OVER A COAT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1336, 13 January 1912, Page 12

OVER A COAT.

AN INCIDENT IN BOWLING. , "Are you there!" said a harassed bowling tournament official' through the telephone when tho rain was sizzling softly on the green, filling him wi(,ii despair. "Are you th— that you! Oh—rightwell, Mr. C says will you send down a coat (iotto voce). The buttery »if this 'phone's altogether too strong. Yes, a cjiit. No, no, not a goat— a—a—jacket!"' "He's bowling in. the tournament!" "Yes, 1 know, but he asked ma torinp you up and send down a coat—c-o-a-t!'* "What does lie want a, coat for—lio's bowling!" "I know tliot—but you see it's raining hero, ond he wants his coat—to keep the rain ofi!" . . "Hut he can't be bowling if its raining, besides he's got his.coat. I wouldn't let him leave homo without a coat." "Yes—but lie asked mo (oh, dear) to ring up and ask you to send down his coat a* he is playing in the rain—no. , lo l_ tV pll he lias to stand in the rain part of tlio time when he lias to play his bowl—whal's that" "His waterproof?" "Yes, that's it! Send down his waterproof !" 1 "Wliv didn't you say so at first—poor fliiip. there in the rain—all vight. Tell him T'il wild it down. Good-bye." ' "Oh, good-byo!" and the official hung up the rccoivor with if sigh of relief.