Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-29

ward journey The agent stared at him.
"How's this?" he asked where's the
boy"
Cant say, I'm sure replied George
with much calmness He was called
away by a sudden domestic affection.
Going up?'
The agent stepped into the car and the
iron door clicked behind him. He was
a short man and quite stout, and he had
a red face. His face grew redder as he
stared at George.
See here he said ''this won't do.
You are Mr.. Garyin, aren't you?'
''Twelfth floor, said George: AL out. y
He looked hard at the pompous little
agent. ''Going down." he asked, and
pulled the descending rope.
Mr. Garvin.' said the agent. ''you
ought to understand that we can't have
our employees interfered with in this
manner You are evidently trying to
shield the boy 1t won't do. I told him
that the next time he absented himself
from his post he would be discharged
without further notice. By your ill-con-
sidered action you have simply helped to
deprive him of his position
Ground floor" announced George; "all
out" He unattached the iron door and
pushed it open. Going up!' he asked,
as he turned and glanced at the agent.
"Mr. Garvin,'' said the latter, with
dramatic earnestness, Il must request
YOU to leave this building when your
rent you have advanced if you will leave
at once"
Couldn't think of it," said George
''Not even to oolige you, Mr.. Abbott. No,
I mean to stay-and the roy will stay,
too Twelfth floor. Going down.,
why, confound it, sir cried the
agent, you talk as if you owned this
building!''
why not?' asked George, the imper-
turbable.
The agent stared at him and drew
back little. What do you mean?' he
cried.
You get your authority here from At
torney Jethro Browning" said George,
without looking at him. and Attorney
Browning acts as trustee for the Francis
estate
Yes said the agent sharply. what
Of that?'
Il am the Francis estate said George
all OUT
This time the agent needed the an
rouncement and stepped from the car.
His forid face was pale.
''The boy stays?" asked George, with
the slightest interrogative infection.
Good morning" said George, politely.
AS the discounted official passed
through the outer door a radiant vision
entered. 1t was Miss Mary Armstrong
in her new summer attire, and Miss
Mary was a lovely girl and her attire
was decidedly fetching.
AS George saw her coming in he stood
q little straighter.
Fourth floor, please" she said, as she
tripped into the car. Then she looked up
and recognized the new elevator man
with little gasp.
L 10 I, I>o
latched the iron door and drew on the
hosting rope. He was the elevator man
now. Besides, it was this girl who had
told him he had no object in life: that
he had no heart, no sympathy True,
he had tantalized her by his languid in
sarily hard. She had abruptly parted
with him with intentional GOODNESS 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 floor" he said, and he stopped
the car with beautiful exactness.
Thirteenth, please" said Miss Mary,
with a touch of wonderment in her voice
that conveyed the impression that he
must have misunderstood her.
Sorry : said George, without looking
the elevator any higher than the roof
''The twelfth will do said Miss Mary,
as if graciously yielding disputed point
Then she sweetly added But | fear
will have to report you for lack Of will
ingness to oblige your patrons
L must call your attention, ma am, y
said George, ''to the fact that patrons
are requested not to converse with the
elevator boy while on duty. 1t distracts
his attention. Twelfth floor
"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?" He
did not answer. Il wonder why he is
quized. Il suppose it's because OF a bet.