The progress., 1904-04-09

/ ~ 3ATYms yIfIX XXX 08 ~ h
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r1ntil that summer / had never b
lavad thst - a.finid man. But tn
hannaninrs az (. fav weeks led me Il
tbe conclusion fhaf had my share AMI
more. -
q rirl with blus; 1yes did it As Il
most c1fkes where man has found him
aalf face n face With himself. Il: was I
| vom.r Who hald tha mirror.
Ttwas the old storv 81 scouting at lov,
until 7 mat the one eirl. and then I want
a Il nrono.a Rut what with the doubt,
thst sssa,,ad -. ~ - the probable re
cert,on - . rrono.al ana nv newborn
umid,tv could never gather together
.urac,ert cour. 90 - thA nrouer time Il
Give eynression to tha thoughts that KEEP
nc awake - right carefully formu.
I.tsd nlan after nlan "a rid INV mind 81
"a burden hnt one after another theJ
cama to naught through INV disgusting
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n you will. am
ho,f inclined - helieve that Beatrice
Lrew NV condition al, the time. But
sbe had taan sensa ~ humor. and |
dreaded that siIverv laughter more thar
= whole ragin,ert ~ raer,lars she could
crow serious IN . moment and It wal
this mood liked best But, ,i6iI that
sunny day. when my bicycle helped me
through. had always missed the point
1t lacked but four days of my departure
from the springs, and knew to delay
might mean to fail altogether.
Delay and defeat were the words that
hummed through my brain like q sprock-
ct wheel as we spun down the lane that
morning. We were out after an early
breakfast, and on that short journey
a-wheel had determined to throw all
my chances in the balance and find their
intrinsic worth. Just how I was going
to begin | had not determined, and
thought that for once I would leave the
matter open for the seizure OF the first
opportunity.
The morning air was crisp and cool.
Tne roadside MOWERS seemed noodlng US
q cneery good morning IN tne iien'
preeze. NOW ana tnen from Ing trees
came the can OF a pro, ana making z
sniny oiack s.reak IN tne air, q cIow
mou,u oena nis nisn. ~ loae'' IVY
~ .no nu0, .ae ~ ms ~
pee anu ! nau sa,a ii''ie Until w
reacheo Tue proau pihe'
want 10 racer! sne cailed oacK 70
me from ner point Oh vantage !ew
iensths anead. NOW ! knew "nat tna'
meant. bee was the Detter rider' ior
'ns'cau VI .ahins course oi .nooo!
physicai culture she hau auopteu eoH'
tennis ana plcycie as the most ENJOY
aDie metnoa oI oDtaining exercise ana
neaitn.
Trying to tease" l said. But 60
ahead. I'll DO my best. Want to bet
anything?"
mo, not when am certain OF the re-
suit" she laughed.
l grinned appreciation and asked:
"How far?"
"The two mile post" she cried, and
we were of.
Bee sprinted, and so did I. But the
distance between us remained about the
same, and precluded conversation, even
had not the pace attained the same end.
Soon the sprockets were singing
steady song IN nebbIes that snun ha oh
ward from the rubber tires We we're
running at % miles an hour down tbe
hest niece of road in the section
settled 70 a steodv sneed not or;t.
INV host and Roc ala Tho soma sor,rs
.,roroth for the lost hoIf Ill rho
wind wh;.t,ad a morrv tuna - ~. .in,o
MO- o-sant w;th orr naJ.,s a eo. ~
nartridoes Aed with sh.rn ch,rns ~ o,,r ~
whirlwind advance. felt and not;ced
little else beside tho trim f1pura witb
dvinp w,sns of brown hair inst ahead
of me.
OF a sudden Bee began to draw ahead
of me
"pu, vour beart into Tho gomon oh.
called hack n mo with ber hood ho,,
turned .s che snote Che wos ,ou.h;r,
ort NJ nure eniovmept ~ The .varoisa
and nerbans NV nrohabla d;scor atrro
Nv nride was nettled and n mnst bovs
Increased nv strength, n a cnns,derab,o
depree soon was close heh,nd har
and with the wheels buzzinp like mad
things was even One more snurt .nd
bv a tremendous effort was ahead,
"cet vour hand in tho gomanI oa,,od
hack paranhrasinp her own slang "Mv
heart and vour bandn added hv ~.
force of an inspiration "a match rsce,"