The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
WORSE THAN 4 CENTURY RUN.
n wild Ride AwhceI Under Most Pc
cuIiar circumstances.

cultar circumstances.
From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat. &.
For several days West Enders have
been trying TO solve the mystery of a
bicycle ride which occurred one night
last week, and chat portion of the town
has been filled with strange stories of the
affair Almost every theory, except the
correct one, has been advanced as a solu-
ton of the matter, and these theories
have been that it was an elopement, a
swift ride for a DOCTOR q -you-please
race, ana chase after a female bicycle
thief. This latter comes very near hit
ting the mark.
Wheels are so common In the West End
that they are used on nearly every oc-
casion, and, therefore, 1t was not strange
that when a certain young man and his
intended decided to call on a mutual friend
they should ride on their wheels. He rode
over TO tho house, and then the two rode
out TO their friends house which is near
Forest park, There they rested their
wheels against the porch, where two 9TH
ers stood, and went in.
On the same block lives a comely little
miss whose bicycle suit consists of "a
derby hat and boomers and some other
things. She had been over 10 see her girl
chum, and, 1t happened, had on her wheel
ing clothes. As she passed the house
where the young people were calling she
saw the wheels leaning against the porch
and, believing that the diamond frame
belonged to 16-year-old young man who
lived there, she decided to surprise him
by taking n ride on his wheel
He Will think some one has stolen IT,"
she said To herself as she led the wheel
over TO the lawn and mounted IL.
The young man and his sweetheart had
been talking in the parlor. and he, know
ing they had girlish condolences to ex-
change, said he would go to the library
where he could smoke. As he crossed
chs hal he looked out just in time to see
some oIe wheeling his bicycle across the
lawn. For Il moment he hesitated. Then
he saw this person mount and ride away
Hastily picking up a hat he jammed it
down on his head, and rushed out of the
house Selling the first wheel he saw
his sweetheart's-he dropped on the drop
frame machine and pedaled away.
His girl. however, had heard the wheels
rattle outside, and she looked out Of the
window just In time to see a strange man
she didn't recognize him in a SLOUGH hat
jumping on her wheel. She is a girl Of
determination. She did not hesitate 10 call
to her Observation-Disclosures. She ran out
of DOORS seized what she supposed was
his wheel, and started in pursuit. The
wheel really belonged, however 10 the 1G-
year-old brother of the girl on whom she
was calling, and he. hearing the door
SIAM went TO the window Just in tune to
see woman in long skirts mounting his
wheel. He came dcwn the stairs three
steps at time, and i'm another minute
was in pursuit of "a female bicycle thief"
BY this time the girl in boomers had
found she was being pursued She looked
back and caught the CLEAN of her pursu-
ers watch chain as he passed an electric
light, and, thinking il was a badge and he
an officer who mad seen her take the
wheel, she redoubled her efforts. The man
behind was at "A disadvantage on a drop
frame, but he pushed braVely on Once
ne looked back, and saw some one riding
as fast as he, a block behind but ne
thought nothing of il. And his Girl. be-
hind, was pushing the pedals hard re-
gardless of the lingerie ana hose which
the diamond frame exposed, and determ.
med TO catch the man who stole her wheel
while equally set on capturing the female
bicycle thief" the boy behind rode as n
in race.
Bravely the girl in boomers kept on, al
though she WAS panting and her hair fly
ing in the wind Twice she turned ard
tried to lose aer pursuer but he clmg on,
but did not gain, as the difference in
wheels made the race nearly even be-
tween all four of the people. The bloom
er girls object was to circle around so as
to reach the starting point, where she
knew she could explain matters SO she
turned west on Lindell boulevard, and
south on Taylor, and after a hard half
hours ride brought up at the starting
point. She had barely reached there than
her pursuer arrived, and close behind him
the two others.
Painting and GREATNESS each tried to ex-
plain, but after few words every one be-
gan TO laugh And the young man had to
take the whole party over to buy Ice
cream soda in an effort to hush the mat
ter up But it is still to be decided whom
the laugh Is on.