The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-16

ucT HIS prcdtn, We'll ne would DC some
thinged-a phrase that would not lool
pretty on these pages. but it must no
be taken as typical Of Jacks converse
ton. He was knocked all in heap b,
N the astonishing sight of Cissie in the
very latest lady's bicycle costume. The
g next instant he put his muscle to the
wheel and sped after her, shouting:
stop a minute, Cissie. want to
i; tell you something"
But the young woman never paid
the slightest attention. She bent over
the handle bars and raced down that
lane in way to make pedestrians
$, heads swim Jack shouted Intellectual
ly two or three times, then pulled up
and said to himself:
"Well let her go. She will find out
}, all wanted to tell her.
Cissie disappeared round a corner
and when Jack came to it she was not
to be seen down the long avenue on
which the sunshine tlickered through
the entwining branches of the trees
overhead. Jack went on leisurely for
mile or two, then he jumped lightly |
off his machine and trundled it along |
from civilization, deep in the midst of
the country. The road had suddenly
become very bad, and Jack. who knew
the peculiarities of every lane within
miles around, thought it safer to wheel
the bicycle along by hand rather than
risk puncture of his pneumatic tires
on the sharp flint stones scattered with
such profusion along the way. Near s
little rustic bridge over clear stream Y
at the bottom of dell he found what
he expected to tind-a very pretty girl ]
with most woebegone, disconsolate h
look on her face sitting on the grassy
bank looking forlornly at a bicycle
that lay on the road with the tire of
the hind wheel collapsed
"Hulloa, Cissie, !" said Jack, breezily.
Had a tumble?"
No" snapped Cissie; Il am not in
the habit of tum bling"
'Ah!" said Jack. II see what is the
matter The tire is punctured. knew :
that would happen. ] shouted after :
you to tell you of this bit of road, but :
you would not listen" ~ 4
II did not hear you," said Cissie. at
which assertion Jack raised his eve
rows with incredulity, which made
lssle all the more angry, especially as
he knew she was telling thing which
Tas not true.
well, l don't want any help from
on, p" she said, curtly.
why, of course not" returned JACK. ~
ting down on the opposite bank and
aiming his bicycle against the hedge.
person who comes out on wheel :.
I'd doesn't know how to mend any,
ing that goes wrong is simply silly an :
o. One can see you understand all ~,
out cycling because you have left nos,
ur machine lying on the ground and 80
Oil is running out of your lamp" a.
1lssle looked at the young man in sta1
lazement. 10y
1T isn't your lamp" she said at .s ;,
It, and can surely do what like vo,,
tn my own. | don't see what right 80
i have to interfere"
Bless you, Cissie," said Jack. 81 am H.
,;oa t A NV even oHerlng beco
asure OF seeing a woman take off 80
umatic tire and mend the inner j., =,
, w., ~ nave W 10 De- sun
a., On ior you are Il
1att on any pace ana even II brut.
d.ro - - no mere you would let t
- ,, ioine III that lolotlc face
"If
ssie blushed deeply and the tears 1ool,
e into her usually bright eyes. She tb;no
5ed nervously at the skirts of her on1rr
, and then seeing what she was ~ ~,
g and finding they but scantily tbanl
red her knees she looked for a mo- ~, -.
as II she were going to burst out ~ az;
lg, for 1T had taken some bravery To-
cl,ors uo no III 81 1iiae IN Knlck- promi
- instead OF cry was b
She bIazed out at him in anger: - ~,
- 10 ~ Vi yours, she quick
!, how l am dressed? You are Of *,
ing to me and l am sure I don't a.,
penny for your opinion one wav a.,
other"
don't suppose you do" said Jack. ..n;,
ing match and lighting his pipe. man
eo 10 De under the impression that uJa,
new how to dress. l am not apv lace !,
r. used to think that you could borr;d
ut on anything that would be un- .AII
Id ~ ~ sucn opinion. ing to
, ,.'o,,S tua 'hae notning you do try
CO. h...s guy OF you, but darkns
ma iuea mas nea. Still, "Doi
&c. =: "onfe your bravery in "Pleas
. -, =; 10Y NJ, "here peo- you be
u see you, In such rig. 1t is ut J.,,,
off that 80, ~ ~ ,ose .her the the dri
ave said To mo VII, u tn,nes quickly
nv lawn tann;s 49, you nao on rails G
do not ~. costume, ior In had IL
re said bv ora - u. when pumpet