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She stepped into the circle beneath the cedar, and took one of the
half-dozen places immediately vacated by the men, with the complete
absence of self-consciousness which always characterised her.
"What did you go round in, Miss Champion?" inquired one of the men.
"My ordinary clothes," replied Jane; quoting Punch, and evading the
question.
But Billy burst out: "She went round in--"
"Oh, be quiet, Billy," interposed Jane. "You and I are practically
the only golf maniacs present. Most of these dear people are even
ignorant as to who 'bogie' is, or why we should be so proud of
beating him. Where is my aunt? Poor Simmons was toddling all over
the place when we went in to put away our clubs, searching for her
with a telegram."
"Why didn't you open it?" asked Myra.
"Because my aunt never allows her telegrams to be opened. She loves
shocks; and there is always the possibility of a telegram containing
startling news. She says it completely spoils it if some one else
knows it first, and breaks it to her gently.


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