The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
ELEVATOR EPISODE
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

DesluSs It's OpeldtOEs
She looked up into a pair of very nice
blue eyes, then at the thatch of maize
colored hair below q gray unvisored
cap, and at the straight alert figure
buttoned up to the chin in a jacket of
severe military cut.
ooh, pretty WELL" she answered with
a smile. Marion's smile was very
sweet. How about your"
"Same as usual. Too long hours and
too small pay, but pretty good, at
that"
The elevator slid down another
floor. slowed, stuck and started again.
Then II slowed again and jerked to a
standstill-between floors.
"Good gracious said Marion impa.
tiently. "what's wrong7"
"Don't ask me. Powers of, I sup
pose"
at certainly is most annoying"
"Sorry. Got a date7"
"What7"
SCOT a date-engagenent?"
Marion laughed In spite Of herself
Nv II ISL 4 UNIT Il uuNc tiii ucibCS
to attend to for Mr.. Marshall"
John Marshalll Do you work for
him7 He's district attorney. amt
he?"
eyes"
well, If he's as hard on his Office
people as he is on the poor people he's
always prosecuting he'd be a lemon to
work for"
Marion decided this was too good to
keep. She'd have to tell her brother
John how he stood with the people.
Hes not so bad" she defended. "He
has to do his duty"
"Yes-I s'pose. But say, do you
think he's givin' that poor fellow Jew.
EFT a cbanceT"
Chance! OF course"
But nobody thinks he's guilty"
Maybe he isn't. But that's for BIZ
attorneys to prove. You see" said
Marion, "a district attorney has to ap'
pear severe. It's his business to try to
prove people guilty. There-they're
h%ammering downstairs. 1 suppose II
will soon be fixed. I must get out OF
this"
Amt you havin' a good timer
Wonderful" smiled Marion.
II knew a fellow once that knew
Jewett," said the other.
Did you?" exclaimed Marion.
yep. He thinks there's something
wrong. Thinks a pack of fellows used
him. He was that kind. Do anything
for anybody, Jim says"
well, It's too bad" declared Mari.
on, "but the laws the law and some
body has to do the states work. Be.
sides" she hesltated-"he really was
guilty Of treason you know. Why ]
have" she looked at the bag, fright
here, papers that are sufficient evi.
dence to convict him."
Suddenly the young man said "Say,
would you mind holding this lever Over
this way-tight. I'll have to look al
the switch under the seat. Better put
your things down-it will take both
hands"
Marion oblieingly obeyed. After a
! tLC cpSidtct lCptdNCu tIC scat
relieved her of her task and pulled
over a lever. The elevator slid down.
ward to the FIRST floor.
Thanks for helpin'," said the young
fellow, gratefully. "Sorry you're late"
You're welcome smiled Marion.
"See you tomorrow she added I'm.
pulsively. She liked this friendly
young chap In spite of his ridiculous
hair. She walked quickly to the
street, called a taxi and found herself
at the station In ten minutes, Just In
time to catch Caruthers before his
train pulled out for New York.
Here are the papers! !" said Marion
br~eathlessly. reaching into her bag.
Then suddenly she went white. why
they're not here! They're gone. /
put them here myself! They've been
stolen I"
Then suddenly she thought Of the
elevator chap with the yellow hair who
had a friend who knew Jewett.
That was the end of Marion's career
In the secret service.
One night several months later when
Marion was dressing for dinner the
maid brought her a card.
The man who rose when she entered
the drawing room looked familiar
yet she was uncertain.
Don't you remember the elevator
boy" he smiled, 'who stole your pa
pers and ~disappeared7"
Marion flushed.
81 see," he said. "You haven't for
given me. came to tell you that even
II Edwin was technically to blame he
has expiated his sin. He died In the
trenches fighting for America. / got
word today. He was my younger
brother"
"Oh. I'm sorry !" exclaimed Marion.
HE was never TO blame" said her
visitor sadly. HE was a loyal patriot.
/ knew II and had TO saw him."
you were right to do 1t, them said
Marion. I'm very, very sorry about
him."
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