Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

tobacco and a hole-in-one pipe with the legend
Hole One carved right into the bowl, and q
top-ventilated cap and pair of knuckle-
ventilated gloves and 40 other things that
can't think of just now. Aud OH! best of all,
you'll join the Hole-in- One Club and have your
name in the National Hole-in-One Book. Gee,
but you're a lucky mani"
uCOMEBoDY," said Gilead Wetherby. "is
- just bugs"
"Oh, nos he's mott" defended the Fairview
golfng champion Every word is gospel truth.
But my only regret is that you couldn't have
made it when it counted for something"
Counted for something" cried the statis-
tician. Haven't we just been telling him all
that it counts for?"
Sure. But it has always been my hope
to see a man make a ole-in-one in tight
tournament. Now if Wetherby was in tourna-
ment and"
Gilead wetherby had had plenty for one
afternoon.
Lets get along out of here!"
And it this note that the remainder
OF the Wetherby daily task was got under way.
The echoes also got under way. From the
locker room the young statStician sent out
a prize claiming broadcast of the Wetherby
feat. II just want to see" said the young
man, exactly how many things a person can
get Let me handle it," And he handled it.
On the second morning there came to the
home of Gead Wetherby q paper package.
Mr. Wetherby opened the package and came
upon a pair of knuckle- ventilated. seI-breath-
ing gloves. He had never seen gloves like
these Gloves were supposed to keep hands
warm and here somebody had gone and cut
heles in EN- to keep EN- cool. Possibly some
body was trying to put a fast one over on
Mr.. Wetherby.
He turned to the accompanying letter. The
makers Of the gloves congratulated Mr.. Wether-
by for his splendid achievement Of having
made a hole-in-one and
oh that" cried Mr. wetherby, light break
ing in upon him.
He put on the gloves Immediately he
to trim rosebuShes.
"Fool-lookin' things" grunted the inspect
ing Mr.. Wetherby. Without being conscious
of the act, he strolled across the room and
picked up a golf club. Huh. Well they do
sort of give a grip at that Guess / might
Just as well use EN- once now I've got EN- '
He used Them and at the end Of after
noon of toll had succeeded in reducing his
score from 140 to 1873. and had lest only half
Of the prize balls that had been presented
by the club.
They do seem to help" admitted Mr.
Wetherby as he took of the elf-breathers
and went home to find three packages await
ing him.
He cut strings and found himself possessor
OF shiny safety razor that looked like little
hoe, a pound of Golfers Own smoking to-
bacco and a rough-faccd pipe. On the bowl
of the pipe. carved in large, free letters, were
the words "Hole-In-One."
In turn he picked up razor. tobacco and
pipe. and lines were his brow. He had
always shaved with the old-fashioned. open
faced type of razor and had always smoked
cigars
But gift was a gift. He made pantomime
of shaving with the razor, and the brow lines
deepened. He put half a pound. more or less
nf hrio In md fha lines
not lessen
Darn fool things" said Gilead Wetherby
IA /HEREUPON he proceeded to shave with
w the safety razor. nicking himself In
only two places and leaving q swath Of stubble
under one ear. and then loaded up the Hole
In-One pipe with Golfers own and when
he had got through making the last Of q
series Of faces the doorberl announced the
arrival Of q special delivery box
It took the one-time manufacturer Of stoves
q good quarter-hour to figure out the theory
Of this latest prize and then to lace the
prize around his left elbow. where, being OF
leather and fitting like a sleeve, 1t gave him
the appearance of a man going out to train
police dogs in the art Of biting. Since the
thing was Of no value without trying it, he
went 30 far to pick up his driver, and
true to the pamphlet accompanying the gift
found that his left elbow remained straight
at All times curing MS swing, with the as
surance that because Of this he would always
drive in o line urdeviatingly straight as
that laid out by a surveyor.
AS II that mattered thought Mr.. Wetherby
STILL it might save him from losing so many
golf balls, and since he had to play the game
he practiced swinging. At first the
leather dingus was laced q little too loose
and then q little too tight. this latter error
causing all feeling to leave the arm, rs well
as the golf club to leave the hand. The club
did . neat piece of end-over-end hurting
before landing beneath the grand piano.
The recipient of gifts ripped of the guide
to straight playing, and, after putting hand