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1、THEGOLFCOURSEMYSTERYTHEGOLFCOURSEMYSTERYbyChesterK.Steele1THEGOLFCOURSEMYSTERYCHAPTERIPUTTINGOUTTherewasnothinginthatclear,calmday,withitsblueskyanditsfloodingsunshine,tosuggestintheslightestdegreetheawfultragedysocloseathand-thattragedywhichsopuzzledtheauthoritiesandwhichcamesocloseto
2、wreckingthehappinessofseveralinnocentpeople.Thewatersoftheinletsparkledlikesilver,andoverthosewaterspoisedtheosprey,hisrapidlymovingwingsandfan-spreadtailsuspendinghimalmoststationaryinonespot,while,witheagerandfar-seeingeyes,hepeeredintothedepthsbelow.Thebirdwasadarkblotchagainstthepe
3、rfectblueskyforseveralseconds,andthen,suddenlyfoldinghispinionsandclosinghistail,hedarteddownwardlikeabombdroppedfromanaeroplane.Therewasasplashinthewater,ashowerofsparklingdropsastheospreyarose,afishvainlystrugglinginitstalons,andfromadustygrayroadster,whichhadhaltedalongthehighwaywhi
4、letheoccupantwatchedthehawk,therecameanexclamationofsatisfaction."Didyouseethat,Harry?"calledtheoccupantofthegraycartoaslightlybuilt,bronzedcompanioninamachineofvividyellow,christenedbysomewhohadriddeninitthe"SpanishOmelet.""Didyouseethatkill?Ascleanasahound'stooth,andnotalostmotionofa
5、feather.Somesport-thatfish-hawk!Gad!""Yes,itwasaneatbitofwork,Gerry.Butratheroutofkeepingwiththeday.""Outofkeeping?Whatdoyoumean?""Well,outoftune,ifyoulikethatbetter.It'saltogethertooperfectadayforakillingofanysort,seemstome.""Oh,you'regettingsentimentalallatonce,aren'tyou,Harry?"asked
6、CaptainGerryPoland,withjustthetraceofacovertsneerinhisvoice."Isupposeyouwouldn'thaveevenafish-hawkgetamuchneededmealonabright,sunshinyday,when,ifever,hemusthaveawhaleofanappetite.You'dhavehimwaituntilitwasdarkandgloomyandrainy,2THEGOLFCOURSEMYSTERYwithanorth-eastwindblowing,andallthats
7、ortofthing.Nowforme,akillisakill,nomatterwhattheweather.""Thebetterthedaytheworsethedeed,Isuppose,"andHarryBartlettsmiledasheleanedforwardpreparatorytothrowingtheswitchofhismachine'sself-starter,forbothautomobileshadcometoastoptowatchtheosprey."Oh,well,Idon'tknowthatthedayhasanything
