Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-04
,REC0RD-BRBAKlNG RIDE.

"BelNel Coh-
.,.,,rs. Gearup & Co.: ,.,oouo
Gentlemen: 1 beg to achnoWiease
'Gen a;nt Of YOUR favor of yesterday $
the recelp, mo TO ride one Of your
date H'n Nav Hellespont Bicycles IN
spet ssouth-Eastern Mile Championship
the oou' No held in this town on Sat
Race ~ uoyt In declining to comply
urda' nnr request, cannot refrain
with so noocing my establishment at
itOu extraordinary offer by when 1t IS
lalooompanied. TO endeavor to tempt
accoHr otorr rider with a monetary
al aDi is as should have thought you
u u' have been aware, a very serious
Tculu uu. and it will hereafter become
na't 1nty TO consider the propriety OF
u! naing the case under the notice OF
W. National Cyclists Union.
tne Yours faithfully,
ORCHARD DINGLE."
dospatched the above on Tuesday
-, and before noon on the follow
n'nA dav | received reply-paid tele-
cram from MeSSls. Ho"i op w
s'un "Our letter sent under nisap-
"'Sorsion: will fully explain in few
L pars Meanwhile, obliged if you will
,"tor communicating with N. G. U.
Kindly wire. -
NJ, answer to this was Every well;
I'LL wait one week." and, when | had
horded the form to the messenger, l
d,omissed the matter from my mind
With . little laugh, and spent the next
ho1f-bour in the examination Of the
b,gh- grade Gravelotte machine which
had lust been delivered to my order,
and on which I hoped to achieve the
victory in Saturdays race.
had only recently started as a
medical practitioner in the rising wa
tpring place of Beaverton, and so far
had not found the duties of my profess
sion interfere to any appreciate ex-
tent with the pursuit of my favorite
amusement-cycle racing.
During the particular week of which
am writing my services were re-.
Ouired for the first time on Friday
morning, by a tall, bearded man of
gentlemanly appearance, who informed
me that his sister, who, with himself,
had lust arrived for a brief seaside
holiday. had been taken suddenly i'll.
If could come at once he would be
extremely obliged, and would escort
me to the furnished cottage they tenn
porarily occupied. To this I assented,
and we left the house together.
you have capital outbuildings here,
DOCTOR" remarked my visitor, who
had given the name of Selhurst, as he
glanced at the large wooden shed
which ran along the side of the house.
Yes I said, "and they are very
useful! My space indoors is rather
limited.
NTvcles do take I'm a lot of room.
he replied You will excuse me for
mentioning it, doctor, but I am a rider
myself-sOmewha of an enthusiast
and am glad to meet a man of whose
doings on the track I have often read
with admiration"
We walked on in silence for q few
moments, then Selhurst inquired, sud-
denly:
Have you ever studied mental dis
orders, DR.. Dingle?"
"Oh, yes; not specially, though"
"Ah! 1t is in that way my sister suf-
fers."
'Indeed?"
Yes; she has never been herself
since the death of her little girl, which
occurred under exceptionally painful
circumstances, about a month ago. The
poor child was always weakling.
and acting under medical advice, her
mother let her accompany me on my
last business voyage to Australia.
Alas. she died on the way home, and
We buried her at sea-"
Your sister is widow, / presume,
Mr.. Selhurst?"
Yes; her husband has been dead
TWO years She is a Mrs. Gray"
what form does her arrangement
take?"
A most curious one-she fancies
mat her child is still alive
l am afraid the case is serious. Has
she been under treatment before?"
NO; | was always hoping she would
get better, and, indeed, she seemed SO
oelore we left London. She has acted
aS my housekeeper since her husband
uied you know; but this morning she
Very Wild fear the excitement of
yesterdays journey down here must
nave upset her. All, here we are; you
snail Judge her condition for yourself"
we entered two-story house on the
outskirts of the town, and, leaving me
III small sitting-room on the ground
MOOR Selhurst went upstairs. / heard
MN unlocking a door rather noisily;
.nen he descended and asked me to
follow him.
he conducted me to room inlmedi-
a'eiy above that in which I had been
seated, and murmuring, "She seems to
nave been asleep" left me to contem-
pate one of the most beautiful women