The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-02
gentleman, "I hope your sleep has BEEN


| refreshing" .....fi5
1T has, indeed, sir, thank you"
answered Rogers. but why these
warlille preparations? Am a pris.
onerY' '.. 1854 ,-...t-, ... Jt-u0
We'll, something of that sort,'' re.
piled the old gentleman, astonishedSat
the language and GOODNESS of his guest.
You are the master of the house. 4
take it, -
You are quite correct. Is that your
I bicycle out in the yard % ''."~ 2'
Yes" answered Rogers. "At leasS1
placed it in the Shed last night" -
''Oh, did you? We found the wretched
machine there this morning, and it led
to our search for you.'' rE -{f,T
"Wretched machine!" cried Rogers
sitting up in bed "Oh. come now, I'll
stand rudeness to myself, but I'll be
banged if I'll allow the bicycle TO be
slandered. I want you to know, sir.
that this is probably the finest and most
expensive bicycle that exists in this
country. Its frame is aluminium, and
the cost of it is as great as if it were
iiS'NN. VI civ NIs anu 1ltiGhNl SNlI I'D ~
the non-siipping tire, although it sxids
rather badly in the mud, is unique in
yention, if | do say it myself. want
YOU to know that | am the inventor of
that bicycle. 1t was constructed under
my supervision, and if you will allow
me to show its merits, fancy you will
change your opinion of it, 4
4 81
man, putting his pistol in his, t5J~s :
for he saw that this was not the criminal
he thought he had captured 81 don't
know very much about bicycles, so per-
haps you will be so good as to dress and
give me some explanation of how you
came to be here ...
"Oh, that's very simple" said Rogers.
81 lost my way last night, and came up
your lane some time after 70. There
was a light in the kitchen and found
two of your servants having late sup
per. | asked them for shelter and they
put me in here ....I
"Ah, l see," said the old man. "Well,
those two were burglars, and have made
off with all they could lay their hands
OF that was valuable and at the same
time portable. My son has gone to
town for the police and has not yet
returned. Perhaps you can aid us by
giving a description of the men. I
thought at first that you were one of
the gang who had perhaps taken too
much drink and oversight yourself, but
l see you are nothing of the kind"
II shall be glad to give you every as
sistance in my power" said Rogers.
In a few minutes he was up and
dressed, and On going outside saw that
the burglars had keen appreciation
of his invention, and had taken away
lis new machine, leaving one of their
own in its place. ....... a..
Il am sorry" said the old man. cour-
teously, that in seeking our hospitali-
ty you should have been robbed of a
valuable cycle. Let us hope we may
catch the rascals. Here is my son and
two policemen" .... ... ., FL.
Rogers went out to the lane and
walked short distance from the house,
critically examining the ground as he
did so.
Look here!" he cried to the old gem
tieman, as he came hurriedly BACK
These men have taken what they
didn't know was an autograph bicycle.
Here you see the name in the mud:
Rogers, marked quite distinctly. That
was little idea of my own. In making
a non-slipping tire had the name writ
ten, as it We're, in raised letters all
around the circumference of the wheel.
If we are reasonably active there will
be no trouble in tracing the thieves.
| shall mount this wheel they have left
behind, and if your son and the officers
will follow me / think we can track
them. l had my name on the tires
largely to identify my machine if it
happened to be stolen, but it never
struck me that it might write my name
all along the road" -N '.. Wy
Rogers, after a hasty breakfast,
sprang on the burglars bike, and put his
best licks along the lane and down the
byroad he had travelled the night before.
Even when they came to the main road
ten miles away he could still descry his
iA'A''N - many VI lllt SUI SDOlS VI tHc
road. Before noon they had run down
the burglars, much to their surprise,
and Rogers, pointing out the merits of
his machine TO the captured man who
had ridden it, explained to him in the
most kindly manner that if he had not
stolen that particular bicycle he would
very likely not at that moment be in
custody. Whereupon the burglars loud
ly cursed the automatic autograph reg
istering bicycle, which conduct the in
dignant Mr.. Rogers resented. All of
which goes to show that burglars have
no real appreciation of talent.-Detroit
Free Press. ..r .. .a,Ha ..f.l..to
Prison MaIingering.
A case showing great cunning ana
perseverance, as well rs tolerance of
much self-intiicted pain continued for
many months, is worth telling. The
convict was most determined and re-
sourceful in his efforts at malingering.
He began by running piece of copper
wire into his knee, by which he nearly
lost his leg. He then produced num-
Der of sores round the knee Joint and
kent IN n ORIENT degree IF SIyelliDtrl ',