The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-12-23


'"rhe-the boy isn't back yet, Mr.
Titus" said one OF the clerks, lnvOlun'
tarily pounding the call bell In his
nervousness.
Lazy. shiftless niggers, the whole
tribe Of them" was Mr. Titus caustic
comment
At that instant the boy. quite out Of
breath, came humping down the
stairs
MIR. scott's got rheumatic Mfr. Titus.
He begs TO be excused
"Buncombe!' snapped Mr.. Titus.
Hes afraid 10 play me. Well. this
means no game for the. A beautiful
day like this and
81 beg your pardon. Mr. Titus" said
/. stepping forward. III you don't
mind taking on a stranger ! will be
happy 10 20 around with you. My
name Is Smart. think you must have
heard Of me through the countess and
your
Great Scott, SMART Are-are you
the nuthor James Byron Smart. the
the man who He checked himself
suddenly. but seized me 10y the hand
mud as he wrung It vigorously dragged
me ont " hearing " the men behind
the desk
Il am John Bellamy Smart" said l.
n little mffed
Ills shpwd hnrti did face underwent
a marvellous change The crustiness
left II as II by magic. His counienanee
ndiatcd JOY
Il owe you a debt Of gratitude, Mr..
Smart. Tint can never be lifted. My
daughter has told the everything. You
must have put up with fearful LOT of
nonsense during the weeks she was
with YOU ! know her well. She's
spoiled and she's got temper, al
though upon my soul, she seems DIFF.
fcrcut nowadays There IL a change
IN her. 10y George"
shes had her lesson" said l. BE
sides ! didn't find she had bad TEN
per"
And. say. want TO tell you some
thing else before I forget H. fully
appreciate your views on International
marriage Allie told me everything
YOU Ind to shy about H. You must
have rubbed II IN. But | think Il DID
her good She'll never marry another
foreigner II can help Il. II she never
marries. Welt, we'll I nm glad to see
YOU and 10 shake your hand IL wish
could really tell YOU how feel to
ward YOU my boy. but IL don't seem
10 have the power 10 express myself
II r.
tried o. convince him thut the pleas
IRE had been aI mine aud then in
quirrd FOR Mrs Titus and the countess
They're both here. but the good
Lord only knows where Mrs. Titus
goes driving every morning Roads
urc fine II YOU can stick 70 them.
Aline said something last night about
riding over 10 Fus>ifcm this forenoon
with imherdale md Young Skelly
let's see, it's half past 10 Yes, they've
gone by this time. Why didn't you
write or telegraph Allnei She'll Ne
~ mad as a wet hen when she finds
you've come without letting her know"
II thought should like to take her
by surprise" mumbled uncomfort.
ably.
"And my son Jasper why. be will
explode when he hears you're here.
He's gone over 10 CovlnRton 10 see .
gir Off on the train Tor Louisville.
You've never seen such boy. lie Is
always going 10 COvlngton with some
girl 10 see that she gets the right train
home. But why nre we wasting time
here when we might De doing few
holes before luuchy l'll tuke you ON.
or course, you understand I'm a
wretched player, but We got one vir-
tue: never talk about my game and
never tell funny stories while my
opponent Is addressing the ball I'm
an old duflcr at the game but I've got
more sense than most buffers"
We sauntcrcd down % the club
house. where be insisted on buying me
dozen golf bails and engaging a
caddy for me by the week. Up TO the
moment we stepped up TO the first tee
he talked necessarily Of Aline and
Rosemary. but the instant the game
was on he settled into the grim reserve
that chnrnctprizes the man who takes
any enterprise seriously be II work or
play.
shall not discuss our game further
than TO say that he played In atroclous
~ bad form. but with n purpose that
let me to some degree into the secret
OF his success In life. II do say II my
self am fairly good player don't