The Ravalli Republican., 1898-10-12

been a wicker one, the dean would
have sat On it and gasped. AS twas
he gaspel standing.
"My dear, a bicyclel' he said
weakly. A bicycle in tho innermost
circle Of the select
Helen Adair caught the stony de-
spain in Mrs Carbcrry's eyes and
saw the deans flushed checks, and
her eyes danced suddenly as she
took in the situation. ."." SO.
Don't you ride one, either OF
you!' she said sweetly. "Pcrhaps
I'd better ride it up. I'm very proud
OF it. -...-
A girl on a bicycle following the
deunery carriage! The dean gasped
again and gave some hasty orders
to a porter, and Helen was bundled
into the wagonette, her eyes looking
somewhat anNiously back at her
precious wheel
Between ler natural kindness
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
cussion on the Transvaal question
at dinner and told Mrs. Carbcrry
of the latest things in chitfons after
ward. The dean could not help
thinking he had not spent such a
pleasant evening for a long time,
and Mis-. Carberry would have
agreed with him had it not been for
the metal steed roposing III the front
hall AS it was she thought Of the
austere archdeacon and his wife, Of
Mrs Green, the doctors Wifo ard
Others and she sighed occasionally.
Mrs. Holroyd hastened to call
next day and came i'll with height
ened color, having passed the wheel
ed monster III the hall. .~@
You must put your foot down, y
she said ste1nly, drowning some
weak defense OF Mrs. Carbcrry as to
every one riding now. "Remcm-
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 carclessly. 1T $
rather Clever" she said.
Mrs. Holroyd dropped her glasses
with clattcr. You-have-read
-that-book? she said, dropping
each word out slowly.
"Oh, yes!'' Helen smiled. ut is
Il very ordinary book, you know. !
rather agree With the authoress. y
Mrs. Holroyd rose slowly. She
could only show how shocked she
was by withdrawing her stately
presence. No, thank you, Mrs
Curberry," she said, II cannot stay
for tea this evening, Good after
noon, Miss Adair. I cannot under
! stand what your father must have
r been thinking of to allow you even
to hear that books name.' And
! not without an inkling that her las
sentence was slightly overdrawn
she Withdrew, leaving Helen t.
laugh greatly at her antiquatc'
ideas. And coWardly Mrs. Carberr,
II forgot to defend her.
s There gradually came q rift iron
n that time among the select; the girl
y murmured openly because they wer
not allowed to ride bicycles; the
a groancd enyiously when they SAY
# Helen numerous tennis prize;
4 And Louisa Holroyd was said
y. have wcpt bitterly when she sa'
|. Helen riding in a smart covert Goa
!. ing habit and caught a glimpse {
ID the neat tops which just shove
q below the skirt. The elders,
quell the rebellion, were strictt
&c even than usual to their daughte:
"a and prided themselves moro tha
in ever on thcir customs not being ;
~, other men S.
ri q
ae Mrs. Carberry was "at home'
a the surrounding country and tow
It, croquet was being played on Il
Id trinity kept lawn, archery, bow
w even Aunt Sally in q faraWay &C
he ner, where shouts Of unseen
Id laughter were smothered by ST
lv rounding shrubs. Every one Ii
ler come, the day was cloudless, a
to Mrs. Carberry felt it was all a II
mendous success.
nv Nearly every one had gone in
"; tea, only Helen and two flannel cl
in young men were on the croqr
.ed lawn, aimlessly hitting the ba
ua about They had voted the tearoe
ICE too hot to bear.
it 'Stupid game, isn't it," said c
an Of the men, as he missed a hoop a
hit the ball away in disgust.
ent eyes, ism it!" said Helen. "Ant
all reg1etfully, "what a lovely cric]
get ground it would make! | have
re- played for ages-no one does her
"Oh, lots Of tho country girls
Look here, came on from u eric,
lrs practice. I've bats and a ball st1