The morning times., 1896-10-25
Az EXCITING RACE.


Hard? nonsense sand the clever youth
You start the wheel at the top of the hill.
and before you know IL you are at the
bottoIn."
''yery well," replied the maiden. with a
laugh III her eye, I viii start on ahead to
lie ready II receive you. can coast. you
know"
So can |. replied The brilliant fellow
And stepping upon the petals. he leap,,i
10 his seat and started down the hill
Away the machine sped, sixty miles a
minute. For the first second it Kept its
balance. then tbs Young man, who knew
nothing about back pedaIiug got rattled
aud took ms feet off One mighty Swerv,.,
the wheel tipped, and off the rider fell.
great spot upon his Jaw tells where he
landed. And the girl went home. after
hiringa cab for him, 10 make flying sketch
Of the scene as she saw it.
Then, in 4 log book, goes such a confession
as this. To-day Rex told Inc ne loves me-.
He mentioned it at the end OF the asphalt,
where we d!slnuUnted for d soda bcf.r,. start
ing back. He said You have pushed your
way to my affections.
My tires are inflated with love when /
see you. With one hand you have stt.,.red
me on until see your light ever burning
befrrc me-"
replied, You have gained complete con
trul Of my handle bars. cannot back
pedal against Your affections Ny cycIom-
eter and yours shall hencetorth tick as
one."
Then Rex whitfield 4 branch says the
log book. and tied il to our wheels as a
duplex coupler. and we rode home he hoI,l-
ing my arm and talking wheel when any
cnec coulf hear and pretending he was giving
me Il read lesson"
Girls consult each other writing IN the
log You see two girl cyclists CiS.aounring,
each with her book at hand and taking notes
ofcostumesaud routes. One girl. a Parisiau-
hooking young thing IN blOOmers was eN-
plaininc 10 n demurc little cyCIi>t he Sc
cret Il comfortable riding Wear hl1om-rS
like mine white wool stoC kings short leg
ging> and slippers. and see if Your log does
not say You had the most comfortable ride.
Of your life 1t Will record Il proposal. too.
Men love natty yclists.
Tie demure girl IrOked On and said moth
inc. bat before she mounted her wheel she
scrubbed Il line in Eer For Investigation
chapter
The outside of the log book may lie vcllum
If you want to make it so. 1t can be COW
cred like ones cycle suit and clasped with
q f1eur de lyS. Ii can have Il paper cover
with cyolist upon it. 1t can Re leather
edged with gilt. 1t must he light and not
very large. A small log-6ook Of one hun-
Ciretl pages or so, the book four inches
square, Will suffice. Each month there is
a new log book.
When the month is ended the cycling
girl sits down and looks over her notes
Size finds great deal cf valuable infpr-
nation there. Each ride, its length. its
route, its incidents and cost. are there told.
In another partOf the book are the episodes,
the love chances, the chats awheel, the
dinners en- route. the people to whom one IL
introduced awheeling; and in the middle Of
the book. where the pages meet, she can
write little chapter Of her own, whether
the game was worth the candle-whcthcr
tue cycle is all it is puffed up to be, and
tue log book an enjoyable adjunct. or the
Whole waste of time only. as refoFmer
saws, Fit for dogs to bark at"
HARRY GERMAINE.