Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-09-13
In THE ELEVATOR.
ny MARY y. ALLEN.

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Miss Morris (soliloquizing as she gets into
the elevator at the ground floorl RS all
over, and shall go straight up and tell him
so.
Second floor. "Oh dear, this is the way
elevator! ] thought it was an express! II
II were lightning it couldn't get me there
soon enough"
Third floor. II shall give him his ring;
the letters he can call for-or I'll use them
to light the fire."
Third floor. Couldn't call last evening,
as usual! VIII explain later! Explain, in
deed! If Jack Reynolds thinks III re.
ceive an explanation he's mistaken"
Fifth floor. Engaged just two weeks,
and he lets some trife come in ahead of his
love for me-"
Sixth floor. young man enters elevator.)
Miss Morris, as Pm alive Well, this is an
unexpected pleasure"
Why, Mr.. Stuart! haven't seen you in
years! Have you been in town long,"
Just got in this morning. / am EN-.
ployed by the London board of underwrit
ers, and | have to stop off at floor II to see
the president of the New York board. lam
on my way to floor 20 to see Reynolds. Do
You remember Jack Reynolds, prosy old
chap who used to belong to our Lotus
club%
Seventh floor. eyes, remember him"
mot the man the women usually select;
but he has a good head"
Eighth floor. 81 think Mr.. Reynolds is
quite popular with women" . 3
Indeed! Well, expect he's changed in
many ways since / saw him. He always was
a good fellow, but so absent-minded-al-
ways forgetting engagements. ! remember
he even forgot date with girl once when
he was puzzling over his law books"
Ninth floor. II have always found Mr.
Reynolds very courteous. But one would
not be surprised il man who is doing SC
sorbed in it"
Tenth floor. ooh, no; and take him fol
all in all he's a good old chap, and always
was. The only thing is, he's such con
frmed, dyed-in-the.wooi old bachelor. ]
suppose Oh, here's where / get out. Dc
you know, I'm SO glad to have had even this
little chat with you. l shall be here over
two weeks. win see you again if may.
Yes? Good-morning
Eleventh floor Confirmed old bachelor,
indeed! It's quite evident he hasn't seen
Jack in three years. He doesn't look day
older than "a this minute"
Twelfth floor. But then it's nothing tc
me, Of course, whether he looks old OF
young"
Thirteenth floor. "But in Justice TO an
old-time friend must acknowledge that he
is not prosy. / don't know of man in
the world with whom I'd rather chat, on
any subject-that is, until last night"
Fourteenth floor. "Such an embarrassing
position. OF course, couldn't tell him we
were engaged when we weren't; and, Of
course, couldn't tell him our engagement,
was broken when he didn't know there had
been any"
Fifteenth floor. "Well, he'll find out soon
enough that we are simply friends, and that
is enough for him to know at present"
Sixteenth floor. Everyone will know
the whole thing soon enough. i shan't shut
myself up and die, either, if they do expect
ii OF me-"
Seventeenth floor. 81 do wonder if / owe
| it to Jack-I mean Mr.. Reynolds-to ask
him how he would prefer il should come out
about our broken engagement. ! suppos,
one must show him some some considera
| ton"
Eighteenth floor. ''If he should have suci
headache as he had night before last
don't believe he could tell what would b,
the best way. lie works so hard"
Nineteenth floor Really, if he has sucl
q headache, don't believe III tell him I'M
til to-morrow-but then, what reason shall
give for being here" i3-
Twentieth floor II wonder why he didn'
come last night"
Twenty-frst floor. "That boy, who ha
come all the way from the ground floor, ha
five-pound box of Huyler's! wonder
who they are for? John r. Reynolds, Exc
ter building, floor 20, room d. They mus
be for me! l wonder why he didn't sen,
them directly, as he usually does! He mus
be going to bring them when he comes t
explain!"
Twenty-second floor. 81 do wonder wha
Jack is doing this minute! He has locke,
pale lately"
Twenty-third floor. Il would like t,
know whether what / am going to say t,
him will affect him much"
Twenty-fourth floor. Its true, he toll,
me il ever doubted him 1t would break hi
heart. Whenever / tell him he looks tire,
he says: "A little extra work just now, S
as to have longer honeymoon, for l den
believe in long engagements
| Twenty-fifth floor. "Why does this thin
move so horribly slow? / do wonder if Jacl
will be in. The dear boy! don't care VIII
he couldn't come last night, and shan't asl
him. / don't even care why he thinks
came this morning"
Twenty-sixth floor, room d. "0h, jack!
Dear, am so glad to see you, for
could hardly wait to tell you the reason
could not see You last night. My partne
found that by getting certain amount Q
work out of the way last night he could 6
with that Great Lake party August first
and that would leave September free for u'
and know you love me well enough /
hurry things that much. Yes? knew il
Now tell me to what am indebted for thi
delightful little call, for could never max
you come" ~
"Well-I-I-wanted to-to-tell you I
come early to-night-for / shall want t
talk over these new plans about which 20
have just been telling me."-Woman'
Home Companion. (U