The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-18
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believing as well. Here we are AZ
the club. i viii ring up Nc7v
York and you can tell me the names o.
any of yonr friends you want TO con-
municate with"
''Oh, this IS ridiculous" said Wao-
dell.
Pyro made no answer but he rung
up the telephone. Give me No. 1576S.
That was given him.
"Hello: switch me on TO New York.
will you? Using the line? Wen, IL
wait a -Hes-yes-all right
give me New Nork-New York City.
Is that New York; say, is that New
York? All right"
Now. then whom shall / call up?"
he said. turning 10 Waddcll
Waddell was speechless-
Tell me any of your friends;
where's-who's your partner, by the
way?'
Waddell gave the name of his part
ner And then he shouted: Give me
Waddell x Co., Waddell 4 Co. j. Mar
tin there? Oh, not come down
yet; all right
Not come down, nonsense" said
Waddell. This is after one o'clock" "
great deal earlier in New York. say,
what is Nain's address? Where's his
place of busincss?'
.'On broadway. Harrison & Vain,
you know"
s'Say, give me Harrison & Vain
Harrison lS Vain. Broadway don't
know the mum ber-Yes, is that Har-
rison & Vain? = This Is Lon
don. Yes. England,
of course. Is Mr.. Vain there?
Well, would you just ask him 10 step
TO the telephone for moment?
Well, tell him Mr.. Waddell, in London,
wants TO speak with him. Tell
him he'll only keep him moment.
At his letters? Well. never
mind that. You tell him that we can't
hold the line here all day. Ask him TO
come to the phone. Oh, is
that you, Mr.. Vain? This is
Pyro Kinone, of London. Yes,
Waddell's here. VIII you
speak To him? Certainly.
Here you are. Mr. Waddell," and
the astonished Wadden put the receiver
10 his ear.
Hello. waddell, is that you?' said
the voice over the wire. How did you
get over? Have a nice passage?"
''You don't mean to tell me that that's
your
YES, can't you recognize the voice?"
''Yes by Jove do. Say, 1 wouldn't
believe this was possible"
''Oh, we've had this going for a week.
Just started il after you left. Didn't
you hear about it?''
'No, heard nothing about it. How
did that western speculation of yours
turn out?''
''Oh, all right. ] was out west just
after you left and fixed things up most
satisfactorily. Going TO make some
money ont Of that"
why l can hear You as plainly rs If
] were talking from your Office on wall
street"
Yes, il seems To work first-rate-
that invention of Edison's is = great
thing. ] met Edison this morning, he
was in town early, and he tells me that
he believes he is going to knock out
telegraphing altogether"
''Well, believe he will, If it's as sue
cessful as all this comes to-"
Then Vain pumped him full to his
horror about a great number of fail
ures in New York, of men that he
knew and men that he was in intimate
dS~Dcldlion With. MS jaw oIOppcd as ne
listened.
''By gosh lac said TO Pyro. New
YorlI's going TO smash. I'll have TO
get back"
well, not before lunch, anyhow
Ring 'em off and wen come up and
have lunch"
SO they went up together into the
dining-room-
We'll, ] can't get over that" said
Waddell, that beats the old Harry"
''Oh. American invention Is u wonder
full thing, you know" answered Pyro-
just at that moment the waiter said:
There is a gentleman here asking for
Mr.. Kinone."
''Oh, yes, ask him TO come in" said
Pyro-and in walked John l.. Vain.
Hello, Waddell," he said. how
about transatlantic telephoning?
guess / rather set you up on failures,
didn't I?''
you two Villains" cried Waddell;
but hang it, I'm relieved TO find that
things are not SO bad as / thought. /
guess, Kinone, this is my treat. It's
an English invention that is the won
derful thing this time. Luke Sharp,
in Detroit Free Press.