The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-13

sandy haiF. be was exactly the type
which for some reason. 81 most 0f-
flBs.Ny o. me D find that men with
those ehamctcrlstica especially u
their Adams apples are very large
are usually vulgar hrnFnrtE he VAS
not tbe person whom I would have
selected az any opponent. hgt last
night in the dining room, am elderly
gentleman with whom I had struck
up a casual acquaintance on the course
I had played tho s,st nine holes with
him and be had complimented me
GA my play asked me 90 his table
Cor coffee He introduced me 90 DTS
wife and 90 hts daughter. and 90 my
opponent 81 today. Ernest Nantinc,
whom ! took 90 De the fianeo ~ the
daughter. Keruochan, my elderly
friend. rNpatAted on my proves to
bis prospective E1ulu-law, Wherv.
upon Nantina promptly challenged
me 20 a match. In tho course % our
conversation I mentioned that, dur
ms "a leave 4 absence iu the WAT !
had played Westward no, 90 Ems.
land. iu rlEhiy-Onc. Naut.ne had
shown an immediate disbelief On my
statement He remarked that he had
seen me driving and that ] didn't
look like on elEhty-ono player 90 him,
In fact. he had added insolcntly,
"I'd be willing 20 bet five hundred
dollars that sou can't beat me. and
I'm never below eighty five
I reminded him that I had played
but little in recent years, and that
had no doubt that hc could beat me.
whercupon he had succrcd and re-.
marked that he always found Il thus.
people talked low Eulfacorus. but
when Il came 20 reinforcing CONVEX,
sati1u with money. they usually
crawlcd into their holes. His fiancsc.
Miss Kernochnn. apphudcd his state.
ment. regretted that Eourtesy 20.
ward an elderly man had led me into
the indlscrctlon % Joining his table.
For kornochhn vas as vulgar as his
daughters lover. And suddenly. when
Nantine began telling everyone with.
In oarshot that he had called my
bluff" an unreaAonlng anger pos
sessed me, accepted his challenge.
SO. here / was upon the first tee. the
cynosuro Of large gallery, many Of
whom privately wished me luck. but
all og whom wcro hopeless % my
ability 90 defeat n man who I had
learned last night was the best play.
or In the resort. tc had lied when
he stated that his best game was
eighty,fivc. According 10 my inform.
ants. and well.wishcrs % today. Van,
tine was capable OF seventy eight, lie
had won a great deal Of money by
making unfair matches with EtranE.
ers. Eoadlng them into waEcra
Well. I, was my own fnult. I asked
sympathy neither from the gallery
nor from myself. but played the best
golf knew II was not good enough
20 beat Vantlne. Il was not good
enough. 20 lacking was IA practice,
even to give him an argument. Tho
match ended six and five. on the i5th
green. acted becomingiy. hope.
promptly congratulated Vantinc.
and Immediately paid him the wager.
I He took Il without shame Nor did
z Kernochan or his daughter seem to
think that vaniine had acted other.
wise than as a gentleman should. In
fact. people told mo that Il was Kcr.
nochan's habit 20 engage In n match
with any newcomer 20 tho hotel. and
then praise tho strangers play TO
vantine. who would promptly badger
him into a match and a bet.
But smiled rs these things were
told 10 me had been siiiy. and
being silly IS apt to prove expensive.
I never mourn spilled milk. Instead.
/ I look for a dairy.
That night ! was as cordial AZ din.
ner az tho nothing untoward had
/ occurred. Miss Kernochan invited
me 20 make a fourth az bridge. and /
accepted We played in the Krrno.
chan apartment, and | won n few
dollarg But ! did more thnn that. I
won the liking Of old Kernochnn.
and even the sonr.featured daughter
and her pop-oyed lover we're quite
cordial Kernochan. like all par.
venus ~ no was obviously that -
talked continuously Of his wealth.
learned that he was a retired broker.
and thn' Vaniiue was the chief
owner Of n detective agency that bore
/ his name This latter fact came ont
( when Kernochan showed me as
proof Of hts great wealth. a ring
which he had given his daughter
upon her engagement 70 yantlnc He
brought II from an inner room.
The setting f. little loose. so
Alice isn't wearing H." he told me.
II shall have Il fixed In New York