Evening star., 1926-04-15

for the money; YOU never can tell
Timer.
That's right admitted the Kid
from me. AT that. he added, as I
wall for a horseshoe spare, all you
luck. Why don't YOU take up bowl
Thanks for the buggy ride" sa ID
the Old Timer, gratefully. But !
must hand il to you: | didn't thinl;
YOU were intelligent enough to reallZe
that bowling is an exercise and not
merely a game. 1t is the real foun-
tain of youth. Yes. sir. Christopher
Columbus old pal. the Hon. Ponce de
Leon. pioneer Florida booster. Ger
tainly took lot of unnecessary trou'
hle to sail over here and wade through
the Everglades of Florida hunting for
the fountain of youth when he could
have found it right a his own door
way. on the bowling green of his
native town
Needs Competition.
Yes" said the Kid. socking the
bunch for strike. Then you'd bet
ter take up bowling as I've suggested.
Resides a little practice now and then
would make the games more interest
ing for me; need competition 10
show my stuff 40 best advantage"
The game isn't over yet. young
these alleys the Big Bowling and Ice
Man gives us ten frames before de-
Gliding the winner. A lot of things
can happen in the six frames ahead
Of u.s.
Fight" admitted the Kid "includ-
ing about five missed spares by you"
I've done worse than that in my
time" admitted the Old Timer. I've
blown six in a row. But about this
fountain of youth stuff: Take a look a
Al Work over there with Jack Whalen l..
They say Jack is only 20; then Al
can't be over "a. And he's been that
age since | started--back in 1915
There's the Big Bowling and Ice
Man himself over there" said the
Kid. pointing. Has ne quit the
bowling game? | never see him on
the alleys now. He used to sock
the old apples pretty regularly"
"Migosh," warned the Old Timer.
don't say anything about apples
where he can hear YOU
What's the big idea-apples?" de-
ma nded the Kid.
Didn't ] ever tell YOU about his
dog" asked the Old Timer.
Dog? No. But what's that got
to do with apples?' asked the Kid.
Dog Is Smart.
IN tell you. You see that dog was
Smart---yes, sir, he sure was a smart
pup. Why he could set up duckpins,
though he wasn't any more accurate
in spotting them, I'll admit. than some
of these pinboys. And he'd push the
balls back to us with his nose"
Must have been an airedale," sug.
Rested the Kid. They're smart
II don't know what he was" said
the Old Timer. 81 remember once
that somebody asked the Big Bowling
and Ice Man if the dog was an aire.
dale. and he said. 'Sh-h-h-h. Don't
let him hear you. he thinks he is -
"IIsr, har." laughed the Kid. ''Tha So
good one. | laugh every time l
hear it."
The most wonderful thing Of all
"a me, however" went on the Old
Timer, ignoring the interruption
was that he had trained the dog to
be vegetarian. Yes, sir, old Fido,
that was the dogs name, wouldn't t
touch meat at all; and him right over
the market most of the time"
Come off, protested the Kid.
Has a Swell Time.
Just keep right up with me, Kid, -
said the Old Timer. I'm on my way.
leading up to the sad part Of this
story. Just a coupia weeks ago, when
they were having all that excitement
about opening up the new market and
all that, Fido wandered around down
there and found a package of dried
apples some one had left. He ate five
or six pounds and then took a big
drink of water and went out into the
doghouse they'd built for him. Well,
sir in half an hour the Big Bowling
and Ice Man and AL Gardner had to
so out and tear down the doghouse to
get Fido out"
II getcha.' said the Kid Those
old apples were swelling up on him. .
You said ii. Kid; you said it,
agreed the Old Timer. And 7 don t
mean maybe. Unfortunately. in break
Ing down the doghouse, Al hit poor
old F'ido in the head with the axe and
killed him
"Aw, it didn't make any difference, -
protested the Kid. The apples would
have finished him anyway Once |
ale a lot of dried apples and then
took big drink OF water and, say. in
is minutes I felt like guy who had
swallowed an elephant. You wouldn't
believe how the darned things swell
Dn'
Why not?" demanded the Old
Timer. I'D take your word on al
most anything except your bowling
scores. Why is 1t that guy as honest
AS you are about most things goes
entirely wrong on bowling scores? You
know you only had five in that BOX
Should Keep Eyes Open.
'tive!' roared the Kid. "Why !
dropped five with the first shot. The
hoy was just putting 'em back on the
alley when you looked around"
1T was my fault" the Old Timer
conceded. II should he wise enough
10 watch you, but ] felt so sorry fol-
poor old Fido that I sort of lost track
or your shooting. And" Here h,
broke off to take a careful shot at &
bad split. And So" he said, comins
back to the bench, and losing tracl
OF the conversation And So"
And SOS your old man." suggested
the Kid.
All, H,hem"' said the Old Timer
forget what I was going to say
Didja ever see such break? And il
was perfect strike ball too" Ther
he added. But anyway. lay off tall
about apples around here for while. :
| guess he's forgotten about Fido. "
said the Kid. He sure looks cheerful
enough tonight"
Cheerful Once More.
Say. have you forgotten which