The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-25
GETTING MONEY BY
PHONE WAS A FROST
Young Man Who Wanted $40 Quick
Is Sadly Disap-
pointed.


curly headed young man, consider
| ably excited, dashed into the RYAN.
| Shortly after 0 o'clock last evening. and
| presented himself to the clerk at the
| counter. Precipitation was streaming
down his face, and his breath came in
Sc c. Can
flows that?" broke in the affable
clerk, inclining his head.
| ~Can | telephone to Saltwater here?'
the visitor managed to calculate.
want to telephone to Pete A., he's
got some of my stuff, and I want to
Fright around the corner to your
right, interrupted the hotel man.
but don't know how to work a tele-
| phone. you'll have to come and talk for
! me, continued the young man with curly
hair.
There's young lady in attendance
| she will fix you out" responded the i'm
! patient clerk, as he proceeded to busy
himself attending to some waiting guests.
! Here's Mr.. A for you" an
| neunced the central girl. step right
| into the center booth, there
''Oh, I never telephoned in my life, and
T. couldn't talk to Pete. You do the
| speaking. and I'll pay you for it, he an
ncunced jingling some coins in his pocket.
| Il am willing to pay you for your
| trouble.
! The young lady talked to Mr.. A.,
! OF Saltwater, but it appears that he
| didn't care to make financial move on
| that kind of security, and she gave it up,
| The young man with curly hair tried his
| hand at it then, but came out of the
| booth moment later, and announced
| that he couldn't hear a sound The
/ young lady again tried to make explana-
| tons to Mr.. A., but with the same
| results.
| Finally the irate young man from up
| the country advanced to the instrument
| of conversation. He placed his mouth in
j front of the carrying plate. and careful
/ ~ adjusted the receiver to his ear.
| He then listened for his friend A
! to break the sound between Saltwater
and st. Paul, but the voice came not.
l. Finally Pete responded and the young
man with curly hair was in a tremor.
He waded into conversation at once, with
his unseen friend. The conversation was
| zone sided as far as the listener was con-
cerned but it was easy to guess the
|: other side.
ooh, can't you see how it is, I want
| you to fix it so I can get a twenty here. =
We'll | let you have it didn't ~
| why, [ want you to tell these fell
| lows here-this is a hotel, amt it?'-
! burning to the telephone girD ''this is
| get the money. You see, Pete, I don't
| want any bother about It'll want it fixed
| 81 that I can step right up to the
| counter and get my twenty. Just hold
| the line Pete and I'll go and fetch the
| hotel man and you tell him to give me
I a twenty, and it will be all right"
He misstated his errand slightly, and
instead of calling the clerk to the phone
| told him that he wanted a twenty right
away.
| you see I need a twenty tonight" he
| said. you must give me the twenty and
| Pete says he will send it to you tomor-
row. Pete, he's good for it, and I got
the money all right too
Not on your tin-type, young man,
| responded the clerk, in tones of deep
| disgust. You are either a sucker. or
/ take me for one. When I see the twenty
| or draft, I win provide you with one,
! but in the meantime, you make less
1 noise