ss-s-st! Boom
boom! Outside!'
Say, it makes hit with the directors, all right
First off they didn't to know whether they'd
strayed into bughouse, just ben cheered but
when they Old Hickorys mouth corners they
cludes to take JOSH 1t out that both of EN-
golf cranks too and inside of three minutes they've
forgot whatever it they'd come for, they've shed
their coats, and have been rung into foursome.
Honest OF all the nutty performances For there
tellin' where them balls would roll to, and
wherever they went the giddy old boys had to follow
remember one of EN- stretched out full length
his tuny in the front hall, tryn to make billiard
shot from under low hall seat when there's another
ring at the bell, and Marston, with golf bag still
sung his shoulder, lets in square jawed heavy
set old gent who glares around like he ookn' for
trouble and would be disappointed if he didn't find it.
"Mr. Peter K. Croft announces Marston.
"GOodnlght!' says | to myself. "The enemy is in
midst
RUT Old Hickory turns a hair. He stands
there in his shirt sleeves gain calm at this grizzly
old mimi plute and then | kind of cut-up
twinkle flash in them deep-set eyes of his as he
his foursome to gather around | didn't know what
was comm, either, until they cuts loose with it. And
for havn had no practice they rips it out strong:
"S-s-s-St! BoOm-bOOm! OutSlde' comes the chorus
1t gets Peter KS goat too. His jaw open and
his eyes pop. Next he swallows hard and fiushes red
behind the ears. Ell MS, says he, "Ive come fifteen
hundred 1d ta1 miles to ask what you @ BY telling
don't interrupt our game Fore You, mean Fore,
there. Now go ahead, Rawson. Playing eleven aren't
you?
And Rawsons just poked his ball out maxim a neat
into the music roo when the hall clock strikes
FIVE
by Jove, Gentlemen excaims Doc Hirshway
"Sorry, but must quit. Should have been my Office
an hour ago: l really must CO.
@Qutter" says Mr.. Elins. ABut all right. Trot
along. Here Croft, you Ire golfer, aren't you?"
!, "Why-er-yes says Peter K, actin sort of dazed
@but T.
That's enough says Old Hickory. @You take
Hirshway''s place. Dunham's your partner We're
playing Nassau, ten corner But III tell you,-just
to make interesting, I'll play you on the side to see
Is it go?r
@But see here Elins," comes back Peter K. al want
you to understand that you or other can't tell
me to sew my head in bag without"
@Oh drop that" says Old Hickory. al withdraw it
mostly govt, anyway. You ought to know that
And you can beat me at this game III agree to let you
have your way out there. Are you on or are YOU
too much of dub to try it,"
Maybe am dub. Hickory Elins." says Peter K
peelin off his coat abut game that you play
WELL, it was some contest believe me, with
- them too joshin' back and forth, and at the
time usln as much foxy strategy they stealth
railroads away from each other! They must have been
at it for half hour when maid slips in and
whispers how Mr.. Robert is calm for on the wire
So puts her to sub for with the bag while l
slides into the phone booth.
3Sure. Mr.. Robert" says l. am still on the job
"But what is happenings says he. didn't Croft
up?"
yep says I. @He's here yet"
@You don't say!" says Mr.. Robert. "Whe-e-ew,
He and the governor having it hot and heavy suppose
And then some says l. @Peter K. took the first
round 1911, he tied the second and he's trapped
in the fireplace a bad ten."
"Wha-a-at2r gasns Mr. Robert