St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-03
He KNEW MORSE
astonishing Duplex Conversation
OF = Pretty Telegraph Operator.

Astonishing Duplex Conversation
OF = Pretty Telegraph Operator.
A New YORK Sun reporter went into
IN uptown hotel q few DAYS EEO 10
co0suit = directory Il was al an hour
u 1ne Gay WEen everything Is aGleI
ana SILL lie only thing about the
place. 1h2t seemed n have any lie al
al vas the telegraph instrument Il
was ticking away Indusu1olslr. The
pretty TOuDg woman WHO mRnipul aIed
he mysterious thing was WORKING IA
OBVIOUSLY She MS receiving 2 Lsl1Eran
Tor = guest OF TIE hotel. Fer pretty
shoulders were IrIre rounded a. she
leaned over her Work. and her head
was bent lew
me message WIS long ana fun OF biz
Strange words. and tie oDsraIor VINO
was transmitting Il seemed To be ID q
hurry 70 finish HIS pace was a 1-i1e
100 IdSI 1U- ne Young WOm2n. ana SaR
was complied - Interrupt Inn con-
StanIy- Eael la1Erru p1lel Or --Drsak.'
IS the leleErapile-s cal II. apparently
irTi1A1ed them both The sending
operator HenI back 10 Inc point indicat-
Cd ana starred on Al q sill more rapid
pace But before he could maze much
he10T2y lac yUaa- woman would stop
hlID again livery Tine she broke she
appeared 10 be more OIL OF sorts.
The silent 2c1l8I1S Of the 1Eo were 50
pronounced that the attention OF the
reporter VITO vas able 70 read Tie
mystic signals vas 211rac1sa- Finally
Tie message was finished The Young
WO@an ETas II q rage The WAY she
TaI1laa the KEY told Ihls To the expert
easced ear She % I'd the message.
10 denote thai Il ilad been correctly r.
ceived- The moment she had flashed
her individual sign. which IL the tsleg-
rapl bGSl8ess stands fnT z1e operator
name she snapped baca this sentence
SAY have gOa time 10 eat 2 hard
boiled egg"
The reporter walkea uD 10 the litde
Gaze Which held the l3xeiv creature
EIs8 WAS flashing so0rB. and sent 1eie-
gram Sne displayed acne OF her spleen
10 hlIn- but taxed Ia Quicl. almost
bSshf1l- Ra2maeT- Her language was
thai OF rehRed- educated Young
wCmsn- One could never nave believed
Ina1 me remark about 1he hard-boiled
egg could nave emaDa1ed FROM her.
Daring me bT1ef conversation me 1els-
graph instrument clzS1eTed Il EreaRz nj
Intervals Tie young woman talked 10
the operator al me other end OF me
W5re. ana listened 10 the reporter AZ the
same tine Prom tie expression On her
lace one would never have Imagined
that size was paying TIE slightest aT15u-
ton 10 what me little brass instrument
Was SAYING Sle talked IL Z rr6ned
way 10 the reBeT1eT. emphasizing her
claim . refinement bT al zr11ul. charm
Ing manner. To me operator. with
whom some other trait N her character
held conversation simultaneously. she
vas dramatically opposite. The con-
Rersa1lOa rzB ike this
Reporter 70 Young Woman VIII yoa
kindly rush THIS message Ihr0BKh2
Yong Woman 10 Reporter with A
ar11ui smile 211 z slight dropping OF
eyel1aSf-ssh- g5s- slr- III hurry L Tor
yo1- VIII yOR wait Tor Al answer
Reporter 70 Yong Woaau-Yes- # Il
dGesn't take 100 I6Rg-
Young Woman Il Rep0r1er-II viii
BeI take hong. ! viii tel the operator
al me other eBa that ths gentleman Is
y sI1IDE-
She called up the operator and sent
the message. but didn't say n Worn 10
nm about nurryinE L through After
she had finished she 4gaksd I'D and
smllIngIy said
he says that he MI TRsh y8ur mes
sage rlghF through
The y88ng WOman then BEGAN ID
write rapidly Very soon tlt Instru-
meHI bSEzn 70 call her. The little While
hand reached for The key, ana the little
fingers caused this peculiar sentence 10
HASH over rhe wires
%. s1G1 mp minnie and give he 2
chance 10 laEG 4 nash
Then E1ancIng ID a me reporter rhe
young woman said:
Il thought lie had something Tor Tou.
but Il was a mistake"
Reporter 70 HoBnE Noman-Do you
1nd II pleasant 70 Eerk II Al ho1es
0Gee2
7 Il. 10 R--Oh- No. ST. On the con
1rzrY. Il = very diSagrSszble. One Is
subjected 70 Sd m1cl uiScOurleST We
hardly dare 70 look up from orr desk for
fear some one VIII address Is with a
foreign question n order d make our
Acquaintance.
Oper21sr VINO wants 10 sand Z mes
sage 70 I N.-CD1 II and el5zr ne.
/ Il ID Ooh. come Of. TeusEe
been eating fshbzlis ana ven ara
thirsty
7 " ID R-Besides. We ara con
PEELED ID smell the dreadful 05o- Of
T05aeco. ald frequently coarse EXPIRES
sons escape men H33 are partially II
IDKlca15a N our hHR-llg- ! SomStIneS
am 50 sA0eked thai ! zaiak I can not
stand IL
Al ms point several customers zp-
prDReRea win fetegrERS- AID the re-
P0-1er ae11 Instructions for tae delivery
OF ms message and EEET aEaF rexoIE-
ing TINS psychological question. Ara
al women Afflicted similarly and. II 81,
70 Ehzz eZ1el-es'