Show THEY had quarreled He had tried to explain but she proud beauty that she was had refused to listen He had felt grieved and had said softly II Katie But she had cut him off with II Miss Northrop if you please and now he had risen to go His handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some dark face was pale and drawn He loved this girl with all the intensity of his nature and it hurt him im to think that she would distrust him even for a moment But it would all come out outright outright outright right she would listen to him when she she- t became calmer and then it was nothing anyway He had only answered lightly something she had said in a frivolous manner Surely she would see this when she stopped to think But now she seemed to be offended and he ha had better go Thus he reasoned and as ashe ashe ashe he arose he said Kat Miss Kat Miss Northrop you will excuse me tonight will you not noti I have a business engagement down town Yes you ca can n go and you needn't come back Heres Here's your ring You never cared for me or you wouldn't say such things Ill I'll send your letters and gifts tomorrow And so they parted A week later in a room in the State University building Hampton what's the matter with you the last week If it weren't for the fact that you look about give up the ghost Id I'd use the old expression that you are as pale as a ghost You didn't fail in that Greek exam did you ou Jack ack answers slowly and with face turned away No I haven't failed in anything Im I'm all right t that is I willbe will willbe willbe be in a day or two I haven't felt very well this week See here Hampton you dont don't take enough exercise If you dont don't turn over overa a new leaf in that respect you'll never pull through this last half year in the world You should get a wheel and ride an hour every morning As Jack ack goes to his room that night he idly wonders if bicycle riding will cure that dull aching pain at his heart He thinks of his friends friend's enthusiasm and he smiles half-bitterly half half A week ago everything was so bright and happy naPPy and now he doesn't care But his parents depend on through college this year and to please them he must do it and to himself Ill Ill I'll take Wills Will's advice Ill I'll get a wheel In our pur city bicycle riding is so common common common com com- com com- mon and learning to ride is such an t. t t i every-day every occurrence that no one cast castmore castmore more than a passing glance at the young man who seated on a new safety was progressing somewhat it is true but still progressing along a shaded sidewalk near Liberty Park It was near nightfall The great western sun had just sunk below the low hills beyond the Lake and great bars of gold and andred red now streaked up from the western horizon The fruit trees along the road he traversed were loaded with immense puffs of white te perfume But he saw not these things From the distance was approaching a lady and he was if he could her wondering pass safely He found it quite easy to go straight j ahead but what if the lady should think he could turn out for her He knew he couldn't and he shuddered Meanwhile the lady and he were approaching approaching approaching ap ap- with what seemed to him j like lightning-like rapidity He had been told that when he wished to miss any anything anything thing he must not look at it so now he kept his eyes on the front wheel He thought he would go more slowly but buthe buthe buthe he couldn't find the brake and he was afraid to look at his feet Anyway those pedals kept on going around He felt it all through him that he was going to run into that la lady lacy y and the perspiration tion stood out all over him His eyes would wander fro from that front wheel ahead and now he had almost reached the lady Was he going to pass all right No that front wheel gave an ugly lurch and when only ten feet distant he started directly toward her He would jump off The right was comin coming up now When it was perpendicular he would put his weight on it if and spring off Now was the time but instead of s stopping topping the wheel shot ahead one way and he an awkward mass of humanity the other 4 Q directly into the arms arm of the lady He j Y looked up and recognized her Katie Oh Jack And then then Jack may I take the wheel It was Tacks Tack's younger brother who spoke He had been following Jack in the dis dis- tance But ButT Jack ack never heard He was too ha happy II I I wonder if Jack will need the wheel for exercise now I hope not This as he bent over the shining handle handlebar handlebar handlebar bar to reach the pedals And then he turned a corner and stopped II I I guess Ill I'll lower the seat Jack wont won't want to ride for some time to come corne anyway II R. R A P. u. u |