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CHAPTER XXXVII._fCoNTisi«D.»
Once safe on English soil CauMldiere
became himself again. He forgo*, his
abject terror and resumed his cld man
ner. Then, before he bad been In (.on
don many days, arose the question:
How was he to subsist? Ho had little
or no money, and such talents as he
possessed were not at that time in
much demand. A happy thought struck
him—be would go down to Scotland,
hunt out the rich mistress of Annan
dale Castle, and perhaps secure some
help from her sympathy—or her fear.
Thus it befell that he arrived quietly
one day In the town of Dumfries, and
within a few hours of his arrival heurd
that Marjorie was alive and dwelling
with her mother at the Castle. Up to
that moment he had been in doubt
whether the woman he had betrayed
was alive or dead indeed, he had
scarcely given her a thought, and cared
not what fate had befallen her. But
now it was very different. She lived,
and by the law of the land was his law
ful wife.
His plans were soon laid. He deter
mined to see Marjorie alone, and if she
was obstinate and unforgiving, to use
what power he had over her to the ut
most. with the view of securing present
and future help. On reflection, he had
not much doubt that he would soon re
gain his old influence over her; for in
the old daya she had been as wax in his
hands, and her character had seemed
altogether gentle and unresisting.
He reckoned witnout ms nost. j ncse
seemingly feeble and too faithful na
tures, when once they gain the strength
of indignation and the courage of de
spair. assume a force of determination
sometimes unnown and foreign to the
strongest and most passionate men.
As matters had turned out, however,
it was not with Marjorie herself that
the Frenchman had had to reckon, but
with her life-long friend and protector,
John Sutherland. This pertinacious
young hero whom he had always hated,
had now fully asserted his authority in
giving him the first sound thrashing
he had ever received In his life
Baffled, bruised and bleeding, livid
with mortified rage, Caussidicre re
mained for some time where Suther
land left him, and when he at last
found speech, cursed freely in his own
tongue. Then he paced about madly,
calling Heaven to witness that he
would have full and fierce revenge.
"I will kill him,” he cried, gnashing
his teeth. "I will destroy him—I will
tear him limb from limb! He has out
raged me—he has profaned my person
—hut he shall pay dearly for It, and so
shall she—so shall they all! 1 was
right—he is her lover; but he shall
find that I am master, and she my
slave.”
Presently he cooled a little and sat
down to think.
What should he, what could he do?
Of his power over Marjorie and the
child there was no question; by the
laws of both England and Scotland he
could claim them both. But suppose
they continued to set his authority at
defiance, what then? They were com
paratively rich, he was poor. He knew
that in legal strife the richest is gen
erally the conqueror; and, besides,
while the war was waging, how was he
to subsist?
i ncn ne ueiuuugnt nun oi nis oifj
hold upon Miss Hetherington, at his
knowledge of the secret of Marjorie’s
birth. It was useless to him now, for
the scandal was common property, and
Mother Rumor had cried it from house
to house till she was hoarse. The
proud lady had faced her shame, and
had overcome it; everyone knew her
secret now, and many regarded her
with sympathy and compassion. For
the rest, she set public opinion at de
fiance, and knowing the worst the
world could say or do, breathed more
freely than she had done for years.
Thus there was no hope for her. In
need, look which way he might, be saw
no means of succor or revenge.
As he sat there, haggard anil furious,
he looked year* older, but hi* face still
preserved a certain comeliness.
Suddenly he sprang up again as If re
solved on immediate Action \* he did
ho he seemed to hear a voice murmur
ing his name.
"CAUialdleret"
lie looked toward the window, and
aaw there, or seemed to see, i low
preen* d availed the pane, a bearded
human count*nance g.uiug in upon
him.
He tlruggled tike a drunk* n uiau.
glaring back ai the fa*e
Was II reality or dream* Two wild
•yea mH bis. then vanished, and tbs
fa e was goto
If CaswlilWfv bad looked old and
worn before, be I n*b«d d* a h-llk*> now
Trembling Ithe • leaf be sank back
Into lk« shadow >*f the fount, bel l h i
hand uptto bl» b>art. Ilk* a man aba
bad rev cited a ni utvl bio*
Cllt 1*1 KM XXXVIII
At rMtlHIKHK re
mtm ' “•1 ■* NMi
for so are lime butt
as lbs fare did mot
r»»l*r**ar bis <*
age in A measure
ret anted t« bin Al
tan be tomb ep kn
bat snd laft tbs
baas*
He a as still vert
pate and ptaa«ed
WATAtl,r ire* bMk »«* sidv, bs bad by
I this time forgotten all about the child,
and Marjorie, too. lie went through a
procession of by-streets to the police
station, saw the inspector a grim,
bearded Scotchman- and demanded
from him police protection.
