Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-16
A TELEPHONE RIDE.

She hath a lovely voithe. lisped
Simpkinson Potter.
And she must be handsome" re-
marked young Gubbins with know
Ing pun at cigarette. 1T has
always been my experience that
women with musical voices are good
looking"
They were talking about their tele-
phone girl-she who flirted with them
SO naively over the wires.
she it'll quite young too y'know. A"
continued Mr. Potter picking a car
nation to pieces "becauthe she con-
6ded to me that she walnut out yet
just fanthym
You fellows ought to warn your
Diana of the cross wires to be more
areful growled Barker head clerk
nd general Dlogenes in the famous
aw office OF Lastwill a. Testament
when his ma esty the senior partner
called upon the law courts this morn
Ing she halloed back and wanted TO
know If that wasn't Charlie. The
old man turned purple and threatened
to see the superintendent"
She must have thought it was
Charlie Dennison." said Gubbins
They are getting to be great deal
too thick of late, and last night |
heard HIM ask her TO go out driving
this afternoon.
ban JOve." calculated Simpkinson
Potter 'Of cOuthe she refused"
mo. she didn't" replied Gubbins
because he said: No. 1000 Smith
street All right Miss Mellerby I'll
be there on time But here comes
the man in questiOn,to speak for him
self"
Charles Dennison entered. arrayed
In clothes of bewildering cut and
wearing an eloquent box coat in the
lapel of which reposed a royal gar.
denia-
My dear Charles " said Baker. Il
trust you are not going to do any
thing rash?"
Dennison glanced around the Office
with ill-concealed triumph Il am
going TO take our telephone girl. Miss
Mellerby out driving he observed,
giving every syllable full emphasis
To his surprise no one made any
comment ON this INTEL gence. Cub
bins looked out of the window and
Simpkinson Potter placed his carna-
ton stalk ibetween the leaves OF a
Law book.
Il do believe" he said at last that
you knew all about it beforehand
"Ali aboutrwhat?" queried Barker.
oh yes. You have to take some
girl out driving. I'm sure we all
sympathlze with you"
''Yeth. indeed. Charlie, exclaimed
Simkinson Potter; tn beathtly
nuisance. old boy, but never mind.
1t will soon sbe over"
BE sure ito get on Miss Melerby's
good side. "-said Gubbins. MY ex-
perienee is that telephone girls are
always deaf innone ear. :"
Dennisonvwaited to hear no more
'You fellows are just jealous" he said
aud few INMATES afterward they saw
him driving a. roam mare and smart
dogcart ancund, the corner.
ArriVedat Coz Smith street Charles
Dennison found the house to DO a
model saIbur ban cottage looking sun
nily southwark and overrun with
flowing ereepers.
just the place for young love {"
he romantioally exclaimed as he
hltched his roam fo'a fantastic green
dragon ON one OF the side posts Il
wish to goodness Gubbins and that
To-
watch my meeting with Laura.
] had better not call her Laura
at first by the way. Things that
sound all right over tel
ephone wire may DO quite startling
when one is brought face 10 face.
Here Charles opened the gate and
strobe up the short gravel path.
Everywhere in the garden he noticed
the traces OF "a woman's tender care.
'And yet" he murmuced they talk
about telephone girls only caring for
chewing gum and Irritation"
His ring brought a pleasant faced
matrou to the door,
Mrs Mellenby. is il noSp" asked
Charlie taxing off his has with his
best air. He had a reputation for
astuteness and was much gratified
when the lady nodded a amiiing
assent to his question.
And you are Charles Dennison. 1
eupposep" she said I'VE did not
expect you quite so soon, but earli-
ness is an excellent fault Won't you
come IMP"
or course Charley went in. re-
marking 10 himself that Mrs. Mellerby
seemed much better than the general
run OF girls mothers. She could not
be more than 40. he thought SO that
the fair Laura was probably not 20.
Moreover Mrs. Mellerby's plump
figure and distinct traces OF past
beauty promised we'll for Lauras APP
pearance.
They entered the pretty little parlor
and sat down. Then Mrs Nellerby
laughed gayly and said We'll
Charlie. which shall we talk about
FIST the weather or your dogcartp'
Charlie laughed likewise although
he thought the use of his Christian
name a little odd.
let us talk about. the dogcart I"
he said.
Avery well. replied Mrs Mellerbv.