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A SCRAP Of HISTORY.
Being Yo Truo Account of Ye Colobratcd Ride of Richard Turpln, Ksqro., j
Q from London to York, Now for Yo First Time Made Publick. b
BY ROBERT BARR.
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(CopyrlRht. by llobert Barr.)
Dick Turplu plouchcd Into Kottlc'a res
taurant on tho Strand, (lung hl Iiuro felt
hat on a marble table, nt down, and stuiR
out for a beefsteak raro and a sallon of alo,
and that right speedily, ho added. Tho
waiter mado all hnnto to Hervo him, for uch
In thn effect of a llfo of kindness and riolng
good to others that Dick was always
promptly obeyed, whoever clso had to suffer
delay, and when his mild and ponllo eyo
casually surveyed tho priming on his pistols,
oven landlords thcmtolven lmd been known
to Jump In their eagerness to bo of use to
him.
Just an Dick had finished hl frugal meal,
ArlstophcniiH Kettlo himself tiptoed Into
tho restaurant and whispered:
''Dick, my boy, tho bobbles aro deploy
ing round tho Strand entrance."
Richard, aluayn a man of quick decision,
arose at once, bowed to tho company, and
remarked with that nuavlty which wan
characteristic of him:
"Oentlcmen, I beg you to excuse me. I
have an engagement elsewhere."
Mr. Turpln then slipped out by the back
exit, where an hostler, truo and trusty,
awaited blm, holding the highwayman's
favorite mount, "Whlto VIng." The
night was pitch dark, but tho lamp of the
machlno throw forward an ever enlarging
cono of light, like ono of Uiomi advancing
dnvlcen then so popular In lindon.
"Is thero plenty of oil In tho lamp?"
"Yeuzer."
"The repair kit and all the tools ure In the
toolbag?"
"YeMW.",
"The machlno Is well oiled anil th tires
pumped tight 7"
"Yezier."
"Well, t hope, for your ake. that every
thing Is right, for if It la not, I shall
puncture you with, my pistol and deflate you
of life."
"YertPr."
Ulchard flung tho man a sovereign, be
cause, being a loyal man. he never dealt
in any coin under tho rank that designated
thn juler of tho realm. He mounted the
wheel, which was geared to 162, and
nwlftly disappeared Into the night. At the
flrt street corner a policeman was waiting
for him.
"Turn It up," shouted the officer, en
deavoring to perform for tho Intrepid cyclist
tha action so tersely expressed hv the
slang phrase ho had Just given utterance
to, but Dick, who had be-cii thero before,
deftly avoided him. and replied:
"If you aro referring to tho light. I
havo pleasure In Informing you that It
already compiles with all tho regulations."
The word had gone forth that ot nil haz
ards Dick Turpln was to be arrested that
night, so the policeman, bathed in attempt
ing to stop him. shrilly blew his whistle,
which had thn Immediate effect of causing
all the hansom car within hearing to con
centrate rapidly on the spot, an.l by the
time the harassod oltlcer hid disentangled
the traffic Dick was well on his way to the
Urrat North road.
Dut the shrill whistle had effect on others
than the cabbies. It was the signal to the
metropolitan brigade of mounted police
(cycle corps) and tweho uf the record
breakers wero bonding over handlebars in
not pursuit of tho fugitive. This
body of men were atrlde tho ielcbrate.1
Klondlko bikes ("worth their weight .n
gold," see advertisement) and the betting
was about even, although those lu the know
freely offered : to 1 on Dick.
Tho police rodo Clincher tlre, of course,
for clinching was their business, while Dick
preferred a Palmer, for ho had ever made
his living by the dropping of gold Into his
palm, although he preferrel a single tube
pistol when taking up a collection.
