Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
Some Personal Adventures ms Reiat-
cd BY Himself

Some Personal Adventures rs Reiat-
cd BY Himself
downright. 1870, by c. b. Lewis.)
When old Mr. Graham, the Dakota
land agent, moved into our building a
year ago, he sent for me almost at once
and said:
"Sammis. understand that this sky
soraper is owned by s700o,0O0 syndi-
cate
"Ycs, sir, it Is" said
And Mr.. Rasher is the agent"
"IIe is, sir
''And the syndicate and Mr.. Rasher
make up a powerful combination. New
ertheless, Sammis, want to stand in
with you. I know the power CT an ele-
vator boy for good or evil. and II is my
earnest wish to form a little trust with
you We will be the only stockholders
ard run it to suit ourselves. Your div
idends will amount to 81 per week and
be paid every Saturday"
Mr.. Graham and stood in together
He was an adopted father, and ! was
an asopted son. The trust flourished,
and the dividends were paid regularly,
and | took care OF his interests. There
were several old ROSTERS about the
building who came to me on the quiet
TO get information, but | was dumb.
They limited around that he had desert
ed his wife in Chicago, and was an old
masher who ought to be tarred and
feathered, but even when they showed
me the corner of a 81 bill gave up
nothing.
Two months ago began to notice a
change in old Mr.. Graham. He as
sumed cold and independent attitude
toward me. My trust dividends were
reduced to 81 a week and then TO moth
ing, and he made no explanations. He
nodded at me in a frigid way in the ele-
vator, and IL went 20 his room 10 ask
for an explanation he was always busy.
1t is hard for an elevator 10y TO feel
that he has been turned down. ! wor-
ried over Mr. Graham@s attitude for
two or three weeks and then grew cold
and stony hearted myself. If he could
do withou: me. / could do without him
No self-regpecting elevator boy viii
crawl to a tenant no matter how much
rent he pays. ! was standing on my
dignity with both feet when he sent
for me. | rather looked for a reconcile.
alton and entered his room with a
smile on my face. but he looked at me
in an Icy way end said:
Boy, am about TO take vacation.
shall go to New Foundland for a
month. People will come in and in
quire for me, and you will say that |
am in New Foundland. Iou will add
that SIN catching barrel Of fish per
day ala enjoying myself as never be-
fore. That's all"
What about our trust .sir?'' asked.
Trust? Trust? What do you mean p
And are you no longer my adopted
father"
Boy. don't monkey with me II you
want 70 hold your job, You are a
fresh young kid. and Kicking now and
then would be good tonic for you,
but as long as you behave yourself to-
ward me shall make no complaints.
Get along now and remember New
foundIandr
| was crushed, but only FOR mo-
ment; then I returned look for look
and left him 10 his destruction. Next
day his Office was locked, and he had
disappeared. Two days later I asked
Mr. Rasher for day OF end got II. I
had hardly struck the Coney Island
boat when | spotted old Mr.. Graham.
He had new gray suit and a white
hat. and he was carrying a cane and
giggling and laughing with a giddy
young woman. Some elevator boys
would have walked right up to him
and asked II the fish were biting well,
but didn't / lodged him and
camped on his trail. When he 20,
down 70 the island, he seemed like 4
young colt broke loose. He bought
pop a1d peanuts and CANDY. and b