The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-30
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(Copyright, 1913, By the Mcclure News
paper Sy1aieats.)
By ARcHEY CAMERON NEW

lcepyrisht. 1919. ~ the Mcclure News.
paper syAaieate.)
As usual at the opening Of the golf
season the spacious, luxurious quar-
tiers of the Maryviile Country CLUB
buzzed with the bass tones Of the men
and shrilled with the laughter and
chatter of the women. many In the
''fapper" age. A bright spring sun
shone into the big library, fairly
screaming, come out and play" to the
group Of men reading there.
Jasper Hunt, looking vexedly out OF
the French window opening on the
veranda, suddenly smiled and wheeled
around to the others.
Here comes Bill Hawley now!" he
announced happily.
'Darn! snapped cease" Summers,
who didn't mean 1t. "That bedlam-
maker! And / was just getting to the
point where she will" he flung the
magazine aside, stretched himself
with yawn, and stood up.
please" requested little Andrew
Farber coldly, "less noise"
Cassius Summers regarded him with
amusement, muttered something about
the morgue being better suited to his
(Farber's) tastes, and sauntered
toward Hunt. At that moment the
windows were flung wide and Bill
Hawley, who enjoyed the reputation
of being the clubs loudest member
Eyes, he fairly enjoyed it), burst into
the room, attired in golf toys, his big
chest cleaning white from an open
shirt front. ( ~
Hi, everybodyI" shouted Bill; then
he stood and surveyed them all with
hooking grin. "Hello, old folks
Why the indoor sports7 Never get the
old calves hard that way" And he
slapped his big legs appreciatively.
"Come out, Andy" he shouted; I'll
give you four and beat you" Andrew
didn't even look up. "Gee, It's frosty
| In here. I'm going back to my good
old sun" Then he turned to Hunt
and whispered in his ear:
Governors meeting" explained
Hunt, answering him. "You knew
that, didn't your"
"Guess did," admitted Hawley, I'M
concerned. Same old stuff. You vote
/ for me. Here's my proxy" He tore .
leaf off a nearby magazine and scriD-
bled hastily on the edge. "Here, vote
McFarlan same old salary, resolve re-
grets for the dear departed, you
know-Tm busy. Got game on"
Jasper laid restraining arm on MS
q Z
sleeve.
"Wait, Billy; just minute. We've
got surplus in the treasury collect
ed some matured notes. The moneys
got to be reinvested."
"Put it in the Victory loan," snapped
Hawley, trying to get away; but Jas
per held him.
"Darn it, Bill, can't you be reason
able? I tried to talk it over witt
Andy and he only slipped me circu
lar and went back to reading again
He's q regular tight-mouthed sphinx
.aTight-fsted old sinner, you mean,'
muttered Bill, in an undertone. "Onl!
reason he don't open his mouth Il
cause he's got gold tooth and he'
afraid somebody'll touch him Tor
loan. What's he here for. anyhow
meetin' amt till six"
Hunt looked at his chum fxedly be
fore replying.
"He's waiting for Ethel T.
"Huhy" grunted Bill, astonished
'sHow dye know?"
"Took the message to him." an
swered Hunt. "Ethel's out there now
playing a foursOme. She said sh
wanted to see him-badly. that's tn
way she put it."
examination !" yelped Billy. startin
toward the green; then he stopped
When Hunt caught up to him he wa
very solemn. "Jazz. tell me-what'
up?" .oro, With ber,
"No-o," answered Bill reflectivel!
"Came near, though. Mary May tol
mo Ethel said was. too noisy-ha
| too much to say-I wasn't dignifie
like Andy. told Mary if Ethel wan
cd TO swim in still waters she'd mis-
! lot of waves"
| "BillI" Jasper Hunt regarded hill
with amaZement. Why was 1t tines
hig fellows were SUCH sdpS, with -
women? Anybody with half an eJ
could see through Mary. May-she 1u'
hung around Bill Hawley waiting II
half chance to say yes. And Bi
had bitten on her jealous story.
course she'd lost no time in relayir
il TO Ethel. He laid his hand on b
friends shoulder. "Bill, will you
me q favor?" ....
"Snre. How much and how soon
"Not that. But want to ask "
10 run along home"
"What! And miss this" I
mean it," insisted Jasper. pc
s,stently. "Why. Bill. you've near
ruined yourself. Leave it to me. W
YOU? I'll postpone the governor
meeting till next Friday. That'll 81
me time to snoop around and find nc
things are going. Ethers after Z
now. She's on some sort of woman
committee for this Victory loan. b
iii ANDY thinks we'd better get more !