"I shall break tho record or ray neck,"
muttered Dick, as he sped through the
darkness. As ho glanced over his shoulder
at the foot of n hill he saw a dozen twink
ling lights coming over tho brow behind
him, like a. constellation. "I hope every
ono I meet will have a bright lamp and
keep to his own side of the road," and for
the first time In bis bold life a tremor of
fear thrilled the btalwart frame of tho
highwayman, who well know the prcdlles
tlon of the touring cyclist for racing down
nil, this was a mean trick to play on a
brother cyclist, for Dick was not without
that feeling of fraternity which all genuine
wheelmen possis. So, wishing to do as lie
would bo done by, the merciful man dis
mounted, snipped asunder a utrand of barbed
wire that lined ono side of the road, pulled j
out staples until a sufficient length of the
wire was set free, drew It taut across the1
thoroughfare and tied the loose end of tho
wire to a Htako on the opposite side of tho
highway.
Unmounting, he Journeyed on toward tho
north, animated with that comfoitlng sense 1
of satisfaction which comes to one who, at I
some trouble to himself, has placed Innocent
diversion In the monotonous pathway of a
follow traveler. We should not live for
ourselves alone.
Juit as a neighboring steeple struck the
hour of 1, Dick, glancing backward, saw the
one light suddenly disappear.
"How appropriate that was!" mused Dick.
"Tho hour and the man! Thank gosdness,
the telegraph has not yet beeu Invented, i
The road to York If, now clear, and I havo
nothing to attend to but tho making of .i
make a prolonged Interview of financial nd- j chine, tho very best In the market; tho "What did you pay for your meat excellent
vantage to him. I agent who sold It to mc himself assured me .wheel?"
"But at last bo came to a lonely heath of that." I "Thin stood me In at 21; at least that's
which the high road bisected in a straight "You should pay no attention to tho what ihe man from whom I took It said It
line, and about the center of It, with no , ridiculous statements of Interested partios. cost."
ono else In sight for miles, ho saw approach
Ing him a young woman on a dainty wheel.
Richard oprang off and planted hlmsolt
and his machine brjuarely acrofH the thor
oughfare.
There Is only one machine made In Kng- , "if i had that 21 you are taking care of
land, and that Is the renowned 'Whlto , f0r m, i would go at onoo and Inveat It In a
Wings,' made by a Coventry company (llm- 'White Wings.' "
Ited) of that name, formed, last season -Would you?" cried Dick with enthusiasm,
nigmy overcapitalized, Dy my respeciea tei- . for nlB wokp.n point was always his gal
The woman, thinking ho wished to peak low-worker. HIe. Alas, that I took to lantry nn( his next weakest his loyalty to
'UUT I .1 IMIT.UNiNC wl. .jMr: IX TlilJ i'U;&l'M: UP SOCIAL CON
VERSATION LET US NOT KOKGKT THE REALITIES QV LIKE."
a part of the thoroughfuro thu should i rec0r4 which will never bo forgotten. An-
bo kept eacred for thoie golns In a con-, ot,er good man gono!" ho added, n he sa.v
trary direction. i tj,at the lamp bohlnd him was not relit.
Over the top of tho next hill only eleven. Daylight found him going strong, far to
iMiia Kummi-ioi, aim.ii.j ,i, k nrrth: ho rtr,.i. thn r. kt nmvhnr tlo
stopped nt a wajlde Inn for breakfast,
with her, which, Indeed, was the case,
slipped from her perch to the gtound In
that charmingly casual way In which some
women dismount, seeming to suggest that ,
she merely happens off.
"You wish to Inquire the way. sir?" sho
asked In tonce of exquisite sweetness. j
"O, no, dear madam," replied Dick with
one of his most correct bows', learned from )
bis constant ntboclaflon with the arl.stor - 1
racy, whom he met Incidentally on their,
travels, "I am, If I may bo permitted to term
myself so, an Inspector of hlghwas. and all !
roads lead not "to Rome In my case but j
to profitable commerce. I must first nppol- j
oglzc to you for not appearing In proper I
costume, a defect which I shall at onco pro- I
ceed to remedy," saying which ho drew from 1
Ma pocket a neatly lilting black silk mask,
penetrated by two holes for the eyes, which
ho put over the upper part of his fate pass
ing the strings to the back of hlh head and
holding them there.
"Would you mind Just tying thte st lings-'
a woman makes such a neat knot, and they
are rather awkward for me to get at with
out a mirror."
