Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
HEARD OVER THE TELEPHONE E
n
Girl at Central Knows Many Things She
Never Tells.
SOME THINGS ARE TOO GOOD TO KEEP
Gives Lonely Young Friend n
Chance to Enjoy Himself for
Little While Listening to
other Peoples Woes.
E THINGS ARE TOO GOOD TO KEEP


High up in one of the big Office buildings
of the city young man sat In his office one
night last week. The hour was long past
midnight and he felt lonely outside the
night was of chat dense consistency which
reminds one of kettle of tar. The sur
rounding darkness only helped to intensity
the isolation experienced by the silent
watcher and he hungered for someone with
whom he might talk. On the desk in front
Of him the nickel standard of a telephone
met his glance. Pleasant thought, he would
talk to Central"
The Central" who had charge Of his
particular district, had a pleasant voice and
the young man had gained an impression
somewhere that he rather "stood in" AT
any rate he frequently "jollied" her when
he ought to have been earning his salary,
and found the process rather to his liking.
He rang her up.
Hello Maud. how about you?"
Hello, Mr.. Cute, how are you this even
ing?"
"sck abed Maudie, and dying for some
one to love me-"
well you can't expect me to take care
of you at this distance" was the pert re-
joiner.
"You amt mad, Maudie?"
Nit. but | have troubles of my own and
a busy night Is one of them" said the in
visible divinity. DO you want to hear some
music?"
"Thc music of your voice is rapture
enough for a poor devil like"
"Quit that. or I'll cut you off," came back
sharp and decisive "Do you want to hear
that music?'
Sure, turn it loose"
MUSIC THAT CHARMS.
The click OF the plugs on the board cs
they shot into their proper connections fol-
lowed and then an indistinct something
crept over the wire. 1t swelled in volume
until clear and distinct as the baying of a
deerhoun1 in some sequestered valley, 1t
rolled from the transmitter and into the
ear OF tho listener. The strident rattle of a
drum, the sweet tones of violins, together
with their blendings Of reeds and brasses
massed into one delightful volume
OF sound were playing ,f for the
Somewhere in one of the big hotels a ban
quet was being held and an orchestra was
regaling the guests. The leader little
thought that his efforts were being silently
apqlauded by a listener over mile away.
Marches and waltz numbers followed in rapid
succession until the young man had heard
nearly half the program
How do you work that Maud? asked the
surprised young man. as he caught her ear
again. .,
"Oh it's easy enough when you know how
The clerk at the hotel took the transmitter
off the hook and then connected the proper
numbers for you. II you won't give me away
I'll let you in on something rich. Here's
a man who is telling me all about beauti-
full jag which a friend of his bought for
Christmas His friends wife called her
husband up at the club few minutes ago
but couldn't get him FIN not running a
consolation bureau so I just connected him
direct with his friends wife, who is al home
and nearly worried to- death over her hus-
bands absence Here they are"
Br-r-r! Clickity click B-r-r-, Hello!
Yes, this is HotansplCsh talking to you yet
And | was telling you he's got a daisy and
that's no josh. It's positively a scientific
study. Been out all the afternoon with the
boys and didn't near go home to dinner, but
Hal Har' e. tiI
'oh, the wretch" gasped the anxious little
wife from her end of the wire
"Oh, you needn't feel bad about It, grille
He's having a glorious time"
'Sir-r-" she hissed. as she trembled with
rage.
NO NEED OF EXCITEMENT.
Il say YOU needn't get excited over a lit
lie thing like this. He often gets CAV. but
his wife amt on, you know. Dead funny.
amt It, but you ought to hear him tall,
about her when he's got jag on She'd be
dead stuck on him, don't think He's
dead batty over the little brunette waiter
at Ham q Egg restaurant. Wanted to take
her out and buy the whole town for her
tonight. Had to hold him down and throw
him into a carriage TO keep him from it,"
on. the horrid brute" screamed the
trembling woman. 81 don't know you. sir
she continued but YOU are breaking my
heart 1t cannot be Quiet Still that you are
talking about?"
"A quiet still! Well. / should say he had
More like disorderly drunk you would thinl,
If you saw him. He's nothing else Why,
I've known him to retire with his family
ana get up at midnight, go down town and
cut loose and his poor little wifey never got
next. She thinks he's an angel she does. f"
"Oh-h-h!' groaned the woman
well, well, never mind; II you feel so bad
about 1t won't tell you any more. He sees
me talking to you and he is actually trying
to get on the lounge to come over here and
josh with you"
Let him Gomez and the grltting Of her
teeth was distinctly audible. Let him
come and I'll talk with him. sir. You can
not put him up too quickly | don't know
disgraceful impudence il you will only help
Mr.. Still to that telephone, Just for one
minute. only one. I'll teach"
JUS! then some one wanted a connection
with the club and Central was obliged to
pull down the connection.
And still people get married every day"
said Central TO the young man who had been
dhucklng so hard that it was with difficulty
he kept his seat.
well, l wouldn't have that mans troubles
for money. She won't do a thing to him
when she gets him. Oh-h-h-h no. she won't"
And the lonely young man hung up his
'phono and departed for hcme, thankful that
he at least still lived in a state of single
blessedness.
THE SULTAN 4 BAD DEBTOR.
ALL.