Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30
HELPED BY THE TELEPHONE GIRL.
How the Wrongs Of Chicago Man Were
Avenged.

| How the Wrongs OF Chicago Man Were
Avenged.
| From the Chicago Tribune.
| He hated the business man almost as much
as he admired the pretty telephone girl He
| had been trying to devise some method of max
| ing trouble for the business man-of torturing
him as a man only can be tortured in acivilized
country in a civilized way. Barbarians do fairly
well in their rough, ignorant way, but it takes
few centuries o. civilization to bring people
up to the most fiendish torture.
1--WE thought Of several plans" he said to
the telephone girl, ''but none of them is quite
horrible enough. My revenge must be CON-
plete.'
Let me see," she said. "His number is,
| and he has a telephone on his desk
''les. I've seen it there" said the young
man.
Leave it to me. George" she said as she
| looked up into his eyes. Il would hesitate to
do it ordinarily, but if he has wronged you.
| George-if he has wronged you'll will steel
myself to the task. Ask me no questions, but
| waltz
The next day the business mans telephone
| bell rang. and when he said .'Wel?' a sweet
voice replied: what number, please?'
Il don't want any one, returned the bust
ness man.
20, l thought you rang" came pleasantly
over the wire.
Five minutes later the bell rang again, and
the following conversation snsued:
''Well?'
"WellY'
"What do you want?"
Nothing. What did you ring me up for?''.
II didn't What in thunder did you call me
| up for?''
-! didn't, you inspired idiot Ring off if you
| don want any one"
Ring off yourself, you essence of lunacy, and
,aGe S.S,fx
| you call for it!'
Both rang off. but little later the business
man bell started again. He nearly made him
self hoarse yelling "Hello" before he was
| softly asked:
Are YOU waiting?''
"Waiting!" he roared. "Waiting for what?''
| weren't you talking to a man in Hyde
Park?''
Il don't know where he was, but he didn't
| want me and didn't want him"
| 20, it must have been mistake, but you
| should have rung off"
Say! Hi hi! Hello!" But there was no
| answer. He gave the bell vicious ring. firmly
| resolved to have the last word. and when
''Hello!" came over the wire in feminine voice
he biurted out:
''See here. I've had enough of thisr'
"Sir" returned the feminine voice.
20, none of that" he roared. "You needn't
| try to smooth me down! I'll report your
The feminine voice was sharp as the reply
| came:
| How dare you talk to me that way. sir? III
| ind out who you are and my husband"
There was a click as the connection was cut
| of, and soft. pleasant voice asked:
did you get your party, sir?''
did / gct-did =" He was too full for
utterance, and before he was in u condition to
| talk intelligently he was suddenly switched onto
/ phone through which some one was ordering
those groceries sent up at once under pen.
| atty of losing some trade
The perspiration was pouring down his face
| as he made one last wild attempt to get that
| girl at central Office" and found himself talking
| to lumber merchant on the West Side, and
we'll, the revengeful young man and the tee-
| ephone girl are to be married, while the bus.
mess man is booked for the Detention Hospital
If the young man doesn't get the telephone
girl out OF central pretty soon.