Evening star., 1925-11-01

/ You have found him trying"
| Trying Why after | had fallen
| into that ditch and was coming up for
the third time all the man did was
simply to call to me to admire an
| Internal iron shot he had just made.
No sympathy mind you, Wrapped
up in himself Why don't you make
your man give up the match? He
can't win"
II refuse to admit It, Much may
happen between here and Times
Square"
I HAVE seldom known a prophecy
more swiftly fulfilled. At this
moment the doors of the Flushing
Garage opened and a small car rolled
out with Il grmy young man in a
sweater at the wheel. lie brought the
machine out into the road. and alight-
ed and went back into the garage,
where we heard him shouting unin-
telligibly to some one in the rear pre-
misses. The car remained putting and
painting against the curb.
Engaged in conversation with Ru-
pert Bailey. I was paying little at
tention to this evidence of an awaken
ing world, when suddenly ] heard a
hoarse, triumphant cry from Otis
JukeS. and turning. j preceived his
ball dropping neatly into the cars
interior. Otis himself, brandishing a
niblick. was dancing about the fair
way.
Now what about your moving haz-
ards" he cried.
That moment the man in the sweat
er returned. carrying spanner. Otis
sprang forward.
IN give YOU twenty dollars to drive
me to Times Square he said.
''N on re on. - said he Youth
Good said Otis Jukes.
"You think you're darned clever" F."
said Rollo Bingham.
Il know it, said Otis.
"WelI. then" said Rollo. perhaps
YOU will tell us how you propose to
get the ball out of the car when you
reach Times square,"
"Certainly." replied Otis "You will
observe on the side of the vehicle a
convenient handle which, when turned.
opens the door. The door thus opened.
shall chip my ball OUT
Il see" said Rollo. Yes, | never
thought of that
Otis was in great spirits. He had
ascertained from the young man at
the wheel that there was no chance
of the opposition being able to hire
another car at the garage.
l. however. shook my head when he
pointed out the advantages of his posi-
ton. l was still wondering about
Rollo.
Il don't like it," | said.
Don't like what"
"Rollo Bingham's manner"
'Of course not" said Otis No
body does. There have been com
plants on all sides
II mean, when YOU told him how
YOU intended TO get. the ball out Of
the car"
What was the matter with him?"
''IIe was too-ha"'
How do you mean he was too ha?"
Il have it,
What"
Il see the trap he was laying for
you. 1t has just dawned on me. No
wonder he didn't object TO your open
ing the door and chipping the ball out
BY doing SO YOU would forfeit the
match"
Nonsense. Why"
Because I said, ''it is against the
rules TO tamper with a hazard. If
YOU had got into Il sandtrap, would
you smooth away the sand? If you
had put your shot under n tree. could
your caddie hold up the branches TO
give you clear shot? Obviously you
would disqualify yourself IL you touch
ed that door"
Otis jaw dropped.
What, Then how the deuce am
to get it out?"
That" l said gravely, lis a queS-
ton between you and your Maker" ="
1t was here that Otis Jukes forfeited
the sympathy which I had begun TO
feel for him. A crafty sinister look
came into his eyes.
"Say, listen" he said. eth take
them an hour to catch up with us.