Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14


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"Why. I should say he would make
for the nearest golf course" says he.
Hes a golf shark. is he?" says I.
mot in the sense you mean." says
Mr.. Robert. Hardly. Penrhyn is
consistent but earnest duffer. The
great ambition Of his Life Is to break
100 on some decent course. He has
talked enough about 1t to me. Yes,
that Is probably where he is. If he's
still alive. of playing golf some
where"
Begging your pardon. sir" puts
in Nimms. "but that could 'ardly be
SO, sir. seeing as 'ow lis sticks are
still ERE. That's the strange part Of
is disappearance. sir. ID never
travels without lis bag Of sticks. And
they're in that closet. sir"
Couldn't he rent an outfit or bor-
row onea" suggests.
"He could" said Mr.. Robert, "but
he wouldn't. No more than you
would rent toothbrush. That is
one Of the symptoms Of the golf
duffer He has his pet clubs and
imagines he can play with no others.
/ think we must agree with Nimms.
II we do, the case looks serious
again, for Penrhyn would certainly
not go away voluntarily unless 1t
was to some place where he could
indulge in his mania"
That's it," says 1. "Then he's been
stored somewhere against his will.
That's the line. Which brings us
back to Whitley Weeks. Who else
but Whitley would want him shunted
off out Of sight for a week or so?"
But you don't think he would go
so far as to kidnap Penrhyn, do
your" asks Mr.. Robert.
who. Whitey?" says I. He'd kip
nap his grandmother If he saw a
front-page story in it. Maybe he'd
had this disappearance stunt all
worked up when Mr.. Deems baked.
So he gets him when he's rugged up
in some crazy costume. with all his
regular clothes at home. and tolls
him off to some out Of the way spot.
See? In that rig Penrhyn would
have to stay put. wouldn't he?
Couldn't show himself among folks
without being mobbed. So he'd have
to lay low until some one brought him
a suit Of clothes"
THAT would be an ingenious way
Of doing It," admits Mr.. Robert.
believe me. Whitley has that kind
Of a mind" says I. "or else he
wouldn't be handling the ALI Shu-
man publicity work."
But where could he have taken
him?" saks Mr.. Robert.
Were just gettin' to that" says l.
Where would he? Now II this was a
movie play we was dopin' out it would
be simple. He'd be taken Off on a
yacht. But Whitley couldn't get the
use Of yacht. He don't travel in that
class. and Shuman wouldn't stand for
the charter price in an expense bill. A
lonesome farm would be a good spot.
But Penrhyn could borrow rube out
fit and escape from farm. A light
house would be swell place to stow
away a leading libretttst dressed up in
a fools costume. worDn't It? Or an
island? Say. I'll bet I've got it,"
"Eh?" says Mr.. Robert.
Hes on an island" says I. High
Bar Island. It's place where Whitley
goes duck shootin' every, fall. He be-
longs to a club that owns it, Anyway.
he did Used to feed me an earfull
about what great gunner he was. and
what thrillin' times he had at the old
shack. Down somewhere in Barnegat
bay. back Of the lighthouse. Yep!
He's there. If he's anywhere"
Sounds rather unlikely" says Mr.
Robert. "Still. you seem to have an
uncanny instinct for being right" in
such matters. Perhaps we ought to 50
down and see. Come" ot'
what. now?" says I. Fright away?"
There Is his mother. almost In hys-
terics," says Mr.. Robert. land his
sweetheart. Think of the suspense, the
mental strain they must be under. II
we can find Penrhyn we must do sU As
quickly as possible. Let's go back to
the Office and look up train cofnec-
tons" -
Well, II we'd started half an hoar
earlier we'd been all right. AS 1t was we
could hang up all night at some dinky
junction or wait over until next morn
Ing. Neither suited Mr.. Robert. He
! phones for his tourin' car and decides
to motor down into Jersey. Also he
has kit bag packed for two Of us and
. collects from .Nimms a full outfit OF