Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-05
DEAR LITTLE,
EDWIN
BY JAMES ). MONTAGUE

/ Little Edwin strolled leisurcly
I through the dining car, en- route TO
/ the observation car at the rear OF
the train He paused at my taole
and inquired if I couldn't AFFORD
to have my meals served in my
| stateroom the way he and his mamma
did. But maybe you haven't got
a stateroom." he added, with a touch
of sympathy. my mother says some
people don't, but I don't see how
/ they can travel that way, out among
everybody. We got two compart-
ments and stateroom, and for
] nobuddy but just us and the servants.
What kind of a watch is that you're
looking at. bet it didn't cost
$500, like mine did, He displayed
his wrist, with a tiny monogram.
timepiece attached to it. Then he
| passed on.
! The next morning l met him again
| on the hotel golf course. He was
just selecting a private caddy-to
be his during his stay. He wanted
(, one who was smartly dressed he
said, and finding none that answered
that requirement he instructed the
caddy master to procure one. The
expense doesn't make any difference"
said Edwin. MY old man has got
more money than anybody here. Get.
him fixed up by tailor, and have
him here tomorrow morning. Me
and mother are going to play
round together
Having arranged this preliminary
Edwin sat down on the bench behind
the first tee, and made critical COM
ments on the players as they drove
off. Rotten was his usual com
, ment, but now and then when some
par player would get long shot
he would say Not so rotten" He
got black looks, but golfers are not
persons who assault nine year old
children, so he continued his observa-
tions till the starter came along and
asked him to keep still.
Keep still yourself said Edwin.
you're only servant around here.
My father could buy this hotel and
half a dozen like it, and if he did
you would be the first one to get
fired
The starter was about to grasp
Edwin by the collar and remove
him when the young mans mother
came up, swinging her driver and
ready to start. She was highly in
! dignant when she was told that she
would have to have starting time,
and her language, though more care
fully chosen than that of her little
son, was of much the same char
acter But the starter was unmoved,
! so taking her offspring by the hand
she went to the golf house to COM
plain.
We were playing a foursome the
next day, and Edwin and his mother
and their two private caddies, both
now adorned as the lily, teed off
directly behind us. Edwin had made
deprecating observations about our
drives as we started, and his mother
had nodded and smiled at him, as
one who applauds good Judgment.
We fancied that we would keep
ahead of them easily enough, sup
posing that their golf would be on
, par with their manners, but there
we were mistaken.
Looking back saw Edwin get off
drive of better than 100 yards
and his mothers rolled almost under
my heels, while I was still walking
up to my second shot. Two of our
four got into bunkerS, and Bill was
just getting his niblick ready when
Edwin's second shot sailed past his
ear.
He walked back to the youth and
was about to grasp him by the ear
when his mother hurried up.
Were you going to strike that
little child, you brute?" she demanded.
II was going to tell him he would
have to get off of this golf course
if he cannot abide by the rules"
said Bill. "He nearly killed me with
that ball.
"You ought to keep out of the
way, you big stiff,' said Edwin. "We
gotta right to go through"
Bill, who is a large ponderous and
reserved man turned little purple,
but feeling it too great risk to
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