The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-17
wv rltte1 lof lhe Dcinocrht-Slaf.
A BICYCLE And LOVERS OAK"
By JEAN AkLEIGH.

By JEAN AELEIGH.
Il have time yet to ride up to
Scranton and get more lace for my
budicc, mamma; | cannot go to the
party tonight If | do not get it,"
added JcwclKeating as she sees a dis
senting look on her. mothers face,
'and ! am sure can be back before
dark"
II do not like to have you going
that lonely road unaccompanied." !"
commenced Mrs. Kcating, but her
daughter was gone.
IL wonder il that tire is going to
last until | get back" said Jewel to
rersclf. "Wrll, 1t must do. as have
not time to wait now." and few min
utcS later she was speeding up the
road on her beloved bicycle.
About half way t. her destination
she felt the tire OF her wheel give and
at the same moment striking Il patch
of sand, the fair rider was thrown for.
ward, her head striking small stone
which seemed placed there for this
special occasion.
Two minutes later a gentleman.
driving a handsome skittish horse.
exclaimed: What's the matter,
Dick" as his favorite acted strangely.
Then his eye caught sight Of the girl
in the shade OF the big pines, "IIello
what's the meaning Of this was the
mental ejaculation Of Harry Dounton,
as he quickly got out OF the buggy.
Seeing that she was not dead, but IN.
conscious, he lifted her to the car
rage seat.
"Ill take her to May, it's nearest"
he thought, as he looked around to see
If il horse were in sight. Just then he
SAW the bicycle "Ah, there is the
solution to the whole thing" he
thought, as he picked it up and
squeezed it into the back part of his
vehicle. AS he got in and tried to
prop his new companion up so that
he could drive. he saw that her face
was swelling rapidly from the bruisc
on the white forehead. in a short
while he WIS back ut the gate from
which he had set hut little while be-
fore.
The young girl had become par
TALLY con Icious, but was too dazcd
and stupid as yet to ask questions.
Cousin May" he called out. and a
handsome, dark-eycd woman, who was
seated on the wide gallery OF this
comfortable looking home, arose and
came toward the gate.
II found this young lady on the
road above here, thrown from her bi-
cycle, | guess" explained her cousin,
as he prepared to carry the Slight fig
ure into the house.
Take her to the couch in the sit
ting-r0om," said the lady addressed as
Cousin May.
But the strange voices seemed to
awaken Jewel, who insisted that she
could walk, us she looked at them en-
quirngly.
II found you in the roadway" ex-
planned the gentleman, as he helped
her up to the house, sand now l think
your people may DC anxious about you.
as it soon will be quite dark, SO II you
will tell me where to find them ] will
drop around after / send our physician
up@
"There is no one but mamma. We
are staying at the Cottage on the
beach down at Pascag0ula; the name
is Keating, and mine is Jewel" she
answered slowly.
When the doctor came in he smiled
ut his old friend and said: Hardly
need Il doctor when you are around.
see you are trying to reduce the in
fam nation"
swell, my lady scorchcr, that's Il
bad bruisc," he said to Jewel, as he
examined the confusion, "you bicy-
clists try to Kill yourselves or some
one else by your fast riding" lie added
Grossly.
"You physicians had ought to be
grateful to us so long as we do not Kill
ourselves outright" said his patient
mischcvously.
"Well, ! advise you to remain here
Tonight he said when he was ready
to depart.
"Of course you will stay said Mrs.
Dounton, AS Jewel was about to de-
mur "Cpusin Harry will very likely
bring your mother back, and you will