The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-20
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! Pluck, Eomance
and MdOenfure.
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A FACE FOR LIE.


Aoh- He hottest race ever had,
~ remarked old jim Mace in
o s. the Powers. Hotel lobby re-
L = Gently, jusl before leaving
Ho FOR the 81. Louis Expos.-
ion. was I'D near Tie Raugeley Lakes
Maine. when NY chum, Kinman, and
myself rode out on our wheels 10 snap
few pictures Of The old Thomas place,
4 deserted country house built years
gack by wealthy bachelor. lie mad
aid out a private race track and had
astonished the natives IN his day, but
now the house f. seldom visited ana
he little track is almost forgotten. We
uad wheeled along a grass-g grown road
hunting for the place, when q bG
Dull moose jumped ont into the road
ana Kinman ihOught Il would be funny
% score him by ringing his bell.
The result surpassed expectation.
With one snort Of rage The moose
| Jumped into the road and after stamp
ing his sharp hO0fs into tine turf Tor
a few seconds. sprang toward us.
/ Dicked ND The pace set by Kinman, who
| was a rod ahead. We each had mar
/ row rut, burned iron hard by the sun,
/ and in these We spun along, bending
/ low 10 keep our eyes open for obstacles.
| We made a turn in the road careening
over to an abominable angie, ana then
Strengthened up for the straightaway
stretch. My heart SANK rs | saw 200
rods ahead hat the road led Mp a lil,
with omen country on either side.
James" shouted kinman, under his
left arm, ana caught glimpse OF a
big, tumbled down structure cut out IL
the skyline.
II overheard my friend rs ] fe,t the
moose almost upon me, and we jumped
our machines for all we were worth.
spill would cost us ali. The dead
grass hung over The rnts in places so as
10 reuder our pathways unseen, ana at
any minute expected 70 strike rock
or washout aud 20 down in heap.
ITO the right" screamed Kinman,
letting out a kink and jumping ms
wheel over narrow ditch 10 pass
through an opening in n ragged board
fence.
"Instinctiycly ! followed him. and
before | knew Il found myself skim
ming along on n smooth speedway.
The old race track painted Kin
man. as we few by the low bushes.
The moose had paused when we
took the field but now. was hot OH our
trail. If the roadway was better for
as, 50 It was for him; looking over my
shoulder at the drSt quarter ] saw him
hugging the pole and bearing down Ike
an express train. Fortunately for rs.
we had won some rcnOwn as sprinters,
and gripping the Landlc bars we began
10 show the moose fancy pace. Soon
we were at the opening. but KInman
cried OFT, Keep on and / knew with
out being told, that 10 take the road
again meant suicide. Besides ] think
we both began 10 enjoy the situation a
bit The moose, while doing his best
could not catch up with us, although
he held his own nicely. The only qUes-
tion was, would our endurance Outlast
his tenacity?
II don't bear him, j cried, and we
both slowed up.
Guess he's cot enough gaspel
kiDman, wiping the sweat from his
eyes. Then lie shr;eked. Turn, turn" |
and | caught the thunder Of hOofs |
ahead.
The moose had turned and had gone
around 10 meet rs.
Jus. rs he 'ooEed n sight we swung |
about and few for life. His little trick |
nearly succeeded, for his momentum |
was 50 great that he nearly had Us |
before we could get back into our old |
form. For a quarter Of mile Il was |
nip ana tuck whether he would end the |
race OF we should get clear. Then he |
grew diSguSted and lost ground and !
we drew away But the fun of the |
thing was gone now. lie wasn't play.
ing fair. His tricky disposition TO crt |
bases and lay ambuscade2 made us |
sweat with new fear. and 10 more |
did we try TO draw ou+ Of sight.
He's turned again! warned.
after him" cried Kipman, and |
wheeling about We caught back until |
we caught sight Of his flanks.
1t was grimly humorous, this new !
Ceal, and again Gid our spirits rise. |
kinman wanted 10 hoot at the animal, |
20 make him more angry, but ] oh |
scCted. The moose was matching his |
cunning against ours and Just now we |
were Cutpo.nting him. ! did not care |
10 lose the advantage for the sake of !
cNincing our derision. But as he cir. !
cled around and met no hicyclists he |
became more enraged. He shook his |
cntlers and 'woofed' in anger Our |
wheels made only n faint burning |
sound, as il some one Were tearing OF |
iLuume.ahlc Yards OF cloth Suddenly |
the moose paused, plowed up the gravel |
and caught sight OF us. Quick as ca; |
he pivoted, and away we went again, |
this time In the lead.
Then he stopped, and we cautiously |
wheeled back to find him. We crept |
half way around the track. and yet we |
could lot hear him. We began 20 grow |
nervous,
Wonder What he's got up bis boof |
now luuttered kinman.
Easy. | gasped, he's hiding in the |
bushes somewhere
Just aS said this there was crash, |
and the moose was fairly upon Us. |
kinman Swrrvcd his wheel and kept |
dead ahead ana the moose chased him. |
This saved me. rs I had time 60 COM |