The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-31
remarked another. in stage whisper.

remarked another, in a stage whisper.
"Sn-h-h! Let's listen"
''Ting-a -ling-a-ling" went the bell. 'EHel-
toP shouted the young man in a rather
throaty voice. Hello! Is that 6s-49-S3?
Is that Squiil's drug store? Yes? Well.
this is Mr.. Jones. What? Mr.. Jones.
J-o-n--Yes, Jones. That's right. 1 live
three doors above. Yes; Mr.. Jones. Can
you send your boy and tell Mrs. Jones
that her husband wants to speak to herr
Yes; I'll hold the wire"
long pause ensued, and the girls at
the soda water fountain finished their
beverages very slowly, then order an
other round. They were wondering whetn-
err or not their patience would be re-
warded when the young man at the phone
remarked softly:
els that you, dear7 Yes. this Is Archi-
bald. / want 10 tell you, DEAR how sorry
-what?" / say 1 want TO tell you how
What's that? You can't hear? Now. I'll
speak a little lower. Is that better? MOI
no. Don't bring the man to the phone.
I'll try again. Tll get a little farther
away. Now can you hear me better? I
-you-how-sorry--I - am
--for-belng-cro -you-this-- morn
ing Yes that's It, DO you for
give me? What's that? OH you
say long ago? Well. 1 don't deserve st.
don't really, dear. I've been very mis-
cradle all day. What's that?
know, but 1t has seemed a long time.
What's that funny noise? What?
Spell it, Yes! K-i-doubIe-s! Oh,
now / know. Here's one for you, too,
dearv'
A sound like the drawing OF a cham
payne cork came from the corner and
when the young man hung up the receiv-
er and settled his score with the cIa1lous
clerk he glared dehantly at the giggling
girls seated at the soda fountain, and
walked out with the air of a man from
whose heart great weight had been lift
ed.
Doggie Uses the Phone.
In the meantime a Northumberland
woman, with small, snarly-looking dog
in her arms, had been waiting her turn.
She was evidently very impatient. and
was talking baby talk to the diminutive
cur. Her conversation ran something like
this:
well. did a mammals darling get her
little tootsey-wootseys wetl Well II was
too baddy-waddy" The dog gave a sneeze
and the woman began to smother 1t with
kisses. What a naughty. bad man."
looking daggers In the direction of the
phone, ito keep a petsy-wetsy's mamma
"~ON NtAAtAA'b VI Nht OO(tpis
Doggie to Doctor ON the Phone.
The girls at the soda water fountain
looked sympathetic, and a tragedy was
averted when the young man relinquished
the phone. The woman Immediately took
her place with the dog still In her arms,
and had great difficulty in getting the
proper number. Finally she succeeded.
rs that you, doctor?" she called. This
is Mrs Walnutspruce. Yes; Mrs Wal
nutspTuce i want you to tell me at once
what to do for a bad cold, contracted by
wet feet, accompanied by sneezing and
watery eyes. What's that? Go home and
go to bed, you say? Oh. goodness me.
doctor. I. isn't myself; It's poor Nelly.
-" What's that? Which one of the
No; MOI 1t isn't either OF the
It's Nelly. Yes, Nelly. You
see, took her out for walk this morn
ing. and she got her feet wet, and all Of
q sudden she began to cough. I'm afraid
her lungs are congested. Yes, I've
got her right here. Yes, right at
the phone. I'll get her to cough for you,
then you will recognize the symptoms"
Then, directing all her attention to the
dog, she held the animals mouth to tho
saying coaxiugly: Cough for
the doctor. Nelly. There's mammals
preclousness. Now, cough for the doc
tori
The dog actually did emit a couple OF
coughs. much 10 the satisfaction OF it's
mistress. isn't II too sweet for any
thng?" gurgled one of the soda water
girls. and all the others, each with q
twinkle In the eye, agreed that It was.
The woman at the phone finally received
the desired instructions as to the proper
treatment for Nelly and took her depart
ure.
Then a young man wearing an expan-
sIve smile rushed In and called up LUST
ness house.
This is Jenkins" he called o'cr the
phone. us that you, Jack? Say, Jack,
tell the boss l won't be down to-day.
will your We've got company at our
house Hal hal hal Yes. Eight
o'clock this morning. What's that7
; Yes. a boy. Yes. both do
Ing well the doctor says. Good-by."
The smiling young man slapped the re-
reiver into It's place, and the clerk had
10 call him back Tor his toll. He was
ytln chuckiing to himself when ne went
put. The girls at the soda water f0un-
tain biuEhed.
These ere some OF the things that are
liable TO happen any day Ia the dug
store where there's a public phone.
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