Evening star., 1922-03-19
A Three Cofnered Story by ,Sophie< Kerr

| FOR fJSe stake. I'm q perfect fool. that's
| what ] am. Oh-h"' The lag. was said
| aloud. for fsA drove from tho third tes
a perfent wonder OF q drive. over tho
| little silver pool In the valley OF the
! links. over the clump OF shrubbery that
formed a dreadful hazard. well on tho
! ! way II the third green. 1t was long
| hole
Henry sliced and fell short, even OF
! the pool, one OF those pififing uncsr-
i tain drives that SO exasperate the one
who made it,. Henry said something
ivery profane Under his breath as he
started of. And Ray was smiling. Tho
! smile. however. did not last, for he
| overapproached and took three to get
| on the green. Two puts were his por-
tion. also. They halved that hole. as
| well as the second. Both of them were
getting warm. and both of them were
getting nervous. Behind them trailed
| along Amy. warm and nervous and cold
f! and nervous by turns. and with her
sense of humor entirely out Of working
order.
Henry lost the fourth hole. They
halved the fifth, after some frightful
putting by both.
On the sixth hole. Henry rallied and
made it in five, to Rays disguised
seven.
Rays loss disconnected him some-
what, and he drove wild. To be sure,
Henry was not much better. They did
some desperate iron-work and halved
the seventh, glaring at each other
over if.
uENRY gritted his teeth when he
L drove for the eighth. He gritted
them to good purpose. too. for his drive
was true. A short mashie. two ac-
curate puts. and he was in. Ray was
not so fortunate. His drive was medic
ere. his approach fell short and hAs
putting was cratic He lost the holA
Amy's heart gave an excited bounoA
She ran over the score mentally. Ray
had won the first and fourth holess
Henry the sixth and eighth. They had
halved the second. third, fifth and sew.
enth. Therefore. the ninth hole would
decide. AS they teed up. she sum.
moned her self-possession and looked
at them critically. gauging them. and
herself. They, on the other hand. did
not look at her at all. They simply
addressed themselves to the business
in hand. But just before he drove. Ray
did turn and look at her, a very short
and a very searching glance-and. she
acknowledge it with a sudden panicky
thrill-a look of entire. satisfied pos
session. And that instant's glance de-
cided her. She knew then that Henry
had to win, that Henry must win. that
! if he did not win, that IL he left her,
| .lie would be forever desolata She
knew that she hated Ray-that she had
| always hated and despised him.
Henry drove first. He sliced. Amy
speculated desperately that it meant
| two, perhaps three. to get on the green.
She watched Ray drive with a horrible
| feeling of fatality. It was better
drive than Henry's. but he pulled
slightly and his ball disappeared in the
] high grass near the hedge at the side
of the hole. (This was the boundary
hedge of the links). Still-a niblick
well played would land him on the
green. With no very clear idea Of what
she was going to do. she followed Rays
ball.
"III help you find it," she said
| stupidity. He flung her a grateful but
| still conquering glance. and they
walked over the smooth turf side by
side. Henry was thirty feet away scuf-
fling about with his iron.
II think it went here" said Ray. and
headed toward a place where the grass
was thick and short. Amy stood still.
but mechanically pushed the grass
away before her. Before she realized
it. the ball was there under her foot.
She looked UP quickly. Ray was intent.
his back toward her. She did not look
at Henry-there was no need-Henry
never saw anything anyway. She put
her hand down and picked up that ball
and slid it into her pocket. all in ono
| ing the grass about, ostensibly search-
ing eagerly. carefully.
They beat over every inch of that
grass for half a dozen yards. Henry
came and helped. Ray got hotter and
hotter and madder and madder and
more desperate. Amy sought diligently.
At last Ray flung up his head. Il
give it up. The balrs lost. It's your
hole, Henry"
And my round suggested Henry
mildly.
YES" exploded Ray.
| X \
luENRY dropped his clubs and was
IL at Amy's side in two bounds. Ee
foung one mighty arm about her
, the modest and scrupulous Henry
who had never before ventured on
such boldness. He was laughing.
You didn't have your usual luck.
Ray" he said, but you'll have to
abide by the result. Give him back
his ball. Amy. you little cheat"
Amy obediently put her hand in
her pocket and held out the ball to
Ray, on the palm of her hand.
You had it," cried Ray. staring.
| conquering look now.
Yes. she had it." said Henry,
Little West Wind breezed away with
it, fear"
Without another word Ray Lowrie
! turned and marched up the hill to
| the clubhouse. Henry watched him
contentedly. IT guess that last touch
! would have satisfied even Miss Hen
| rietta Bird" he said cheerfully.
whats the matten. Amy? You seem
| dazed." He frightened his arm about
her. Lord love you. honey. When
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