New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
AN ARTISTIC REVENGE.
HOW THE ELEVATOR BOY MADE L1F1
MISERABLE FOR THE STOUT
STENOGRAPHER
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record
The elevator boy was q genius, although nothing
Of the kind had ever been charged up against him
When the fat-that is to say stout for 0ny s men
aHa e benx ava lab he
stout stenographer on the ninth floor repulsed thc
know that she laying mine for the destruction
Of her peace Of mind II not OF herself The elevator
boy brooded upon the Stumbling he had received ana
resolved that he should be gloriously revenged
But how? the cheap novels say: A.. 49,. -,
The elevator boy did not know at hrst out tns
next time the stout stenographer entered his car 70
ride to the ninth floor an inspiration came to him
At noon Of the same day The elevator boz.
ing. found the stout senographer waiting at no
ninth min, floor to go down and get her cup OF coffee
Nine down. piped the stout stenographer. The
ft stopped and with great dignity and Poienes:
stenographer entered. The moment her foot pressed
the floor Of the cage the elevator sank two nchea
glance or smile and the downward journey was
resumed. The three men who were in the dropping
preston on their faces When their eyes took in
fed look came into their oountenances They under
stood why the elevator had dropped two niche:
rich. auiumnal red and looked daggers sabeEs
said no Word"orher than Main aoor~a oGt"
After the luncheon hour the stout stenographer
more. She had forgotten the incident of the two
inches. Going up!' cried the elevator boy. and
Four men and md two women we're inside The boy
again with prince.y poieness. held the door open
vator promptly dropped two inches The four
men, aroused from afterluncheon reflections by the
sudden urch. looked about inquiringly. They saw
the stout stenOg pher and smiled. The two women
smiled with smiles Of even greater dimensions and
duration. The boy was hewn monument Of Inn
perturbab'e dignity. The stout stenographer glared
about her. She half suspected. but could not b
certain.
In the evening it the same way. When the
stout stenographer entered the elevator to ride
down TO the street she gave It q twO-nch start
the way. The other inmates looked at her rather
sympat heucaly, and she knew that they were
now managed
the hot weather but nobody spoke. The boy was .
pillar OF ICY calm
1t was in this fashion that things continued for
and Sip into the lift when his attention was at
tracted other things-the cigar stand for in
stance-but all ouch endeaVors were unayang.
,rI ina fatal drop Of two inches always manifesteS
and the Ia OF the town. once she resolved -
walk up the nine flights Of stairs rather than sub
NIT herself TO the ignomny OF that elevator, but By
ened and perspirng. she rang the bell for the MT
He will not expect TO catch me on this floor. she
said. But ne did. She stepped inside The elevator
dropped An Inbred man, who pretended to seu
wire fencing On the eleventh floor sntckered The
stout stem Dgl pher turned upon him. but seeing the
quiet, solemn face of the elevator boy she remem-
bered In time tina, she perfect lady.
on the sixth day the stout stenographer capt.
ulated She caused this advertisement to be IN
serted In a newspaper.
4 w rapher wages much consideration .
position With firm dong business the ground floor.
The next day she went forever Of the tan
building. The boy found the advertisement in the
paper and pasted 1t UP IN his cage. where he could
it all day long.
Such Is adequate. beautiful. glorious revenge
when undertaken by an artist.