Low Speed Chase

We got this little community named Shady Rest out by the golf course. They got a little village council and rules were passed that no one could operate any motorized vehicle other than a golf cart within the town limits. Wilbur Waspbite, a ninety year old resident of Shady Rest, has never been one to follow rules. We never figured out why he and his wife Mazie Faye moved out there 'cause neither one of them has ever held a golf club as far as we know. Besides Wilbur held nothing but contempt for the game. He was often heard making fun of "them fellow what hit a ball and chase it down only to hit it again." Yesterday he was sent down to the Country Pride Store to pick up a pound of stew meat and two potatoes for boiling. There are signs everywhere that say: NO CUTTING ACROSS THE LINKS, but that didn't register to Wilbur as something that applied to him. So he took the shortest route to the store, a ride that took him over the first and eighteen greens. Cell phones came out and 911 was called. Raybourne Rex Wishburn, the town law officer, hopped on his souped up golf cart and took out after Wilbur. As far as we know Wilbur never knew he was being chased. He made it to the store, picked up his groceries, and headed back on the same route that brought him there. That's when Raybourne Rex got in behind him and the chase was on. Raybourne kept blowing his little golf cart horn and Wilbur either didn't hear it or just ignored it. Wilbur made it home and walked into his kitchen with the goods. His wife, Mazie, was standing at the stove heating up the water for the potatoes when Raybourne knocked on the door. He asked for the keys to the cart and Wilbur handed them over. As soon as R Rex left Wilbur got the spare key to the cart and made his way down to the hardware store. When he got there he had Exlaw Etterson, the store owner, to make him ten duplicate keys for his cart. When asked why so many keys were needed, Wilbur said, "You have no idea how many times Mazie sends me to the store each week."

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