Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-05
just send her a real sumner


With this advice, and being sworn to
secrecy, the small terror bowled him
self off.
1t gave Milo Warren some thing to do
to purchase that bicycle and have it
delivered to Miss Nellie on her birth
day in an anonymous manner. He ex-
pected it back every hour for about
week, but it did not come, and he felt
safe. The small brother had not be-
trayed him after all
But after little he began to wish
he had, for Miss Nellie had evidently
mounted that bicycle and ridden out
of his life. He called, but she was out
on her bicycle, no matter what the
hour was, noon or night, and he got
himself run over on the street and
knocked down daily by dashing out
from sidewalk corners to see who the
rider was, and getting hurt for his
| pains. When he could stand it no
| longer he came to a sudden resolye-he
would buy a bicycle for himself, and
perhaps be able to find Nellie.
And now began an exciting chase for
life and liberty, for at one moment the
| of trampling horse, the next he was
running over wrathy pedestrian, and
he usually ended his experiences by
picking up his frisky steed and carry
ing it to the shop for repairs.
And all this time he never caught
glimpse of Nellie, but he was inclined
to think he OWNED the cause. Judg-
ing from his own experience in learn
ing to ride bicycle, Nellie might be
exercising her own fractions acquisi-
ton on some remote roadway outside
the city limits-or, dreadful thought,
might even be laid up herself for re-
pairs. He called on the bookkeeper
brother, but found him busy and non
committal. So he waited and tried to
possess his soul with patience, and
learn to ride a bicycle without the Zig
gag motion that had endangered the
lives of the populace and nearly caused
his arrest by the police.
Then he made the discovery that if
he gave his wheel it's head, it would
behave much better than when he
guided it carefully, to the end that it
traversed both sides of the street at
once. After acting like thing pos
sessed it learned to behave, and he
found himself skimming along like a
bird on the wing, with an exultant
sense of freedom and delight, and he
longed to see Nellie and tell her what
he had been trying to say for months
that he loved her.
And at that moment there whizzed
net HI CO. -, III -
those dreadful new women of whom
he had heard, and now was to see. He
almost felt that it was disloyalty to
gentle little Nellie to even look at such
an apparition; but somehow she looked
SO quaint in her saucy jacket and
baggy trousers, her neatly gathered
feet were so pert and independent, that
Milo looked and looked again, then he
gave great whoop, and took after the
flying wheel like streak of lightning.
His confidence stood him instead of
skill. He went spinning along in fine
style until he reached parallel with
the girl with boomers, then he leaned
over to speak to her, toppled and fell
in heap, but not before he had gasped:
"Nellie!"
That young lady skillfully eluded
the wreck, made fancy run and turn,
and as Milo gathered himself up, said,
pleasantly: ME 81
''Why, Mr.. Warren, didn't know
that you rode wheel"
II DON'T" said the young man, rue
fully, feeling of his elbow to determine
whether it was dislocated or merely
abraded, "but you, Miss Nellie, are
quite an expert"
Miss Nellie murmured something
about the wheel being a present from
her brother, and that she had not cared
to ride, but did just to please him.
"But you ought to see my little
brother ride" she said, with enthusi-
asm; she rides the wheel when l am
not using it, and he makes it spin.
Why, he rides standing up, and I'm so
afraid something will happen to him"
Milo was walking along, leading his
wheel, as if he preferred that way, and
Miss Nellie gave him several exhibit
tions of her skill, and each moment
made stronger and more lasting i'm.
preston on the poor fellows heart
But even bicycle courtship comes to an
end, and they were at Nellie's home,
and he must leave her, unless-he
asked for glass of water, and before
it was brought he sat down with the
wheel on the sidewalk.
1t was a sudden and most effective
stroke of art. Nellie cried and asked
if he was killed anywhere; Mrs. New
ton brought camphor; they got him
into the house, and then he was able to
speak. and said what was true enough
that he had lost his head for mo-
ment.
The two most expert cyclists on the
avenue are Milo and Nellie. You will
recognize her by her brown bloomer
suit, which is much admired, and he
by the glad smile which mantles his
expressive countenance. Nellie knows
now who gave her the wheel, and
Milo has had another example of the
total depravity of the small brother
Nellie's birthday comes in January,
but to expedite matters the imp
changed it to July. However, all's
well that ends well. Detroit Free
Press.