Posted May 30, 1997
A Candidate for initiation was to be picked up and driven to the Lodge, but before this could happen the car broke down. As no great distance was involved he decided to make the trip on his bicycle.
Just as he reached the top of the hill near the Lodge, his chain broke. As the Lodge was very near the bottom of the other side, and all he needed was a quick hit on the backpedal brake, he repaired the chain with a cord he had in his pocket and free wheeled the bicycle down to the Lodge.
Later that evening in reply to questions at dinner, he explained how proud he was to be a Freemason, and how puzzled he was by the Master.
You see, he had told no one about his travel adventure and could not figure out, how the Master knew that he had come on his own free wheel and a cord.