Ralph Henry Barbour

Name: The Bicycle That Won Out
Author: Ralph Henry Barbour

The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

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“The Bicycle That Won Out”, published in 1920, is a work by Ralph Henry Barbour. It explores elements such as Barry, bicycle and Plury.

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ Loganport's about three miles, Norris. You might—er—see what sort of a record you can make!"
Barry scrambled back to the road, mounted, and was off. How he wished then for Tod's Purple Comet! But there was no thought now of holding Plury back. He pedaled hard for a minute and then swung his feet clear. The grade did the rest. Barry silently prayed that the bicycle would hold together and that the old worn tires would stand the test. Faster and faster sped the wheel. Trees and fences and rocks flew past like things in a dream. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ Some of them went in swimming, and Len scraped most of the skin off one leg on a sunken log, and every one had a dandy time. Barry, who had propelled E Pluribus Unum fourteen miles, spent most of the time on his back, wondering what it would be like to ride such a bicycle as Tod's Purple Comet and ruefully reflecting that the return journey, by way of Plympton and Loganport, would be a good twenty-two miles long. Now and then he felt inquiringly of his back or kneaded the muscles of his legs. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ Boys with red hair and blue eyes always are cheerful. Nevertheless, when Joe had turned aside into Maple Street, Barry confessed to himself that the prospect of becoming an active member of the Parkville Bicycle Club was n't very bright. He had never owned a bicycle, although he had long since learned to ride those of his friends, and he knew very well that his father was n't in a position to buy him one, even a second-hand one. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ Something's sitting across my back. Would you mind going on to Loganport and sending some one out here to lift this thing off me? Better go to Browning's Garage, I guess. They 'll have jacks there. Who are you, by the way? Are you in a car?"
"I'm Barry Norris, Mr. Stanwood, and I'm on a bicycle."
"Oh, John Norris's boy? Well, you might get busy with that bicycle, if you don't mind. I fancy I'm all right so far, barring a rib or two, but I have a hunch that this pesky thing is settling. You might ask them to hustle along, eh?" ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ Barry's name for it was E Pluribus Unum, but he called it Plury for short. To scoffers he pointed out that some good automobiles were "assembled," and asked why an "assembled" bicycle should n't be just as satisfactory. Secretly, the scoffers thought him very clever, and Sumner Story tentatively considered trading his own Crimson Rambler for E Pluribus Unum.
Around town, that Saturday morning, Barry's wheel performed very creditably. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ A quarter of an hour later the sound of metal tapping on metal guided Joe Sterry to the woodshed. "Hello, Barry!" he greeted. "How's The Junk-pile getting along?"
"Pretty well," answered Barry, pausing to wipe the perspiration from his brow. "Guess I 'll have it 'most done to-night."
Joe observed it dubiously. "Seems to me you need a lot of things yet," he said. "Jerry Myers says he knows a fellow over in Loganport who's got a wheel he 'll sell cheap."
"What does he call cheap?" asked Barry. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ The Parkville Bicycle Club came into being between four and five o'clock one early June afternoon, partly around the horseblock in front of Ernest Paskert's house and partly in the loft of Tod Manley's stable. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ It was n't awfully speedy, nor exactly smooth-running, and it was a trifle noisy, but at a little distance it was quite gorgeous and impressive. Not until the club had gone some four or five miles into the country along the Sandy River road did Plury show a weakness. ”

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Ralph Henry Barbour, The Bicycle That Won Out (1920)

“ The longest-living author of this work died in 1944, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 79 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. ”

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