The record-union., 1896-10-26
TROUBLE OVER BLOOMERs.
The Bridegroom Got Even by Donning
Mixed Costume.

Q NHlASQ OOSIumcs
She was in tears, and her dearest
friend knew there must be some rea-
son for it, even If she was a bride
Has Egbert complained that your
chahng dish cookery is not as good as
his mother's?" she queried, ''or-'
N-no, it's all about bicycle %
sobbed the bride. "Egbert-"
But you rode wheel before you
were married. I thought it was SO
sensible of you to have him teach you
to ride before he dared give voice to his
real opinions concerning your aptness
in learning. Now my bicycle was one
OF my wedding gifts, and the first cloud
on our honeymoon was caused by the
fact that l wanted him to help me with
1t six hours day. I'm sure that was
not much to ask OF a man who had
sworn that he was ready to die for
mel"
"Well, you see. the trouble was this
Egbert considers boomers hideous.
Now. have just joined lovely femin-
inc bicycle club, and one of the rules is
that we must all wear bloomers on club
runs, So
That's what they get for electing a
I.
Why, at our club make it a point to
vote for the scrawniest candidate, so
there will be no danger Of
do you? Well, I didn't think it
necessary to mention the fact to Egbert
until my new suit came home. When
he saw it he said all manner of unpleas-
ant things, but / had promised to wear
it, and l wouldn't break promise for
worlds, not to mention the fact that the
suit had cost SO much that couldn't af-
ford to let it hang idle on a hook
Il should think not, indeed. I"
"Yes. Well, Egbert finally said
might wear it if chose, but he would
get even with me for 1t. OF course,
knew that was all talk, and went out
for my first ride in the bloomers yester-
day. l was coming home at 4:3O when,
just as l turned the corner of our block
L saw a strange man come out of our
basement with Egbert's wheel, mount
it, and ride off. OF course, l gave chase
at once, but, as I was a little tired any
how, he spun out on the drive a good
way ahead of me-"
"Why didn't you call the police?"
Il was crying, Stop thief all the
time, and soon two policemen and a lot
of bicyclists gave chase, too. 1t was
easy enough to single the thief out.
for he wore purple stockings, tan knick-
erbockers, an emerald-gr sweater,
and yellow cap!''
But did you finally catch
"We were gaining a little when a
woman ran into me; she was riding to-
ward me, and looking back over her
shoulder to see what was up. 1 was
not much hurt, but they were so far
ahead that decided to come home and
put Egbert on the trail"
"And was he at homer"
mo. The maid said he had been
there, but had gone out, but she hadn't
seen him go. OF course, she knew moth
ing Of the wheel, either. The strange
part of it was that Egbert's office suit
was strewn over the floor in his room
and his bicycle tAings We're hanging in
the cupboard, while
Good gracious, do you suppose the
thief"
There hadn't been any thief The
man in the purple stockings, tan knick-
erbockers, green sweater, and yellow
cap was Egbert himself. He had rid
den out in that garb. hoping to meet
me and strike a bargain that we both
return to our usual garb. When he saw
the policeman following him he thought
they were after him for scorching, and
rode away from them as fast as he
could
''Oh! Then he came home all right?"
No, he didn't. He ran right into an
other policeman, who arrested him for
scorching, and held him until the others
caught up. He proved that the wheel
was his property, but he had to go to
the station on the other charge and put
Zip his fine. By that time it was dark,
and on his way home he was again ar
rested for riding without lamp! And
now he thinks it's all my fault, and
won't speak to me, and the g-girl who
used to be engaged to him is coming
here this evening. II invited her to
see how perfectly haphappy we are!"-
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