Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-15
SHE HAS A WHEEL NOW.

SHE HAS a w HEEL NON.
Incident That Almost Broke up a
Family and Inclined to Murder.
The lieutenant always had offered
objections to his wife learning to ride
wheel. When she first suggested
that she would like bike, he pooh
poohed the idea and told her he really
had no respect for woman who
glides all over town astride of a BIZ
cycle.
But Mrs. Green has one" offered
the lieutenant's wife.
II don't care If she has," was his
tart rejoiner. Il don't think any
more of her for it,"
And Mrs. Lieutenant only sighed.
Day before yesterday Mrs. Lieuten-
ant remarked to his wife that business
of Importance called him out of town
for two days.
He didn't observe the look of keen
delight that flashed across the count
enance of Mrs. Lieutenant at that in
slant.
He went away.
Mrs. Lieutenants time had come.
That very evening she blew up the
tires of Mr. Lieutenants old wheel
and trundled it out into the yard. She
leaned it against the fence and darted
across to Mrs. Green's.
Mrs. Green was only too glad to
give her dear friend and neighbor a
lesson in the gentle art of propelling
a bike, and forthwith donned her
wheeling costume.
The two women adjourned to the
street at the rear of Mr.. Lieutenant's
house, and Mrs. Green held the ma
chine when Mrs. Lieutenant clambered
aboard.
Her skirts proved an awful nuisance.
they would persist in getting tangled
up in the chain, and at last both wo-
men gave up in despair.
AS they parted Mrs. Lieutenant was
struck by beautiful thought.
Il have it." she exclaimed. "These
skirts won't bother me tomorrow
night"
What are you going to do?" asked
Mrs. Green with wonder.
You'll see" was the reply.
And the next evening Mrs. Green
did see. She held her sides for laugh
ter when she did too.
1t was half past and quite dark.
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Lieutenant were
away up the street with the old dia-
mond frame of the lieutenant.
Mrs Lieutenant was making rapid
progress.
Back on the porch of her house,
Oracle, her 7-year-old daughter sat
sobbing as though her heart were
broken.
OF course it had to happen that Mr..
Lieutenant should show up at that
juncture.
Gaily swinging his satchel he APP
preached his home. He found it all
dark and his little girl in tears on the
porch.
why, Oracle, Oracle" he cried,
what is the matter, child? tell me,
tell me"
The little one looked up and said
with a great deal of choking, Il amt
got no mamma any more, no mamma
any more: Use got two papas now"
Mr. Lieutenant felt himself growing
pale and sick with a deadly nassau.
He rushed into the house and called:
"Alice. Affect" The walls echoed the
cry; that was ALL
He questioned the child further, but
all she would say was Use got two
papas now"
The horrible thought of elopement
and the subsequent scandal flashed
through the mind of Mr.. Lieutenant,
and he regretted deeply every cross
word he had ever spoken to her whom
he loved so dearly.
See. see." cried the child just then,
there is my other papa now"
Mr. Lieutenant clinched his fists;
there was murder in his eye. He
looked down toward the corner where
the electric bulb fiickered and glowed.
There. beneath that white light he
saw
Mrs. Lieutenant in his second. best
suit astride his old diamond frame
wheel with Mrs. Green clutching the
saddle from behind.-Detroit Free
Press