"Protection! What's your danger?”
asked the man. politely.
"I am In danger of my life!” said
Caussidlere.
He was very excited and very nerv
ous, and the peculiarity of his manner
struck the man at once.
"Who's threatening ye?" he asked,
quietly.
The repose of the stranger Irritated
Caussidlere, who trembled more and
more.
"I tell you I am In mortal peril. T
am pursued. I shall be killed If I do
not have protection, therefore 1 de
mand assistance, do you hear?”
Yes, the man heard, but apparently
did not heed. He already half suspect
ed that the foreigner before him was a
madman, and upon questioning Caussi
dlere a little more he became convinced
of it.
After a short but stormy scene with
the inspector he walked away, revolv
ing in his mind what he must do to
make himself secure.
Of one thing he was certain; he must
leave Dumfries, and resign all hopes of
obtaining further assistance from Mar
jorie or her friends. He must remain
in Hiding until political events veered
round again and he could return to
France.
He hurried back to his hotel and
locked himself again in his room. He
drew down the blinds and lit the gas;
then lie turned out all the money lie
was possessed of, counted it carefully
over, and disposed It about his per
son.
His next rare was to dispose about
bis person any little articles which his
portmanteau contained; then he drew
from his pocket a small box, fixed on
the false beard and mustache which it
contained, and, having otherwise dis
guised himself, stood before the mir
ror so transfigured that he believed
even his dearest friend would not have
known him.
By the time all this was done it was
getting pretty late in the day and close
on the departure of the train lie had
decided to lake.
He listened; he could hear nothing.
He walked boldly out of the room,
and having quietly locked the door and
put the key in his pocket, strolled leis
urely out of the inn and down the j
street unrecognized by a soul. He j
went straight down to the railway sta- j
tion, took a ticket for the north and
entered the train, which was about to
start.
He had a carriage to himself; the
first thing he did, therefore, was to
throw- the key which he had taken
from the room door out of the win
dow; then he traveled on in compara
tive peace.
It was somewhat late in the evening
and quite dark when he reached his 1
destination—a lonely village, not far
from Edinburgh. He walked to- the
nearest and quietest inn, and took a
bedroom on the third floor.
That night he slept in peace. He re
mained in the village for several days,
and during that time he kept mostly to
h i v rnrim
On the night of the fourth day, how
ever, he rang for the maid, who, on
answering the bell, found bim in a
state of intense excitement.
"Bring me a time-table." he said, “or
tell me when there is a train from this
place."
"There is none to-night, sir.’
"None to-night!"
"No, sir; the last train is gone; but
the morn's morn —"
• Well?"
“There 1s one at seven o'clock to
Edinburgh "
"Then 1 will go by it do you hear’
j At six you will call ro«-, uud J leave at
| seven!"
The girl nodded tnd retired, fully un.
der the Impression, as th« Inspector
j of police hail been, that On- man wua
mad.
At six o’clock In the morning the
maid, with a lug of hot water tn her
hand, tripped up the stall * and knot k< l
gently a* I'au-olterc a bedroom din r.
There was no reply
j Jibe knocked Mer and iotlder bat
| could elicit no sound, and the door was
j locked. I.»a«ing the jug of water op
| the tnat, she retired In half an hour
| she returned again The water was
i - old Site humked louder and hinder,
| with no result Thinking now that
something might be wrong, she tailed
up her master After some >«neuU«
■; lion the tha>r was furred
All fwctdlwd In herror There lay
j (’a use idle re dead In bed with his false
j I ««i4 beside him and his ey«u staring
' i4 sSil) at the telling
Aa there were Wo Mi-ks of vudeme
, upon him. It waa generally believed ),y
! those who si *«t barking upon klm that
i bis death had kwett a natural woe How
i he met bis death was mm known It
i ass discovered lung after hose vet
i that ha was a member of mant «• ret
! Mulatto*, that h* had betrayed la al
i most every case the treat repose I >a
; him. and waa marhed in their hia*p
; Hat as a traitor - d turned tw dir,
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A'tVi CHAPTER XXXIX.
