The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

In cool Spots afford IN IDEAL resting plaza.
conveniently near for the refrsshment Of
faded riders, although. ~ tbs young ~.
dies Of The party shyty suggest. ice cream
can b secured ~ the lurchroorn- Here
on the grass . solitary rider reciines A.
fu,l lsasth. immerss1 10 . book. The
World forgsttinG. by the world forgot"
There Z wheeling PARTY makes merry over
the csatents Of capacioue lunch basket.
while nearby on the stretch OF boards an
snterpriaing siri Of sweet q - sndss ss
too high for her. and attempting 20 look
~ though she Didn't know that half .
dozen amateur photographers were tax
Knots OK wheelnsn here and there ais
cuss An.nlAtediy the relative merfts q SIN
gle or double tube tires. or that much All
tated subject. the best make Of wheel. be-
sides many technical questions In which
ers.' etc. join In a oewildering maze TO
hopelessiy confuse the uninitiatsd. Others
merely sit and rest, watching the chang
Ing forms OF the filtered sunlight stream
white path. IT u a scene Of peace and
contents scene IN which the toll and moii
OF the business world play no part.
DEDALiN0 slowly through the cool for
est. toward the big bridge. the man
on the green wheel seems 30 satiAted with
the beauty and holy calm Of tho scene
Just think OF H." be says to the man on
tbs cnsiniess. I'm all this peace and har-
rnony OF nature, how can one md II In
his heart TO hArber ili-wfIi and malice to-
ward his fellow man. II seems almost
anything would tend TO q higher and no.
bier relation with ones fellow creatures
II y scenes like this.
Look oft there. You idiot!' ~ . whix.
xing fern shoots around the bend. Crash!
you - fool" says the man win he Ito.
plan principles. I've mind to break your
Why by didn't ,,. you nns your bsIlr'
what are you g.vfn' usr' etc. etc.
for Ave minutes. when. no damage done
TO the wheels, they proceed onward
Yes speaking Of universal brother
hood" and he begins. but lac other
that he drops tho subject.
81 WOULD b in favor" says the Old
= Rider. "of establishing a code OF sig
nails for use between the whecnan and
pedestrian. each Of which would have o
denn.fe Interpretation. In this way many
accidents could be avoided. What il moro
cxasperating than for a whceimap after
sounding his bell TO have a mentally d.
iuted idiot dance back and forth In front
Of the wheel. until a collision n weiinigh
unavoldsbIeI Now. my plan would be 20
have = we'll established and thoroughly
understood code OF signals for contingen-
c1es Of this nature.
For instance. one bell. Keep 10 the
right: two bells. ! will cross the road
ahead Of YOU This .dea of course, n IN
crude state as yet. but I see no reason
Why such thing II not highly practical
Old Crusty. whose ride on the tandem,
has not improved his spirits and whose Ill
feeling toward wheclmen In general II
uomentariiy becoming more pronounced.
IN an attentive listener. Hot, dusty and
uncomfortable from the unwontsd exer-
else. Old Riders remark gave him the
opportunity he sought.
Yes" he snarls. brilliant ideAl Great
schcme' The plan admits Of INFINITE mod.
ifcatfons and possibilities. I might aug
gest the following; Three bells. Oct out
OF my way you fool and be quick about
TT Four bells and cuss word Crawl
under the sidewalk and wal, Nil get
past Five bells lido down ana let mo