"With pleasure," replied the girl. Mand
ing on tiptoe us she tied a dainty knot with
deft fingers. "I should think it mmh hand
ler to have the ends of the mask ,'onncctcl
with a bit of elastic, that you could slip
over your head."
"I havo often thought of It." assented
the young man. "but I am rather a stickler
fcr old-fashioned ways, and so I stick to th"
strings. I fear I nm Inclined to he con
servative: I mix so much with tho nobility,
you know."
"Am I wrong In surmising that you nro
a highwayman? Perhaps tho famous Mr.
Turpln. himself?"
"Quite right, madame; Dick Turpln, en
tirely at your service, at this moment ac
complishing his celebrated ride to York, nf
which you have doubtless read, who hopes,
by strict attention to business, to merit
a continuance of that custom which It will
always be his en lcavor to deserve. I'm
sorry I haven't a card with me, but I left
town unexpectedly, and, not to put too
fine a point upon It. ralbcr In a hurry."
"How delightful!"
Dick drew forth a huge pistol, and with
another low bow, said:
"Rut I am detaining you, madame. In
the pleasures of so.-lal conversation let us
not forget the realities of life. I must
trouble you for your watch and any rings
or other little trinkets that I can keep as a
memento of this most charming meeting."
"I am so torry." answered tho girl, "but
when I left home this morning I neglected
the road Instead of going Into the company
promoting business! Whcro I take a pound
h!n own make of wheel. "Then allow me to
havo the pleasure of handing back your
money."
"Thank you kindly," said the girl sweetly
a3 she put her nuroo In her pocket. Sh
sprang on her wheel and cried ever her
cii'oulder. "I think these are two policemen
p.pproachlng down the road; better not fol
low me, but do some scorching toward York."
Dick (-aw that he had already lost too
much time, yet he stood there hesitating,
wondering If after all he had not been be
fooled esmehow. It wis always thus with
the tender-hparted inpii- His honesty was
forever being taken advaut ige of by the un
scrupulous of Ihe opposite sex. He mount-id
his machine and flnlstwl his Journey to
York, a poorer man by 21 than he had been
at one point on tho Journey.
iiiikah o.v tiii; w.vrims.
NlilterlitK Xrsrro'M ltetiirn for the
Klnriltenft of n Vnril Iteteetlvp.
Lato on the night of tho biggest snow
storm In March last, relates tho New York
Sun, a young negro entered a downtown sta
tion house and with chattarlng tenth ap
proached tho desk and HHked the sergeant
for a night's lodging. The young man woro
no overcoat and his thin sack coat was sizes
too small for him and was unbuttoned. On
his feet wero n pair of white canvas shorn
such 03 lawn tennis players wear. A bluo
flannel yachting cap completed his outfit,
which was more suggestlvo of the Koashoro
In summer than New York City In a snow
storm. Tbci man behind the desk glared nt the
negro and then In a gruff tone said:
"Oo to tho city lodging bouse. We've no
room horo for bums."
he loots thousands; still, I have the proud' ,' ,,, ,u J"' v.. . . J
consciousness of being in the more honest ; " ". ' " .i I... u, . ' L . . i
"DICK, MY ROY. THE HORIIIES ARE DE
PLOYING 'ROUND THE STRAND ENTRANCE.
peated It over and over to himself as If com
mitting It to memory. When asked why u.
wanted the name he said:
"You'll hear from mo soon and I'll pay
back that loan, too."
Ueforo leaving ho told the ward detective
that his name was "Pete" Lewis and ho
worked on race tracks In the Bouth and
west, but had never been In New York bo
fore. The Incident had been forgotten by
the ward detcctlvo until one day last week
among tho letters that came to the station
house was one nddressed to tho detcctlvo
In a scrawling hand bearing a Washington
postmark. Wondering who It could be from
he opened It and read:
"Oct down for an X nt least on Thermos
and remember the snowstorm and Tcts'
Lewie."