T WAS not until
after Oaussldlere
was laid In his
grave that the pew*
of hla decease
reached Marjorie,
She read In a Scot
tish newspaper a
description of the
mysterious death of
a French gentle
man In a village
near Edinburgh, and auspicious of the
truth she traveled to the place In Suth
erland's company. Tho truth was
speedily made clear, for among the
loose articles found on the lead man's
person were several letters In Caussi
dlere's handwriting, and an old photo
graph of herself taken In Dumfries,
It would he false to say that Marjorie
rejoiced at her husband's death; It
would be equally false to say that It
caused her much abiding pain. She
was deeply shocked by his sudden end,
that was all, Nevertheless, she could
not conceal from herself that his re
moval meant life and freedom to her
self and to her child. While he lived
there would have been no peace for her
in this world.
He was buried In a peaceful place, a
quiet kirkyard not far from the sea;
and there, some little time afterward,
a plain tombstone was erected over his
grave, with this inscription:
Sacred to the Memory
of
LEON CAUSSIDIERE,
Who Died Suddenly in This Village,
June 15, 18—.
"May he rest In peace."
Marjorie had it placed there, In per
fect forgiveness and tenderness of
heart.
And now our tale Is almost told. The
figures that have moved upon our little
stage begin slowly to fade away, and
the curtain Is about to fall. What lit
tle more there is to say may be added
by way of epilogue in as few words as
possjuie.
In due time, but not till nearly a
year had passed, Marjorie married her
old lover, John Sutherland. It was a
quiet wedding, and after it was over
the pair went away together to the
Highlands, where they spent a peace
ful honeymoon. During their absence
little heon remained at the Castle with
his grandmother, who Idolized him as
the heir of the Hetberlngtons. On
their return they found the old lady
had taken a new lease of life, and was
moving about the house with much of
her old strength and a little of her old
temper. But her heart was softened
and sweetened once and forever, and
till the day of her death, which took
place several years afterward, she was
a happy woman. She sleeps now in
the quiet kirkyard. not far from her old
friend, the minister, close to the foot
of whose grave Is yet another, where
old Solomon, the faithful servant, lies
quietly at rest.
Marjorie Annan—or shall we call her
Marjorie Sutherland?—Is now a gentle
matron, with other children, lioys and
girls, besides the beloved child born to
her first husband. She hears them cry
ing in the Castle garden, as she walks
through the ancestral rooms where her
mother dwelt so long in sorrow. She
is a rich woman, for by her mother'*
will she Inherited all the property,
which was found to be greater than
anyone supposed. Blie is proud of her
husband, whom all the world knows as
a charming painter, and whose pictures
adorn every year the Scottish Academy
walls; she loves her children, and she
Is beloved by all the people of the pas
toral district where she dwells.
The Annan flows along, as if; has
flowed for centuries past, and as it wiU
flow for centuries to come. Often Mar
jorie wanders on its hanks, and look
ing in its peaceful waters, sees the old
faces come and go. like spirits In a
dream. The gentle river gave her the
name she loves beet, and by which
many old folk call her still- Marjorie
Annan; and when her time conn*, she
hopes to rest not far from the side of
Annan Water.
THE END.
ENGLAND'S COAL SUPPLY.
Mluea Will l.uat About f our lluu.»«»
V rum.
“It may now be accept* 1 an g*,. log
ically certain that between Ikiver urul
Hath there otcum a more or lea* In
terrupted trough of coal meaittiree of
luU mi It* in length and of u breadth
varying from two to four mile*, megg
tired fiotu north to atiutl. ' Hr. Hull
belUnee, however, that thH trough U
interrupted b> many flexures .. ud
dutUT nine* and that it < an hoi be eg
|wi ted to « ottpenmitM for the |ioa»ib|e
exhaustion ,kf the btn A'liie und ru’d*
land ttc.i* miya the Sp* utur, Nor,
thouf h« »li*ldefa tha .* tnu*l e* end
under tb* *ban lie I towatd lk*vep, <h**e
! ( v Ihftffk that It could le Aurknl Under
i the * tu 4iiy extent wi n profit; a*,
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MAJOR WILLIAM WARNER,
Xmv foot mnnder-ln-f liter of t la •
fraud Army »r the Itvpubltr.
In national encampment assembled,
nt Columbus. Ohio, recently, the (i. A.
It. elected William Wnrner of Kansas
City its commander-in-chief.
