The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-21
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with his varied chat.
"By the way" he said suddenly, "I
have new fad"
at Is about time" Eldredge retorted
laughingiy. "You haven't had new one
ior at least three weeks. What is it this
Hmei"
well, a learned friend gave me Lat
h name for IT," said Anderson. "I've for
Eotten the Latin, but the idea is that be-
iieve mans character-or woman's ei-
lher-can be unerringly judged by the
subjects voice, not by hearing a few
words, perhaps, but after short acquaint-
bnoe l claim that can give you man g
leading characteristics"
"Let's have mine," urged Eldredge.
Certainly; you're an easy study-care-
less, idle, luxurious, jovial, fonder Of wo-
mems society than business; shrewd in
business when industrious, but seldom IN
clined 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 friend,
whom you have never seen before today"
at he will take no offense"---
"None, i assure you," answered the
other.
swell, then, / should say that you are
something Of woman Halter, a clever man
Of business, slow 10 make lasting friend
ships, honest, but rather inclined to DO
suspicious Of others. You like brief inter
walls of leisure, but on the whole prefer to
devote yourself to hard work. You are fond
Of horses and probably attend the races,
I,,t N<~S, 20, hat ftar n
longer acquaintance with your voice can
tell you more about yourself.
$50 far as you've gone you've hit his
case to T." said Eldredge. "Still I adj
wise you not to let this new theory of yours
carry you too far"
IAN odd follow that" said Eldredge's
friend as they went out together
"Yes, full of facts and fancics. " would
take me weeks to tell you all of his pecul-
far notions, Ono Of them is that he will
not marry a woman his equal In wealth.
When he gets ready to marry, he intends
To mate with n working girl. He says that
" all rich men and women would marry
poor partners there would be twice as
many well to do people in the world, and
Il would be q better place to live in"
"Givc me No. 1904, Cortlandt," Alder
son was at that moment saying Mt the tel
ephone.
"Nine, nine, naught, fouri" queried tn,
girl at central.
Eyes. Nice voice, that, :" he added e
himself. "Denotes gentlenees and anna
billty."
"That number is busy" came from cen
trail
"Shc's generous, charitable and forgiv
ing" OWNED Anderson.
/ "Nine mine, naught, four has just switch
ed off, called cen,rnl. "Here he is"
energetic and loyal" communed Al
derson. intellectual too, full Of wit ant
quick Of perccption-Rn unusual girl"
1 After that Anderson made a thorough
study Of the new central's voice Work
ing upon his theory Of voice reading, h
gradually discovered that this feminin
i unknown was possessed of nearly all of tn
1 lovable virtues, while her few faults wer
l of the kiud that made her piquant.
One day thrill of discovery went owe
him as he listened to central's few words
and he muttered
glove, she ~ beautiful tool Such an in
tonntion could not belong to an ordinar,
looking woman" .".#
From that moment Percy Anderson kncv
that lie was in love with central. Iii
W q
he called mp this unknown charmer an,
asked her TO connect him with some per
son with whom he had had trivial bust
4 ness Mt least. II was to hear the voice tina
was opulent Of goodness and beauty.
! Sonehow--the means need not be record
cd here--he learned that the telephon
girls name was Ada Cummings.
n Anderson was not able to keep his secre
! all TO himself EldredGe learned it,
| ~ know the manager" said the latter
"Iet us go up and see him"
Anderson accepted with alacrity. TIL
manager showed them through the BIZ
room, where the girls sat ut the switch
boards and phones.
''Iiy the way" said Eldredge careless
! ly, 'you have girl hero named Cum
mings. .." ."". ..."".
"Yes; that Is she over there"
/ Anderson ERzed, his henrt in his mouth
| His friend gHzed too. Then the latter turn
ed his head choking with laughter. Mis-
! Cummings was n thin, angular woman
not less han 40, with face that woult
seem to indicate yinegary temper.
| Crushed, his theory smashed into atoms
| Anderson got out. Eldredge chaifed hin
numerically. The story spread, and othe
friends chafled him too. .".
Two months later Percy Anderson sailet
| suddenly for Europe. Upon his return hi
friends received cards indicating that h
had turned Benedict. The cards also con
veyed the information that he had mar
! ried Miss Cummings
| But his friends, when they called, wer
struck by the queenly beauty and swee
| womapliness Of Mrs. Anderson
Her husband led Eldredge aside AM
whispered:
'This little woman Is the one witt
whom l talked over the phone. She wa
out the day we called at the central Office
and 1t was her cousin who was pointe'
| out to us. BY the way, | find that m.
| divination Of my wifes character by he
voice was entirely correct. | am now NOR
| devoted than ever to my fad Of voice read
ing. "-Madge Leighton in New York Jour