The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-29

number. isn't it and this is you?''
Il mean one-ten," said Brown slightly
ratified.
A sound reached Brown all this time
! from the automatic receiver that had
started out bravely with hello, hello
hello but the Bell voice districted his
attention and the voice in the automatic
| instrument was now dropping the final
so from the greeting. Brown moved
| his mouth in desperation from the Bell
| transmitter to the automatic TO choke
the latter off,
wait a minute" he rasped into the
automatic and unconsciously held the re-
ceiver to his ear and removed the Bell re-
ceiver. I'm talking into the other
| phone"
mo you arn't," came the answer.
You talked TO me and then let me holler
my head off to get you TO keep on. How
do you treat a customer anyway when
he wants to give you an order2 / could
stick my head out of the window now
and you wouldn't need any telephone to
hear me-
Brown was worried and he cautiously
brought the Bell receiver again in range
to hear what was going on inside.
Central, Central, Central,.. The
words fairly chased each other as they
came out. Why the devil did you
Cline one-ten again-CentralI,,,''
you've still got one-ten, suggested
Brown mildly risking the wrath OF the
customer in the automatic as he sought
to appease the Bell man. But for Lords
sake hold minute till I finish talking
through the other phone"
And Brown prepared to tend to his
customer but he hung the automatic re-
ceiver on its own hook and placed the
Bell receiver back to his ear and ad-
dressed his remarks towards the auto
matte. both being very close together
Now, go one. Green. Let's have your
order I've just finished OF Buttinsky
on the Bell line that's been making all
the trouble.
The HI you have" was the shocking
sound that reachrd Browns ear who
thought he had fixed things nicely
WHO in thunder are you?" asked
Brown.
I'm Smith who's been talking to you
at one-ten for half an hour I'm a But
tinsky, eh?''
Good Lord. Smith, I thought 1 had
settled you and was, talking into the auto
matte. but it seems
Bing. bing. Bang bling. bling. bang.
bang, bin, bang, went the automatic
bell like the escape pipe OF a twenty
horse power gas engine doing a trill on
high c. Green, at the other end. who had
been shut off, was manipulating the but
ton and he was uncomfortable. Smith was
also gaining Roadway in the interim and
Brown was at his wits end
Finally after the briefest ina ginable
peuse, he hung up. showed the telephones
in tangle back on his deck and sat
limp in his chair watching the lightning
arresters and expecting the wires TO melt
each minutes with their sUrcharged con
tents. The two sets OF bells made chime /
music. their time. however. being ex-
ecTable.
Brown commenced to unwind and IN /
twist and roll the instruments around |
when he touched the metal Of each at 1
tile same time
= Sizzling sude." he exclaimed. Jumping
six feet and landing IN his chair looking
like a scared WOLF The things are 4
ALIKE" he rubbed his fingers and worked /
bis arms 70 eradicate the effects OF the 4
strong electric shock and finished the 1
unwinding process gingeTly. Two lady
customers were at nearby window and 4
be could not give voice 20 hts thoughts
lie swore softly 10 himself as he rear
-aRg.d the long green cords. HIS sseno-
srapher. Vho sat near. didn't count
S4ddenly Il occurred 70 Brown that he
had once or A time been trying to get
Biugs warehouse and had been trying
% carry on sundTy other conversations
Sreen and Smith had given Up in despair
20 r. thought he would Try Bing once
more.
He turned the combination o1 THE auto
matte and pushed the button.
You're tTying 70 get a dad line
5roke In the trouble man az the auto
Ratio ceutroi
Are voc trouble qaersed Brown
Yes" responded the operator.
DO yog trenbIe every tin. you see
telepnoneT
why TO ~ replied. Il
Is your hair growing gray asked
sroTn-
NO.
Car yoa sleep ries, through the
iEhf7
Why. YES. whatre you driving al
There's 2 mistake Il yozr naras." sad
,rgwn.
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Trouble : o- this I'D ~ The nns."
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