The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-07
CALL UP e2s.


Vous. He doesn't ike 10 have Gr1scoms s
friends call up nthe telephone when
Griscom VIII come home
ometirne he refuses 10 answer the tele-
phone and he barbados his door and de-
elares that he deos not know Griscom,
does not wish 10 know him, nexer sx-
pect sto know him and viii receive no
messages OF any sort for him. But it
does No good. The other boarders an
swer the teephone bell. and they invaria-
] bly, say 70 the person calling: mo. I
don think Mr.. Griscom IS in his room
now, but his roommate, Mr.. Riley. is
mere and he viii talk to you. Then
they march down 10 Riley's room and
pound on the door and shout: 20, Mr..
Riley, there is somebody on me telephone
who wants Mr.. GriscOm, and 1 told them
you would talk TO lneIn-"
And il makes no difference whether
Riley is deep in a fascinating novel that
he is reading or whether he is casting up
his accounts or whether he has retired
and sought his well earned rest, the end
IS always the same. The enthusiastic
messenger keeps up the numbering on
Riley's door until he crawls into a bath
robe and attends the telephone. This
thing has gone on until It has gnaWed
its way into Riley's heart, and he crosses
his fingers and touches wood every time
he walks by the telephone. The other
nervous and irritable a friend Of Girls
CONS who wanted to see hi on impor-
tant business called up on the telephone.
omebody answered and Riley went to the
telephone.
Mr.. Griscom is not in" he said. Il
am sorry. He viii be in at Il o'clock. I
think he went 10 a party. do not know
where the party is. Good night"
Riley went Indignantly back to his
books and sought consolation in a pipe.
one of the other roomers was soon drub-
bing on his door.
%. Mr.. Riley" she said. There is
some one on the wire wants Mr.. Griscom.
told them that you would talk TO them"
Riley said things and went to the tele-
phone.
Mr.. Griscom is not in. Z am sorry
lie win be in about u o'clock. 1 think
he went TO a party I do not know where
the party is. Good night. What's that?
Can who up? o, Mr.. Lee. East 92S
Any time tonight. Very well. Good night
Riley repaired to his room and wrote a
note, which he put on Griscom's table,
asking MIN to call up Mr.. Lee, East S-2-S,
at whatever hour he should come in. as
the business was important
Then Riley lit a cigar and hunted up
the place in his book and gave a long
sigh OF relief as he settled down TO read
ing.
Bang, bang, bang" somebody was
pounding like mad on the door, and Riley
was sure the house was on fire. His
nerves were on edge in a moment and he
yanked the door open and fairly gasped.
Yes, yes; what is it?"
60 Mr.. Riley" said Miss Brown. who
roomed at the end OF the hall, that tele-
phone is ringing like mad. Somebody
wants Mr.. Griscom right away, and
think some Of his folks must be dead.
TrfI ? n fl7a
Riley ground his teeth and went down
to the telephone.
Hello he said. ''Mr. Griscom IS
not in. He has gone to a-whats that2
Yes. Lee. I made q note and put on Mr..
Griscom's table. East 9-2-s. Yes.
put that down. Call at your house to-
morrow at 8 if he doesn't call you tonight
without fail. Very well. Good night"
Mr.. Riley heceived three more summons
to the telephone in the next hour and fin
ally in grim determination he put a chair
in front OF the phone and maintained a
sad and solemn vigil. Before he finally
retired for the night he hved up some
messages so that Griscom would not fail
to call up East 9-2-S.
When Griscom came home and was
standing in his darkened room feeling
around for a match he was startled by
some white thing that tapped back and
forth in his face. He clutched a ii and
found it to be a piece Of paper suspended
by a thread from the ceiling. He lit the
gas and saw a dozen or more other pieces
OF paper suspended around the room.
Pinned to the pillow of mis- bed were six
notes, on his desk were ten, tackled to
every chair were three or four. On every
picture was pasted a notice written in
bold black letters, and on a chair was
GrisOom's shotgun pointed squarely at
him and with notice swinging from the
muzzle.
Griscom went about the room and hsr-
vested the notes and notices, and then sat
down to read them. The names signed
to them included a complete list Of every
boarder in the house, as well as all OF
the maids kitchen girls and nenials Of
every degree. They ran:
"Griscom: Mr. Lee, No. 9-2-s has called !
you up on the telephine this evening and |
wants TO see you badly. Please |
call up East 9-2-S at whatever hour of /
the day or night you return. I do not !
know what Mr.. Lee wants, but I imagine /
that his house is burning and that he 1
wants you to help rescue sine OF the 4
family. Cali him up or else commit sui |
eiie If you do not call him up be at his 4
house, or what viii be left Of it, at 9 /
D. clock tomorrow morning. and fail not. I
Very truly, Riley"
Mr.. Griscom: No. e-2-s East has been /
calling for you tonight on the telephone. !
They want you very much. Call them
any time you come IN
MRS. H. K. EVARTS."
"Griscom: No. s-2-s East wants you on
he phone. said 1 would leave a note
-or you 70 call them uD. H. K. EVARTS. %
"Griscom: Say, old chap, for PHYS
sake call up your friends at 9-2-s East
they have been wearing out the phone
asking for you. TOM"
"Griscom: East s-2-s wants you awful
oadly. Call them UP without fail
''JENNING."
"AIr Griscom: East 9-2-S has been
Ealing and calling for you tonight You
IRE awfuuy popular. Be sure and call
hem up without fail tonight
ESTHER ROBBINS"
''Afr. Griscom. Whatever else YOU do
ion't fan 70 call up East 9-2-S tonight I
lave fairly worn out my shoes running
% the telephone to call YOU Now, don't
all. BE sure. 1t Is very important
MRS. BASCOM."
operatives has Just been taken 70 tho hos
lital owing 10 nervous prostration irduc-
q by connecting No 9-3-s several times
minute for three hours with your
'hone. 7 shall hold you accountable IN
he courts J. X HARRIS.
Manager South side Telephone District"
'Aeester Greasecoub: 70 telepfun hes
DONG. roong all de mite. VII 20 number
-2-S slretty call oop2
Gretchen. who on the Table watts"
Mister Grscom: Arrah now and faith
nd be sure 20 call W No. s-2-s OF the
asst They be a-wantin Of you mighty
ad. EORAH. the maid servant f
"GHscom; 7 don't purpose 20 have my
est disturbed all night By you OF any
'ody Ike you Either you make salts
actory ARA anremeuts with East a-2-s or
shall complain of you 20 the police az 8