The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-06-29

the crowd.
If the box next to him had moi
been a wicker one, the dean would
have sat on it and gasped. Asit was
he gasped standing.
"My dear, bicycler' he said
weakly. A bicycle in the innermos1
circle of the selectl
Helen Adair caught the stony de-
spair in Mrs. Carberry's eyes and
saw the deans flushed cheeks, ano
her eyes danced suddenly as she
took in the situation
"Don't you ride one, ,either Of
youS" she said sweetly. Perhaps
I'd better ride it up. I'm very PROUD
of it,
A girl on a bicycle following the
deanery carriage! The dean gasped
again and gave some hasty orders
to a porter. and Helen was bundled
into the wagonette, her eyes looking
somewhat anxiously back at he1
precious wheel.
Between her natural kindliness
and her horror at receiving a new
woman into her home Mrs. Carberry
spent a restless evening, for they
soon gathered that Helen hunted
and fshed and shot, and yet she
spoke of none of those things, but
drew the dean into an animated dis
ousson on the Transvaal question
at dinner and told Mrs. Carberry
of the latest things in chifons after
ward. The dean could not help
thinking he had not spent such a
pleasant evening for a long time,
and Mrs. Carberry would have
agreed with him had it not been for
the metal steed reposing in the front
hall. AS it was she thought of the
austere archdeacon and his wife, OF
Mrs. Green, the DOCTORS wife and
others, and she sighed occasionally.
Mrs. Holroyd hastened to call
next day and came in with height
ened color, having passed the wheel
ed monster in the hall.
"You must put your foot down, y
she said sternly, drowning some
weak defense of Mrs. Carberry as to
every one riding now. "Remem-
ber, my dear, no half measures.
She must not use it here.
Then Helen came in, and matters
might have run smoothly had they
not begun to discuss with bated
breath one of the newest books, and
Helen joined in carelessly. TITS
rather CLEVER" she said.
Mrs. Holroyd dropped her glasses
with clatter. You-have-read
-that-book9" she said, dropping
each word out slowly.
"Oh, yesl' Helen smiled. "It is
very ordinary book, you know. ]
rather agree with the authoress.
Mrs. Holroyd rose slowly. She
could only show how shocked she
was by withdrawing her stately
presence. NO. thank you, Mrs.
Carberry," she said, II cannot stay
for tea this evening. Good after
noon, Miss Adair. l cannot under.
stand what your father must have
been thinking Of to allow you even
to hear that books name.'' And,
not without an. inkling that her last
sentence was slightly overdrawn,
she Withdrew. leaving Helen to
laugh greatly at her antiquated
ideas. And cowardly Mrs. Carberry
forgot to defend her.
There gradually came a rift from
that time among the select; the girls
murmured openly because they were
not allowed to ride bicycles; they
groaned enviously when they saw
Helen's numerous tennis prizes.
And Louisa Holroyd was said tc
have wept bitterly when she saw
Helen riding in a smart covert coat
ing habit and caught glimpse Of
the neat "tops" which just showed
below the skirt. The elders, to
quell the rebellion, were stricte1
even than usual to their daughters
and prided themselves more than
ever on their customs not being as
other mems.
Mrs. Carberry was at home" to
the surrounding country and town
croquet was being played on the
trinity kept lawn, archery, bowls,
even Aunt Sally in faraway cor
ner, where shouts of unseemly
laughter were smothered by sur
rounding shrubs. Every one had
come, the day was cloudless, and
Mrs. Carberry felt it was all a tre-
mendous success.
Nearly every one had gone in to
tea, ealy Helen and two flannel clad
young men were on the croquet
lawn. aimlessly hitting the balls
about. They had voted the tearoom
too hot to bear.
"Stupid game, isn't iti" said one
of the men, as he missed a hoop and
hit the ball away in disgust.
Eyes, ism t it9" said Helen. "And, y