Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-10-11
A Runaway.

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\ party of young people awhepl had
reached the brow Of tho bIrfr tho, L,,,.
dcyed Indian ,.,oal. ri ., - =.
,,-.,. l. - ne va" "ouh" us
Wy No"H me steep hillside with many Il
! curve, ana was widely known rs the
most difficult and dangerous in All tba
country orouud To.,,..o.. -,
ami ;,, ,'i'''VH 49,
0ni,. ~ Lai,i, IL W"eHfNcf ui'y could.
>.a' ~ 'i|eHt Oh WHeeiEleh dared de-
,','t H. WIN to2 pressed hard on tire.
an" none hau ever succeeded III riding
~ -hisI i'l!u was an inexperienced
5"uA& riu'r, little acquainted with the
country ana unaware Of the danger in
vowed IN attempting the descent She
had ridden a little in advance Of the par
g. and had started down the hill before
me rest realized what She was doing
Her wheel had no brake. and she had
not mastered the useful art of hrukily
with the toe, while her hnck-updaIius, leff
much TO be desired. So if was that she
had hardly begun the long descent when
it became evident to her comDanious he-
hind thai She had lost control Of hon. ma
chine
'Oh. she will ha killadr, criod ono If
tho r;rIs az hi-ie"' li'ei olIC W
turned naIe os tbay rcgliznd marc f,,lIr
how great the nrrii WINS Tboro v-,. ,,o
time for deIihorotiop Wbatnrar w.1s f.
be dome mnst hc Jono ~, ia ;t,,,+
Luckily one of the older noys was nm aH.
pert bicycler who Thought littIo Of moLS-
ing a century" or two n week ana Via
rs his admirers declared "coujd do onv.
thing with a wheel buf make II toIl,"
Before the rest knew What no had in
mind, he had buttoned his jacket tight,
mounted his wheel ana dashed down tba
steep road in pursuit He was nj ieast
30 yards behind. but his wheel had =
high gear" an advantage which he
now used to the utmost. Slowly ha ovcr-
came her lead but the pace grew terrific
He lest his can. and n DphhIn rrozed Inv
his forward tire flew up and struck h;..
in the face. He pressed on. however
gaining very gradually, until he mad
reached and passed the fugitive When
he had secured lead which he Thought
sufficient, he swung himself off, letting
his wheel take care of itself. His mo-
mentum was such that, although he
landed on his feet. he was thrown yio-
lently to the ground. and slid for several
yards, badly barking his hands and
knees. With = heroic effort he recovered
and stood upright--not a moment too
soon. for the runaway wheel was now
bearing down upon him at friyhtfuI
speed.
l.U.n had begun the descent without 4
thought of danger The rapid increase
of speed surprised her ut first. but did
not alarm her. Soon. however. the medals
began 70 revolve SO rapidly that she could
not follow them with her feet. which
henccforth hung helpless. struck and
bruised by the swiftly whirling pedals Mt
every revolution. Then her hat blew off.
and her hair flying loose. fluttered behind
her, or. blowing across her face. blinded
her. Most fortunately she still remained
in the saddle and with grim determine
ton cltng to the handlebarS and was
able, almost miraculously. to follow the
various turns Of the road.
As She approached the spot whore her
friend awaited her il was evident she
| could not hold on much longer Breath
| less, with staring eyes and pale. set fe0
| lures she chung. hardly conscious 10 the
wheel which now was "wohbliup''-zi~-
tagging from one side of the road to the
other The boy watched her movements
| EoenIv and uln.,l b;,,,alf ~ .tt II