The Bossier banner., 1891-10-15
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been out of America for week. You
are not up to the latest snap in cleo
trleity, Didn't you hear anything of
Edlson's new telephone before you left
America?"
''Oh! Edison's new telephone is an
old thing, but l never heard of anv at
tempt to telephone across the At
lantic"
Attempt! Great heavens! You are
not so far behind the lighthouse as all
that, are you, Waddell? Why, bless
me, you can ring up New York from
any telephone in the cityy'
'Oh, you can't expect me to believe
that" said Waddell.
Believe it or not, as you like. I sun
pose if seeing is believing, hearing is
believing as well. Here we are at
the club. l will ring up New
York and you can tell me the names of
any of your friends you want to COM
municate with
"Oh, this is ridiculous" said Wad-
dell
Pyro made no answer but he rung
up the telephone. ''Give me No 1898.
1naJ was given hlm.
Hello; switch me on to New York.
will you? Using the line? Well, I'll
wait moment-Yes-yes-al right
give me New York-New York CITY.
Is that New York?-I say, is that New
York? All right -
'Now, then, whom shall l call up?"
he said, turning to Wadden.
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 & Co., Waddell & 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?"
"On Broadway. Harrison 6 Vain,
you know"
''Say, give me Harrison & Vain \ y
Harrison & Vain, Broadway don't
know the number-YeS, is that Har-
rison & Vain? = This is Lon
don. Yes. England,
of course, X Is Mr.. Vain there?
We'll, would you just ask him to 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 a moment
X At his letters? Wen, 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. Will you
speak to him? Certainly.
Here you are, Mr.. Waddell,' . and
the astonished Waddell put hereceiver
to his ear.
Hello. WaddelI, is that you?" said
the voice over the wire. How did you
get sver? Have a nice passage?"
''Great heavens, Vainr' he said,
''You don't mean to tell me that that's
your
''Yes, can't you recognize the voice?"
L
believe this was possible.
ooh, we've had this going for a 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?"
"Oh, all right. l was out west just
Lea 4
satisfactorily. Going to make some
money out of that"
''Why / can hear you as PLAINLY as if
were talking from your office on Wall
street"
"Yes, it seems to work frst-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, 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
association with. HIS jaw dropped as he
listened.
"By gosh," he said to Pyro, New
York's going to smash. I'll have to
get back"
''Wen, not before lunch, anyhow
Ring 'em off and Wen come up and
have lunch.
So they went up together into the
dining-room.
well, I 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 gentleman here asking for
Mr.. Kinone."
''oh, yes, ask him to come in" said
lPyro-an in walked John L. Vain.
Hello, WaddeH," he said, chow
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 I thought I
guess. Kinone. this is. my treat It's