Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-29


:. ill mot haew auca aaset rhea.
lis, Of tha bousf $ in Ni1.rh the* Wa,a
fs-''t# -. w. hai ne9er- =ea= ANY -
.5i WhuH IN W1aJ to#etst1= ats uless
.a N"9 Yora. His uncb. liHcd a. Tho
l"3 OF an at@ht-*aorT apartment haus..
and Jason made It. many excuses 10
rtie uf ami d3V1. ais ne coGlH IN
vent fIo=:al&a4 seEyh tic elevator
Boys. Tho day boy read novels Ae=
tween trips and Whra no one ol any
importance" Was or h. read them go
in4 mp and down With tHe pools III
"Ge hand and The other hand on The
lever and he was So expert that he
could stop al the right floor without
ever taking his eyes off the book, la
son could understand how he would
become so absorbed in Old Sleuth
Revenge: or the Weird Diamond Mys.
terry. but he wondered that he should
pore over such siclish stuff as The
Love That Would Not Die" and other
sentimental romances.
The night boy was getting ready for
college and studied his mathematics
and Latin between trips. He would
not let Jason run the elevator alone,
alleging that he had a conscience and
could not trust his job to green boy,
but the day boy gave Jason lesson
in the art of running an elevator and
then let him profit by it
Soon after Jason returned home he
announced that he wanted to go to
work. "All right" replied the father.
"That's too hard" objected Jason.
II don't like that kind of work.
What do you want to do?'
We'll. | want to go to the city
What can you do there?.
Il could. run an elevator. His
father whistled THAT is fine job.
he exclaimed sarcastically.
well. you get paid for something
that's Just fun persisted Jason.
..All right go ahead and try it," said
Mr. Tompkins.
DO you really mean it,
"Certainly but want you to stick
to it for at least three MONTHS
"Oh, III do that. never fear. When
can go?"
"Tomorrow
''Hurrah."
"How are you going to get your
job?"
"Oh, know how to run an elevator
and it won't be hard. replied Jason
with easy confidence.
The next day he started for the city
in high state of excitement. His un-
Gle tried to dissuade him when he
found out what Jason intended to do.
but without success.
''Ill only be with you a day or two.
said Jason confidently. II mean to
find a place right Off
"Oh do you? Well. I'll put you up
for week"
.Jasons friend, the nOvel-reading
day boy, had gone. ''Fired," said the
boy who had taken his place in reply
to Jasons qpestion about him.
''Do you know anyone who wants
an elevator boy?' asked Jason.
"Nope-leastways not green one. y
II know how. Let me show you.
said Jason. eagerly.
mo: you don't monkey with this
while I'm on the job" replied the boy
shaking his head. 81 amt ready to
get fred"
Jason was very indignant When
night came be asked the student
about job.
"They want boy down at the High
& Dry building" he replied. "bu'
that's hard work. and | don't thlnk
you would be equal to it,
That's just like you city fellows
You don't think can do anything
Jason decided to get place tol
himself. He did not think it would
be hard, but he went to scores and
was refused Wherever he saw q
building that looked as if it had an Ell
evator he went in and asked if they
did not need a boy. Sometimes he
was asked what experience he hac
had. Again, he was asked for refer
ences. Jason did ont know anything
about references, for in his tow
everyone knew everyone else, and JUS
how bad or how good a boy was was
common knowledge. After this ques
! ton had been put to him several
times he replied: "What do you wan
references for"
so we can know whether you ar5
honest and whether you know how tG