Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

then when he had taken her up on the
highest pile, she shouted down for
grandpa to look up and see her most
Up to heaven" he waved ais hand back
to her, and one of the ladies looked arx-
ious; but ''I've found the boy really
very careful" he treasured her.
Eddie heard him and flushed at the
words Then he Strengthened himself
up, and carefully, oh, carefully,
helped the child down. He would
show them that he was to be trusted.
All over the building they went, from
one floor to another, even to the base
ment, where the child could hardly be
drawn away from the engine, whose
shining piston and revolving balls fasci-
mated her. Finally they all returned to
the office; all but the child She begged
to ride on the 'vator, grandpa,
Please and grandpa had consented.
.'You have yet an hour 70 wait. Jen-
ME-" he had said to one of the ladies';
'tand you might as well let the child
amuse herself
So Eddie and she returned 20 the ele-
up, though the loads were light ones, so
that the elevator should not be
crowded.
Every once in awhile those in the
office could hear the child's happy
laugh; and once she danced in, her eyes
shining. her checks aglow, and her hair
hecked with bits of Gotten.
Its just eleganti' she said; then
was away again before they could an
swer.
''The train starts at $780, Mr.
Wetherbee was saying.
A sharp scream interrupted him-the
sound of something heavy faliing-a
dull thud. the rush of many feet, and a
cloud of dust from the elevator well.
1.-THE elevator!" gasped Mr.. Wether-
bee. His face was white, and great
drops stood on his brow.
1T broke, and fell to the cellar" a
man said, running up.
There was a fhrong about the gate
way, but they made way for the white
haired old man as he tottered toward it.
Strong hands held him as he thrust his
head into the well and looked down.
The air was still thick with dust.
Can you see them?' some one que
ried.
There was an awful silence; then it
was broken By sobs from the Office
then a child's cry.
upstairs"
A rush for the stairway, the old man
in the lead. The cries were nearer.
Two dights up Mr.. Wetherbee turned
to the left; then he stopped The rest
fell back. A broken bale of cotton lay
scattered on the floor next to the eie-
vator well. In the midst of it stood the
child. Beside her, in a heap, lay Ed
ole. One leg was doubled and twisted
under him; blood was trickling from a
cut on his forehead; he was motionless.
Something cracked the child ex-
planned. when kind hands had made
the boy more comfortable, and the am
buiance had been sent for. ''Some-
thing cracked awful and then shook.
and knocked me right off the bale I
was sitting on; and Eddie caught me
pig-a-back. Guick's he could, and
jumped right out when we was coming
by. And he tumbled down just like
this, and hasn't moved bit since; and
I've spoke 70 him lots. L didn't get
hurt. cause I was on top, you see; and
cried hard soon's I thought of it. But
it just seemed as if nobody wouldn't
come ever. But you did, didn't you
grandpa?'' and she patted the kind
face held close to her own.
There was a stir as the emergency
man came in and transferred Eddie to
the stretcher.
''Some bones broken. badly shaken,
but nothing worse, L think" was the
doctors verdict.
just as they arose to bear him away,
he moved slightly, and his eyelids slow
ly raised
"I tried to he careful he said.-N. Y
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