Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
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school, and he was 40 years old.
Perhaps you're little too old fer
ne to marry" she nesitatingly said
I'm so horribly young, you. see"
All right, little girl. I'll try not
to mind"
Il was a fool" he said to himself,
as he put on his coat and walked
out into the night can old fool, and
that's worse" with a shrug.
And Sheila, who had left school
such little while before suddenly
realized that she was no longer a girl
To the golf links at Poolmouth,
Bob Watson had got early the next
morning, carrying his own bag Of
clubs. He wanted to get out in the
open air and hit something and re
lieve his feelings by expanding his
energy. He felt exceedingly youthful,
and Sheila's remarks of the night be-
fore ranked, for his pride was hurt
quite as much as his heart.
"Too old at forty!" he said, as he
swung Viciously at the ball and sent
it soaring away in the air. "She
ought to have seen that-and, by
JOve! she has"
For at that moment Sheila appear
ed over the rise in front and ap-
pIauded his stroke by waving her
hand.
Good morning" she said, as he
came up to her. Were the only
people playing today. It's too cold
for any but the hardest souls"
Bob suddenly became aware Of the
presence Of an uncouth, brawny-
looking man with a fve-days-old
beard on his face. He had suddenly
appeared from nowhere in particular
and seemed, to judge from his man
ner, to be III an unpleasant frame of
mind.
Morning, guv'nor," he said inso.
lently, planting himself in front Of
Bob. Il wonder if you remember me?"
81 can't say d." replied Bob.
IT'S these ERE clothes what alter
me-" said the man. Last time you
see me I was in uniform. Stoker
Bateson's my name" he continued,
his voice rising as he worked himself
into passion, "and you broke me-
you, Captain Blooming Watson, you
brought me to this"
"Stoker Bateson, yes, remember
you now" said Bob calmly. "You
were dissolute, useless sailor, and
the worst man aboard the ship. The
punishment l gave you wasn't half
that you deserved"
eyes, you could talk mealy-mouthed
and haw, haw, then" shouted the
stoker, 'but you can't now. Cos why?
Cos there amt no ships police to
protect you. Cos I'm vivilian now,
and as good as any blooming ships
captain-see?"
eyes, thatll do said Bob sternly
"And now you clear off, you black
guard, or I'll give you in charge"
Bateson took step forward and
thrust his face against his late cap
tain's.
Give me in charge" he sneered.
you can't do it, COS there amt no
one to take charge Of me-. I'm going
to break you up"
There was absolutely no escape
he either had to fight or be licked.
ing.
So at it they went, after the cap,
tain had told Sneila to go over the
rise and wait for hin The two were
fairly evenly matched physically, but
Of course Watson had the benefit OF
higher mentality, and while during
The encounter he was nearly down
md out more than once, and had got
pretty badly battered, he finally got
n a blow that put Bateson to the
1ad for good.
Batoson .ag cn the ground for a
minute grc1niag, and then, stagger-
ng veal to his feot. he put on his
coat.
81 apologize, Sir" te said humbly.
4 thought you were easy meat to me
at ycu1 age, but I reckon 1 ought tc
have waited anctler 20 years.
"Too old at 40" he muttered to
himself, as shetla came shyly toward
him. 81 believe anyway, 4O's too
old for this sort Of game"
"Oh, it isn't" exclaimed Sheila
You beat him easily, and he was
quite a young man. l shall never be-
.iege that nonsense about a man be.
ing too old at 40 again
''And what about husband at 40?"
Sheila b.ushed.
THAT also is a matter on which
rye changed my mind" she said
I'm going to take charge of you and
carry ycu off to the club house, where
can wash your cuts with warm
water"
And a foursome behind remarked
On the folly OF bringing clubs on the
course when it was obvious that they
came to do anything but play golf