The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-05-09
Toe Strange
 CycIiSt
rorlginaLl

earth that cannot be explained. Per Sonally I believe that as no rule is without exception so no natural law is without disturbance. Many things that we call supernatural are thc re- suit of such disturbances. OF. to speak more specifically. Che possession of ah- normal faculties.
 Ever since the beginning of the wheeling craze | have been am euthu- slastic wherlman In the summer of 1897 | was riding at night along a country road when my lamp went out and | was obliged to got on as best ! could under thc starlight Presently | heard a faint sound behind wc os ot some one breathing iu sleep. The next moment a blcyclist was beside me.
 Good evening" hc sJ.d u a sugu' larly quiet voice.
 Good evening" replied Your wheel makes so little noise that d.dn't bear i. though you were but few feet behind me Wi,h that machine you should carry light
 "I never use one. see your own lamp Is not lighted"
 "It went out for lack of oiL You say you never use a light. Cam you see in the dark|
 Starlight Is quito enough for me-
 Either something was wrong with my vision or with tlc mans wheel Tue night was not a br.-HJ ouc. yet it was not SO dark but that ] could see hlm peduliug with his feet and holding as if to handle bars. bUl strain my oycs as | voulJ ! could -gc nothing of his machine. | was about Co mention tue fact Co h,m aud ask au explanation when we crossed thc uy- Ut l.-ut from window. and | saw his m." Notwithstaujiu- ,hc fact tIat we were both ridiu- at good speed. |, was "s re>tful as if lyiu- ou a pillow u slum- ber. At thc same moment Wrcgur up. ou fork ,u ,uc road. auJ tle >'cu.er turned away. lt was as |, hc hau N.H- l,hcd. for after thc words Good might there was absolute silence
 The face of the stranger haunted mt from the moment | caught t..t ou. brief glimpse. Ouc day. H,.ru- .u, u young man was lyiuG Iu a tuu,. u !" ucishburIu- town. concluded .H r.e ovtr ou my wheel and t.~., .U. ! V.S obliged Co wait my turn m .u aa.'- room. for there were many W-uus Co see him and only oug D, TWO were admitted .aJ t.mc The u'- ay worked uuploaSuty oI ug t.u- cy. and my fancy. u urr uu mr nerves. >o tha, vhca ] w.- I.Tt. ted Co -e into tuc pro.ou.. C.. t.. si,.I er was m hi-hly excited nervous condition. What was any surprise. uv terror Co recognize u ,ue "ce u. tHe young mau u a trance t..l %. .ac .n- visible b,e,u..sL ! -..--..l I.uu-u tle room uuJ out ot t.. u..-e t1 fur surprise ana wonder ot ct..t .a, W,1 saw uc
 ! haJ arrived ~l.H.E ..... dark, aud when | started Co -o homo .t was after o',luc6. | would u0. have bad thc cooluc>s to l-ht my hnp NI luar dreaded to ride without He Us.r tlr very ruJd on which Lad ,..u ..' hicyci.St, thc youu- uou n 30 t.E.e What was my annoyance Jt -u.u- ot.r a hump u Che road to >,c uy light -1 out di~momtyA f.lf .H uy Nc-t pocket and found a match. HHt u str.b- ius ir brob, 't. aud ..e l-u,,d end spuurr,J ou tl, -rYua. [ f.t ..r au- other. bUt there was uo ",H.. Was forced Go ride uu u ta, u.s..
 Now. om ready to admit tu.. ! WJs iu u very peculiar nervous e.aJ...Un which might account for vw. followed. but it does not account for what had preceded Suddenly l.bu- down Go my left. saw tbc Jm outline of l.- cycle running uU.s,ic-s.y beside me- rising at the elevations. ap.u- Ht t.r dcprcSs.ous. thc pedals -.u.u- as u moved by pair Of human tee-. tI" handle bars and front w.,. turning from right Co loft and left ru r.-lt a~ it moved by a pair ot human hands. ] knew that there was 90 rider and felt sure that he was thc one who had r.d- den on the invisible wheel moreover. that had not half an hour before lelt him lying in 90 trance sun recovered something of my eguJuw.-y oud. uu,.r- ing ahead thn house haJ passed during my previous r.d" hoped that tue light shining through Cue window would rc. veal the face of Che ridpr ] was lis.p pointed Thcrc was uo iae' tHt uJu ral light would reveal The ucN, mo- ment. as before. We reached tAc fork ip the road au1 Che vhc., van a.l
 There was 30 blank ot some weeks after this during which was iL Now. says Che listener WIG have tuc pNuHna- ton An abuormJ, brain produced both meetings. Not so fast When | recovered l learned that tbc man iu a trance had died. ImJdc inquiries about him and found that his mother lived up the road that he or his ghO~t'y body tud the bicycle had turned into. wcm . Co see her. and she t0.J mc tu.t while her son was in a trance Ao had fre- Quently visited her Spiritually. usm.- ly at night. | also learned tlat hc was an enthusiastic bicycii>t
 give the views of my physician, noted specialist in nervous discusses not because | place faith in him. iW that my listener may judge for himself. He says that was gll Che while suf fpring from a nervous strain under