Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-03-06

It gave Milo Warren something to do
60 purchase that bicycle and have it de-
livered to Miss Nellie on her birthday
in an anonymous manner. He expected
4 back every hour for about n week,
but it did not come, and he felt safe.
The small brother bad not betrayed hiin
after all.
But after q little no began to wish he
had, for Miss Ncllie had evidently
mounted that bicycle and ridden out Of
his life. lilo called, but she was cat on
her bicycle, no matter what the hour
was, noon or night, and be got himself
run over ON the street and knocked
down daily by dashing out fror1 side
walk corners TO see who tho rider was
and getting hurt for his pains. When he
could stand it no longer, he came to a
sudden r~osolyc-he would buy a bicycle
for himself and perhaps DO able to find
Nellie.
And now began an exciting chase
for lifo and liberty, for at one moment
tho amateur bicyclist was under the feet
Of a trampling horse, the next he was
running over a wrathy pedestrian, and
he usually ended his experiences by
picking up his frisky steod and carrying
it ia the shop for repairs.
And all this time he nevor caught q
glimpse Of Nellie, but no was inclined
to think he OWNED the cause. Judging
from his own experience in learning to
ride q bicycle, Nellie might be excrcis-
ing her own fractions acquisition on
some remote roadway outside the city
limits-or, dreadful thought, might
even be laid up herself for repairs. He
called on the bookkceper brother, but
found him busy and noncommittaL
So he waited and tried to possess his
soul with patience and learn to ride a
bicycle without the zigzag motion that
had endangered the lives OF the popu-
lace and nearly caused his arrest by the
police.
Then he made tho discovery that if
he gave his wheel it's head it would
behave much better than when he
guided it carefully, to tie end that it
traversed both sides Of the street at
once. After acting like a thing pos
sessod it learned to behave, and he
found himself STUNNING along like a
bird on the wing, with an exuitant
sense of freedom and delight, aud he
longed to see Eollio and tell her what
he had been trying to say for months
that he loved herl
And at that moment there whizzod
past him a vision in boomers, one Of
those dreadful new women Of whom he
had heard and now was TO see. lie
almost felt that it was ~disloyalty to gem
Ito little Nellie to even look at such an
apparition, bat somehow she looked so
quaint in her saucy jacket and baggy
trousers, her neatly gsitered feet were
SO pert and independent, that Lilo
looked and looked again. Then no gayea
great whoop and took after the lying
wheel like 2 streak of lightning.
His confidence stood him instead Of
skill. He weat spinning along in fine
style until no reached a parallel with
the girl in boomers, then he leaned
over to speak TO her, toppled and fell in
a heap, but not before lie had gasped,
"Nellie!'
That young lady skillfully elu2el the
wreck, made a fancy run and turn, and
as Milo gathered himself up, eaid pleas
antly:
"Why, Mr.. Warren, 1 didn't know
that you rode a wheel.
II don't" said the Young man rue
fully, feeling Of his elbow to determine
whether it was dislocatod or merely
abraded, "but you, Miss Nellie, are
quite an expert"
Miss Nellie murmured something
about tho wheel boing a present from
her brother, ard that she had not cared
to ride, but did just to please him.
"But you ought to SEQ my little broth
er ride" she said, with enthusiasm.
"He rides tho wheel when l am not
using it, and he maL,os it spin. Why, he
rides standing up, and I'm afraid some.
thing will happen to him"
Milo was walking along, leading hif
wheel, as if he preferred that way, ant
Miss Nellie gave him several exhibi
lions Of her skill, and each moment
| made n stronger ard more lasting i'm
preston on tho poor fellows heart. Blu
oven bicycle courtship comes to an end
, and they were at Eellie's home, and III
must leave her, unless-he asked for
t glass Of water, and before it was brough
= he sat down with tho wheel on the side
o walk. 1t was a sudden and most effect
i've stroke of art. Nellie cried ant
asked if he was killed anywhere. Mrs
Newton brought camphor. They go
him into the house, and then ho wa
able to speak, and said what was tru
enough-that be had lost his head for
I moment.
i The two most expert cyclists on tn
d, avenue arc Hilo and Nollie. You vii
recognize her by her brown bloome
suit, which is much admired, and hin
by the glad smile Which mantles his OK
: pressive c~ountcnance. Eellio knows noV
o who gave her tho wheel, and Milo ha
had another example Of tho total dc
pravity Of the small brother. Nellie
birthday ome in January, but to expC
d dite matters the imp changed it to July
However, all's well that ends we'll
d Mrs. NJ. L. Rayne in Detroit Free Pres
It Everything Goes.
st Yabsley-Who was it that said, "Ger
ms was au infinite capacity for takin