The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
A DOG TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
It's Tail Could Spoil Only Ono Word, but
That Word wns Effective.


That Word wns Effective.
Tbo ola Tina ororotor who long AGO lost his
o-p, b,,t ,ho VIII norv ~ bis hind exists
,I,oa,n,l, 80, o., .nna.ont i,oor,o and in nm nj
toeotbar rvsterions vov that ought TO give
tho zoe. ~ IN ,,,rid nLn,,rJod foIth in proyl-
L., i,..I .noI,,. ~ dosL II, ,b, h,nrrh
to,ogr,rh o,,,co rdIo1iIv taor m a hIonk form
, r,ooeaga that nos hoiro tict ,d off in tho
49, -, III 90, 90 ,,ro yiIl h.. bo---"
md thon a reronter noorer him hogan TO clint
tar r.i,h II, ~ ro,,ort c,,,, across tho con-
tino,t ord dr,wnod 90, no ,Ii,ting Tint t,ld Of
soroono.. hor.oomin, 1,wasnnuist hour in
Tho ocace The one clort was working on a rc.
80 -, -oo.,rt, al a ,ro,, ~ r,cssnr,,ors
,yar. ,,..in,, n +, oor,or
Wv" :. ~ -. = ~ - -, $50. W.T.,
marked the old time operator to no one in par 5
.,cuar. reminds me o. sooa s,ory an 0iu
THAT so 2" said the clerk. cIancing up for a
W., "''' ""'
The messengers auieted and drew closer
Being thus encouraged. tho od.tmer con-
tinu red
Billy was working for some rusty railroad.
and there were only two stations on the line
beside, inc terminals. blIly was the whole
thing at one OF these stations. and young fell
80. -, ~" 80. n,,' nm, ..'| ~
80. aI .no o't.' nv "'' D'''; va" =" "o
and anything out of the usual that turned IN
was a theatre to him. Well. he was standing
in the door of the station ono hot afternoon
wishing for something to harpen. and sud-
uehiy NIUE FeHo~ cur appeared around inc
curve eu TO tho n cast ana came trotting toward
10 nave smiie on us lace. hsquatted on the
platform and looked mp at hilly. Billy spoke
,nost nervons t,,I bo boa n d,,, ,o,,
mos. nervous 'a'' ne ma ever seen dos wear
cam more agitated. and here's where the story
conoss In Rtlv cauubt tho rornin, -, tho do,,s
tail on the pianks Tho raps made - four our [ dots
dot. long dash. FIVE dots. over and over again.
II suppose you boys have learned the CODE
gers "and know that that spells the word
help p" '''''' '"' WIN
looked rheepsh. o''' no1DVu anu SOME 0n'
When the dogs tall" he continued, kept
Sed that h cur %T' was a"1 ma he %
Ii into the office, 4 dog teiesrap p operator p
even eve b. can 9ny T@Td isnt e be
q 9 9ss, E ana soRhsd big chunk
no other bed. '' '"' 0o"'' Us II II "ero USED TO
The road that Billy worked for was prlncl-
sa at t one fygr GF2n r mn@s
the other terminal. Or course there was con-
employed on the road JUS nt ths tm ne b heSn
ever. a gang of desperate mrnNand th"y
had determined TO have a try at bullion
Just cas-. Of Bys staon s9M and tb Ga t p1n tGyS S
chosen by the robbers as tho rtght TnInne T tor
them to operate. AccorIincy. a few WI" piphts
after Billy had adopted H.. dog oneTotnr h"
his mouth and an eauay roagh Voice VoS t6d 1 him i'm
to keep his head shut Tii7v was GoDcd ~, -
course but he realized what was going on. par
took down the red lantern ro from tfs ' no o%G
lighted it, ''' nan anu
and he was soon fasten ed good and tioht 70 H.,
narrow bed with long piece a Of , rHnn 70 rs
gang then went outsije Bilv vos Govt H nt
6ea % nd ss% tha but TaSn he turned his
on the table near the kev and sonn,err "a aft nR
ing that he had pal came over him. He spoKo
tail The tail hit the key and BJIv enm GFS4 fe
by the sound that by some chance II was on an
"Bily kept on talking to tho doc md WON
dering what tho effect Of the nervonS taII ,vo
be In B. 6 office. by strotchinc his neck he
up that the era were 'Sf }e c m%%a
They were too. 10 away to hear The instsi
and the dog cured Il" mp nnd vent e scen
JHs1 shs9 II The bs soSndr began had
AGAIN. M sHd TA E conS do @s %5s IL
down. Billy could not make ' hims u.tG h SnM.
operator would Stop the tain and et' warn " H.,
fellow - was, N'" ""'' 'r'sn' young
1T seemed hours TO Billy before he beord |
thu distant roar 81 tho coming tran. i 'i,,%ty
only a short disfnnre ths thar si1 ~ TEHS