Show THAT BICYCLE BICY CLE SUIT she had bad riot dot attended his church very TM long but was already one abne of the active workers though not admitted to membership miss buss vance one of the most devoted members of ala little flock had brought her and introduced her as her har wd friend and the young toung people had bad speedily taken take her up the young minister had bad welcomed her I 1 gladly H he e was anxious to make colv converts and secure new members and had boon been aping to induce miss misa allce alice maywood to to anite ito with the church and thus Ident identify lt ker er charming personality still more closely with th the work when something happened wh which ich cooled his ardor in this direction and indeed left him puzzled as to what course to adopt with regard to this pecullar peculiar young lady one bright spring morning as the minister walked slowly along one of the streets on the outskirts of the town drinking in the fragrance of opening leaf and flower ie e behold beheld an apparition coming rapidly toward ward him perched airily on the seat mat of a new ow bicycle was alice maywood her goldan head shining in the sunlight under her anty cap her cheeks glowing the minister gasped as the girl saw him and bowed W returned the salutation too dazed bo raise his bis ht hat for the navy blue costume cosa cona a she ahe wore wom with its prettily fashioned eton ton jacket was certainly made with a skirt no it a skirt at all it was bloom erst era it was an outrage the minister thought getting more indignant as he went on and she had seemed so different so quiet modest and refined some one ought to wk talk to her what could her mo mother therbe be thinking off of he say a word the young man ma blushed at the idea now gertr gertrude do would never of course not I 1 he grew uncomfortably warm about the ears can at the more mere suggestion that gertrude would do such a thing then the object of his disapproval glided out of his mind aa quickly as she had come in the mt etem lines of his face softened and he took up his daar daydream dream where he be had left it next fall when the new church was waa done he be would go east and bring gertrude and what good he accomplish with such each a woman for an inspiration and helpmate and his thoughts dwelt lovingly lyubon upon the perfect perfections lons of the sweet gentle young woman who was going to give up lap her friends her high social station and many iA advantages vantages in the east cut and come with him to the wild west 8 as s he called it to aid him with her culture with her wealth with herself so during the long summer he worked hard and earnestly by the thought of success and gertrude and antho in the great struggle all minor difficulties slipped out of sight alice maywood still gave her services vices freely and fully to the little church still taught the little ones and spoke kindly and smilingly to young and old rich and poor alike and still took her daily bicycle ride dad clad in her hear natty bloomer suit seeming to gain added strength and health thereby but the minister fairly disliked her bei when ben he saw her skimming gayly by in her novel attire especially as some of her acquaintances had followed her example if any disapproving matron or maid aid spoke to her about her bee costume bastuni bos tuni she invariably replied that she and her farally family considered it the only safe and sensible costume to weir wear bifi on a wheel and that she intended tended to wear it only to molly vance did she herself further poor molly lay jay fiat on her back laid up for repairs she expressed t and allbe alice had stepped in to bring her tome e and news from the world da she had come in from a long ride her wheel and molly said she looked ike 0 a rello of the midway so you and the tha minister dont like my alt t molly dear she said eald 1 I ara am sur our at him for I 1 thought he was waa anup an up 0 date oh no molly answered bels he bald old fashioned in his notions you tou tnt mind him 1 I dont bald alice cheerfully imen ah she said add earnestly Wol molly lys the customs of tham world orld have always been hard on w women who the natives of ceylon hang bangh heavy sv y rings in the noses the turks sh shut u t them up in cages the chinese dwarf theira feet and the modern a d i am ind emppy their waits kalsu and hang heavy on their hip pit let any of them fitol out be ither from the chii beaten af cidoni arnd point ta a bouw path jiw ibm where i ra d comfort t W heel freedom from disease may be had and 1 1 long abw aad somewhat ra beam aych for tha aming lady aw he toad up b herscap her cap caught it on her head and aid and this was the che nave gave that the paced bei h amt flee V 5 s the ine daya sped rapidly by and church wa completed TM the want in abw weela sos the the happier bake teemed pm a d piffled with iu all i albe amandea aw andea aiato iato ajl i ft 3 6 is yf J 1 1 am S TA 3 a 1 51 J anabe and ate ea W wm pleiAd pleasure Ure mat his people received b her or warmly and took her bar at once into their hearts one day shortly after their arrival as they were preparing lor for church gertrude sald said john what a charming girl win miss maywood is ls 11 yes said john absently then a cloud crossed his bis brow he would tell gertrude perhaps she eho could thin think of something to do so he said gertrude that girl rides a bicycle and wears bloomers whim when she rides does she sidd said hla his wife well I 1 think nir it must be a rauch much more comfortable suit to ride in than a skirt john stared do you arnow continued she unconsciously galous ly ive always been ride a wheel you yon ride dont you beart 11 yes I 1 said john slowly and next year ill gut got one too and well scour the country together it win will be good exercise ezer cise for both ot of us ns butt but he be faltered you yon wont we wear at bloomers asked ortrude gertrude oh yes so much easier to tide ride in and infer cater too 19 the minister rubbed his eyes john I 1 I 1 she ehe said with a sigh as she arranged the heavy haircloth lined skirt and that fastened ened her tight waist ill bo be glad when hen women dress more sensibly the minister did not say much on the way to church but be thought a great deal and as alice maywood passed him at the door the thought ho aught popped into his head that perhaps he had been a little too hard bard on her gertrude thought she was all UI right and gertrude had sound sense he waa sure cincinnati post |