The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15

was her und-inE. As long as she remains
in The saddle OF this bicycle she is ihe sans.
girl she was before she 'Onk ..1A- e tel Il
ride; her mind is normal anc her sI,iiis
cheerful once of the wheel she re'apscs
in.o mild. stupefei species o. insanity.
The Haven family I've On ranch '7vcntF
miles from Sioux Falls In March OF this
year one o: the boys was running cC-1-
shelter when come gearing n the. 1lzch!n.
slipped and his arm Was caught II one q
the wheels. his brother ran 20 bis assist
ance. but could nct prevent me Boys arm
getting badly crushed. despite his quick
stopping Of the machinery.
There was a doctor residing IN the neigh
borhood, and the brother a. once set out
10 frd him: but Miss Haven. fearful that
the injury would need attention, which TIE
local rled!co might not be abe to give .anc.
without psusing 10 think Of the fifhcui;
vide. or considering the distance and n =
time II would require for her 70 cover I
with a bicycle. jumped CT her wheel and
set out on d MAD tide to- Sioux Fails, TWEEN
~ miles away
How she ever got over such rear. COW
erred such 6 distance ard reached her ac--
t.Iation inside OF an hour. without pause
tail O: tina; wild ride The single !nspira-
lion cf her mad enGeavOr was the critical
need Of her injured brother. TO whom her
ride nigh; mean life OF ceata-and that
thought drove her limbs down on the pedsis
AID bent Ter back over the hanGe-pSr -
no other excitement could have done.
Drawn by this consuming aim. her mind
rcn into the spinning wheels and became q
part OF them: her thoughts were wound up
in the gieaming wires. there TO cling Tor
Gays thereafter in constant reminder Of tue
yi5e; and her eyes Were SO filed with TIE
vt.!zZing OF the gray tire and the rush or
the road beneath IL that they e-ayed tn
sight ihencefor.h and ac6e. their tnClil1-
lion 20 that Of the rest Of her faculties Ger
continued sensation OF fight
When she arrived at the doctors doorstep
she stumbled blindly into his cft.ce, gaspei
out her message and sank unconscious on
the floor. The doctor comprehenoeo what
she had done. Re lost 70 time IN repai:lns
BE- ~ ~
with him. During the :niIIistrat!onS 20 the
injured boy. and In the midst OF al the fur
~ consequent upon his then graver aiirneDt.
Miss Haver's condition passed Unnoticed,
or II u were noticed. IL was attributed 10
the excitement she must naturally display
over her brothers mishap, and as resuit
of ner long ride. The worst tina: could be
anticipated by any one who had noticed her
queer behavior was that the ri5e had tired
her out and temporarily clouded her mental
faculties. Any permanent result was IN
thought Of
YET the gil very soon showed that .o,ne
thing unusual was The matter with her.
the family bad a breathing space IN which
10 pay attention 10 the heroine who had ri1-
den her wheel into realms Of insanity 10
save him. Il was then discovered tina: she
was abncrmally affected either b: the shock
OF by the ride--sil Of them said the shock.
She exhibited such un-nistdkable symptoms
Of not being in her right mind that finally
the doctor was summoned for her. as well
as for her brother. He came and shook his
Ee< q. Al, TIE .. ST.
case were known 20 him He called for her
bicycle and put her on it She Instantly
began 20 ride as nationally as she had ever
ridden and. 70 the surprise OF all. began 10
talk and act with perfect sanensss, and in
a menner 50 natural that the family
grasped at the joyful suggestion that per
haps miracle had been performed and had
restored the girfs reason for good IN a
dramatic and significant manner. AS long
as she remained sstrice the wheel. the
idea seemed the real solution But when
she stepped OF and felt the ground under
her feet again. the sensation Of wheeling
gone, her mind lapsed and left her yacu-
ously staring at her people without know
ing them.
Now she has TO ride in order 10 be sane
a bicycle is an essential part OF her in
tellectual organism a factor in her power
to think in;elageDtly.
The great specialists IL 81. Paul are shak-
ing their heads and knitting their brows.