Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-13

"Oh, this is ridiculous" said Nad-
dell
Pyro made no answer bat he rung
up the telephone. Give me No. 15I6S."
That was given him.
"IIello; switch. me on to New York,
Will you? Using the line? Well. III
wait a acknowledgement right
give me New York-New York City.
Is that New York; say, is that New
York? All right"
Now, then, whom shall ! call up?"
he said, turning to Wadden
Waddel was SPECIFICS.
Tell me any of your friends;
where's-who's your partner. by the
way?"
Wadden gave the name of his part
ner. And then he shouted: ''Give me
Waddell &c CO., Waddell e Co. Is Mar
tin there? Oh, not come down
yet; all right"
Not come down, nonsense" said
WaddelL This is after one o'clock"
''Ah, but you must remember it is a
great deal earlier in New York. Say,
what is Vain's address? Where's his
place of business?'
ION Broadway Harrison & Vain,
you know"
Say, give me Harrison e Vain
Harrison &c Vain, Broadway-I don't
know the number-Yes, is that Har-
rison e Vain? This is Lon
don. Yes. England,
of course. Is Mr.. Vain there?
Well, would you just ask him to step
to the telephone for moment?
Well, tell him Mr.. Waddell, in London,
wants tospeal1 with him Tell
him he'll only keep him a moment
At his letters? Well, never
mind that. You tell him that we can't
hold the line here all day. Ask him 70
come TO the phone. Oh. is
that you, Mr.. Vain? This is
Pyro Kinone, of London. Yes,
Waddelrs here. Will Won
speak to him? Certainly.
Here you are, Mr.. WaddelI," and
the astonished Waddell put the receiver
TO his ear.
"Hello, Waddell, is that you?" said
the voice over the wire. How did you
get over? Have a nice passage?'
''Great heavens, Vainr' he said,
tYou don't mean to tell me that that's
your
Yes, can't you recognize the voice?"
Eyes, by Jove do. Say, wouldn't
believe this was possible"
''Oh, we've had this going for week.
Just started it after you left. Didn't
you hear about it?"
mo, heard nothing about it. How
did that western speculation of yours
turn out?"
sob, all right. l was out west just
after you left and fixed things up most
satisfactorily. Going to make some
money out of that"
''Why can hear you as plainly as if
l were talking from your Office on Wall
street,
Yes, it seems to work first-rate-
that invention of Edison's is a great
thing l 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, l believe he will, if it's as sue
cessful as all this comes to-"
Then Vain pumped him full to his
horror about great number of fail
ures in New York, of men that he
knew and men that he was in intimate
association with. His jaw dropped as he
listened.
by gosh" he said to Pyro, "New
Yorlc's going to smash. I'll have to
get back"
well, not before lunch, anyhow.
Ring 'em off and we'll come up and
have lunch"
So they went up together into the
dining-room.
well, 1 can't get over that" said
Waddell, that beats the old Harry"
''Oh, American invention is 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, Wadden," he said, chow
about transatlantic telephoning?
guess I 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. I
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.