Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-04
WOOED BY TELEPHONE.
BY MAnGn LEIGHTON.

IeTcy AluCIsoh Il one OF luust Nun
whom you sometimes meet who display
no great amount Of energy, and yet do
a prodigious amount of work, and man
age to get through life as successfully
as the more common business man who
steams through the commercial day at
high pressure.
One of Alderson's pecularities is that
whenever any Of his particular crOnies-
and he has at least a dozen of them
call upon him, his Office is sealed against
his clerks, who never venture to enter
until the callers are gone.
One morning Jack Eldrcdge brought in
friend and introduced him TO Anderson.
Over cigars the three men became talka-
tive. and Anderson entertained them
with his varied chat
have new fad"
at is about time" Eldredge retorted
laughingy. you haven't had new
one for at least three weeks. What
is il this timcf'
swell, a learned friend give mo
Latin name Tor it," said Anderson. i've
forgotten the Latin, but tho idea Is that
/ believe Il mans chnracter-or Il wo-
mans cithcr-can be uncrringly judged
by the subjects voice. Not by hearing
a few words, perhaps, but after a
short acquaintance l claim that | can
give you mans leading character
istics.''
Lets have mine" urged Eldredge.
Certainly; you're an easy study.
Careless, idle, luxurious. joviOl, fonder
Of women's society than business: shrewd
in business when Industrious but seldom
inclined TO be Industrious; loyal, exacting,
aggressive"--
Hold on protested Eldredge; "this
is hardly. fair test-you have known
me too long. Try your skill ON my
today.
IF he will take no offence"---
"None, 1 assure YOU assured the
Wei, then, [ should say that You are
man Of business, slow to make lasting
to be suspicious of others; you like
brief intervals Of leisure. but on Inc
whole prefer TO devote Yourself to hard
work. you are fond Of horses. aud prob
cautious 10 bet. After longer ac-
Quuintance with your voice l can tell
you more about yourself"
80 far as you've gone you've hit his
case TO q IT, said Eldredgc "Sill,
advise You not TO let this new theory of
yours carry you too far"
An odd fellow that" said Eldrcdges
friend, as they went out together.
Yes, fun of facts and fancies; it
his peculiar notions. one of them is
that he will not marry woman his
equal In wealth. When he gets rendy
to marry he intends 10 mate with n
WORKING ,girl He SAYS that il all rich
men and women would marry poor
parry,ncrs there would be twice as many
would b. n better place TO live In y
Give me No 1904, Cortlandt.n Alder
son was at That moment SAYING at the
| telephone.
Nine nine, aught, four?' duerled the
glrl at central
-. Yes. Mice voice that" he added to
himself. Denotes gentleness and ami
ability.
Ihqt number Is busy" came from
central.
shes generous, charitable and forgiv-
mine, nine, aught, four has inst
switched on called central, Here he
Is.
Energetic and loyal" communed Aid
erson, intellectual, too; full of wit and
quick pcrceDtion-an unusual girl y
After that Anderson made a thorough
study Of the new central's voice. Work
ne gradually discovered thai hal his fem fem,
mine unknown was possessed of nearly
all OF the lovable virtues, while her few
faults were of that kind that made her
pi28S nn 6ov a a.m ,,
over him as he listened to centrai's
few words, and he muttered.
rJoye, she Is beautiful, too. Such an
lhtonquon could not belong to an ordi-
hIry-looklng woman.
I From th9t moment Percy, Anderson
His passion grew 50 t6at = fifteen i'' or
twenty times day ne called mn this