Vincent Jopp, despite being in his early thirties, was already well on his way to amassing his fortune as a financier in Chicago. Part of his earnings were set aside for his three ex-wives but this did not stop him setting his sights on a fourth wife, Amelia Merridew.
Enlisting the help of champion golfer Sandy McHoots, Vincent sets about learning the game to win the American Amateur Championship in the same year. But Amelia wants him to lose ...
| The Oldest Member | a young golfer |
| Vincent Jopp | a financier |
| Amelia Merridew | a young woman |
| Sandy McHoots | a champion golfer |
| Mrs Luella Mainprice Jopp | ex-wife |
| Mrs Jane Jukes Jopp | ex-wife |
| Mrs Agnes Parsons Jopp | ex-wife |
First published 11 June 1921 in the Chicago Tribune (US).
Also published November 1921 in the Strand magazine.
See Golf for a brief note on golfing terms and club names.
Corner wheat
- to corner the market is to buy or obtain control of the stock in a sector of the market and so dominate it.
Vardon
- Harry Vardon (1887-1937), top English golfer, six times winner of the Open and once of the US Open.
Time, the great healer
- a much used phrase which might come from the Hebrew proverb 'Time is a great healer'.
G. K. Chesterton
- (1874-1936) English essayist and novelist, popularly known for the Father Brown stories.
Half-a-crown
- two shillings and sixpence, a curious price for a story set in America.
George Duncan
- a Scottish golfer, born 1883, won the British Open in 1920.
Throgmorton Street
- home of the London Stock Exchange.
Rothschilds
- a banking family from the 18th century, still going and very wealthy.