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Swing Town U. S. A.But, when he reached home, his mother was on the front porch waiting, waving an envelope. He quickly tore it open. He'd been granted a scholarship to Tulane University. CHAPTER FIVE Catch was not yet to be rid of his involvement with the Bayou Country Club-however oblique. Mr. Swine tried to hire Catch back but he would have none of it. He didn't want to contend with Swine's horny daughter. He got a job for the rest of the summer working on construction at a small local concern. Ironically enough the job was repairing bridges, walls, buildings, sidewalks, and so forth around the Bayou Country Club. It was mid-July and the torrid Texas sun hung in the cloudless sky like a burning ball of flame. Most of the construction work was outdoors and Catch liked that. He learned bricklaying and how to finish concrete. The job helped tone up his body and since he worked without a shirt he became as brown as a tobacco leaf from the waist up. To continue staying in shape for his track work Catch got up at five o'clock every morning and took several laps around the golf course before it was time to start working ...» |
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