The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-07
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Why Farnsworth Justin Sent The
0bliging Office Boy Ten
Dollars.
" lzoLA FoRResrER.

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several minutes before II reused hi
attention from the stack Of papers On.
The desk. Vaguely. It annoyed him.
He had stayed late It the once on
purpose to be- undisturbed. But the
pounding was insistent and It came
from across the wide air we'll
He looked from his windows and
saw girl trying to raise the one
across the way. She did not seem
excited, but why did she pound 20!
Just then she caught sight Of Mr..
Justin and waved to him frantically.
Mr.. Justin waved back mechanically
as he would have answered the hail
Of shipwrecked mariner. He raised
his own window, and called across
the twenty.foot space. ,,..,~.,
What's up?" 'r't
''1'm locked In she called to him.
Il was working in here, and the boy
didn't know had stayed late. !
don't know what to do"
Who has the keys?''
Jimmie, the boy. He comes early
and opens up"
Where does he liver"
"Oh, dear, don't know
Don't be alarmed" protested Mr..
Justin, kindly. II am right here and
m get you out" ID 4
Il knew you would. That's why I,
pounded on the window. can al
ways see you at your desk over
there"
81 think I can rouse the janitor or
engineer Of your building" he called
over to her. wen be right up"
But he had forgotten to ascertain
her number, and when he reached
the opposite street, the great sombre
fronts of rock dehed detection. There
Deemed to be six In the block. He
tried pacing from the corner to agA
ure how far his own once was from
the street line, but lost his bearings.
st Finally he stopped . messenger boy
and asked how to reach the engineer
Of the buildings.
Basement whore de cleaners 60
in," said the boy.
Gould you 60 in for me, and ask
about lady who 10 locked in on the
tenth hoor!"
The situations possibilities ap
pealed to the son Of Mercury. He
would, for . quarter. Justin waited
anxiously outside for him while he
tried one building after another.
Finally the boy came out and beck
oned him to follow. He had never
been down in the basement Of Z large
building before. but he tramped care
fully before the boy to the engineers
quarters.
"The superintendent's gone home.
said the big-coal-grimed party
smoking over an evening paper under
!. an electric light. And the janitor'a
on the top floor in his own place, eat.
ing dinner. The elevator. amt run.
ming. either. And amt got any keys.
but the scrub women have. You can
go up the basement stairs and ask
them"
It was totally new experience to
Farnsworth Justin feeling his way up
the grimy stairs into the bare, silent
fUtunda. The messenger boy kept
him company for another quarter,
and made the rounds Of each floor as
they ascended. seeking the scrubwo.
men. The building seemed strange
xHd unfamiliar with this spell of utter
silence over 1t, and only light here
and there in the corridors.
On the eighth floor they came on a
brigade of scrubbers down on their
knees on mats, washing up the mar.
] BILE halls. Justin removed his hat as
he addressed the leader Yes. she
had pass key to the offices. WHIP
ing her dripping. swollen hands she
took him up to the tenth floor.
(which room is it," she asked, and
he could not tell her. Moreover II
was horribly silent on the tenth floor
No sound Of knocking at all.
s;'"Call her by name." advised the
woman.
Il don't know her name" said Mr..
Justin obviously. The messenger boy
eyed him. 1T must be about in the
middle Of the west side Of the hall.
The far hall. mean, and It faces on
the air we'll. Ny ONCE 10 opposite. {"
The woman had started OF on her
own responsibility and was knocking
w 0OVA o&SSA 0OVAs OOS S00IO WIZ ~
answer.
It'll bet q nickel she's tumbled
over" said the boy. 'sThey all faint. .
Justin felt utterly wretched and
out Of place. Here he was hunting
.. for q woman and total stranger
ct half past eight in the evening in
! deserted building.
Il shall shout for her." he declared,
desperately. "she is certainly here %
Wait minute" said the scrub
woman, bending down to one key.
hole. Il hear something"
Justin's lists were tightly shut. As
the door WAS flung open. he pushed
past the boy into the inner office. On
the floor by the open window lay the
Girl. her face like gardenia in color.
Justin Hfted her in his arms. and
told the boy to hurry for taxi He
smother back the heavy wavy hair
gentlv. and felt her wrist for the
faint pulsation.
IFS too bad you don't know her
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