The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-07
BY LONG DISTANCE PHONE.

"CentraP' ana others.
SCENE-Long distance telephone
station in Back Bay District.
h TIME D. m.
CHARACTERS Elderly person
dressed in black and white silk. black
lace scarf draped over her white hair,
and a bored expression. Clerk of pub
lie telephone station. Messenger boy,
Chorus of A. D. T. boys, operators and
citizens DESTROYS of sending kilograms
or using the telephone.
Enter messenger boy, followed by
elderly person.
Messenger Boy-Here's de party
what Moo York wants! elderly person
stares haughtily at messenger boy,
who slides to his place on bench
against the wall.)
Telephone Clerk-Hello, central!
Give me long distance operator. Hello
Long distance? Yes, here's the party
wanted by New York. Yep. (To eld-
erly person.: Be ready for you in a
minute. elderly person. seeing no
! other chair, lines UP with messenger
| boys on straight backed bench against
wall and looks more bored than ever }
Telephone Clerk-Hello! New York?
Yes, she's here. Here you are, lady.
elderly person takes chair vacated
by the operator)
| Elderly Person-Hello! Yes, this is
Mrs. Dalton. Who is 1t? What? Dick?
| Dick who? No. l don't understand.
| Speak louder! Hadn't 1 better let the
operator talk for me? No, don't I'M
derstand one word. You talk too fast.
Wait-wait! I'll put this young man
to the phone. Maybe he can hear you.
(To telephone clerk: Young man, see
If you can understand what this gen.
tleman wants.
Telephone Clerk (taking her place.)-
| The lady don't understand you. Can't
you give me the message for her? Yes!
(To elderly person.: He says it is con-
fidential and he must talk to you per-
sonally.
Elderly Person Canning herself Ian
guidly )-Confidential. Nonsense! Gen.
raj will hear him anyway. Tell him
he must talk to you.
Telephone Clerk-She says you must
talk to me. She can't hear you. Yes!
ITO elderly person.. He says he's
Dick Lowry. Yes! And he's been to
Newport.
Elderly Person-Humph!
Telephone Clerk-And he's had a
lovely visit.
Elderly Person docking decidedly
weary.)-Yes!
Telephone Clerk-and everything
came his way
Elderly Person with sarcasm)-
Really And did he call me away IN
the midst of my dinner to tell me such
nonsense? Go on.
Telephone Clerk-What? I don't I'M
derstand Oh! And he says he's got
Bessie.
Elderly Person (waking up)-What
is that? He has Bessie? Ask him what
he means.
Telephone Clerk (getting interested)
She wants to know what you mean.
Huh! Gracious! Excuse me. ma am,
but he says he's married her.
Elderly Person (grasping telephone
clerk by the shoulder and pushing him
aside)-Young man, give me that re-
ceiver! Is this you, Dick Lowry? Do
you mean to say that you and Bessie
have eloped? What? Well, you ought
to be shanled. I am! I am ashamed
that 1 ever introduced you to her.
You've violated my confidence. Yes,
you have, and / know her mother will
never forgive me for bringing you two
together. That's always the way! Some
innocent woman like myself gets the
blame every time. l never want to see
you again as long as you live You're
an migrate! Qntense interest and pro-
found silence on the part of chorus of
messenger boys, operators and citi-
zens). What's that? No. 1 won't write
to her mother and fix" it
I'm surprised that you'd ask me, too.
Fix it yourself. You eloped with her;
/ didn't. What? Well, l don't care il
you are paying for this by the minute.
l shall say as much as l like. Where
is the poor. deluded child? Right
there? Well, put her up the phone
at once. Bessie? Is that you? Yes,
this is 1. Oh, how could you do it?
Your poor mothers heart will be brok-
en-. Only the last time she was here
we talked about your dress. 1t was
to be ivory satin and point lace. And
the whole wedding in green and white.
and now you've spoiled everything. Oh.
dear! What? You loved him so. Don't
you suppose any other girl was ever
in love? Eth? edges closer to the re-
ceiver.) Um-m! Well, of course,
didn't know he'd been ordered abroad.
Why didn't he tell me that? Eth? When
do you sail? Really? Well. where
will you spend your honeymoon in the
meantime What? You extravagant
childrenl You come right over here to
me. Yes, you will, too. Certainly
he can come, if he promises never to
refer to the matter again. And-oh,
Bessie-be sure to bring over couple
of pretty frocks. Wen have to man.
age a dinner or two. And do be
discreet. You've been so silly and ro-
mantle, don't let those horrid New
York reporters get hold of your pho
tograph. What? Oh, yes-yes, OF
course, I'll write 10 your mother-yes
tonight. though Dick don't deserve Il
I'm doing it solely for your sake, and
I'll never forgive myself for introduce
ing you. No-never. But you are a
dear child, if you are silly-and in love
Yes. I'll look for you tomorrow. Good
, by, No. l don't want to speak
TO Dick. There-there-dear. l didn't
mean IL! Gays down receiver with a
sigh. Walks absent mindedly towards
the door,
Messenger Boy (starting after her
with lorgnette. scarf and fan)-Here
lady. you've left your specs and things
Elderly Person (gentlyl-So | have
child. Thank you. Here's a quarter
for some soda. Dear me, that silly
happy girl (ENit1
Chorus Of Messenger Boys. Opera.
tors and citizsns-Weli, wouldn't thai
/ paralyze yoW