The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-30
Those
Ups and
Downs
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS
20. 1924. Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)


her in his brain as chic Back in New
York, he would certainly put her down
as nifty.
He was dashing out of his hotel at
Nice when he saw her standing at the
door; in fact, she jumped to attend
ance and would have opened that same
door had Jimmy not been too quick
for her.
Jimmy was rushing up to the Ameri-
can Express to change some money
the franc having reached a point de-
cidedly in favor of Americans travel
ing in France. The only money Jimmy
permitted himself to gamble with
down at the Casino was the amount
he made by exchange. Today he
would have quite bit to play with.
Had he not been in such a rush he
most assuredly would have spent more
time in contemplation of Alice West
lakes trim beauty. AS it was, her i'm
age seemed to trail along beside him
and he decided when he returned to
his room at the hotel to have longer
look.
Alice exceedingly well. Neat blue
serge with just touch of gold--a gold
that in no way rivaled the browning,
If short, glory of Alice's head.
She was an elevator girl and was
having much enjoyment with her ups
and downs and the smatterings Of con-
versation, both English and French,
that the various types Of guests af-
forded her. She had never regretted
her study of French. 1t had made 1t
possible for her to have winter holt
day on the continent each year II she
found some slight employment to help
expenses. When at home in New
York Alice was chauffeur for Doctor
Wynne. who incidentally was most
anxious that she drive him through life
rather than to his patients
Alice pondered deeply on this matri-
monial question. Certainly she was
more than little fond of Doctor
Wynne
Jimmy, upon his return, made the
discovery that Alice was not the door
attendant. but the elevator girl, and
shat he had made strict order for a
ground floor room. He was certainly
out Of luck, and 1t seemed to his
watchful eye that all the good-looking
men in the hotel had deliberately taken
rooms on the top floor.
"Parlez vous Anglais?" he ques-
toned her in his one line of French.
He decided before she answered that |
he must have room higher up. jim
my liked the twinkle In her eyes and |
a f1tful dimple.
"Oui, monsieur" she said.
THAT means yes in real language, |
doesn't It? Then let's have 1t, for that
is the limit of my French" Jimmy
his head and wondered what
to say next, but was annoyed to find
that he would have said 1t to himself
for Alice had stepped within the small
elevator with a particularly well set
up Englishman and disappeared up
ward. Jimmy strutted to the office and
demanded a room on the top floor. He
found he required the higher altitude
as well as a sea view which his room
on the ground floor did not afford him.
Having demanded and received,
there began for Jimmy period Of ups
and downs and downs and ups that
resembled nothing so much as a we'll
teeter-totter.
He was no sooner up than he want
ed to go down. He had forgotten to
post a letter. And he was no sooner
down than he wanted to go up. He
had forgotten his walking stick. And
he had no sooner got his walking stick
than he must go back for his gloves.
Alice most certainly would have fan
lied Jimmy a trIfle lacking in neces-
yary parts of the brain had she not
suspected the cause Conversation
was limited, as there were some few
hundred guests with an equal right to
he elevator. Jimmy was, however,
beginning to question their right to
Alice as their attendant. She felt diff
'erently.
Alice knew all OF Jimmy's history In
hose short moments, but Jimmy knew
nothing whatever about Alice except
hat the world was a blank when she
vas out of his sight. Even the Casino
ost It's interest. She would not tell
lin when she was going home, If ever,
,r where she lived, nor, in fact, any
hing that would give him one vestige
# hope. In fact, there had been a
lark moment when yelled word and
letter showing from her pocket had
Jimmy to suppose her either
,,arrfad or enpaped
The winter holiday had drawn to a
lose and he must leave sunny, warm
Vice for the snow and cold of New
York. Colder now by hundred de-
,rees since, his heart was frozen with
u him.
Alice had remained the elevator girl
O him and nothing more. He had all
tut lived in the elevator for the few
laws before he left to catch his ship
RON MarseilIes, but nothing happy for
i'm had materIalized. Alice said good
" with smile on her lips and that
winkle in her eyes,
Her life Of ups and downs contin-