Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-31

glimpse of Nellie, but he was inclined to think he divined the cause. Judging from his own experience in learning to ride Q bicycle, Nellie might be exercis- ing her own fractious acquisition on some remote 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 . 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 t-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 Q 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 past him a vision i'll boomers, one of 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 ill her saucy jacket and baggy trousers, her neatly gaitered feet were 90 pert and independent, that Milo looked and looked again. Then he gave a 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 ill 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 a fancy run and turn, and as Milo gathered himself up, said pleas antly:
 "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. y
 Miss Nellie murmured something about the wheel being present from her brother, and that she had not cared to ride, but did just to please him.
 "But you ought to see my lit le broth CT ride" she said, with enthusiasm "Ho rides the wheel when am not using it, and he makes it spin. Why, he rides standing up, and I'm afraid some- thing will happen to him."
 Milo was walking along, leading his wheel, as if he preferred that way, and Miss Nellie gave him several exhibi- tions of her skill, and each moment made stronger and moro lasting i'm prcssion on the poor fellow heart But even bicycle courtship cCGnes to an end, and they were at Ncllie's home, and he must leave her, unless-ho asked for a glass of water, and before it was brought he sat down with the wheel on the side walk. It was q sudden and most effect. i've stroke of art. Nellie cried and asked if he was killed anywhere. Mrs. Newton brought camphor. They got him into the house, and then he was ablc to speak, and said what was true enough-that he had lost his head for [ moment.
 The two most expert cyclists on the avenue are Milo and Nellie. You vii 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 now who gave her tho wheel, and Milo has had another example of the total de pravity of the small brother. Nellie. birthday comes ill January, but to expe dite matters the imp changed it to July However, all's well that ends we'll Mrs. NJ. L. Rayne ill Detroit Free Press