Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-17

ribie Death.
Swiss law; all the hotelkeepers do II,
and everyone else. AS long as a man
OF Swiss nationality confines his exac-
lions to foreigners, he breaks no law.
/ thought you knew that in your club.
Haven't you ever travelled in Switzer-
land before?"
NO said the High Flyer. this is
our first visit"
''Oh, then you ought to study up the
laws of a country when you come to
visit it. However, unless you really
are afraid, think you can manage to
take care of the brigands; at any rate,
we did"
"How did you do it?'
by out-racing them. You know, we
hold the road record at home. My
friend and myself simply put in our
best ticks on our bicycles and out-rode
them, that's ALL"
| "Out-rode thenI What do sou mean?
You surely don't mean to intimate that
the brigands are mounted on bicycles :"
why, of course they are. What CEN
/ fury do you think you are living in?
! You fellows in the High Flyers are
| really too ignorant for any possible
use. The brigands have all the very
best machines that are in the market,
and very proud they are of them. If
! you wouldn't mind condescendirg to a
| piece of strategy, / could tell you how
you might outWit them without having
| to outride them, for / know you High
Flyers are not much on the road"
what would you suggestr' asked
the other, coldly.
well, you see, the brigands are a
most superstitious lot; all brigands are.
Now, IL for this occasion only, you
wouldn't mind dressing up bit, get
ting, for example, a long scarlet cloak
and peaked hat with feather on It;
putting OIL false mustaches, with an up
ward twirl about them, and cross the
pass as Mephistopheles, they would
then think the devil was riding down
upon them, or, rather, two devils, If
you with both dress in the way have
suggested. The brigands will ut once
drop on their knees when they see you,
and will not follow you until you get
such start that they cannot hope to
overtake you; then, IL you ride rapidly
and get into Brfenz you are perfectly
safe. 1t would be rather joke to tell
of your adventure with the brigands
when you get home"
One of the High Flyers demurred al
the scarlet cloak, but finally they
agreed to take the advice of the Boun
GERS, who knew the road and had beer
over 1t. In fact, the Bcrncers were, a!
the others admitted, deucedly civil; ant
they all went together to a costumer'i
and were properly fitted out In Mephis
! tophelian rig. The costumes were don
up in a bundle, and the High Flyer.
took 1t on board the steamer Will
them, saying they would dress at tn,
top of the Brunig Pass, which, as ;
matter of fact, they did.
When the two Bouncers saw the tw'
High Flyers Off onrthe steamboat the,
j | at once returned to the telegraph offic
and telegraphe1 to the president OF tn
? Interlaken Bicycle club in the town o
! that name. The telegram ran:
: 1.-TWO celebrated members of tn
3 High Flyers club of our country, per
: haps the most noted club In the land
v who have an extraordinary bicycl
dress, resembling that of Mephistt
e pheleg, are going to visit your town
!. They will cycle over the Brunig Pass
+ Could you get as many members o
your club together as possible, an
meet them half way up the pass? TIL
I High Flyers think they can beat any
y thing on wheels that there is In thi
t world, so the chances are they will tr
i to race by you and beat you down int
: Brienz, and i send this telegram tina
you may be on your guard. II you ca
g OUTRAGE them into Brienz the name Q
the Interlaken club will be the mos