The Winslow mail., 1917-02-09
The DOMINO DIMPLE
BY KEITH KENYON.

was more than mere paStime In 10a3
for her this year. For she had 6ge
her heart on marrying Jack, and &As
was keen enough to see that the g2Rs
who got him would have to use dFSv-
ers, putters and cleeks as the keys to
his heart.
match was pending, tournament
for women, and Nettie felt that to
carry off the laurels on this occasion
would mean much in her campaign for
matrimony.
With so much depending on the re-
suit of Saturdays play, Nettie was
practicing. One morning, at eight, her
little road car turned in at the club
gate and in fifteen minutes she was
out on the course.
Crack The first shot whfzzed past
the marker and straight up the course
nearly two hundred yards. The caddy
ran on ahead and pulled out an iron
for the next shot.
Nettie took the iron. "Pat, who is
that person just starting down number
two? Is she playingT'
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pink dress was plainly visible against
the green background of the trees. The
course doubled and one and two lay
SIDE by side with only narrow strip
OF rough between. The other girl,
coming toward them, stopped and
made a play. The ball went high and
far. 1t landed close to Nettie and the
caddy.
He grinned. 81 should> say she 10.
Dandy shot, wasn't it?"
Nettie frowned. The shot had been
too good for comfort.
The girl stopped and watched the
play. Caddying for herself. she had
her bag slung over her shoulder. Net
tie had had good chance to Sc e that
she was pretty, very pretty, and that
the pink linen dress and pink lfuen
hat, made sunbonnet style. were NOT
the milkmaid get-up that she had at
first supposed.
Nett1e seemed to have lost her pCMer
or concentration, for the rest of the
morning was bad. After playing 18
holes, she went home hot, tired and
III dangerous humOr.
But the prospect of dinner with
party at Sycamore inn and a ri,le
home with Jack through the moo1s-
light gradually restored her spirits.9
"Does anyone know who our new
acquisition is at the club?" she asked
in a conversational pause at table. Ev-
eryone was interested, but nobody |
knew.
Il believe you mean the girl I met |
on the course this afternoon" said |
Jack. J
Nettie was instantly alert. "She ]
wasn't In pink, but she was a cracker.
jack of a player and a peach for
looks" he added enthusiastically.
Nettie didn't sleep and was up early |
practicing. An anxious week followed !
she watched the score board to see if |
any new names had been turned in.
but neither that nor the list of handi-
caps warned her of any formidable
antagonist to be dreaded on Saturday.
But at two o'clock on Saturday,
when the players began to arrive. a.
new name had been placed on the
board.
Katharine Hilton!
Eyebrows went up. No one knew
the Hiltons were home after five wears
in England.
Nettie consulted the handicap list!
Her name was NOT there. "She'rl get
the maximum, tHenty-four, suppose r',
NO! Miss Elilton is playing scratch.
No handicaD!' said Bert Morton! COM
Ing up. 'Oh, how do you do, Miss Hil-
ton! Ill have to introduce you anew
TO your old friends, see, since you've
grown up" fk4r /
Nettie suddenly realized that Katha-
rlne was the pink girl and, moreover,
she was paired to play with her.
Ihe scores were close--in fact. at |
the eleventh hole the girls, were even,
counting Netties handicap of four.
Then they drove, Nettie first, then
Katharine. 1t was down slope and
over the creek and both lost their
balls!
IF l find mine," thought Nett1e, tri4
umphantly, "and she doesn't, it will |
mean an extra count for her, for she'll
have to take it over again!"
Then Jack found ball. Here's |
One," he cried, "heside these reeds. In
good shape for a drive. Whose is itF
It's Dimple-four black dots?"
"Mine!" cried both girls together.
You must be mistaken" said Nettia
quickly. Il was playing a. new ball,
four black dots, and it went down here
just where Mr.. Price is stan6ling!"
Il was playing one tooI'' said Kath4
arine simply. "And thought it came
just about here!''
i must win!'' thought Nettie. "I'm
sure it's my ball." she insisted.
Jack looked from one girl to the
other-the one that he had about de-
cided that he would ask to be his life
mate, the other whom he had seen
OQlV q few times hut who boJ e,+o,,,,,o1