Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-08
Tke Adventure OF
the Solitary
Cyclist
Continued from Yesterday

NContinued from Yesterday
\ quarter or m hour passed ntiu
then n second cyclist appeared. This
time 1t was the young lady coming
from the station. l saw her look about
her rs she came to the darlington
hedge. An instant later the man emery
ed from his hiding place, sprang upon
his cycle and followed her. In all the
broad landscape those were the only
moving figures. the graceful girl sit.
ting very straight upon her machine
and the man behind her bending low
over his handle bar with a curlously
furtivc suggestion in every movement.
She looked back nj him and slowed her
pace. lie slowed also. She stopped.
He at once stopped, too, keeping 200
yards behind her Her next movement
was as unexpected as II was spirited.
She suddenly whiskcd her wheels
round and dashed straight at him. He
was as quick as she. however, and
darted on I'm desperate flight. Present
ly she came back UP the road again, her
head haughtily In the air, not delgning
TO take any further notice of her silent
attendant. He had turned also and
still kept his distance until the curve Of
the road hid them from my sight.
l remained in my hiding place, and II
was well that | did so. for presently
the man reappeared, cycling slowly
back. He turned In at the hall gates
and dismounted from his machine. For
some minutes could see him standing
among the trees. His hands were
raised, and he seemed to be settling
his necktic. Then he mounted his cycle
and rode away from me down the drive
toward the hall. ran across the heath
and peered through the trees. Far
away l could catch glimpses of the old
gray building, with its bristling Tudor
chimneys, but the drive ran through a
dense shrubbery, and saw no more of
my man.
However, 1t seemed to me that had
done Il fairly good mornings work. and
l walked back in high spirits to Farm
ham. The local house agent could tell
me nothing about Charlington Hall and
referred me to n well known Arm In
Pail Mall. There I halted on NV wov
home and met with courtesy from m,
representative. No couId M, have
Charlington Hall for tho summon 7
was Just too late. II had been let
about month ago. Mr.. Williamson
was the name of the tenant Uc w,s
elderly gentleman Tho
polite agent was afraid no could soy M
more. as the afroIrs NJ bis clients ,r.ro
not matters which no could J,souss
Mr. SberIock IJoImos IIst.noJ ,,,,,
attention to the long report which I
was able to present TO him tbot oven.
Ing. but II did not elicit that word NJ
curt praise which I Ind boped for and
should have valued. On the contrary
his austere face was severe.
your hiding plnce my do,r wot,o,
was very faulty. You should have been
pehihu the hedge' Then you would
,ia'e nau Close we" OF this interest
,ns persoh' Az IL ~. you were some
ot yards AWAY ana can tell
me even less thah MISS smith. She
'ninhs sue ooes not know the man.
nm Gun ineeu sne aoes. why, other
WIS., snouia ne DC 30 desperately anx'
,ou' una. sue snouid not get 30 near
l''u, "s " see his ieatures' iou de-
,'a nlih as pending over the handle
oai. tohceai'heht "safh' you see. You
leny nave uone reih"rkapiy padiy. Hs
,."s " ,he iouse' anu you want 10
,nu ou' VINO ne ~. lou come 10
i" , house agent'
ia. shoulu 1 nave uoheF crsed'
WIN some neat
zone 10 the nearest pubic house.
Ihht Is the center or country gossip.
hey would nave toid you every name
rom the master 10 the sculiery maid.
" iiihhhsoh' IL conveys hothihg TO my
NINA. III ne Is an elderly man he Is
NOT this acti'e cyciist VINO spirits
AWAY from that young iady's athletic
pursuIt What bovo we ,,,ned Inv Won,