Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
|COURTSHIP|
| OF A BASHFULi
! YOUNG MAN |

BY v1RolnrA NILES LHsDs

BY VIHOANkA "b|S0 SSS~
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" DUNG LORING 10 Q difndent chap.
Y For six months he has been trying
70 propose TO the only girl In the world,
but to be in her vLcinity 20 puts him on
his head that his tongue becomes glued
10 the roof Of his mouth It TO most dis.
tressing, and he Is losing flesh. As he
IA bold a. q lion at o distance. he con-
ceives the idea of telephoning-
"Hsllol give me 1444-LOngacrei NO.
one-four-Sour- tour-l1Ongacre, not Lack
awanna--Longacre! Yes. l444-Long-
acre. Busy9 oh, the deuce! Well. but
be sure you do; you don't always re-
member to. HE wrtthes for IL min
utes.) Hello, Central, ts i444-Longacre
through yet? Then why didn't you tell
me? Don't talk to me like that or Ill
report you to the managers ONCE
Never mind repartee; Just give me 1444
Longacre. Hurry up, 1444-Long-I say,
can't you give me that connection?
Hello, Is this 144A-Longacre?. want
Miss-not l444? What the dickens ut,
then? Well, | asked for 1444-see here,
Central are you going to give me that
number before report you to the man
ayers once? don't care for your ex.
pIanat1Ons-giVe me the number. Hell
10 10 this AG4-1Ongacre? Well, l
want 70 speak to Miss Blossom-Miss
Pansy Blossoms she In? Very we'll.
I'll hold M-HeiIo, Miss Blossom
Pansy9 bow we'll know those sweet
and duICeG tOnes! This is Archie-youT
Archie-,oh, don't pretend you don't
RuUw, Tm sure you DOT Your own
AFchiA II may say so called you up
because have something Important to
say to you-the most lmportant-and
you know Whist q bashful chap am. !
have been tTying 30 long 70 say 1t, bat
couldn't muster the courage You didn't
know vas 90 bashful? Yes, unfortun-
ately tie true, but now that have you
81 the end Of the wire am all keyed up.
and please don't interrupt but Just let
| - .-Nat,. tI,at9 7 1onN
ule pANe ~ -, NJ. 80. ,s,rn I'm
started now and beg you not TO stop me
once got going adore you, Pansy-
IoI ~ -" -. Az ~ si a - ~ ~" IT, .ords
70 nNvS - SnD enu y ~ s.D ny - "e ~
= ln 'u.O1sn ~ I ,SS ~ $3.50 NJ
oou1 80 -. 80 ..-,rr = go
~. ~ y. 49,. ~" amo,,ons o1s ~ me-
wa ~ 80 80 - 80 ws. nser !, anal
49, - A.,.-.d .rrh -noa"S rr.id oSvoura
e o =, ~ : 49, ,,,,h .ha tao th;ror
eS ~ : 49, ~ 80. oaU 80 ~ -
49, ou1u rS,e -
'- -. $500 -. ..o
l ~ s4 C W. ~
WIZ, VIA ~ Sens
Honn are you san tnefN ransy1
An, tnat blessed iissAe squeak tells me
yon aFea No. please don't astempt 70
stop me- ne no sort o. USE I must pour
out mv very SOU INTO tns repeater OF
the Heceaver. wnicneyer me thing ~
end beg you to hear me IN patience
to the END. You are tne JOY OF my lire
--yesI-Whatf-joV Of my lite-3oy--
There can BE- no possible happiness
without you, and Il you don't give me
some little encouragement can't 60
on nvlne-oh that heavenly little CUR
gIei Do yOu feel the thrill that runs
along the circuit from me to youf No
one else In me world could give me such
q lone-dfatance thrill
Zee here Central will you stop In
terferingf WHATS thatf don't care
II Il ie-what difference does II make
to you u | choose to talk here all
night9 YoaT business u to let me
have the vira Nov, get on win youi
and I'll thank you not to listen, either.
"Hslo hsIld lllG-Iongacref Are
you stin taarN II wss that confound-
ed Central that huttsd IN, but III re-
port her 70 thu manager Il she does
Il asain. and X / catch her listening IN
do re eana. Thih conversation 4 for
vonr nearly little ear alone. ana can
Just soe that peatIy little object glued