The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18

and | have no doubt at that time !
could have stopped the machine, but,
as tell you. didn't realize the situa-
ton. As we went on and on | noticed
the bicycle was going faster and
faster | became just little scared.
for ! remembered had no way of
stopping except by the brake. put
that on hard, but it seemed to have no
effect on the wheel. 1t began to
smoke and finally snapped of Then
was helpless"
Couldn't you have kicked of the
battery or the dynamoe-
Have you ever ridden bicycle?"
Yes"
We'll, then, you know that II you
are going down q steep hill on the
keen jump, you have all you can do to
sit there and steer the machine That
was the way with me. was not go
ing down hill. but along a smooth.
level road at a greater rate of speed
than any wheel ever went dewn any
hill. l flashed through villages faster
than lightning express, ringing my
bell like mad. but I'll bet you no one
ever heard a sound till was q mile
away. Well, il struck me all at once
just what the trouble was The more
that the little dynamo showed electric
ity into that battery the more the
battery increased the E. NJ F. and the
faster went the machine, and the faster
the machine went the more electricity
the dynamo produced"
But, my dear Mcguire, don't you
see If that happened it would be per-
petual motionp"
That's it You're not so dull after
all. That's just the point, and there's
where I'm going to paralyze the
world 1t isn't what this invention
will do on nero bicycle that's the
great thing. That is a mere trifie COM
pared with the vast possibilities of the
discovery"
Bat what did you do on the bike?"
What did do? There was only
one thing 10 do If kept on would
run smack through Marseilles and go
plump into the Mediterranean. III
ran the machine against a wall or
building would smash myself into a
thousand piece. | thought over the
situation for about a hundred miles
aud then saw that my only chance
was to make for the Alps knew by
the rate we were going 1T wouldn't
take long TO reach there, and so
breathing prayer that people would
keep to their own side of the road, |
turned toward the east and made for
Switzerland. passed the Paris Berne
express near Dion and left her as if
she were standing still | tell you |
was happy man when saw the Jura
mountains loom up ahead of me. saw
this hotel away up among the clouds
and knew there must be a road I'D to
1t, so pointed for the tall mountain
You see | couldn't stop and inquire the
way; | was on through express, and |
had quite enough of riding for one
trip"
And did the mountain stop the ma
chfne?"
We'll, not perceptibly for the first
thousand feet. was afraid | would |
have to go clear over Mt. Blanc The
second thousand feet she slowed quite
noticeably; the third Thousand feet
still more. The fourth thousand feet
saw / could get off with safety, but
was SO stiff with riding could hardly
move. At last, when nearing the top,
saw the brute actually wasn't going
to stop, so l made an effort just at the
summit and threw myself backward
over the hind wheel, nearly breaking
my neck. But got off, thank good.
ness"
And where is this wonderful bicycle
now?"
Heaven only knows; the Sxiss gov
eminent doesn't, for I've teIS raphed
them to find out. AS sat helpless on
the summit, / saw the machine give a
wobble or two and thought it was go.
Ing to fall, but it didn't 1t got on the
down grade and went at rate that
seemed to be good for another ten
thousand miles telegraphed all
Town the road from this hotel, asking
The authorities to be on the lookout for
t, but I've heard aothing from it since
expect 1t took dash off the road at
one OF the turns and is lying in the for.
lat somewhere. Perhaps it has crossed
-he Gemmi and the Simplon and is in
Italy by this time. Next machine I
1t up you bet I'll put on a controlling
rear"
81 think that would be an improve
nent"
Yes Well, now you see my object
n telling you all this is to give YOU a
'hance of making your everlasting for
tune. | left Paris, as told you, in a
hurry. not expecting to take trip to
switzerland, and so brought no money
II you let me have fifty or hundred |
pounds now I'll give you a quarter
square in my invention. Remember
offered half share in
his brake for five hundred dollars and
the other fool didn't take it. He went |
mad afterwards"
Who? Westinghouse"
mo; the other fellow, because of
the fortune he missed"
You forget what told you at the
What was that?"
I'm q newspaper man, and conse-
luently have no money But I'll give
gou . good notice"
And here it iS-Detroit Free Presa
rnere Are Otner ways.
When these bloomer girls light