The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-03

away from the Iano1ng 4 saw sreamer
coming in, and knew IL reached the
landing about the time sbe did would
get a car.
am not a racer, but thereupon put
In my best ticks to mako connection
with the mountain railway. The road
1t this point is as level ss the lake itself
and only a few feet above it, Ny
thoughts turned to the railway because
knew that beyond the lower end Of IL
the carriage road rose high above the
lake, passed through several tunnels and
then went down to the IDterlaken plain.
BY taking the up car i would avoid all
this and have IL down hill all the way.
The policemen. il seems, caught sight
Of me as ] was making my squirt, and
they at once put on extra steam. but
there is deep bay just before one
reaches the funicular. and they lost
sight Of me as turned the point. had
reached the top Of the railway funicn-
lar, and ! bicycled the mile or more
along the street, high up above the lake,
on one side Of which is scattered the
village of st. Beatenburg, with its won
derful view Of the snow mountaiDs-the
Jungfrau, the Eiger. the Monch and q
host of others.
found the ride down the zigzsg road
not such fun as had expected. I saw
the brake was not going TO last IL
kept on, so bad to walk most Of the
way down. Coming TO a more level
ground, cycled gently into Interlaken,
making for the place where they sell
Munich beer, and there, over a mug
and sandwich on the main street,
made my frugal lunch, with the bicycle
standing against pillar of the veranda.
After a smoke proceeded ont Of In
terlaken and took the south road that
borders the lake. This road is not so
good for cycling as the other. being
much more billy. while the roadbed is
more stony. therefore walked good
deal. taking il very leisurely, and in
course of time I was overtaken by po-
liceman, who also was walking his ma
chine. he asked me il had met man
on bicycle coming from Thun, and !
told him quite truly that I had not.
he seemed discouraged and told me
| all about the bicycle theft and the arrest
Of the wrong man. He feared the thief
had hidden in the forest until he and
his comrade went past and then perhaps
| took the steamer across the lake, OF the
| villain might merely have pretended to
| take the north road. while In reality he
| went by the south. Thus the policeman
hoped to meet him yet. promised TO
keep a lookout. and the officer went on.
When / reached Thun and came to
| the place where / got the bicycle,
| found the man was in Interlaken, and
his wife, who knew all about the rob-
berry, was amazed to see the thief re-
| turn the machine and place francs and
| his thanks on the counter.
| regret to say that the apparent hon
esty of this action did not commend It.
self to the authorities. They looked on
II as the ruse Of crafty scoundrel, who
realized that. so vigilant were the po
lice, il was impossible for him to es
cape, and so endeavored 10 throw dus,
in tho eyes of the wise men Of the place.
I therefore had to pay the expenses OF
the chase and apologize to everybody
concerned.
Thus the bicycle, at s francs a day,
was not so cheap as I had at first sup
posed Luke Sharp in Detroit Fres
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