The Bossier banner., 1891-10-15
LONDON TO NEW YORK.
The Joke Played on an American
Photographer in England.

'reo This is a story Of the Camera club.
net The Camera club in London, as every
aies boiy NAV not know, has now fine new
M wenises near Charing Cross, ever so
many stories high, of red brick outside
hesa and filed with dark rooms and all sorts
sec oiluxuries inside. Among other things
which the new building has which the
YOU oldhad rot, is telephone, which stands
yoa ID the lower hall for the use of the
Oaee members.
aasq When London club attains the lux
Hy Of telephone it at once takes rank
s0s among the leading institutions of the
kind in the metropolis.
~ u. This story is the narrative of the
haudulentu use of that telephone BY one
Of the members, Mr.. Pyrogellic II.
Knone. and as have brought the mat
Ter to the attention of the committee,
and as they have done nothing to pun
bh Mr.. Kinone, think it only right to
s.s make the whole thing public. do not
w. think that telephone is put in club
nis ball for deceiving an innocent New
V'As Yorker
Pyro, as we call him for short, is a
very popular member of the Camera
Cub Perhaps that is why they do not
pug deal with him as he deserves. He was
'aig ever in America year or so ago and
- he Camera club of New York treated
lsa hln very nicely indeed 1t seemed,
Y however, that Mr.. Hiram Waddell, of
New York, played some sort of a joke
per % kinone. a sell of some kind, and so
q Aaone swore to be even with him.
Not long ago he met Waddell on the
w Nrand and took him up to the club,
= saeTe they had a long talk over New
York matters in general, and he in
slas FIed Waddell to lunch with him at the
sab the next day at certain hour.
: NJ hlnene asked about all the pho
pN' agraphic boys in New York, and among
noh gaerso John L. Vain. Pyro had liked
'an very much and he asked Waddell
feeH ! mere was any chance of his being
Man eFeF this summer.
oaa aaddel said there wasn't the slight
hea ,sL John V. was interested in some
laaa " thlng out west; he had seen him
Flsn llse before sailing and Vain had said
wished he could get over to London
cus ak summer, but couldn't
5 to shortly after this conversation sPyro
viii vas down at the Hotel Metropole. when
inea Who should he run AGAINST. bI,+ Iobn T
and qan. '---''' ~ ol'A -
'nss biess my soulr' he said; London
tna sluil OF Americans. I was just talk
y aoout you yesterday. | met Wad-
'oN' - on the Strand and took him up to
'erF = quo and was asking If there was
I q ~ ehance OF you coming over, and he
had out west sls
: Vn'' said Vain jauntily, 81 fixed
'aye - aa' OUT west business all right and
come over to syndicate it if l can.
yd ~ got In to-day. Where's Waddell
oa ayng, do You know?"
ali ne is staying down at the Royal."
,yer aasWered Pyro.
ofs whs IsL ! must call in and see him. I
ana Aiil Just before he sailed
s,s. y ne said. Look here, Vain,
~ % hx up sell on Waddell. You
IVn gsa gvoer the one he got off on me in
jaw s,"h lork We are gong to have a
ple e..,a mn At the Camera club tomorrow,
md aaan't you join us?"
" sw"n "n oe o. most happy" said Vain.
las sAr4 tnen, I'll get him up there
wili slsasu, slas one o'clock. Can you be at the
'urs sslaa, apaone here at the Metropole at one
~ eoek to-morrowqn
Certainly"
IS : Wei, III call you MP and turn Won
eoa ) "aadell, and make him believe
T Te sse got telephone line from here
.nal ss nv: York. Do You understand?
arg nil ~ sa'nk over it and fill him up 1t
ms asn sa you get back"
noi A.sa ~ 90 it" said Vain, heartily. and
-. ~. Salone was to meet Wadden at Lows
NJ y. Il elus e and they walked together to
e z qaas lust been over telephoning to
y. i. about ~ ,as1a 9 klnone. Have you seen
y a0b 'ae Paris jelep hone?''
s. a laass, ses, | read about it.. Still. we
IS IS aath - distance telephoning than
- ~ america, you know
Y Y aders..yesl yesl but this Paris line, YOU
A. Wan goes under the channel"
: aseh = cont see that that matters
~ ! believe that we tele-