New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-22

REEL 1.-Beatrice Bugs, the beauti-
full girl reporter, brushed through the
reception room Of her office, passing up
Candidates Hughes and Wilson, who
had been waiting in the anteroom, like
a couple Of white chips. CLOSE up of
Wilson and Hughes, long enough to
give the orchestra the opening strains
Of "The Star-Spangled Banner.") Care
fully depositing her chewing gum in
secret place under the typewriter,
Beatrice begins to go through the
evening mail.
Her trained eye detects letter writ
ten in a childish hand. CLOSE up OF
the scrawlD 1t reads:
Dere Beatrice.
am up at the Merton Kricket
Club playing golf with lot Of old
men. They arc orfully soar at me
and | think they meen 70 do me
dirt. Pleese help me Beatrice. |
am only lttul boy fourteen years
old but am bare at golf If these
old birds don't give me the works.
Your lttul friend.
BOBBY JONES.
Instantly Beatrice sends for Icy
Kaplan. the photographer. Icy dashes
out of the dark room and listens at
tentively as she reads the letter.
Relieve me. Miss Buggs,' says Icy,
something is hoocy in Denmark. About
this game of goluf / don't understand
il. 1t is a game for loafers, but lots
OF bright business men they do it with
a little white ball and lot of sticks.
For me, don't got time. Now base
ball. that is a business proposition.
Look at Matzi Matthewstein. For
baseball he gets twenty thousand
dollars a year Could you told me any
goluf shortstopper who makes profit?
No. Miss Bugs. It's bum business
proposition"
"Yes. yes" says Beatrice, i'm
patiently. But We must save Bobby
from the vengeance of these aged
golfers. You must disguise yourself
as an old man and come with me-"
"All right, Miss Buggs." says Icy.
81 fix myself up like Jacob Adler when
he plays in Shakesbeard's King
OLeary."
REEL .. Bobby Jones, the child
golfer, is leading Robert Gardner at
the seventeenth hole at the Merton
Cricket Club links. A group Of elderly
golfers who arc following his play are
scowling at him menacingly. Suddenly
the child golfer falls TO the ground,
placing his hand 20 his "tummy."
Beatrice Buges, the beautiful girl
reporter. disguised as a Red Cross
nurse. hurrics up TO him. What is
the matter. Bobby" she asks. Was
it something you ate"
~. ma'am." says Bobby, tearfully.
II only ate some pickles and ice cream
and some green apples But one OF
those old guys gave nc some candy,
and | think they put something in it
You should be ashamed OF your
selves" says Beatrice. angrily address
ing the group Of elderly men.
"Well. what does this kid mean by
coming here and busting up our game
and showing US up" demands the ring
leader OF tho elderly group trucu-
lontly Golf is not child's game.
This is free country says
Beatrice, impressivcly. you cannot
get away with this kind Of stuff.
know that there has been foul play
here. But beware Ivy Kaplan is on
your trail" The group OF elderly men
sink back. their faces registering con-
stcruatiou.
And who arc you?" demands the
ringlcader.
Beatrice Bugs, the girl reporter"
is the reply. as Beatrice removes her
brassard. She lifts the little sufferer
from the ground and carries him to
the hospital.
REEL 3-'Forei" cried fresh
young voice on the Merton Cricket
Club links. The child golfer frowned
pctulantly at an old man IN the fair
way.
II don't know what you got, but
raise your four and 80 ten better" re
iorts the aged person. toying with his
white whlskers.
"Why, Ivy" laughs the young golfer.
Beatrice Bugs for IL is indeed she.
disguised as Bobby Jones rushes up
TO the old gentleman and pulls off his
false whiskers.
10Y. Miss Buggs," says Icy, the