The Van Buren press., 1895-09-28

his brows and drumming impstisntly
on the desk
= '4veSsbd1y 4 kldinkf 11srth, mon.
women and littl64 kildr6ns and II some
one else would only do Il here they
would not notice me-"
The big fellow stood loatjn thought,
seeming not to have heard her words,
but ip reality they had given him an
idea Suddenly he burst ont laugh
ing. u
.Miss Jsssis. II you win give me that
T wheel for month, in exchange for my
horse, Butterfly, and his leep, will
promise to let you have Il back at the
end Of that time, TO ride undisturbed
for the rest Of your life, and II l fail
to keep my promise you keep But
I.terhy.'Q LII
s'Oh, Cary. how gooa of you! But
what are yon. going to do?' che said
"Never mind; is it aIsbe ain?' He
put out his hand. and they look hands
on it. and Cary carried the wheel of,
promising to send Butterly around
that night and that one of his men
should take care Of him for Eer.
Cary was riding the bicycle we'll by
the next day, and the repore had got-
ten about, without anynne neeming to
have started It, that he had taken it
from Miss Jessie in exahan0s tor his
horse, Butterfly, whick sU6st people
though very foolish, though high So
ciety In Harmon slept once more in
conscious satisfaction that the dignity
of its educational institutlen had been
preserved. :
1t was early one evening. . day or
4 Lt6o after! Cary had hnd Ne wheel.
Ethat be suggested to his si1ter and sew
eral girf cousins, who were Waking tea
there, that they should tryait, as no
one would see them atsthAt hour. OF
course, they were ready TO d 30, and
they had SO much amusement out Of it
and Ahe girls were % enthusiastic
about Il that the next night they came
over to try 1t again, and the
next. and then every night, taking
turns atthe condsmn8d heel. and
s,s;y ssss|sHss's y grSgy& gy& - charmed
Cary had sent to New York for .
mans bicycle, and as one by one the
girls became expert riders, the fever
grew, even the Preston twins catching
I II; and Mrs. Preston, having been per-
suaded one evening to go over and see
them ride, anxiously watched, not to
see Il they should appear with unruf-
he'd dignityS but that they were as
clever ahoutit as the others. So clever
were they, In fact, that before the
evening was over she had promised
that they should each have one Of their
own II c. ~ s1esl 70 thsSs<
In this ma er lid Carxss plan ross
per. and He would report progre6 I'd
Miss Jessie every afternoons
81 shall nsv6r be satisHsd till have
the colonel's1&dy herself % wheei.' z
he said, roarllg with sAnuallser, for the
lady was very nortly, s.
Three wesiA had kss6& whenlpne
afternoon the IL tins' scfd9 q pSeafAd.
At once they sent over for Cary to
come and inspect them, and when he
iafriRed shs foandr tha fsmilE al, Qst In
front Of the house trying them and dis
cussing their inertia
The twins raced around the circle Of
hard road thkts surrounded the lawn
and then insisted upon Cary trying the
wheels and racing with them.
-. ow, MRS Pfeston,n said. Curry, q
he disnsunted ''you must ny one
Don't be afraid. .nH~rss-s-s sss.s ~il.a.ssssssZls
mo one has ever dared to say that a
Preston was afraid Of anything, she,
answered, proudly. but am TOO
stont's3 E,JStY " f3KC1s I99f
ut would make you thin, If you
would stick to it," he answered.
''Do you really think SOP" said the
lady. bicycling WINS developing q new.
interest for her.
q Il have. not any doubt of 1t at ell.
Just try IT oncss around the circle.
Come, now, i promise you on my honor
not to let you fall.' ~ 49, 20 q
And with the twins urging, too, the
colonels lady finally yielded, 80
There was the, clatter of . horses
hoofs up the road, and between the
two long rows OF trees thatsled tothe
house came a chestnut horse,l with the
little trim figure seated on it sharply
outlined against the glow Of the set
ting sun. s4Hs C1a sfsisaa ssai
9 The colohel's lsdy, intent upon keep
ing her balance, though Cary's strong
arm was about her, heard nothing Of It
until the rider drew up in front of the
door ard sat immovable in smazement
as the lady came putting around the
other side OF the circle. Cary cast one
triumphant look at the rider, and
Jessie. who had come to call, slipped
lightly from the saddle. While she
was herself tying the horse under ..
tree, Mrs. Preston had also dismount-,
ed, and, very much flushed, cams for-,
ward,tosweicome her.
t"Don't you like it?' said Jessie. "Isl
Il not 1ovely?a Oh, am so glad yon
are riding, now no one will care II /
do. And aren't they beAuties!" she
finished. to the twins
M Mrs. Preston regarded her sharply,
but there was only. frank pleasure in
the girls face, and she made up her
mind TO gracefully accept the situa-
tion, and just then the colonel himself
came out.
"Look out, girls" he said; a"if youv
mother. takes to riding, l reckon. you
will have trouble TO keep mp with her. !"
They wanted Jessie to try the. new
wheels. but. she said she could not In
her long habit, SO she admired the
twins while they showed her how ex-
pert they were already, thanks 10 Cary,
and she, toe, had chance to give him
one gfate full look. When she was ready
to go, Cary helped her mount, and