Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-07-30

"a trying climb this. SIR" said a
voice Suddenly at my elbow.
A good looking. clean shaver young
fellow was breaking into u trot to keep
up with me.
May suggest. sir he continued,
IF YOU will excuse Il stranger, that if
sou will allow me to mount You Will
lessen Your work. and you would also
do me a sreat favor. we are going IN
The same direction
by all means | responded gladly,
bringing the tandem to halt at the
side of the path. Il am going as far
as Woodview."
"Woodviewo" said the young man
@ish a start, looking at me with sud
den interest
Yes" answered, growing suspic-
.ous In Il moment, do you know IT,
only by name" he replied c;ireless-
"; II am almost a stranger here.
We'll, jump up 1 answered.
"If you Will allow me- said the
young man. II viii mount in front. 1
am h.avier Than you are, ii Will make
as travel better.
Very good. / answered, seeing the
force of his remark.
How that fellow could go. onward
and upward we few at length, In
nae. and | found myself ankling away
eagerly
He maintained a silence during the
ascent Al length We arrived at the
top, whore Il cooling breeze greeted us
Before US the Hill dippee! at a sleeper
gradient into the Nat country beyond,
while, just in front Of us to the right
j could see the line 81 trees which ram
along the l;ine 10 Mafion's home
we are nearly at my destination
now ! said. as he swung low over the
\ handle bars and began 10 pedal more
rapidly than ever.
Yes, indeed he replied.
"Hullo. man. steady" 1 cried, "you
will go past the lane at this rate
"Oh, no. 1 shall slow up soor
enough"
Il say" | cried again, cant you pull
I up. here's the Turn.
J For answer he worked harder Tho
machine swerved slightly as 1 endeav
ored the guide it around
STEADY he roared. "or you will b'
! killed" In another moment we Were
far down the road in !, whir of dust
What do you mean by this con
duet" l exclaimed. NOW thorough,
angry.
DO not try to stop me now. we shall
both be killed 1t IL for Marion's sake
! but ] can't explain now.
| What on earth do yUl nean?"
cried in utter establishment.
Il can't explitin now" he repeated
you shall know all later on
He relapscd into silence. Indeed
there was little time or power 70
/ speech In that brcakneck rush; All gu
energies went in holding on like grin
death The brake was on the from
wheel and my companion did no
use 1t.
Now q numbering load of hay az
peared before US, zigzagging down Tin
steep incline.
He rang the bell lnadly. but the letf
argic countryman could not be aroused
How the mad rider did It, DO ne
know. calculating the posiuon to
nicely he shot through the couple {
feet Of space allowed us in safety, til
hay sweeping stillsingly against on
faces as we did so
We scarcely heard the growing ex
ciamation OF the driver. We must hay
been a quarter OF a mile Away befoi
he had finished
Then the descent became less stee
as 1t sloped toward the level couI
try.
posts of little waysde station rps
Oh our left.
Suddenly my companion sat up ar
the hiss Of the brake told me that o.
Journey was at an end.
Pulling UP by the side of tho roa
we disnounted. covered with dust al
streaming with perspiration.
I'VE part here said the madma
for that he was one was by TIA
time firmly convinced.
II am more grateful to you than
! car tell, FOR the assistance you ha'
given me. You have, you Will be gilt
! to hear, done q service for one W
love. Goodby, sir. stretching out b