Major William Warner is ono of the
most successful lawyers in the west,
lie is a native of Wisconsin, and was
horn ill 1811. After being a student at
Lawrence University, in his native
stale, ho entered Michigan Cniversity.
lie was persuing liis law studies when
the civil wur broke out, and lie enlisted
as a private in the K glity-third Wis
consin Regiment, served us adjutant
nnd captain of the same regiment, and
subsequently was assistant adjutant
general to Cencral A. J. Smith. The
young soldier was mustered out nt the
age of 2.'i, in August, 18t>.>, as major ol
the Forty-fourth Wisconsin.
Major Warner was invited by an
autographic letter from I’rcsidcnt Lin
coln to go to Washington and accept
the position of captain and assistant ad
jutant general in Hie regular army.
Refusing tills, he settled in Kansas City
in 18iH) and his career lias been upward
and onward ever since.
He organized the lirst (fraud Arm/
of the Republic post in Kansas City in
1*7(», and subsequently reorganized the
department In 1882, and was its lirst
department commander, to which of
fice ho wus twice elected. In 1807 be
was elected city attorney of Kansas
City and in the following year became
a circuit attorney of the state. Four
years after, in 1871, lie was elected
mayor of Kansas City, and was a
presidential elector in 1872.
Major Warner was elected United
States attorney for the western din
f r 11* t rtf M i Jttmir'. in 1 KM K fitui Ink suin'
held that ollice. In 1883 lie received
the votes of the republican member*
of the Missouri legislature for United
States senator, and being a candidate
for representative he was elected to the
forty-ninth congress as a republican,
defeating Alexander Graves. Ho is a
member of the committee on claim*
and on expenditures in the war depart
ment. Major Warner has always been
prominent in the Grand Army, and has
been identified with its growth in the
west. He has held the highest ollice
in the department of Missouri, as
staled above, and in 188.3 ho was elect
ed senior vice commander-in-chief and
was a prominent candidate for com
mander-in-ciiief in 18*1. being then
championed by General Sherman. The
gallant soldier has a genial warmth ol
manner and winning address, and is an
excellent speaker. In electing him for
commander-in-chief the national en
campment has made a wise choice.
CROWLEY’S COMPANION.
Tlie firm-* noil Dignity with Wlllrb
Mis* Klttv lot* Her HI liner.
Prior to the arrival of her attendant
with the repast Miss Kitty disported
herself all over the Crowley mansion,
says the New Vork Herald, and by
posturing of singular modes proved
that she could give any chimpanzee
in America points in bullet dancing
and dclicato contortions, and later on
she evinced beyond a peradvonture
her possession of ladylike deportment
ami the graces that befit an educated
and well-bred girl of African extrac
tion.
When her dinner was brought in
and placed upon the table Mi*s O'Brien
stood patiently by uni 1 a chair was
set for her beside it Then she took
her sent gracefully, and with a table
spoon began her meal, which was con
tained in a soup-plate and another
dinner platter.
She behaved herself as correctly as
..I.ll.l.I.. .....I . I l....
spoon, her kuifo ami fork, and napkin
ns deftly as many who are seuu in our
restaurants.
She never made the mistake of put
ting her knife instead of her fork in
her mouth.
Once, and once onlr. was she guilty
of what might Im called a faux pas.
J'liU was after the dinner things Imd
lu'uii removed and her uuemlnnt had
disappeared into the pantry. Mss
Kitty leaped upon the table and grin
ned gleefully, lint this was done iu
the gaiety of youth and in the esorit
of mirth, and ns (lie young lady im
mediately descended with a grave «\»
pre-sum of countenance it is la r to as
sume that she u as penitent and had
merely forgotten herseif for a wo
me ut.
Telegraph tor Marm >ru,
A novel speclro-lelegrapU e apprra
tus has tmi'U constructed by |ii Paul
la t om, a Danish pH e. st. It projects
a stead> vertical spietiMur. on winch.
With a special It Irecops, red Mild hi tie
dot* atel hues arc s-cu to s|iik r and
d sap' ,‘ar. loese are .Mill *•’ s v'itrly
pl.aluc-d try th ■ W> it ug til lire
spectrum try the ••pelting an I shutting
I of Itttie utils, d splat mg the colored
dot* and iliu* t his Is r Ito.Sed I f an
i elect!umI art tnjeut ut noting lettered
1 nr I nunc., i d ysn
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NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DE
VOTEES OF THE BYCICLE.
