The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-01

secrecy, d small terror OOWloO nlHlSoA
of.
1t gave Milo Warren something to do
10 purchase that bicycle and have it de-
livered to Miss Nellie on her birthday
in an anonymous manner. He expected
it back every hour for about a week,
but it did not come, and he felt safe.
The small brother had not betrayed him
after all.
But after q little he began to wish he
had, for Miss Nellie had evidently
mounted that bicycle and ridden out of
his life. He called, bat she was out on
her bicycle, no matter what the hour
was, noon OF night, and he got himself
run over on the street and knocked
down daily by dashing out from side
walk 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 rcsolve--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 n moment
the amateur bicyclist was under the feet
Vi q lldlIIplIhS HUI Sc, VIC AtAt Lc "a
running over a wrathy pedestrian, and
he usually ended his experiences by
picking up his frisky steed and carrying
it to the shop for repairs.
And all this time he never caught a
glimpse Of Nellie, but he was inclined
to think he OWNED the cause. Judging
from his own experience in learning to
lido n h,Dro1o Malta ,~,-h< ~ o~o~o.c
ing her own fractions acquisition on
some remot roadway outside the city
limits-or, dreadful thought, might
even be laid up herself for repairs. He
called ON the bookkeeper brother, but
found him busy and noncommittal.
So he waited and tried to possess his
soul with patience and learn to ride a
bicycle without the zigzag motion that
had endangered the lives Of the popu-
lace and nearly caused his arrest by the
police.
Then he made the discovery that if
he gave his wheel its 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 a 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
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those dreadful new women of whom he
had heard and now was to see. He
almost felt that it was disloyalty to gen
tie 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 a
great whoop and took after the flying
wheel like a streak of lightning.
His confidence stood him instead of
skill He went spinning along in fine
style until he reached a parallel with
the girl in boomers, then he leaned
over to speak to her, toppled and fell in
q heap, but not before he had gasped,
"Nellie!'
That young lady skillfully eluded the
wreck, made a fancy run and turn, and
as Milo gathered himself up, said pleas
antly:
why, Mr.. Warren, I didn't know
that you rode a 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 broth.
er ride" she said, with enthusiasm.
HE rides the wheel when l am not
using it, and he makes it spin. Why, he
rides standing up, and I'm afraid some,
thing will happen to hiIa.'
Milo was walking alonc. leading his
wheel, as if he preferreG mat way, and
Miss Nellie gave him soNaral exhibi
tions of her skill, and oarh moment
made a stronger and me- ltsting I'M.
preston on the poor fell" heart. But
even bicycle courtship I, >rn'~ to an end,
and they were at Nellie hJme, and he
must leave her, unless-ile asked for a
glass Of water, and befor it was brough,
lie sat down with the ws,@,l on the side
walk. 1t was a sudden aol most effect,
i've stroke of art. n lie cried anC
asked if he was killed a vwhere. Mrs.
Newton brought camphor. They got
him into the house, and then he wa.
able to speak, and said what was trut
enough-that he had lost his head for &
moment.
The two most expert cyclists on the
enu are Milo and Nellie. You viii
recognize her by her brown bloomel
suit, which is much admired, and hin
by the glad smile which mantles his ex
pressive countenance. Nellie knows nov
who gave her the wheeI, and Milo ha!
had another example Of the total de
pravity of the small br Their. Nellie,
birthday comes in January, but to expe
dite matters the imp changed it to July