Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1913 — Cheaper Than New. [ARTICLE]

Cheaper Than New.

He peered anxiously into the shop where sporting supplies are sold, slowly entered, and as slowly advanced to a counter, where a clerk was standing. "Do you keep golf goods?” he asked. “Yes, sir. What do you desire?” "I am looking for a second-hand set of golf links.

“A second-hand set of golf links?” exclaimed the astonished assistant. “Yes. You see, it’s this way. Me and my wife have just opened a smart boarding house, and as we have a pretty sized yard, I thought it would attract boarders if we could start up this golf game I hear so much about. A second-hand set of links would be cheaper than new ones, and they’d do well enough to begin with.” “No,” replied the diplomatic assistant, “I am sorry to say we have sold out all our second-hand sets f Anything else in our line?’ “Nothing else.” And -the bargain hunter departed. ’