Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-10

Hello, below there came the muf-
fed voice. Mr.. Grigsby.''
Yes cried Jim. What is it?'
our best to make you safe. 1t may take
some time. Perhaps it would be better tC
keep as quiet as possible. Somebody will
be here on guard. If you want anything
call out
Il understand said Jim. "When you
are ready to take us out have carriage
for the lady and an ambulance and
stretcher for the boy"
For Miss Merriam shrilled a boy
voice. Something attached to a string
bobbed in front of the cage. Jim drew il
in. 1t was little bunch of flowers. He
handed it to the girl
THAT was Joe's voice." she said. Joe
as Jim remembered, was the lame boy.
Then Jim lowered his six feet of stat
ure to the floor beside the girl and sat ST
her feet.
I'VE might as we'll make ourselves
in for quite a siege of it."
\ dull clang! clang! from distant
gong reached them in the silence.
ment," said Jim Grigsby. I'VE are evi
IDENTIFY creating quite sensation"
Il don't like that" said the girl.
1T will all be an old story in day or
two" he laughed.
How can you laugh?" she said
''Why not? ~ he asked. Its all [ can
do. If there was anything else [ would
MT be lounging here. / wish | could
make you more comfortable. I'm afraid
thoughtless, but it's all the fault of my
early experiences. I've gone through
something like this before. | was once
locked up in mine for six hungry days
Do you mind having me talkT
I'm glad to hear you she said, sim
ply.
Before he could speak again the ele-
vatOr swayed a little, setsled slightly,
caught again, there was Il hoarse shout
from both above and below, and then all
was still again. At the first movement
she had caught at his hand with her
trembling fingers. He took them in his
firm clasp, and did not let them go.
You are cold" he quietly said and
fell to chatting her hands softly. Then,
as if there had been no interruption. he
went on to tell her the story of the mine
and from that he went on to other adyen-
lures, and finally, drifting back. told her
Of his early life, of the mother he had
lost when a boy, of his struggle for bread
in the rugged Western country. Then
he told how step by step he had climbed
upward to independence. He talked OF
himself freely. OF. his hopes. his ambi-
tons. of his long-deferred plans for hap
piness. Then he suddenly stopped short.
ing you. And, see here, you mustn't let
yourself get cramped."
Thank you. I'm quite comfortable"
she replied. ''How long have we been
here?'
He held his watch to the dim light.
by George he cried. cts three hours
and ten minutes! What talker [ ann
Il don't know what l should have done
if it hadn't been for YOU she said.
''Hullo, below there"' came the muf-
fed voice from. above.
"HullO. answered Jim.
eve have rugged a temporary cable
and some graphing lines and are going
to let you down. Don't be alarmed"
$50 ahead said Jim.
There was 4 creaking of blocks and
many hoarSe orders and somebody was
lowered to the roof of the car. The car
descent.
"Tete-a-tete is over said Jim
The gate was pushed back and Jim
stepped out. There were policemen and
fremen and ambulance men. and back of
them many people waiting in the lobby.
and muffied cheer arose as they stepped
out.
Clear the way to the ambulance. "
said Jim sharply to the police sergeant,
and the stretcher men and the surgeon
fell in behind him as he stalked to the
street. He was a SOrry-lOOklng fellow.
as he gently laid the lad on the mat
tress and stepped aside the great crowd
that had been patiently waiting in the
street for the rescue gave him rousng
cheer. He hurried back into the lobby,
but Jane had been spirited away.
1t was just a week later that Lame
Joe beckoned to the elevator starter.
Hear about Miss Merriam?" he CON
fidentially asked
No said the starter. Moving out,
amt she?"
Yep said Joe. 'Goin' to marry that
Mr.. Grigsby. Coin to live out West,
too. He's got mines out there to burn.
Says he'll look around and see if there
amt some kind o chance for me, too"
That's good" said the starter with a
laugh. Guess that match must have
been made in the elevator"
No" said Joe. THAT amt so. l
thought it was, but it amt. You know
she an, me is pretty good friends, an l
says, Guess Mr.. Gri&sDy must have axed
you to marry him in the elevator?' She
laughed. No she says, he didn't But
he loved you then? 1 says. An she