The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
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The Parti- Colored Silk Twist.

Tss conjunction OF a Monday holiday
IN the holiday and u half Immediately
--,,..i,nR did not seem a happy one 20
loci Faxon. janitor Of the Aerial Building
u-.a, this union had occurred tho year
fore there had heen a series OF slight
ry, ANNOYING depreda'ionS in the build
nc something which faNon purpOsed
10 stop this wear
,,,-n,dinEly no issued his orders and
- ,ha, they were oheycd. All the
.,,rances except the front one were
.e,,, up All the elevators except one
,ar.. -hlt down only tenants were adj
,.,,,,d. and they were required 20 register
,hs,- n.-ncs. tho numbers OF their rooms
and the time of their coming and going.
Monday evening drew it's curtains of
,r,e, over that part OF tho city az least
Ea,on sat in ths main entrance alone.
.,sn a. he believed he was alone in tho
,,.., building that lowered twenty
s,ories above him. considering his work
u precautiou and finding u good
lis tho unly way unused the janitor
Military discipline, combined with re-
rs,ous training. will do IL livery time
I, was the ready aoauiescence Of Littlo
p.,sr. the new elevator man. in his Coun-
..s and commands that caused the janitor
10 reflect 80 complAcently. The likely
Young fellow. though on the jump all the
.av. had listened ~ aItcnuyely to the
former as lie had he.Aded the latter As
reward Of good conduct FaNon had
,.n, him homo q full hour before the time
for locSing up. with the assuranc" that
would he no trouble 20 fill the few calls
ma, might he made for elevator service.
4 call there came. but not from some
nrgctful tenant returning 20 post an
ant letter. The hell tink led eli Chilly,
~ u tins led
.Shure u must be a mouse thought
Fa1on. rubbing his eyes: there's not
FOWL above
Yet. barring the front doors. he spranc
Into the car and shot up TO the eleventh
Hoor Even as he had wondered tn"
.anltor now gasped. youth in the
touSa and trousers hut without the coat
and peaked CAP that the elevator men
Nora lay white and painting on the marble
Noor With slender white hand still up-
raised a. II the ringing OF the signal had
haen A final effort On the coarse blue
front a duh red stain WINS slowly spread
Holy nowcrs,- cried the kneelng jsni-
tor is /, little Peter or his sister, And
20 sore hurled
aftsr A moments ministrations Who
jver she il she ns-ds care to wanst-a
stab right over tho heart. The OWLS
IN the world What's thot, whats thots
Rap and he dom thin until get good and
!eadv'-
lie bore the unconscious girl into the
ar he few up TO the topmo~t story He
lore her up the st""p ladder and out
through che hatchway to his little house
IN the roof
With the reminiscent skill Of rough
and tough boyhood he Stanched and
dressed the deep cut in her bosom. Then
hack into the car. down he flew. almost
M a drop to the ground floor. whore a
humorous rat-tat was stilI sounding on
he front door.
anitor Fire. riot. robbers. van or all;
J ned Just turned in. was 80 dead tired I
SIR" | fought the marn had come and
r-a milk What's IN" row. ! saw"
only the rear window open ~ Fringle
\ T-,nka's- answered IN" policeman on .
.." .att I never seen it t"f,rr |
'.u.gr' YOU ought 10 know, Won p" that
'a-r..l,ar Shall We go around
frng'e \ Francke!- calculated the ian .
I'or. Sorry wan 81 thin has been
come Tis the little room in the ell .
that tho vaults open on. whore the bug /
al, i Kept. That window Is allus tight .
shut and boltsd What has HONEST old I
Daniels been thinking OFF Come. come
They hurried down the side corridor ,
N the offices Of FrinRle 4 Francks. bank /
e-s With the janitor's pass key they |
entered the little room in the rear. tn" /
door n the big steel safs hung on on. /
hinge The floor was Uttered with books /
and papers, and sheaves ~ crisp bills |
and hays Of coin. II would seem that all /
the contents and more were thus scat /
tered about.