The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-12

''Your auto is as lovely as french
clock and l hope more reliable, but it
will cause trouble" said Mrs. Dyer.
IF YOU take the same girl out often,
you will be considered engaged; If you
take many girls, you may get into the
newspapers; if you speed fast, you are
likely to be fined, or smashed, or put INTO
Jail for killing someone.
'sNo doubt smart men and fast autos
get into trouble and the newspapers, ="
replied Cutnet. ,,
''No, it is smart women and fast men. "
corrected Dyer, who was inclined to be
sarcastic.
Cutnet ran his auto into the garage
proscenium behind the club house; the
party got balls and bags of golf irons
from the lockers in the clubhouse and
selected their caddies, and the five ladies'
accompanied the gentlemen to the first
tee and began the glorious, life-pro-
longing game of golf:
Cutnet and Wendell played fine
game. and the others wandered with
them and watched and criticised and
chaffed them.
Cutnet drove straight on the line to
the first green and left the tee in good
form. Wendell drove five yards ahead
of Cutnet, who ran down his putt in two,
while Wendell took three, losing the
hole. The onlookers cheered Justify.
At the second hole, both got distance.
the wind helping. Cutnet was in the
high grass and made perfect recovery,
| landing on the green, but his third was
short on bad putt. Wendell played
perfect golf and his fourth was dead.
Each putted in two, halving the hole.
At the third, Cutnet was away on his
drive, but over the green. Wendell
drove carefully and landed on the green:
Both players took three puts and halved
the hole in DOGGY fves.
At the fourth, Cutnet topped his drive,
and Wendell over-drove the green. Gut
net putt delicately and won the hole
four to five, making him two up.
Cutnet sliced his tee shot into the
rough going to the fifth, and Wendell
played on the line Cutnet was short on
his second and played four to the green.
Wendell arrived in three, but his ap--
proach putt was short and he was dead
for five. Cutnet was in and out the
cup for half and lost, Wendell winning
his first hole.
At the sixth, Cutnet was in the sand
trap on his drive and Wendell sent his
into the bunker near the green. Cutnet
used his nibick. Wendell won the hole
in four to five and the match was even. :.
The enthusiasm of the girls now passed
all bounds and they shouted their ap-
prevail of both players.
At the seventh, Cutnet was on knoll
lust beyond the green with his iron, and
Wendell was in the rough at the right
edge of il. Both were short on their
second; each one took two puts and the
hole was halved III tours.
The gallery became very enthusiastic
over this fine playing, went close to the
players, and Carolyn lost the brlm OF
her hat.
you'll lose your block next said
Dyer.
"What is hat to the glorious expert
ence of this game and day?'' she replied
laughing.
By this time the contestants were eX-
cited and perspiring and the girls did not
know which to champion.
I At the eighth, Cutnet drove into some
swamp grass, took a niblick for second
and was in trouble, but by good recov-
cry was on the edge of the green. Wen
dell was on the line for his second and
his third was past the flag. Cutnet ran
down a twenty-foot putt for four
against Wendell's bad play in five, and
was now one up.
At the ninth, both men drove hard,
| Cutnet landed on the green. Wendells
/ ball went further and rolled down the
| bank to the brook. Cutnet holed out in
two. Wendell refused to lift his ball
from the water and wadlng IN, worked
out beautifully and holed in four, leaving
Cutnet two up, which was not very en-
couraging to Wendell to play the other
nine holes.
1.-THE fortune of war; remarked he
grimly, squeezing the water from his
trousers, when the girls said, ut is too
bad, after such splendid playing"
"You should have played safe on this
last hole. The brook spoiled several
games for me before learned how the
oak tree shadow makes it appear farther
away than it is" consoled Cutnet, as he
and Wendell wet hands and heads in the
cool water.
81 am grateful for its shadow this
hot afternoon, if it did injure my pros
pect of winning. | do not feel much
like playing the other nine holes this
terrible weather. Did you ever feel the
suns rays so oppressive?' said Wendell:
Never: Old Sol must be buring oil
and gun powder"
"This excessive heat is probably due
to greater combustion than usual of
gases or falling aerolites in the sun.
Have you noticed the increased size of
the dark spots lately?" asked Miss Pat
| terson.
''No; think it is dangerous to look at
the sun and woman's eyes except
through smoked glass" replied Wen
dell, smiling at the teacher.
ooh! what a story, Mr.. Wendell! l
never saw you use glasses except when
reading" SAID Lucy.
"That is because l do not often look at
such bright orbs."
"Sweet innocence! take the cake.
said Dyer.
A burst of laughter from everyone
stopped the jibes.
1--WE will have our picnic in the shade
of this tree by the purling stream"
said Mrs. Dyer. Girls, unpack the
bags and baskets and show your domes-
tic talent"
The friends formed picturesque group
on the green bank of the river in the
deep shade of the tree and spread de-
hghtful luncheon.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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