The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-14
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Wheels Within Wheels, How Those
Girls Love Ono Another.

| She lay OH - sofa i'll her prcttest tea
gown, with the blinds carefully lower
ed. and her dearest friend, rushing into
the room, exclaimed:
"Oh, Eific, I've Just heard that you
had an accident tho other day, and |
came right over to sympathize and hear
all about it, -
Indeed had. " shc groancd. az had
no idea it could hurt so badly inst to
fall of wheel 1t was all Fans fault
too. ~
How did she manage it?"
"Wcll, it came about this way: You
know, Jack is Il bicycle enthusiast and |
knew if L wanted-that is, if l cared
to-
Don't bo baShful, dear Those eyes
would he your excuse if his ban; account
was not.
We'll, l knew must learn to ride
one OF the horrid things so asked him
TO teach me He was delighted, and then
Fan decided She must learn too, and of
course politcncss Obliged him to offer to
teach her too. We each bought Il wheel
and got lovely bicycling suit. Mine
is
Yes, yes. Tn SEQ it later Go on "
: said nothing to any one, but l was
determined to get ahead of Miss Fan, so
l just took few lessons on tho sly You
should have seen Jacks surprise when
he took us out the first time and found
| could ride right Off, for of course
didn't think 1T necessary TO speak of the
lessons. "
Il
Oh jess, IL you could only have seen
her She wabbled about and scrambled
and plunged and held on to Jack until [
was actually ashamed of her 1T was so
bold and unfeininine. Poor Jack, no
couldn t get away for al instant J. saw
then I'd mado grnnt mistake. F"
But didn't he praise your ability"
"Oh, yes, but praise doesn't amount
to much when it has to be shouted 10
you 10 feet away and interrupted by
screams and clutches like his was
| But WASH t it any better next timer
1T was not, nor the next either. She
didn't make any effort to learn; she lust
played Off those eyclashes and chung to
him and screamed, and did thinI, Inc
displayed an unnecessary amount of pa
tiencu"
"Why didn't you get her out to prac.
ticc nlone?'
did try, but she wouldn't go; said
sho'a never daro to mount her wheel
without Jack. We'll, knew | must dc
something, so tho next timo we went
ont | just went over stone and fell.
lilo left Fan quick enough then. but
fell harder than | meant to and sprained
my wrist awfully."
oh, we'll, it wasn't so bad. after all
since Jack Is q medical student"
Il know. He brought me home. band
aged my wrist and has been coming
over every day to look Mt it. Fan came
with him one day and told me that il
was ali because was too independent
and asked Jack If ho didn't admire
clinging, feminine women. "
THAT girl will be the death of me
como day"
M Inn. I'm sorry now that fell.
You sec, mn hour n day spent here
doesn amount to much, and Fan pre-
tends that she is so anxious TO learn and
has him ont every spare moment"
And she is not learning a bit taste,
either Why, here comes Katier'
And after hasty greeting Katie cried
"Oh, Efiic, I've come to ask you to be
my bridesmaid. You see, Jack and |
quarreled two weeks ago because re.
fused to ride a wheel Yesterday he
came over and said 1 was quite right. I
was not to be outdone in generosity, sc
said I'd ride, after all, and-well, the
wedding is set for June"
How perfectly lovelyr' remarked
jess. by the way, if you want to buy
a wheel cheap, I'm sure Fan would b,
glad to sell you hers; she has no use fo,
it,
THANK you, replied the bride elect
II shall speak to her about it. WHY
Ellie, IN afraid you must bo suTcrin
more than Jack thinks declare V.
look quite fevorish "--Chicago Tim,
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