The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-31


incline. with a brick wall about slal
icct rt-n r111.zg along TIC sot-u-
re vas going 20 leap the vail: though.
n had been he. think ] should have
chosen something nolier than brick 20
experiment on. J dld the best I could,
though. BY preparing the ground on the
other side Of the wall with the garden
tools until tho soil was beautifully
SOFT and looae-quite an ideal place 10
fan on. ! didn't tell the genius about
my foresight IN this matter: he had
such a wreiched way Of sitting On q
fellow.
lie said he would try Il on the road.
though We begged him 70 tcalsi. lie
said the hin was 40. isng enough he
found that what he wanted vas not 20
much a hin AZ a good. long. level run
He also proposed that I should get on
an ordinary bicycle and accompany
him; 90 I left Polly and mounted my
mashine.
Al this time the machine was act
Ing in a very peculiar manner ana
seemed 10 have taken the BIT IN ~
teeth. 30 TO speak. Il began 70 tear
along the road with the speed Of a
runaway horse. ahylng al every post
and making spasmodlc jumps Al the
slightest obstacles. By the most fu-
rioaS riding I was able 70 get along.
side and exeitedly advised the genius
TO huri himself from the dcmoniacal
machine and risk the consequences.
He didn't hear me. or n be did hs
paid no attention. He had an In.
tense. far-away look IN bis eyes and
seemed TO havs no interest IN mere
earthly matters. The machine. 70.
joicing in iis newly found power. put
on an extra spurt and drew well ahead
OF me. making the most extraordinary
leaps from time 70 time.
We were now close to the village
and the few people stu lingering
about commenced 20 take a lively IN
tercst In the proceedings. especially
the constable. who "a a very stubborn
and oficlous person and seems 10 think
that n Il we're not for him the nation
and the Law would fan 70 pieces 90
] cannot say ] feel very sorry for him
he should attend more 10 hls own
business When he saw the bicycle
coming he shouted 10 the Rider 10 stop.
To This the genius gave no heed. and
the constable prepared for action. he
ran out into the middle OF the road
and clutched al the genius as he fev
By. unluekily for him. he missed CON-
pletely and tao front wheel OF the
machine Gmote him heavily IN The
loose ribs. leaving him a dusty and
disheycled wreck on the side Of N,
road. When ! passed him he wa
slowly recovering and I judged from
his expression that his emotions ver'
violent and mingled. We ned alonl
the main street amid a horrible clat
ter. Al the end OF the village the roal
makes a sharp turn 20 the left and
knew that this would Be the declslvl
point IN the genius furious career
II be could but turn the corner b
would have a nearly straight road 4
front Of him for three mlloa II h
could not. there was the ten-foot va
Of the ladies' seminary 70 Be sur
mounted. I confess I had no hope
whatever. either Of his turning n
corner or Of his forcing the bicycle I
take the jump. The machine mo-
seemed to BE- pulling itself togeths
for a FINAL struggle. which fact n
genius seemed TO grasp. and /
groaned audlbly AZ be tried 70 pull n
handles round 10 order 10 take n
turn. but the bicycle was too muc
for him.
II was a splendid effort; Indeed.
never saw such a tremendous jump :
calamity attempted. But. a. Il han
pcned. the plucky bicycle Just lande
on the top Of the wall and with a kor
rid crash both machine and rider lei
az the feet % a procession Of fourteel
young ladies who we're about to tab
their daily airing The bicycle use.
tho last OF the compressed air IN a.
cylinder TO deliver several vlolen
kicks Al the genius a. be lay on Ii.
ground.
he viii Be- carried down from nj
bedroom into the garden some time 20
morrow afternoon. and the doctor say
that n his collar-bon sets well he VII
BE- fairly SQUAD In about another week