The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-09-14


Westcott abhorred.
How he must hate me, thought
Katherine, eating another chocolate,
when he'd rather look at a wall than
at me. wonder what ought to do?
II we were utter strangers, cast away
on desert isle, and he had one biscuit
and three drops of wat,r, should
think him horrid IL he didn't offer me
half. / suppose l ought to offer him
some Of these chocolates, even If we're
not on speaking terms"
Katherine, sitting very erect, and
gazing straight ahead, pushed the box
along the seat Westcott paid no at
tention.
"Will you have a chocolate?" asked
Katherine. somewhat unsteadily.
Westcott was so sure that he was
dreaming that he did not make any
answer.
"The lady spoke to you," prompted
the elevator boy.
Westcott looked inquiringly at Kath-
crime
-Will you-will you have a choco-
late"
mo, thank you," replied westcott,
returning to the contemplation of the
green wall.
There was another long pause. Tho
neglected box remained half way be-
tween the suspended passengers.
y think you're very ungentlemanly,"
said Katherine at length.
$50 you said last night" responded
Westcott, coldly.
You're more 80 to-day"
How"
'You-you know I'm too polite to eat
these chocolates and let you 90 hungry,
and I'm fairly starving"
Westcott, with an air Of exaggerated
pollteness, took a chocolate and ate it,
with his eyes fixed unsociably upon the
green wall. He dared not trust him.
self to look at Katherine. Katherine
nibbled bonbon, waited in silence for
ten minutes, and again offered the box
to Westcott, who gravely helped him
self. This operation was repeated until
only one remained in the box. The
remaining one was heart-shaped.
Its a hearth" exclaimed the ele
| vator boy, who had read too many
dime shockers' not to recognize an
| interesting situation when face to face
with one, and who was unable to con
tain himself longer. You'll have te
toss for it. It's heart, isn't it?'
| ie
will you have it, Bob-pardon me
Mr.. Westcott?
Westcott shot a quick glance al
Katherine, who had gradually moved
two feet away from the end of thu
leather-overed bench, and was conse
quently that much closer to the maj
she had Tilted the previous evening.
| do l understand that you are offer
ing me hearth" asked Westcott.
Its your turn" said Katherine
flushing beautiful crimson.
Westcott took from his pocket some
thing that glittered, laid it in the boz
beside the chocolate heart, and pushes
the box toward Katherine.
"Do we play fair?" he asked, witt
his eyes on Katherine's.
The elevator boy, agog with excite
ment, retired discreetly, but with re
luctance, to the pages of his paper, Blu
not before he had recognized in tn
glittering object a ring.
And when he looked again the DO!
contained two hands, although only on
was visible; the man was no longe
gazing at the wall.
The hand of the indicator above tn
boys head was leaping from humble
to number in curious fashion, sound
Of ringing bells and impatient voice
drifted from the elevator shaft; blu
the man and the maid paid no heed.
Then the boy moved the lever slowly
even reluctantly, and the elevate
dropped quietly to the ground floor.
"Oh!" exclaimed Katherine, DRAWN
her hand gently from Westcott's an,
giving long sigh. Were actuall
down."
YES" beamed the boy, land yo
might have been down fifteen minute
ago just as well as not but seen hoy
things was going, and I thought T.
help them along some"
"Yeu shall come to the wedding
Cupid" said Westcott slipping heav
coin into the cherubic boys hand. An
he added, as they stepped out of til
elevator on to the solid ground: "If
ever own an elevator you shall run it.
Carroll Watson Rankin, in Pearson