The Washington herald., 1922-06-15

OF genuine monarch OF the money
market.
He was the nearest approach to
the financier on the films. the fel-
low who makes his jaw muscles
jump when he is telephoning. that
l have ever seen.
Like all successful men, he was
a man of method. He kept a pad
on his desk on which he would
scribble down his appointments, and
IL was my duty on entering the
once each morning to take his
pad and type its contents neatly
in a loose leafed ledger. Usually.
of course, these entries referred TO
business appointments and deals
which he was contemplating, but
one one I was interested to note,
against the date May 8, the en-
try, Propose to Amelia"
1 was interested, as l say, but
not surprised. Though a man OF
steel and iron. there was nothing
of the celibate about Vincent Jopp.
He was one of those men who
marry early and often. On three
separate occasions before / Joined
his service he had jumped of the
dock, to scramble back to shore
again later by means of the divorce
court lifebelt. Scattered here and
there about the country there were
three ex-Mrs. Jopps drawing their
monthly envelope. and now, 1t
seemed. he contemplated the addi-
tion of a fourth to the platoon.
l was not surprised. 1 say. at
this resolve of his. What did seem
a little remarkable to me was the
thorough way in which he had
thought the thing out. This iron
willed man rocked nothing of pos
sible obstacles. Under the date of
June l was the entry. Marry
Amelia" while in the March of the
following year he had arranged to
have his frst-born chistened Thomas
Reginald. Later on, the shortcoat-
ing of Thomas Reginald was ar
ranged and there was a note about
sending him to school. Many hard
things have been said of Vincent
Jopp. but nobody had ever accused
him OF not being a man who looked
ahead.
On the morning of May 4. Jopp
came into the office looking, I
thoughtful. He sat for some mo-
mente staring before him with his
brow a trif1e furrowed;. then he
seemed to come to himself He
raped his desk
Hi YOU" he said. 1t was thus
that he habitually addressed me.
Mr. Jopp?" 1 replied.
What's golf?"
I had at that time just succeeded
in
single figures, and l welcomed the
opportunity on the noblest OF
pastimes. But I had barely begun
my eulogy when he stopped me.
It's a game, isn't it?'
II suppose you would call it that"
I said. but IT is an offhand way Of
describing the holiest-
How do you play it?"
Pretty we'll" l said. AT the be-
ginning of the season I didn't seem
able to keep 'em straight at all, but
lately I've been doing fine. Getting
better every day. Whether il was
that was moving my head or
gripping too tightly with the right
hand
Keep the "reminiscences for your
grandchildren during the long win
ter evenings" he interrupted
abruptly. as was his habit. What
I want to know is what a fellow
does when he plays golf. Tell me
in as few words as you can just
what it's all about"
You hit a ball with a stick
till it falls into a hole"
Easy" he snapped. Take die
tation."
I produced my pad.
May the fifth. take up golf.
What's an amateur championship" p"
1T is the annual competition to
decide which is the best player
among the amateurs. There is also
professional championship, and
an open event"
Continued Tomorroto)