"Thero was no signature, but Inclosed
wrapped In tissue paper was a new 25-cent
piece. Even then tho receiver of the queerly
worded epistle was nt a loss to know from
whom It was until In handing tho letter
around among tho men in the station houso
one of them, who often unblushlngly ad
mitted that ho sometimes lead tho news
paper accounts of racing, said that Ther
mos was the nnmo of a horse running at
the nennlng3 track near Washington. This
much of the strango loiter mado clear, tho
ward detcctlvo put on his thinking cap and
gradually the snowstorm, tho 25-ccnt piece,
"Peto" Lowis looking for a lodging nnd all
tho rest began to dawn upon him. All his
friends to whom he showed tho letter ad
vised him to watch tho papers until tho
horse was entered In a race and then back
htm for $10, as "Peto" Lewis had askod.
This ho finally decided to do, and on Tues
day last tho horse was entered. Tho ward
detective wan on duty that day, but a frlen'l
of his went over to Jersey City nnd played
1 Thcrrtos to win nt 10 to 1. Tho horso easily
fulfilled all that "Pete" Lowis had prom
ised by winning In a gallop. Tho ward de
tective learned (ho result of tho raco from
a ticker near tho station houso and was
probably no happier when his friend hnnded
him his winnings of f 100 than when hn
later received this telegram from "Pete:"
"Thermos was pretty good, but wait until
we pull off the next. I'll send you word."
line of trade. After all, a clear conscience
Is worth something."
"Is that a 'White Wings' you ure tid
ing?" "It Is, madame, and to Its perfection 1
owe tho pleasure of this privileged Inter
view. Last night I nutrodo twelve Klon
dlkcs." "I should have thought you would have
gone in for a chainlet safety," murmured
the girl, dreamily.
"What!" roared Dick, forgetting for the
time that he stood In the presence of a lady,
nnd for a moment losing his temper, "I
thought you were a young person of somo
sonse, even If you did ride a 'Sweet Violet.'
but such Hn Inconsiderate remark Bhowe "
"I nm afraid, sir, you do not quite corn-
rear; then but ten were visiuie. men umc
then eight.
"I know those cops couldn't sianj tb it
pace," mutterttl Turpln; 'it rcmluds ono of
the rhyme of the 'Nine little, eight Utile,
seven little Injuns,' " and he began to trill
merrllly the refrain, experiencing that
exalted exhll.iratlon which, a true cyclist
feels v. hen ho is astrldo a perfect slloit
wheel spinning through the puro air of a
uperh peaceful country. Since midnight ouly oae
light follownl him. but that hung on with
great persistence. Ulck for a moment
thought of putting out his own lamp, wait
ing for his lone pursuer and pistoling him
knowing It was u good hostelry, for tho Iron
cfllgy of tho threo-wlngcd wheel of the
Cyclists' touring club was over the door.
"Are you a member cf the C. T. C?"
naked the landlord.
"I am a member of no organisation," re
plied the tiuthful KlJhsrd, "for I liao
Just been resigning all night from the C. A.
T. C. II."
After a good bicakfnst he proceeded mer
rily on his nay, meeting many truvcle-s,
who savo hint a cheerful "good mcrnlng,"
but wlih none of them did he stop to con
st he went by, but he reflected that, after , verse, for the highway was too thronged to
i prehend me. If you aro caught you will he
to bring with mo cither watch or rings. hung In chains, therefore I should suppose
uiio ia bo apt. m orrah a watcn If one lias.tn.tl ynu would prefer the safety of a chain
a ran, and rings aro liable to be lost."
"They nro Indeed, mndamc, when I am
on the rrad. Tcrhaps you hnvo a purso?
1 i-hall be linppy to relieve you of the care
which it caubes you."
After a good deal of searching about tho
folds of her dress tho young woman at
Its llfo to tho ignomy of a death In chains!
"O, hn, ha! ' laughed Dick. "I didn't seo
that. Very good, Indeed. I must rememher
stove stretched out his benumbed hands and
stood warming them a momonL This caused
the sergeant to yell:
"Come; get a move on. Ynu can't lounge
In here."
Tho negro again started for the door, but
pauscil with his hand on the knob and asked
-where the city lodging house was, saying
ho was a stranger In town."
