Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
The Heel Of Achilles 9 ByP. G. wodehoase

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calculated ana inhumaa brutality. h thse
had esilously refused. h spits Of her plssAtl
TO take oh Doctor Bsansts's Tonic swamp Ju
three times DAY. her voice. - she spoks. u
kind and even saxioua Badly - this msa hsA
treated hsr-snd ] remember that esvsssl q
the jury had been unable 10 rsstSsin thsis tesss
when she was on the witness stand giv1nS hss
sytdsnes-thsrs sssmsd TO linssr some psaassts
Of the old affection.
II am quite veil. thank you. Asnsa" ~
Vincent Jopp.
"Ars you wearing your liver psA,"
A frowu fitted across my employers stroos
ri am not wearing my liver pad" he replied.
brusqusly.
30. Vincent How rash Of you!"
He was about 70 speak. when . sudden sx-
clamation from the rear checked him. genial
looking woman In sports coat was standing
there. cycling him with Q sort OF humorous
terror.
"wsIi. Jane" he said
gathsrpd that this wss Mrs Jane Jukss
Jopp. the wife who had divorced him for systs-
nsstio and ingrowing fsndishnsss on the ground
that he had repeatedly outraged her fsslinss By
wearing white wa!stcost With dinner Jsckst
She continued TO look At him dumbiy. and thss
uttered . sort OF strauslsd. hystsricsi laugh.
Those legsl" she cried. Those lsgs!"
Vincent Jopp flushsd dsrkiy. Evss the
strongest and most silent Of us have our weak.
nssseh and my employers was the rooted idea
that he looked we'll In kuieksrbocksrS II wss
not my idea 70 Try to dissuade him. but there
wss no doubt that they did not suit him.
Nature. In bsstowing upon him massive head
and Q jutting chin. had forgotten 70 finish him
off At the other end. Vincent Jopps legs were
skinny.
"You poor. dear mani" went % Nra Jane
Jukes Jopp what practical Joker ever lussd
you into appearing In public In knicksrboeksrsfs
II don't object TO the knicksrbocksss." ssN
NrA Agnes Parsons Jopp. but when hs fool
ishly comes out In quite strong sast wial
without his Liver pad"
Little Tinky-Ting don't nssd no liver ped. ~
DON'T" said Mrs Luslla Xainprics Jopp. "a.
dressing the animal in her arms. ''bscsuss As
was his musssr's pet, he was!"
I was standing quite near 20 Vincent JopA
and at this moment cav bead Of pssspirsties
spring out on his forehead. and into his stssly
eyes there came . positively hunted look.
could understand and sympathisA Napolses
himself in the midst Of trio OF fsmslss one
talking baby talk. another susstns about hi
health. and the third making dsrosstoTy OBJ
servations on his lower limbs, Vincent JopD
was becoming unstrung.
"Nay - well b. starting. shah wefs
It was Jopp's opponent who spoke. 1hsss
was q strange set. look on his face. the look q
y man whose back u against the vail. Ten
down on the mornings round. he had drawn
on his reverses Of courage and was determined
to meet the inevitable bravsly.
Vincent Jopp nodded abssntly. thss turned
to me.
Keep those women away from me-" 10 wh,s.
pered. tensely. They'll put me of my sesobsi"
Put you Oft your stroks!" exclaimed. n.
crsdulously.
eyes, me! How tie deuce can eonesntrass
with people babbling sbeut liver pads aad-anA
knickerbocksrs-An round ms3 Keep then
away"
He started to address his ball. and there va
weak uncertainty in the way he did II that
rose, waversd. fell; and the ban. badly topped,
tricklsd two feet and sank into 9 cuppy lie
rs that good or bad7" Inquired NrA Inslla
Mainprtcs Jopp.
A sort Of desperate hope Steamed sn he svs
OF the other competitor IN the final Hs swu1e
with renewed vigor. His ball sang through the
air and lay within chip shot distance ot The
green.
d "At~the very least" said 1rx Agnes Parsons
Jopp. II hope. Vincent that you arr wss.tns
flannel next your skim
! heard Jopp give = stiflsd groan - hs took
his spoon from the bag. He made sallaat
effort TO retrieve the lost ground. but the ban
struck . stone and bounded away into the loag
grass to the sids OF the green His opponent
won the hole.
He .novsd to the second tee.
Nov. that young man." said Mrs Jane Juksa
Jopp. indicating her late husbands blushing
antagonist, 'is quite right to wear knicksr-
bookers. He can carry them off But Z glance
In the mirror must have shown you that you"
I'm sure you're feverish. Vincent" said Mra
Agnes Parsons Jopp. solicitously. you're quits
flushed There Il wild slearn In your sysa"
''Muxzers pets got little buttons Of eyes. that
don't never have no Wild gleam n sem. because
he's muxser's own darling. he was!" said Mrs.
Luella Aainprics Jopp.
lips aM #
need not recount the play hole BY hole,
think. There are some subjects that are too
painful. It was pitiful to watch vincAnt Jopp
In his downfall. By the end Of the first nine
his lead had been reduced to one. and hI an
playing magnificent golf. On the next hole hs~s
crew level Then with . superhuman sStorts
Jopp contrived tt. .halvs the llth. 18th and l3ttE
It seemed as though his iron will might sttE
assert ITSELF but on the 18th the end came. NJ
He had driven . superb ball. leaving his op-Ssl
ponent away BY : full 80 yards The latter VI
played q good second to within few test of
the green. And then, a. Vincent Jopp va
shaping for his stroke Luslla Mainprics gave
tongue
"Vincent!"
''Well?"
Vincent. that othsr man-bad uan-not
playing fair. When your back was turned just
now he gave his bah great bang. ] w
watching hirn"
: ''At any rate" said Mrs. Agnes Parsons JoDn,
Il do hope when the game IL over. viuce1t1
that you Will remember to cool slowly"
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