The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-12
BY RUBY DOUGLAS.
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

corporation. 4 feel quite like a New
Yorker"
marked with a touch Of usefulness IN
her tone, 81 hope you will never be
more Of a typical New Yorker than
You are today. Not" she fastened
10 add. for Mrs. Greene did not wish
to speak III Of any one-"not that they
are not entirely all right, dear, but
well, | Ike my sweet small-town girl
as she is"
t.Dor't worry, mother" Doris laugh
ed. I'm from the country stili-in
my heart But the green has been
washed OF the outside, think"
perhaps Doris spoke too soon. Per
Ihaps II was Just her destiny to have
Il proved to her the very next sun.
day that she still had something 10
learn.
Am invitation to visit a friend who
had a charming new apartment IN
Fifth avenue had come to Doris. she
was invited TO tea in the afternoon
and the thought Of a party in an
apartment on Fifth avenue had maze
Doris expectantly joyful.
+ She put on her prettiest little after
moon frock, her lowered hat in which
! hef face looked as II It were trying to
rival tha artificial blossoms, Thus
She walked forth to seek the number
OF the famous avenue.
AT last she found It and entered a
doorway which was quiet and unos.
Iteutadous. She saw what she sup
poscd was an elevator and she push
ed the button, to hear, inside the
slshatt, something moving which she
knew must DO the lit.
She waited until after the noise
stopped and eventually, since the door
did not open and no elevator hoy ap'
peared, she peeked through the spa.
Icinus llole which was where han.
Hle would naturally be placed. There
khe saw perfectly lighted small ele'
vltor.
s0h, rs one Of those electric ele.
satnrs that Helen's brother makes,
IYon Just push the button and II works
ltseli," thought Doris, remembering
having heard her new.found cham
speak Of the manufacturing business
b her big brother.
latter some moments OF investiga'
hon, Doris found that by inserting her
Ringers In the hole she could push
back d lever which released the outer
door. This done, the opening Of the
httlce.wotR iron door was simple.
Thea she stepped inside, bit nerv.
Gus but still anxious to master the
situation. She saw a list Of numbers
and a button for each number. Also
there was one marked Stop"
Doris closed the doors Of the lift
and said a short prayer as she found
hcrse,f alone In the tiny boxlike room.
-rm sure Mrs. Moore said third
1oor,p she recalled. II suppose II
should press the bottom marked
three" And so thinking she did push
the third button. Presently she be.
gan to ascend. The elevator made
some noise and did not rise very fast
and Doris became so frightened be-
fore she reached the floor where It
wocld have stopped automatically
that she pushed frantically at the but.
ION marked Stop"
The LII stopped. And Doris began
ID tremble and weep quietly. Here
she was, In mid,air, in an electric ele.
'Hztor In q strange building on Fifth
avenue, New York. Could anything
Be more terrifying to a girl from a
small town? She remained for some
time and finally she felt herself be-
ginning % move and stop. Then the
elevator door was flung open and a
Eightloohng young man.. about to
Iltep IN, removed his hat, and said:
soh ] beg your pardon-I did not
mow there was any one using the
lit.
T-rm not" said Doris, trying
itnregsin her self.composure.
OIL thought you were. II beg
pardon again." stammered the young
han.
z was trying to get to the third
Or and l.got frightened and stopped
car and-everythtng," Doris said,
ely.
We'll, these elevators are confusing
one who isn't accustomed % using
lesn," the young man explained po-
ltely. .And, as It happens, /, too.
hrr going to the third floor to see my
ngnr. hrs Moore"
sMrs. Moore?" exclaimed Doris,
I'm going there, too. To tea"
Are. you Miss Doris Green, from
Keok1k, lowa?"
Doris nodded.
.Then let me get in. I'll take you
up and wen get ourselves properly
introduced. I've heard a lot about
Jon"
On the way up the young man e1-
rlained the working Of the elevator to
Doris, and all during tea he seemed to
be greatly interested In her. When
she was ready to 80 home he founa
4 advisable to take her safely down
IN the elevator and to see that she
Tot home without further predica.
nlent.
From that memorable Sunday be
called, from time to time at the little
apartment where Doris and her moth.
e. lived 50 quietly, and on an occa.
sional Sunday the two went to see
Mrs. Moore in her apartment on Fifth
avenue.
One afternoon wha1 Herbert Davis
bought be had waited quite long
saough to tell Doris that he had loved
her from the very moment that he
saw her, he took her to call on hisI
snnt.
be stopped It. Doris, dear, ! love
sou. I've loved you-always." Il
.Why-Herbert, what q place to tell
Iae,' was all the girl could say. bu. 1t
was enough to give the young man
courage. and he took her in his arms
for q moment before sending the 1T,
tle lift on It's way up TO the third floor.
"We'ye-we've been electrically
elevated. auntie," he remarked point
edly as his aunt greeted them. We,
were engaged, too," he added. Doris
has Just told me that she would marry
me and-and that elevator Of yours