The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-01

SoN0 breakfast, "and if Won
az can't stay at homo from
C&f q business I'm going to
" ~ telephone in for come
man to come out and go riding with
us"
Her husband couldn't stay, but he
woald meet them at the Saddle and
Cycle Club at 3 o'clock for dinner.
then they could all ride home to-
gether by moonlight.
Then the city guest came downstairs
and smiling apologized for being late,
tactfully abiding to such comforta.
BILE bed, and to the soothing influence
OF rural stiffness.
When the young matron's husband,
who was the bluest.eyed, blondest-
haired, mildest ntannered "bear" in
all OF natural history, had gone, the
city guest played with the baby IN the
the hammock and the young matron
excused herself to hold her regular
morning session with the cook. But
IN the early afternoon the domestic
machinery was running smoothly, the
bnDy hal been pcramoula!ed oil by a
freckled faced nurse who was "keep-
ing steady company" with private at
Fort Sheridan, the young matron had
telephoned for man, and the CITY
guest was putting on her bicycle
clothes.
"We'll rido 10 Glencoe and meet
him there, and then go on to the club.
The roads aren't very good yet, but it
will be fun if you don't mind rough
riding. / don't, for It's more excit
lug"
So, after oiling up and pumping up
and tightening up, they rolled out of
the little town into the fresh, early
green Of the country, with the mead
ows and fields on one side aud the lake
on the other
The roads north of the city lie more
or less near the lake, being, without
doubt, the most attractive to wheel
men, and on 1iue Sundays they are
trayersed by many bicyclists. During
tue week there are portions of these
roads which are lonely anil deserted.
While pedaliug through bit Of woods,
with the city guest looking into them
on either side in search ot.violets, the
young matron SAID, suddenly
My dear, isn't that a tramp lying
there by that fallen tree ahead of MS %
The other looked apprehensively at
the indicated bundle of Tutoring tat.
tiers and discovered one nose visible
among them-such a red, red nose-a
'tubbly chin, three ragged black boots
and one ragged tan shoe.
NO." she said, hopping off in or.
der to prevent the collapse OF her slow
moving wheel, "lt's two tramps. AMI
they're worse than they are in the
iunny papers. Therel Iknaw you'd
go over il you didn't get Off"
Lets go back, " TREMENDOUSLY sup.
gested the young matron, pushing in
several loosened hair pins and raising
Ter wheel. She was nervous and lit.
tie pale, but she asked the city ruest
II her hat was on straight. The citv
guest was frightened, too, but sho had
such happy faculty OF Disgusting 1t
that she had tho reputation OF beinY
unusually brave and ready IN an emer-
gency.
"No, let's go or an make rush
Tor 1t. We can pass SO quickly they'll
never know TIL we're gone"
But the passablo part OF the roal
was narrow just where the wayfarers
were taking sic3ta, and would per.
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