New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26


- but when they both gets to the yrron
blanN was one stroke Co the bad His codI,c
hands him little Short-handlc club. Rlank
sqwntS solemn at the cup. and procccds IN |
tap the ball So jtrolls within thre, inch,s ,f |
the hole. Then he glanccs at Nichols and
springs that Sappy grin of his. Duff only
nad short one 90, bat he misses and over
runs by yard Comm back he trimmed n
49, "Halvcd. chuCblcs Mr.. Day. "In bct
Blank gets the next.
IL didn't look like he would AZ tho start
Tor his drive was still short. but with the
tn'rd wha'k ne snugglcS ms ball right up to
inc pun So that he's dead tor a four. with
Dat still putin And once more Nichols
gets the benefit of that silly grin.
From then on Duff got worse and worse
First he whaled his drive clear otf into
clump ot bushes and had to shoot another
ban. \ little later he wasted all his energy
IN diggin up chunk ot sod: and 6n'llv. a
hole or two afterwards he plunlls one into
a deep ditch IN front ot a bunker and paws
around after 10 until he's lost half "a dozen
strokes.
Will, Blank, he keeps right ON, steady as
machine, never lcttin ont a peep. and un-
rechn has mouth satisfied and coutcntcd
after every lick. IL was that opcn-facc work
~ his that seems Co get ON Duff'S nerve
FIRST he gets red m the cars. and then the
color spreads To- ms neck see him earin
az tins unknown and somtchin' his head
Now and then Nichols gets grip ON HIM
self and makes a whale of a shot: but al
ways, poundin along behind him, comes the
silent Mr.. Blank with the cvcr-rcadv grin.
rs they finished the FIRST half Duff was four
down and gCttn grouChiCr every minute
M'f|fs .rr-t.l f,iI.Vtsrf'
'oyin 20 immense.
I FORGOT what the final result was cx-
actly. but saw Duff tcarin up his card
and guudin' 10 into the mud. So ! Judged
1t want anything he was anxious 90 save
and frame
We'll, Day" SAYS l. ~your friend Ger
tainly delivered the goods this time. CON
into The clubhouse with the bunch and in
iulge I'm q few gloatS now | cNpect2'
No says he. IL must call my car and
take Blank back. just look after him for a
moment, VIII you3"
~Eh2" saws l.
Hes iar,ed OF, though. without explainin'
And how was | 90 know Besides. a lot of
en- was already crowdin around Blank
Shaiun his hand and SD ON; and next thing
| knew they'd towel him of 90 the cafe,
where the usual ceremonies was started, of
course. stood around and watched awhile,
and then went out 90 see what had become
IF Orrir Day. just AS hc dashcs wild ont of
the locker room loolln worried.
Where Blank" SAYS he.
~Oh, he S all right. says |. He's IN there
with the bunch celebratin'. They're tellin
him ne stands q show of winnin the cup,
and by the look on ms face I ans sure that
he doubts 8, much. He don't seem 20 mind
hearin what a great golfer be IS.
~None Of en- ever DO, snaps Orrin. But
mus, get him out Of that Come on. Nc
Cabe. l may need your help
I couldn't see exactly why, bat ! goes
along As We butts into the ajm,riu' circle
notices Duff Nichols suikn az table of
in the far corner, but talin 1t all IN.
Pardon me- for interrupung the testu-
ties. Gentlemen. says Orrin. -alan Blank
by the arm, "but I promised them ct the
sanatorium % return Mr.. Blank immedi-
atelv after the match.
-Wha-a-at.- gasps TWO or three at once
~Sanatorum,
Dr. Belcher's Institution for the Men
tally Deficient. says Or1n. uiln eXpan-
sive al the gawpin bunch before him. Poor
Blank here IS one Of his most interesting
cases. Arrested development, they call H.
Has the mind Il q tour-r ear-9li child. call
him Blank because that most accurately de-