_
Hit* Wheel Halil to Iti* a tinoil Cure fur
Headache New style of Macing *»
Europe A Itcrkleas Trick Killer—Tlie
Winter tilrl Awheel.
_ |
It 1 I) E It of the i
wheel nays: "1 have
arrived at the eon- 1
elusion that the
great headache cure
of the century Is
cycling. Nervous
headaches e s |> e- .
dally those of a
periodic nature,are
greatly benefited j
by a Judicious
course of cycling, hut acute,
congestive headaches are lnv,u‘
iably aggravated by cycling. Wh'ue
headaches are duo to poverty of the
blood or anemia, the anemic condition
must be treated with suitable reme
dies before cycling Is restored to. A
billons headache Is often cured by the
beneficial effects of cycling on the
functions of the liver. Dryness of the
tongue with an unpleasant taste In the ,
mouth while cycling Indicates nervous
exhaustion or temporary nerve de
rangement, for which the remedy Is
rest, and not beer. A question very
frequently asked Is whether when de
pressed or dejected In spirits It is ad
visable to seek relief in cycling. Pro
found depression of spirits Is usually
aggravated by cycling, while mild at
tacks of mental depression due to slug
gishness of the liver or other slight,
causes, disappear like magic before the
exhilarating influence of a spin.
A new style of pursuit racing has
been Introduced In Europe. The Idea
which originated with a racing man,
provides a fast and exciting contest.
The conditions are that a number of
fast riders be placed around the track,
equal distances apart, and at the re
port of the pistol each man must star!,
with the object of overhauling the rider
In front of him, who, when caught, re
tires. There is a time limit, and the
rider covering the greatest distance in
that period, without being overhauled,
is declared the victor.
Century runs will not he as popular
this year, and w ithin a very short time
they are expected to die out entirely.
Ordinary riders do not believe in them.
The task of riding 100 miles or so is
not In the least enjoyable when runs
are made on schedule time. One has no
chance to enjoy a ride under such cir
cumstances, his only endeavor being
to keep up with the buRch. More pleas
ure is to be derived from going out in
small parties, dismounting when an I
where you please without regard to
time.
The bicycle Is used by many of the
officers in the English navy. It is stated
that there is scarcely a vessel, tor
pedo boat excepted, upon which at
least one bicycle cannot be found, and
the commanders are among the most
ardent wheelmen in the navy. It is a
strange sight, says the Daily Mail, in
commenting on this, to see the officers'
boat leaving the war vessel directly it
touches anywhere, loaded with bicy
cles, anil a marvel sometimes that the
whole lot are not capsized. Officers
who have once used the bicycle do not
like the idea of going to sea without
one, for It enables them, directly they
get ashore to ride away for miles and
thoroughly explore the country, where
as they would otherwise be confined to
the immediate neighborhood of the
port.
A Keck leu# Trick Killer.
A man who prefers to ride on the
handle liars of the bicycle rather than
in the saddle and who is happier when
suspended over the front wheel of his
machine than when properly balanced
over the pedals is something of a de
generate among wheelmen, but u de
generate whose example is not likely
to be followed too extensively.
This eccentric rider Is William
.hlelds. better kuuwn as "Hube." lie
ntr.rr.Kii mm mutt ion on v
WIlKKt*
u a |.mltnal.Jii.il o>’IM ant a m b
rllar. but b« .Item i imbue bU |« i
Mmiiiim lu intluutr aatlienirra.
U ilutlbiItM lb* kti aim
bat »b««iMiaa In tkta oauiiry Hank
31. !'«}. bn tu4a 4u»a Ik* a'npa ttl lb. j
aval ffutti ul Ika > aji*»«l timkltt * at
Waahia«taia. ti r Ibwiu kata 04
Jan 4u»* Ika *Ml »l»|*a. bat lib la 14a
la Ika uni* ubi'vltu in aku baa mriu. j
UU| ma4» ika *«»m at ika »*»
•ifki ak*. k kaa »>m •*•,., |
t»4 Ihfaa kbUM* Ma bliiW lb# >1.
taaal In kit*** »■ .fella aa4 411 am [
!<>*•*» w«a «l Ika 1*4' illhN* alt*. ]«,.
Clfejiaaall l«at Jain ka alaalilk*4 * !
m*4 *4 i|M>aal«a» iMm imm t«f a
»aau«4 *i i> »**b.a a« • It'i** fb*
crowd expected to see him dashed
senseless. If not dead, at Its foot
shot down the rungs, however, and
landed safely in the street,
A new grip has appeared that is fas
tened to the handle-bar mechanically j
a«d can be detached without being
broken with a hammer, the only trou
ble being that It requires a special bar.
