Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-11

comfort me aItoRetner. Inere are ele-
vator boys who can be walked into the
dust, but | am not one OF them. Mr..
Hopewell had humlliated me. and
wanted to get even. 1t wasn't over
four or five days before woman came
in and asked for his office. She spoke
In such n way that knew she was his
wife. She was n monstrous fat wom-
an, with hands like hams and n snub
nose, and there was look In her eyes
that told me her jealousy could easily
be aroused.
ITS awful about these men," | said
rs we went slowly up.
what men do you meanT she asked
at once.
Certain men In this building ma'am.
way they lirt with the typewriter girls
Is something awful. If / hadn't prom
ised not to say anything, ! could tell
you
BOY, what could you tellp' she de-
mandcd as she laid n hand on my
shoulder and began to breathe hard.
81 dasn't say, ma'am."
"Is 1t about my husband2 If | catch
him flirting, he'll think house fell on
him! is he one OF the men who are
cutting upT
| was silent and after n minute she
handed me quarter and said she
wanted to see me again. When she
came down, she was with her husband,
and both looked mad. As she left the
elevator she sort of wlnked Mt me, and
l knew she'd be back next day. Next
morning | bought n bouquet for 30
cents and sent 1t In to the stcnographer
In room No. 80, and two hours later the
fat woman came waddlng In. saw
suspicion In her eye while she was
yet 20 feet away and ms she got into
the elevator she handed me II dOllal
bill and said:
NOW, bub, | want to know about
these men. Do they smile at the type
writer's as they ride up and DOWN.
"They do, ma'am."
"And they talk with 'emT
"Yes; they whisper behind my back"
80 they whisper, do theyr Nice
state Of afralrsl And do they go out
10 lunch togetherT
Every day, ma'am."
"They do, ch? ! suspected as much.
Now, boy, want the truth from you.
You must know my husband by slghtp
"Ycs'm."
and * he one of the nlrtcrsf"
was silent.
$50 he's flirting with the typewrit-
crs, is her, she said as her breath came
honrsely. "Ue never wants me to
come down md lunch with him. and
the reason is because he's taking some
one else out. Boy, your silence tells
me / am rlghtw
81 don't want TO get anybody Into
trouble" replied, but II / was mar
ricd man | wouldn't send bouquets TO
room No. 52 One went there this
morning"
"Ahl Got TO sending bouquets, has
hcl / haven't had 2 shllllngs' worth
OF flowers In the last Ave years, but
he can send bouquets to typcwritersl
Well, won see about It. Room 81, eh2
Land me nt that floor"
but you won't give me away,
ma'1mT ! asked.
cor course not. You've done me n
great favor, ana I'm much obliged to
you and won't bring you Into IL. |
think / have little surprise on hand
for james uopewcll!'
She also had one for somebody else.
She walked into room ~, ana the bou-
quct was on II table ana the stcnog-
raphcr was at work. The bouquet
went sailing across the room from n
blow Of the fat wOman's pnrasol. 0nd
then she stood before the surprised
stcnogrnphcr ana told her what wns
what The row lasted ten minutes,
and they had 10 threaten her with the
police before she would go out Sho
went from ~ 10 ~, aud whnt happened
there no one could tell. The brick man
happened TO bo alone and his wife
locked the door on him and sailed In.
When she came out she went down the
other elevator, and the boy said her
hair was down. her hat broken mud
her shirt whist torn In three er four
plnccs An hour later Mr. IIppcwcll
asked If / wouldn't please be so kind