Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-06
WHEELING RTaGISTER TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895

longer. l used to think that you could
not put on anything that would be un-
becoming Now l hold no such Opin-
ion. I once had an idea that nothing
You put on would make a guy of YOU.
but now. Cissie, that idea has fed.
STILL I must say that | admire your
bravery in coming out in the daylight
Where people can see you, in such a rig.
Il Is utterly futile for YOU to pull TO-
gether the skirts Of that coat. The hard
things thar YOU have said 10 me when
YOU had on a pretty lawn tennis cos
tune. for instance, do not affect me q
bit when they are said by one who
merely looks like a Saucy, impudent
boy. You see, Cissie, look down upon
you as YOU once looked down upon
me-"
How dare you say you look down
upon me?" said Cissie
Because it's true" said the young
man. calmly. This bank is ever so
higher than the one YOU are sitting
on. or rather We're sitting on, for now
You are trying TO crouch out Of sight,
and don't wonder at it. l take back
all those numerous offers Of marriage
l made 70 YOU.
You wretch she cried, springing to
her feet You take them back, do You,
when You know very we'll they were
all rejected and scOrned."
ooh. Cissie. Cissie| cried the young
man. turning away his head. Sit
down again. DO sit down. The cos
tune doesn't lock so bad on a bicycle,
but it is simply awful when a girl stands
up.
When be looked around again Cissie
had SAT down and had drawn her BIZ
cycle up on its wheels, crOuching, in a
measure, behind it as if, with its spindly
tires, it could hide the awfulness Of the
costume.
Well Ciss," cried Jack. when are
You going TO get at mending that tire?"
I'LL don't know anything about
tires" sobbed Cissie.
All, said the young man, with
long breath. Il thought that was the
ease. A woman never knows how to do
duyrhing well except scold Most
things IN this world man can do better
than q woman, and that fact never
becomes so apparent as when . woman
tricks herself cut as a man. Then
ner general tutility becomes apparent,
even 20 an infatuated fool like myself"
Cissie had bent her head upon her
hands, which rested on the saddle of
her cycle. II was quite evident that
she was in tears and Jack. waiting for
reply, smoked on in silence.
AT last he said, in gentler voice:
Look here. Cissie, if YOU ask me very
nicely I will take off that pneumatic
tire and mend IL in FIVE minutes by the
watch"
Cissie looked up again with something
like her former indignation in her eyes.
I'm throw the machine into the
stream" she said. before I will ask
you 20 mend IT,
Just as YOU please, Cissle," replied
Jack. clasping his hands behind his
head and leaning back In luxurious en-
tovment Of the pipe. Just as Won
please. The day is my own and ] sup
.Dosa Won will wait here till night before
Won venture back home again. Out OF
the kindness of my heart I will stay
here with YOU. not to look at YOU, Tor
I shall gaze at the tops of the trees as
much as possible, and not to talk TO
Won. for If there is anything in this
world I abhor il is an impudent, cheeky
boy. But this lane is great place Tor
tramps and gypsies, and II becomes
very dark at night, because OF the over
hanging trees. Il is a gruesome thor-
0ughfare. and a nasty place in which
% meet q villain after the sun has gone
down
.I have already met a villain and a
brute" s0bbel Cissie who had now
let her bicycle go and had buried her
face,in her hands.
III YOU refer to me, Cissie, said
Jack. "this is simply like most OF the
things YOU have said-noJ true. l am
only too pleased 10 be Of assistance 10
ANYBODY. but at the same time, although
Won might not have thought it by my
former conduct / am 100 prouu u Ol0'
any assistance Unasked.
Jack smoked on gazing up, as he NAG
promised. at the tree tops. The silence
was broken only by the sweet singing
of the birds and now and then by
ruick catch of the breath IN the part
of Cissie. Five minutes elapsed, ana
then ten. ,,--
her head.
Did You speak?' inquired the young
man. ,,,-
Jack" she said 81 am perfectly help
less and I think YOU have been very
h0rrid to me-
"AU right" said the young man, RS
ing 10 his feet. Il will go away. But
do try to get out Of this lane before
darkness comes on.
"Don't go away" cried Cissie.
please forgive what ] said, and won
Won be so kind as 20 mend my tire?
Jack picked up the bicycle, took OF
,be dripping lamp. turned the machine
quickly wrong side up took the mater
R's out of his own cycle pouch. had the
tire off and on again and pumped full
i'm an incredibly short space OF time.
Righting the machine and putting the
.lar9n on once more. he held out his hand.
Cissie reluctantly got on her feet.
There ne said you see how quick
lv thing is fixed when the time Is not
wasted I'm foolish conversation. Least
said soonest mended. Are You going
any farthef Cissie? II YOU are. l
would advise Won TO walk your machine
over these stones.
"No." said Cissie with a deep, quiy-
ering Sigh. Il am going home as quickly
as I can. and then I will burn this aw-
ful costume I did not really want 70
put it on but all the girls in our club
have one
"CiSsie." said the young man. slipping
his arm around the natJy tailor made
coat. "the costume is all right and
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