Evening star., 1923-09-23

~ ihe otoesl MEMBER 'Hou-
n ding In his armchair be-
fore the fire in the clubhouse smok-
Ing room, stiffened with horror.
''Cah this be George William PEN
nefather speaking!" he said reproach-
fully. MY boy. you are not your
self"
The young man fiushed~a little be-
meath his tan.
Perhaps 1 ought not to have gone
quite so far as that" he admitted.
"I was only thinking that fellows
got no right, just because he nap
pens to have come on a bit in MS
form lately. to treat fellow as II
q fellow was a leper or something.
The Oldest members face cleared
"Ah! / see," he said, You spoke
hastily because something upset you
out on the links today. Tell me all.
You were playing with Nathaniei
Frisby this afternoon, were you notE
] gather that he beat YOU" -
YES. he did-giving me third.
But it isn't being beaten that 1 mino.
Dash it. it seemed to bore him, play
ing with me. Every time / sliced
off the tee. he looked at me as II
were a painful ordeal And it's only
a month or so ago that ] could play
the man level"
The Oldest member shook his snowy
head sadly.
There is nothing to be done about
it." he said. Sudden success at golf
is like the sudden acquisition OF
wealth 1t is apt ITO unsettle anu
deteriorate the character. The pest
advice 1 can give you is to refrain
from playing with Nathaniel Frishy
till you can keep your tee snots
straight"
"oh, but I was pretty good of the
tee this afternoon" said the young
man. II should like to describe TO
you the shot did on the
Meanwhile" proceeded the Oldest
member, "I will relate to you little
story which bears on what 1 have
been saying"
From the very moment I addressed
the ball
TT is the story of two loving hearts
temporarily estranged owing to the
sudden and unforeseen proficiency OF
one of the couple
II waggled quickly and strongly,
like Duncan. Then, swinging
smoothly back, rather in the Vardon
manner"
"But as / see," said the oldest
member, that you are all impatience
for me to begin, 1 will do so without
further preamble"
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T>o the philosophical student of golf
L like myself said the oldest mem
ber, perhaps the most outstanding
virtue of this noble pursuit is the fact
that 1t is a medicine for the soul. 1t
acts as a corrective against sinful
pride.
II was undoubtedly Wallace Ches-
ney's rotten golf that kept him the
nice, unspoiled fellow he was. He
was the best-looking man for miles
around; his health was perfect; and
in addition to this he was. rich; he
danced, rode, played bridge and polo
with equal skill; and he was engag-
id to be married to Charlotte Dix.
But, while one of the keenest
golfers in the club, he was also one
of the worst players. often at lunch
in the clubhouse 1 used to hear him
and Charlotte planning the handi-
Gaping details of a proposed match
between Wallace and a non-existent
cripple whom Charlotte claimed to
have discovered in the village-it
being agreed finally that he should
accept three bisgues from the cripple.
but that IL the latter ever recovered
the use of his arms Wallace should
get a stroke hole.
In short, a thoroughly happy and
united young couple!
1 would not have you misjudge
Wallace Chesney. Love made him
receive the joshing of his fancee In
the kindly spirit in which 1t was
meant but at heart he was as earnest
as you could wish. He practiced
early and late; he bought golf books;
! and the mere sight of patent club
catnip on cat.
II know, / know" he said, when L
had finished indicating some weapons
more obvious defects. But the point
is. I believe in 1T. 1t gives me con-
fidence. 1 don't believe you could
slice with a thing like that IL you
tried"
Condolences! That was what Wal
lace Chesney lacked; and that, as he
saw It, was the prime grand secret
of golf.
You may have noticed in your per-
ambulations about the city a shop
bearing above its door and upon Its
windows the legend, "Carlock Broth
ers, secondhand cIothiers!" But the
Brothers Carlock do not confine their
dealings to gents wear. The place
is a museum of derelict goods OF
every description. You can get a
second -hand revolver there, or sec
ond-hand sword, or secondhand
umbrella. You can do q cheap deal
in. field glasses, trunks, dog collars,
canes, photograph frames, attache
cases and bowls for goldfish. And on
the bright spring morning when Wall
lace Chesney happened to pass by
there was exhibited in the window
putter of such -eminently iunatic
design that ne stopped dead, then
charged In through the door.
The shop was full of the Carlock
family, somber4eyed. smlleless men
with purposefu1 expressions, and two
of these, instantly descending upon
wallace Chesney, began in swift ST.
lence to thrust him into a suit of yell
low tweed. Having worked the coat
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