Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-11

not climb hills with the rest The third
fellow was regular learned chap
professor in some cal.r-e ~ other. 80
they said. He were . TAR % er.. stock
ings that contained enc 81 Jog than
the rainbow. aud we called aim the
'Colored Supplement - lrs; the race
was pretty even Tor the bunch Nul
see. the Living Toethpick rode wish
Diamond Handlebars In tAe early
mornings before he went 90 WORK Tall
Bearings only came around IN t5e uit.
ernoon and consequently did - talw
what was going ON. The Col n sop
plemont' was the evening 81 II Tie
three and must certainly hRT, l-ht
he was the winning man. ~ 90
beat all how that girl would rice out
each Of the main three in Turn ESQ 10
speak Of a couple Of dozen eztrI ars
that didn't count as regulars, ald urn
turn up as fresh and smiling rs ever i.r
the next DAYS routine.
Somehow or other IL got abou. that
they had all three proposed 90 her aud
that she had put them of and tod
them they were TO have definite 80
swer upon the following Sunday uoru.
ing. The party that told me about u
had heard 4 from a girl chum Of Din.
mond Handlebars, and there was some
thing or other said about high GA
time Now, Diamond Handlebar
was so chuckful Of bicycling that I
made up my mind she would bring hrr
favorite sport into the game In some
fashion and the event proved that was
not mistaken In my wild guess. just ~
came ON 20 my post at O'Clock In
the morning Of the Sunday in question
who should | see but Diamond Handle.
bars. the Living Toothpick. Ball
Bearings and the 'Colored Supplement
spinning down the drive all abreast
and pedaling as II they were trying tC
break a worlds record. Il was scorcL'
ing Of the very scorchiest sort. and
started right in 10 have my share oi
the fun. for. although the drive d
practically clear at that hour In thD
morning. | had my orders and tell
bound 90 arrest the whole push Bat
bless you. II was no common chase
The men never paid the slightest atten
ton TO me or my yells. and 'Diamou,
Handlehars' only kissed her hand co.
she turned in her saddle without slack
ing up the least mite and watched mn
pegging away after them. Something
In her manner told me what was afoo
OR perhaps in this case awheel woul'
be better English She was undoubted
ly racing with them for a purpose W
all knew IL positively little later hu
felt certain about the matter eyei
then. The one that could beat her dow
the drive was 10 be her chosen husband
81 laughed TO myself NJ her it'll
scheme. IL was so romantic and all tina
sort Of thing. and yet what lead pip
cinch for her There was not one Of IN
bunch who could really beat her II 81
did not want him 10. | made up m
mind TO be in the finish at any rate
and so when Ball Bearings chat
snapped in two and he stood ON hi
head under one Of the shade trees
kept right on the trail A little farthe
ON the 'Colored Supplement stopped
He did II rather suddenly, too. for a
ash can was in his way. To my SUI
prise the Human Toothpick kept we
up with the girl He had never bee
what you might call fast rider. an
the symmetry Of his limbs gave poe
promise Of muscular development. bu
the length Of reach perhaps made u
for lack Of power. AT any rate, it wa
! close race, and began TO think thu
J he might possibly march down the ais
with her by this time had got clio.
D mp TO them. | suppose that II ha
Q made an extra effort | might hay
J blocked the game, but the finish was
near that | hadn't the heart to intei
= rupt | saw Diamond Handlebars
i face for an instant, and II ever XII
< looked frightened she most certainl
i did | suppose she thought that NJ
: could enjoy all the romance and fun
d the thing and then beat them all thr,
! and 80 keep her promise and vet <,
u ont Of marrying any one Of them BJ
= there was the Human Toothpick' keel
ing exactly even with her and a smi
= Of anticipatory victory commencing
= illumine his face.
u within few hundred feet Of q
= finish | could see Diamond Handlebar
10 pull herself together for a great eifor
s. She bent nearly double over the whe
u and started In to pedaling even fast
Y than she had been doing. The 'Huma
/ Toothpick' answered her squirt In gree
h style. She could not lose him. An Incl
" a foot. whole yard. he led her. N
l. more than 30 feet at most interyen,
10 between them and the finish line VIII,
"a a sidebar buggy turned sharp into Il
drive from cross street They bot
d ran plump and fair into 1t. and the
J. wheels were knocked into fragment
Strange 10 say, neither one Of the
l. was badly injured. but the mean thin
le about It was that she married the CHI
u who was driving that buggy inside
III three months, and in spite Of her tn
G. the only wheeling have ever seen h
u do since that morning two years al
O. has been TO push a baby carriage"
u Annuitics.