The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13
LONDON TO NEW YORK.
Tho Joke Played on an American
Photographer In England.

This is story of the Camera club.
The Camera club in London, as every
body may not know, has now fine new
premises near Charing Cross, ever so
many stories high, of red brick outside
and filed with dark rooms and I'LL sorts
OF luxuries inside. Among other things
which the new building has which the
old had rot, is telephone, which stands
N the lower hall for the use of the
members.
When London club attains the lux
ury of telephone it at once takes rank
among the leading institutions of the
kind in the metropolis.
This story is the narrative of the
fraudulent use of that telephone b, one
OF the members, Mr.. Pyrogellic H.
kinoue, and as have brought the mat
ter to the attention of the committee,
and as they have done nothing to pun
ish Mr. Kinone, think it only right to
make the whole thing public. do not
think that telephone is put in a club
hall for deceiving an innocent New
Yorker
Pyro, as we call him for short, is a
very popular member of the Camera
club. Perhaps that is why they do not
deal with him as he deserves He was
over in America year or so ago and
the Camera club Of New York treated
him very nicely indeed. 1t seemed,
however, that Mr.. Hiram Waddell, of
New York, played some sort of a joke
on kinone, a sell of some kind, and so
kinone swore to be even with him.
Not long ago he met Waddell on the
Strand and took him up to the club,
where they had long talk over New
York matters in general, and he in
vited Waddell to lunch with him at the
club the next day at certain hour
Mr. kinone asked about all the pho
Geographic boys in New York, and among
others of John L. Vain. Pyro had liked
Vain very much and he asked Waddell
1t there was any chance of his being
over this summer.
Waddell said there wasn't the slight
est John V. was interested in some
big thing out west; he had seen him
just before sailing and Vain had said
he wished he could get over to London
this summer. but couldn't.
Shortly after this conversation Pyro
was down at the Hotel Metropole, when
who should he run against but John L.
Fain.
BLESS my soul!'' he said; London
Is full of Americans. l was just talk
ing about you yesterday. l met Wad-
dell ON the Strand and took him up to
the club, and was asking If there was
any chance of you coming over, and he
said there wasn't; that you were goin e
out west"
'Oh," said Vain jauntily, II fixed
that out west business all right and
I've come over to syndicate it if l can.
Just got in to-day. Where's Waddell
staying, do you kDow?"
"le is staying down at the Royal
answered Pyro.
''Well, must call in and see him.
saw him just before he sailed"
80 he said. Look here, Vain, /
want to fix up sell on Waddell. You
remember the one he got off on me in
New York We are gong to have a
lunch at the Camera club to- morrow
Couldn't you join us?'
II will be most happy" said Vain.
swell, then, III get him up there
about one o'clock. Can you be at the
telephone here at the Metropole at one
o'clock Tomorrow"
''Certainly.'
We'll, I'll call you up and turn you
on to Waddell, and make him believe
we have got a telephone line from here
to New York. Do you understand?
You think over it and fill him up. 1t
will be a good story to tell the boys
whe1 you get back
"Ill do it, said Vain, heartily, and
he did
Knone was to meet Waddell at Lows
exchange, and they walked together to
the club.
i've just been over telephoning to
Paris,' said Kinone. Have you seen
about the Paris telep hone?'
''Oh, yes, read about it. Still, we
do longer distance telephoning than
that in America, you know
''Ah, yes! but this Paris line, you
understand, goes under the channel"
well, don't see that that matters
much, does it? l believe that we tele-
phone from New York to Chicago
sometimes
Eyes, presume you do. Still, of
course, that's all nothing to the At
tantic telephone from here to New
York"
Telephone? Cable, you mean"
mo, mean telephone.
Thunder! 1 never heard of a tele.
phone under the ocean,"
'Oh, you're behind the age. You've
been out of America for a week. You
are not up to the latest snap in cleo
tricity. Didn't you hear anything of
Edison's new telephone before you left
American"
"Oh! Edison's new telephone is an
old thing, but never heard of any at
tempt to telephone across the At
lantic."
Attempt! Great heavens! You are
not so for behind the lighthouse as all
that, are you, Waddell? Why, bless
me, you can ring up New York from
any telephone in the city,
''Oh, you can't expect me to believe
that" said Waddell.
believe it or not, as you like sup
pose If seeing is believing, hearing is
believing as we'll. Here we are at
the club. 1 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. 1576s. ="
That was given him. = ~ 80
Hello; switch me on to New York,
will you? Using the line? Well. I'll
wait IL moment-Yes- yes-all right
give me New York-New York City.
? Is that New York?-I say, is that New
York? All right" .-,r
r. Now, then, whom shall call up?o
he said, turning to Waddell. &.
Waddell was speechless. + 80 =
<s''Tell me any of your friends;
where's-who's your partner, by the
Wav9" - =