The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-30

fhs 20. Es managed 70 worrF the 70
l1ctznt brute up The hi and into the
front yard
NJ house is built on the top cf a
III. and 70 the south q il lies =
brnad and very long terrace Of
smoothly shaver turf It At once oc-
cured 70 ne that this bflIiard-tabIe
plateau vas lAe ideal spot On which
70 tame the mechanical steed ! had
acquired. 50 requested Rogers 10
assist ne II getting il down there.
Sealed On = ezrden chair. With the
book q Instructions in ny hand and
ths tricycle. Immediately before ne.
! studied the construction Of the thing
With ever-increaslng intelligence.
lonely lunch had been quickly
dispatched. and was out again on
the iasn basking in the sunshine.
listening 10 the birds, and reading
some such romantic enusion as fol.
lows
Push forward lever A. which opens
the exhaust This may Be closed
Ehen full speed Is attained. Advance
B until sufneient air enters the valve
Set G Al such an angle that yapor
enough reaches y 70 form correct mix
ture. d regulates the electric spark
Care must Be taken not to-" etc.
EFery nov and then I thought
had Il and ! sprang into the saddle:
bui the more ! learned Of theory the
less my practice advanced. II seemed
IS II the monstrosIty was suIking BE-
eause ! had jammed back all four
levers at once when We met the horse.
The sun lowered in the west. and I
was just on the verge OF success
she had given a bark and one kick for
ward-When heard the crunch Of
wheels on The gravel. and an aston
ished voice cried.
Where on earth did that horror
come FROM
This. Oh. this was trundled out
here BY friend Of mine from Lon
don He left it for me to practice
on How did the concert go2"
Excenently hope you don't intend
TO buy that thing?g
ITO buy IT. I have no such inten. /
tion.r
This quite truthful evasion only re-
iarded the electric spark las the mo-
Tor book has it) for a short period.
quite forgot that ! had left my
,heck-book open on the library table.
and that veracious volume gave me
away the moment my women-folk en-
ered the house.
The check-book divulged the full
Of my conduct. The two
aides came out. sat down on lawn
hairs. and made sarcastic remarks
lbout my personal appearance and the
attitudes ! assumed In the saddle.
aging that, although we might never
'e able to sell the machine. they we're
Iure, II / went on the stage. Paddy
ioosky could not compete with me.
md thus we Npuld get our money
,ack
One hind wheel was lacked up. and
was in the saddle, pulling levers
his way and that pumping with my
eet all the time The loose wheel in
he air worked easier than when on
he ground. Like a burst of fire
Torks the thing went on The wheel
otated like mad. and our whole com.
ination shuddered as If an earthquake
iere in active operation.
Now work the levers till you un.
erstand them advised Rogers.
Alasl he let go the jack and It
forward. The live wheel
1uched the earth. and of we went
Ike bucking broneho in cyclone.
! have but a dazed recollection OF !
hat followed. l remember scream
-om one section Of my family. and
yell Of Turn turn" from the
her, then the frantic internal ma ,
line plunged down the barberry
ope. and | was shot over the handle
ar head first into dwarf pear-tree. :
Poets may write of the beauties OF ?
otoring II they like. but all have
say on the subject is contained
the original stanza given below. a
L'ENVOI
For Sale, an excellent motor-tri- !
'cle, practically as good as new. .
idden twice by its present owner.
rass tank for touring. Reason for d
ling. owner is writing fiction and
Is no time to devote to more absorb /"
& occupation. u