The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-29

"Well, not exactly" she replied,
with q misChevious smile; "'but may.
| have not given him his answer yet.
| shall tomorrow"
This, then, was what she meant
when she spoke those two words to
Rockminster. BourChier' $ face turned
red with anger.
"Rosalie," he said hotly, "you are q
heartless coquette! have done with
you forever"
II am indeed sorry you should think
so badly of me, Major B%ourchier.
But" she added, with the lightest
touch of sarcasm, "that is no reason
why YOU should keep mt a prisoner
to tell me so. The elevator is at a
standstill."
1t was true. In his eagerness Bour'
CHER had dropped the rope, and the
elevator was stationary.
81 won't keep you a prisoner q
moment longer than l can help, Mrs.
Ormskirk," he said, jumping up. He
pulled the rope vigorously, but the
elevator did not move.
Don't you understand the mech
anism?" cried Resale, in sudden
alarm.
Yes, ofcourse, he reforted, a trihe
irritably; "but-but there seems some
thing wrong with it."
Mrs. Ormskirk sprang to her feet
with q little scream of terror.
ooh, Major BourChier we shall be
killed, | know we shall. There is some
thing wrong with the elevator! We
may be dashed to pieces-the thing
may fall-or-Or something. Oh,
what will become of u.s." she went on,
bursting into tears. "Can't-Can't
you save me, Vincent?"
She chung to him IN her terror.
Don't be frightened, dearest" he
said, trying to speak cheerfully; lit
may not be so serious as you think.
Do you know if this is an hydraulic
elevator? If so, the stoppage may be
caused by the failure of the water"
II don't KNOW don't know what
an hydraulic elevator is" moaned
Rosalie, sobbing. "Such a thing has
never happened before. Oh, Vincent,
can't-can't you save me?"
"Would to Heaven l could! l would
die for you, gladly"
II don't know about dying for me-"
she sobbed out, 'but-but there seems
a very good chance of yourdying with
me-"
Bourchier smiled.
81 don't thinkth things are quiteso bad
as that, Rosalie."
"How do you know? Why, any
minute we may be dashed to pieces! l
have heard of such things"
His arm was still around her waist;
in her terror she did not seem to no
tice tat least she made no attempt
to withdraw herself from his embrace.
Life seems all the more enhancing
now, of course" he ventured to say,
trying not to speak bitterly. "You
were always ambitious, Rosalie, and
as Mrs. Rockminster-"
"Who told you / was going to be
Mrs. Rockminster?" she retorted with
spirit. "If you are going to take ad-
vantage OF the position TOTO bully
me
my darling, such an idea never
crossed my brain, / love you far too
we'll" interrupted Bourchier, with his
lips close to her pretty ear. The temp
tation was irresistible. He kissed her
velvet cheek once, twice, and then, as
she did not attempt to move, herfresh
rosy lips. "Rosalie, do youlove me?"
She was silent save fora slight catch.
ing of her breath, that might have
been either a sigh or a sob.
"You will not marry Rockminster,
will you? You will marry me-" he
went on passionately. "No one loves
you as l do, Rosalie. Think of it, ]
have loved you for ten long years"
"Is that true?" she whispered in hel
most musical tones.
II swear it. Will you marry me
Rosalie?"
Eff we ever get out OF the eleva,
tor-I-may."
1.-THE e~levatorl l love the elevatorl'
cried Bourchier, enthusiastically
"why but for it."
az might have married Mr.. Rock
Minister she said with an odd little
laugh. "You told me / was ambi
tiousln
poor Rockminsterl and happy
mel" laughed Bourchier.
"In the meantime, sir, I insist or
being let out of this elevator al
once; ! object to be kept hanging be.
tween earth and heaven like Moham.
med-or his cofin-I forget which it
was"
Bourchier, of course, retorted that,
far from thinking himself in such 8
position, he considered the elevator
was his heaven, and that for his par