The grip Is made of papier roadie or
fiber. It is shorter and proportionate
ly stouter than the ordinary cork grip
The handle-bar has a triangular slot
cot In It under where the grip fits and
In tho end of the handle-bar is a slm
pie expanding device that is operated
by a screw. Only a fe-w turns of a
screwdriver are necessary to fix th*
grip firmly In place or remove It.
A I ten I Muilrl.
Among the new gear critics there h
one model made of aluminium, with a
simple celluloid front, which for sim
pliclty of construction and perfection
of design, commends itself very high
ly. Tho front of this gear Case is com
posed of transparent celluloid aid the
framework of aluminium, so that th*
complete movement of the wheel is at
all times visible. The whole case can
Ire removed In two .minutes without
disturbing any of tbe adjustments,
either In the crank hanger or at back
wheel, ami the adjustment of the chain
and rear wheel can be perfectly mad*
without In any way interfering with .
tiro case.
The Winter tilrl Awheel.
She has already made her appear
anee In more arctic latitudes than New
York the Ice bicyclist. In Toron
to there are several progressive
young women who use the bicycle,
sleigh, as the latest Invention In the *
bicycling line Is called. ^
It glides as smoothly over tbe !c
and snow as the regular wheel doe
over the aphalt roads. It is designed
for use in Ice rinks as well as in cll
tiiaies where a reasonable amount of
ON' HER BICYCLE SLEIGH,
snow and Ice may be 'minted upon the
winter through. Seme adventurous spir
its are going to try It In the Klondike.
But for the ordinary dam-el It is
enough to know that there is a new
wheel which runs on skaies, 33 it were
and which will permit her to wear,
with entire appropriateness a. costume
combining the dash of a skating dress
and the comfort of a bicycle costume. >
New York Evening Journal.
The demand of the American raring
men that the League of American
Wheelmen should take some stops to
provide for representation in the inter
national championship races, which ’
will be held in France this year, is like
ly to come before the national assemb
ly next month. At the annual meeting
of the league held last year G. L). Gid
eon, the retiring chairman of the rac
ing board, suggested that the league
take steps to send riders over to the
championships. The suggestion receiv
ed no attention, and America was one
of the few nations unrepresented in
the big races at Glasgow. There seems
a likelihood that the question of
American representation at the world’s
championship races this year will re
ceive serious consideration at the hands
of the league officials.
One of the changes of next season
will probably be the abolishment of
team work on the track. During the
paBt season several well-known riders
have resorted to this style of work
with success. In fact, the adoption of
team work by one or two riders forced
the system on the push, for a man
stood little show without a team mate
to pull him through where the system
was used. It is now declared that the i
referees will taka action which will
Stop team work. That Is, where on.
rider Is In a race merely to help un
olher rider, to pull him up to the front,
as u pacemaker, both men will be do
burred from uuy prise.
The latest announcement in relation
to the production of rhalules* blry.l,,
comes from a well-known western
manufacturer.who declares that he will
turn out high grade wheel* of thin d«
script ton at »*'•" As the spring
approaches It Uc-utew clear tha* Iht
nueatlon Of lurniue out chain tv* bky
. le* has U-eii widely con. Ocre.l, 4t„,
that all classes of rider* wilt find
wheel* and prb** t„ *ail their fain*
this year It is not t|yniw| that ip.
demand fur chalniesa btiycln* •III t*
a» t'" at ae sun «f ih*> maker* anti, b
pals,
in fn*b*t» patent u Itk )« to mew*
with appfes la-ton front the wheolmeo
».f , l< ii.t * >t-1* c, a . i; * a
• ‘ ‘ I date I t . ^
a» .. i .O)«i*i* of * hollow hail ,g *un
tuhhar lot whnh 'ha emu on *tt lane*
,'r,' »* f*. eoad Valve*
open fr»n» the hail mi.* ,h,
•ml a third **!*» pevimt* through tha
» *»l n o wy**ia« tniu th« hail ao.
tha hall m pa*.red down hy the tun
..f the ah**| H tnjnci* air utt*> th«
luha, **t whan it paaaa* front euntaa
weh the gruetid It InSalea |Ue;f wiO
.llcoth** h*i*e of off,