"O, It's a little ways uptown. I guetn
you'll find It," snarled the sergeant. The
young man was about to pa?a out Into thn
storm when one of the men of tho proclnct
who Is afslgned to special duty nnd is
known as a ward detcctlvo stepped forward
nnd said:
"Here, young fellow, Is your car fare.
You'll find tho city lodging house at Twetity
thlrd street nnd First avenue."
Tho sergeant again luserled his authority
by shouting'
"Why don't ynu let him go on about his
bus'nros? Phut that door."
The ward detective pulled the negro away
that Joke and tell It to the boj In tho club." ! from the door and said
It la a perfectly lovely machine, that "Just one minute, Sarge, I want to direct
'White Wings' of yours." the lady continued, him how to get thero."
ffttrinllni' HIMr'a ri o n n n-ltk n.n..nln i i .!.
r.J h eB.rtml J.ron' ili0'' attorn I. .! holdiom(. men being pretty soft and went on
w ihi Vi-t, ,u at arms icngin tnat sno might the bettor writing. The young man held a hrlght.
' ...Hoi , ,,, ,,ri uiil- smuing quaiicr ni a nonar in nis nanu and
for myself If they weren't m dear." thanked the ward detective again and again
"Oh, tho tltfi! cost nf an article is nothing until the latter said:
V ""-'"""' " 11 vumaiimi a inou-iwneii yon get just what you want, f tho "Well, I guets you're all rlaht now o tn
nnd. The bicycle you lido l will leave ,10co are ever after you, you will not regret nbeid "
Wl,h y0U' a! 1 "nl,Ii "I'. be t" m tbi. the Initial expenditure." I Tho nezro nnallv started for th. rfn.r w
II In Heart 'loiii'lidl,
Chicago Tlmcs-llernld: "I don't seo how
you, a big, able-bodied man. can have thn
nerve to stand hero and ask mo to help you,
when last Sunday's paper contained over
fiOO 'wanted malo help advcrtlfeomenls. Why
don't you go and earn your living?"
"Ah, that's the way I havo always been
misjudged! I never get credit for my nobl
motives. I am big and strong, as ou tay.
and probably If I applied for one of theso
Jobs I would be hired right away. Rut I
havo no family to support. Think of tho
hundreds of men who hnve wives and
children to take care of. Would I be doing
right to take a placo oway from even ono
of these'' No! You might do so. You well-to-do
people aro so selflch. You care nnt
for your less fortunate brothers. It Is all
fclf, self, with you. Rut I have love for my
follow man In my heart. I havo n song for
the oppressed In my soul:
"What gulfs between lilmand thescrHPb'm'
Stlftvr, of the wheel nf Inhnr. what in l.lnt
I Are Plato and the swing of I'le!nd-K?
"Ah, heart, heart, he still within me1"
Then ns ho pasrei nut ho chalked upon tho
gate post tho cabalistic sign that stands for
"No good."
"It contains .121."
"I accept It with as much gratitude, he
llevn me, ma ln.ti. as If It contained a thou-
p'ssesiion of such a machlno at any price."
"Sir!" she cried, and for tho first time young lady
during their colloquy there was a trace of , "that I have no followets among the force."
indignation in her voice. "I would hae i "I with 1 tould ay aa muib," baid Turpin
you know that this 1b a 'Sweet Violet' ma- bitterly.
I would have you know," replied the . turned back and a smllo appeared on' the
drawing nerseit up proudly, faCe nf the ward detective as he asked:
"What Is it now?"
"Say. boss, would you tell me your name?"
The name was given and the negro re-
'I'lie llcut llonioil.v for WIiiioiImk Cnuuli
"LaHt February our two-year-old biby had
a had case of whooping cough," sajs I). F
lllhb of Oak Hill, W. Va , "und we found
that Chamberlain' Cough Remedy did it
moro g"od than anything else." This rem
edy keeps tho cough loose and makes tho
fits of roughing Icmi freqilont and le.?s m
vere. It has been tued In many epidemics
of this dlsrosn nnd always with perfect hik -ces.
There Is no danger In giving It to
j children, for It contains no injurious sub
stance. It Is pleasant to take, too.
