The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-11-16
10 THE TWELFTH
FLOOR And BACK.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Atlantis was not large building
Twas tall and very narrow, and con
ih)ied but forty business tenants all told
Among the occupants was Mr.. Georg
1nncis Garvin, whose brightenew doc
n appeared facing the solitary eleva
Shaft on the eleventh floor. If Mr.
;0Fin's sign could be believed, he wa
broker, but there was little proof Q
the fact besice the sign His office fur
niture and rugs were painfully new. hi
non typewriter had scarcely been seer
ot6Ide Of its metal covering and tn,
/ handsome file cases about his desk were
as empty as when they left the cabinet
maker.
The fact is, Mr.. George Francis Gar.
win, aged twenty-six, has just settled
down to business, and was now in the
expectant and receptive stage. He was
not looking for business with any great
tmount Of zeal, but his door was open
and he was on hand, prepared to answer
al demands.
This particular morning he reached
zhe Atlantis bright and early
Good mcrnin', sirv' said Jamie
Doyle, the elevator boy, as George step
ped into the waiting car.
Good morning, jamie" said the
broker, in his pleasant voice. He had a
wonderful way with him with children
and dogs, and something in hi. tone en-
outraged jamie
e"We're havin' a lot of trouble Al.
home, sir" he said. Fathers off again.
a. ] was lookin' for him half the night.
I'd be lookin' for him now if it wasn't
for losin' me job. Th' longer he stays
ny The worse he gets. An mothers
MI abed, an Katie's jus, gettin' over
q fever" He ended his dismal state
ment with little sniff.
That's bad" said George Garvin.
Can't you find substitute?"
NE" replied the boy. II wouldn't
dare to-. Mr.. Abbott's down on me now
ter bein'' late twice on fathers account.
he saw a strange boy here in my place
he'd fire me sure"
They had reached the eleventh floor.
Here" said George. Il guess I'll go
down with you again." He looked at
the boy as he descended. He was a
neat boy and clean one. He was pale
and haggard this morning and his eyes
were red, and his hands trembled.
How long do you think it will take
you to find your estimable parent"
George asked.
No time at ALL" said the boy eagerly.
l7ere amt but a few more places to
look" :.
30 and look for him." said George;
-lH take your place."
Your cried the boy. "But Mr.. Abb
bo.t?"
I'll attend to him, too" said George.
Don't worry about that. Run along"
!: Are you sure you know how" quer-
~ the boy anxiously.
Quite sure" said George.
L wasn't difficult 10 run the Atlantis
Elevator. You waited just two minutes
p the big clock over the entrance, on
ne ground floor. and then made the as
Eent to the twelfth floor. At the twelfth
~ made no wait, but at once returned.
seofBe knew the time table and handled
ne~car skillfully.
when the tenants began to come in he
:xe.sed himself to catch the directions
74 gave him. They stared hard at the
89laly dressed summer young man,
she was newcomer and nobody
eenaed to know him. When he descend
= 70 the ground floor he found the
GENT of the building waiting to take
= uyward journey.
'ssdow's this?" he asked. where's the
'yr
Can't say, I'm sure" replied George {
~ much, calmness. "He was called
~ BY sudden domestic affection.
loing up!"
Ahe agent stepped into the car and
e iron door clicked behind him. He
l1s short man and quite stout, and 2
had red face. His face grew red
3 as he stared at George.
See here" he said, this won't do. c
ou are Mr.. Garvin, aren't you?
Twelfth foor," said George; all |
He looked hard at the pompous {
lfle agent. "Going down." he asked, Y
e pulled the descending rope.
sMr. Garvin," said the agent, you
!ght to understand that we can't have 7
= employees interfered with in this
inner. You are evidently trying to y
I'D the boy. Il won't do. told him 6
ats the next time he absented himself 8
0m his post be would Be discharged
lthout further notice. By your ill-con- p
1ered actions you have simply heIped 9
deceive him q Es position +