Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

"And not let gol'
"CertRinly not"
"And keep II straight"
"As straight MS can.
"But suppose II runs awnyf"
~ shon't lot It, " N
fare you surof"
"Pusitivo."
Greatly and truly2"
eyes, yes. Upl"
caught her In one arm and swung hcr
up on tho sAddlo-she's only q feather
weight, you know "Thurep'
ooh. Jack, l can't. Take me downW
"Nonsonso. Putyour feet on the pedals.
81 know / shall go over"
"Come, come, Cts. You really must try.
Don't be coward"
I'm not-I"-
"Well, come on, then"
"No-I-I've had enough Of it, jack.
Please tako mo down. Don't look so
GROSS"
"Its enough to mako u follow when you
WON'T
"oh, but / will--renlly will. Where
dol put my foetF oh, see. Now-I-
oh-hi--don't leave go. Oh jack
"rve hold of the saddle all right, Cis."
"But hold me- please"
"No, no, that would mover do"
swell, tho handle bar, then.
"You must hold TINT yourself to learn
10 balance"
"Oh, but onn't-I never shall. oh,
Jack, dear jack, l am so frightened Do
hold mei' OF course put my arm round
her waist for a moment.
"You arc very patient. will try now.
You will hold tight, won't your"
"Tight ns--n lord, Now-pedal hard
That's list up straight-don't be afraid
that's nicoly-now-hullo" CHS bent
tho wrong way, and we all but went into
the lamppost, but 1 pulled 1t round In
time
"Oh, can'tl That's enough for to-
night, jack"
"whati Two minutesY"
sits ten, I'm sure. If you'll let me
get down, M
'of you 60" 1 commenced to run 1t
nlong agnln, md she began to pedal lit
tie better. "Sit straight. Balance with
the wheel, not your body" She made
great lurch, but l stuck TO her. Don't
be frightened. Now, thon, again. AhW
We made sharp turn into the curb, hut
grabbed her, und the bike wasn't hurt.
''FrightenedY" asked.
"Oh, mol You're q good hoy, Jack.
Help mo on.
We started up hill this time, and Cts
worked like Trojan till she heard n cart
half mile away.
"Thero's something coming, Jnck.
Take me down-take me down, quick"
"It's miles Off yet. -
"No, no, it isn't. ThOrc arc such dread
full accidents. ! read In tho phpers-ob,
take me OIL" The cart turned into an.
other road.
"There, it's COMO. Now, then. pedal
hard. That's right. Sit up" Cts sat too
far the other way and turned the wheel for
no earthly reason. l hung on, and we
went right across tho road into two of Bel
sons boys, knocking young Jack flying.
He only laughed, however, and offered to
holp us. So 1 gavo thom sixponco TO be
off. 1t was getting nioo and dusk, you
SEQ, and it's quiet road.
"I'm getting on, " said she brehthlossly
about 20 minutes later, after we'd run
over Tihhy-cAt's tail, nearly slaughtered
Bolson's dog and put two old women car
rying a clothes basket to hcadlong fright
"Splendidlyt" gasped. Had enoughY'
"Oh, dear mol l could go on all night. II
"Umphl couldn't"
Poor old boy Let's have rest. It's
good trimming for your football, yoU
know" Why, football is nothing to itl
"Woll have "a good run for the last, n
sAid when l had recovered. "Here''
your pater coming out to the gate Lot.
hstouish him"
"Yes," said she. "Ho will DO surprised
Como on, Jack Pm ready" So we col
off down hill as fast as l could run.
"Now your hardest, B" said as We cam,
near tho pntcr standing on the edge Of III,
= IL 81. .r-f
and expanding his broad chest with pn
ternal pride, Bravo, Cis!' no cried.
Unfortunately she took ono hand of thu
handle to wayo to him and gave the vince
turn in bis direction l clung to tin
saddle, but the turn was TO abrupt u
check, and wo dhrtsd 1T the old boy like
thnderbolt lilo dropped his cigar AM
mado magnificent bound for the gate
but the bicycle, which seemed possessed b.
demon, pursued him and took him il
tho flank, so that no rolled over in tn
garden path. My foot caught on the cur
and wont header against tho fCucJ
while Cts snt gracefully OF the bike ON {
the pavement, and tho Internal maohin
pursued tho old gentleman through I'll
cato and jumped snyly over him.
He got slowly up and felt himself a
over to see that nothing was broken,
jumped up rubbing my head and iceliu
too da2ed 90 do anything for the nomon
Cts sat regarding tho world In speeches
indignation.
"Tm"- something, snid no. II mu
have been hanged" Ididn't quite cate
1t. "Wclly" sAia l, thinking good de-
more. Then ho surst into u roar Of laugl
ter, and !, seeing thnt sho was not hur
Joined. "Oh, els, Cis," cried he, "ln,
40 shillings for reckless riding. Ha, hi
hal Allowance stopped. Ho, no, hol
"Neyer mind, old girl " said /, onrcrir
one hand and holding my side with Il
other.
But ahe declined the proiierad hand NJ
rose In her sluAll majesty. II do mind
snid she, And don't see anything
laugh nt II you sny word about 10 l.
doors, | Il never speak TO you ugHin.
Then she stniked of, leaving MS TO f
low with the wrotchcd bicycle.
Women have no sense Of humor. Ne
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