The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

with him with intentional! col,lnc~~ and
had not asked him to call again. And
she was the one girl in all the world
whose good opinion he valued most.
What would she think of him now?
Fourth tloor,' he said. and he stopped
the car with beautiful exactness.
"Ihlrteen11h, please: said Miss Mary,
that conveyed the impression that he
must have misunderstood her.
'Sorry.' said George, without looking
round. but it's against the rules TO run
the elevator any higher than the roof
The twelfth will do said Miss Mary,
Then she sweetly added, But l fear l
vii! have to report you for lack Of will
nSness to oblige your patrons.'
Il must call your attention. ma am"
said George. ''to the fact that patrons
are requested not to converse with the
elevator boy while on duty. 1t distracts
his attention. Twelfth iioor.'
"Going down. please" announced Miss
Mary. Then she gently murmured. Il
don't suppose there is any rule against a
patron talking TO herself, is there's He
did not answer. Il wonder why he is
running an elevator?' she softly solilo-
quized. Il suppose it's because of IL bet
he certainly runs it very we'll. I've no
doubt he could do many things very wei!
it he tried. He needs an honest friend to
tell him So
She paused, but George did not look
round
"Ground floor all OUT he said and
reached across as he pushed back the
iron door.
Miss Mary sat STILL
And just then a boy ran in from the
sidewalk. His face was glowing. his
breath was short.
"Oh. Mr.. Garvin"' he cried. did you
have any trouble, and will | lose my
joh:'
Not q bit of trouble replied George.
AZ he stepped from the car, land Your
job is Safe''
oh, thank YOU. Mr.. Garvin." cried the
grateful boy. Il found father very soon
an just in time to save him from tn
patrol. An mother sends you her bless
in. sir
THANK you,' said George. "Your car
is waiting.'
1T was awfully cheeky of me to let a
ished the boy; Il didn't think what I
was dom until afterwards, sir
That will do, JAMIE" said George.
and turned from him.
And then a vision. in white suddenly
confronted him in the doorway Of tho
"George," said Miss Mary Armstrong.
It was the first time she had called him
by his first name, old friend that he was,
if she had added DEAR
He looked around at her, his face
flushing, and lifted his hat.
"George,' she said as she stepped
toward him, ''come down to ask papa to
90 with me to luncheon-but I'd rather
go with you. Will you take me?'
He bent forward quickly and whispered
hat ,~h4 h. ,:o1~
her cheeks.
'Going up?" called Master Jamie, as
he clicked the iron gate.
But they did not heed him.-Cleveland
Leader.
"Out Of the Mouths Of Babes
It was during the silver and gold cam
paign of 1896 that an Indiana congress
man came home from tour Of speech
making for Mr.. Mckinley, says Success.
He was glad to get home to his vine-clad
cottage; glad to get away from the never
ending discussion of the coinage of silver
at the ratio Of 1G to /. He wanted to be
free from the hated question, for week
at least.
His 5-year-old girl, winsome and in
telligent miss, ran to meet him: leaving
her playmate at the gate. This playmate
was the 4-year-old daughter of a Demo-
cratic neighbor, all active politician
named Schultz.
"Oh. papa,'' said the congressman's
daughter, clasping his neck, Il have
something dreadful to tell you!'
why, what is it, my dear?' he re-
piled. tenderly patting her head. You
haven't hurt yourself, have your
"Oh, no; it's worse than that
YOU'RE mammals all right, amt she?'
eyes, yes; but this is something awful;
I hate to tell yoU.''
But you must tell me, or l shall be
frightened. There, there, don't cry; tell
| me the worst at once
The little one dried her eyes, and, bend
Babe Schultz is for silver"'