Evening star., 1932-05-22

stimulating effect upon ones
blood stream.
had a room in hotel at Summer resort
where had only intended spending my usual
two weeks vacation; but tonight, as I sat by
the window, looking out across the bay all
bright and sparkling in the moonlight and
listening to the coconut fronds as they swished
about in the southeastern breeze, I said to
myself:
Peter Moseley, you're only young once.
Why don't you stay on two weeks more, with
out pay?"
It really was an extravagant thing to do
and never would have dreamed of doing it
under ordinary circumstances, but as I sat
there gazing out at the moonlight vision of
that beautiful smiling face came before my
eyes and 1 said to myself: Peter, you simply
can't check out of here tomorrow"
I had an neffable intuition that opportunity
was knocking at my door, And as it was the
first time it had raped in several years, felt
that just mustn't let 1t get away as 1 had
on the other occasions
getting past the prime of my youth,
didn't have much hair left on top of my head
but I had very distinguished shaped head.
SO it really didn't give me a great deal of
apprehension If I gradually becoming bald.
-. But though was advancing in years
still held on to that gift which is so rare,
the spirit of perpetual youth.
A beautiful sweet young wife is very nice
thing to have, however, and I sometimes
wondered II, dIGel al, perhaps uduut Hihuc
O mistake in the earlier years OF my life by
not marrying. It wasn't case of never
having met the right woman" why I hadn't
married. had met the woman on numerous
occasions whom I thought could make me a
happy wife; but guess was not quite
impetuous enough in my love-making-for
invariably some other man stepped in ahead Of
me and led her to the altar.
DUT all things usually work out for the best
- and tonight I was more or less glad that
I had not married any of these other women;
for beautiful as some of them had been, you
couldn't speak Of any Of them in the same
breath with Phyllis Kemp.
Yes that was her name-Phyllis Kemp. I
had been noticing her at the hotel fer several
days but it was not until this afternoon that
had the pleasure Of talking with her. had
been out taking my constitutional and was
returning to the hotel when suddenly some
thing round rolled across the ground and
stopped few yards ahead of me. 1t looked
like golf ball wasn't even aware that they
had q golf course at the hotel: but that Is not
peculiar since I've never played the game
myself.
As hate to see anybody lose anything I
picked up the ball wiped the dirt of and
dropped 1t in my pocket with the intention of
turning it in at the desk Then, as I was
starting on, happened TO glance behind me
and noticed this girl-or rather young woman
walking with rapid strides in my direction.
And also noticed that she carried club in
her hand.
1t suddenly dawned upon me that it might
have been her ball had picked up.
Pardon me-" smiled but did you lose
something?"
"Yes. a golf ball." she answered, her eyes
darting here and there on the grass.
Perhaps this is it?" ventured, producing
the ball had found. "I just picked it up
explained. Il thought some one had lost it and
was going TO turn it in at the desk. It's
yours, isn't it?"
why, presume So" she half laughed,
looking at me sort of perplexedly.
Lucky thing I happened to be around,
wasn't To-"
VERY" she agreed. do you mind showing
me just where you found the bal?" she then
asked.
mot at ALL" considered that foolish
question but I told her and she went
there and dropped it on the ground. Then with
her feet spread apart and bending slightly for
ward at the hips. she grasped the club with
both hands and made few. preliminary