The citizen., 1896-12-11
By HARRIET c. COX.

There was no prouder boy in the
a. If Boston than Eddie Markham.
y. y. . whole week he had been in
%srra of the elevator, and that to Ed
ggs mind was almost as important
ashton as chief of the fire depart
I.rt an office tbat he considered far
Iad Of all others, even the governor
nOf the stare.
bhsure. the elevator was used only
>, nrv the big bales of cotton
nj rBat other merchandise needed
t7rmrting fri the big wholesale house,
nd # was at best a rough, clumsy
,sar moving Iowly and with jerks.
n ten, ID vas an elevator, and
t5s covered a multitude of shortcom-
iS
To be able 10 feel that he, Eddie
Markham. had t IN his power to move
be elevator lip DR. down, to assist the
men load and unload it, was the keen
st satisfaction
0tcoursc it wasn't as ornamental as
wearing ras~-Duttoned uniform and
managing one Of the swift-moving cush-
oed affairs in the big dry goods
aores; but it was really of great i'm
prtance, Eddie argued.
lie looked back with scorn at the
work he had previously done-errands
o. all kinds-taaugh he had liked the
mailing of thelcttocs; there were always
many Of them; and this showed con-
dlsively that the firm was busy one;
tihe had been proud to stand at the
Eg box Oh the busiest corner of the
T1aale district and drop them in,
n'htter at time, till the big pile had
@sled. Hut that was before he had
hen elevated = as Bascome said.
hscom WAS fond of making puns,
nd he and eddie had had great fun
NT this one, and had tried it on near
" every one I'm the big building, the
NO members Of the firm excepted, of
0uSethough Eddie was meditating on
fpng it on the senior partner, for, as
Dc said to Ras'ome: "Ie's got a lot o
lF in him, Nr Netherbee has; you
sn see i in the twinkle of his eye, and
4 amt near So stuck-up as Knowlton
! Why th" very way he calls Eddie,
Adliterent; and he smiles and says
aank you; but Knowlton don't seem to
Slow you've done the errand, if you
iaVe' # you haven't he knows it
mighty Well"
EDDIE evidently spoke from expert
'nee' Eddie was thinking of this now.
s ne threw out the last bundle, and
'sted on another trip down.
Mr. Wetherbec had been unusually
,Hilhg that morning, and had worn
y MS onttonLole a deep red carnation;
,uu !, 'le Office had received an extra
'slng Something must be up.
!, BOSS wants YOU" voice suddenly
'auu!ea down the elevator we'll
Laole gave he rope pull. Involun-
~N'E MS hand went to his hair. and he
i 'Oaaered if that last scrapple with the
|. a'''or had disarranged it. A pull at
- - necktie and a hasty slap at his
1oaSels -, which showed signs of recent
pu'ac' ~. with he dusty floor. and the
'T,''or y, STOPPED at the Office floor.
n,I., tue TWO partners were standing just
w. +'' ue the office talking with some
,l''s' " A little girl hung on Mr.. Weth-
r0ee's hand.
-, we want to go over the building.
tI! fpie, ne remarked, pleasantly; "and
- ,.''nH Wen go up in the elevator. You
u. u elean It bit, l suppose?" as his
=, ~ LOOK IN the litter on the floor.
- was the work of a moment to
W .he paper and bits of cotton and
-" from the elevator. and to start It
:. ~ lhey went to the very top. and
: ~ 'he roof, which commanded q
''eW OF the harbor, on the one
:, ~ ana OF the busy city on the other.
zen i. they examined the big bales of
w. s.''' ula the child asked numberless
,--' -'o''S' as To where it grew and how
s'e"' and how it ever got to be
99S' etc, until. finally. Mr.. Wether-
pu. her into Eddie's care, with the
une''on not 10 kill himself trying to
'gp NJ Her e tons if he didn't want
T., inen BE- devoted himself to the
I l-DoLe found his task a very pleas
~; "e ut first the child had looked
+, ,,n a ravely, then, as if satisfied. had
+ Yu' her tiny hands and asked to be
Wv p on the big bales.
~, way M" she entreated. And
INV. i mhen he had taken her up on the
snd ' pile she shouted down for
10 pa 10 look up and see her most
bo, heaven; :; he waved his hand back
IS. L anu one of the ladies looked anx-
y o Du' I've found the boy really
Sdd; 'eiui' he treasured her.
nd heard him and flushed at the
90 linen he Strengthened himself
ma "u carefully, oh, so carefully,
W - 'ne child down. He would
In o ,uein that he was to be trusted.
! aoo,, er the building they went. from
nj =, 70 another, even to the base