Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

ing; CARRIED him scantily in anatomical
superauity composed of feathers, with bow and
trimmings; and endowed him with youth
perennial The ages tendency, however, is icono-
elastic, which perhaps explains why, after appear
ing in many guises and DISCUSSES, for the purpose
of circumventng the reasoning faculties of mankind,
he in the present instance should avail himself of
the and personality of Carrots" other
wise Katy Moriarity, hello girl" at the Middle
Section office and number seven on the switch
board
Katy Morarity the day shift, from eight
till SIX with the customary rest half-hours and lunch
time off, and received eight dollars week. There
were certain possibilities in her future which she
discussed openly with her coworkers, chief among
them being the chance of her in time coming to be
head operator, with big increase in salary, carry
ing with it the privilege of entire silk petticoat
and ostrich-feather boa. The probabilities,
which she did not mention, were that she would go
to housekeeping as the vie of Frederick Brown,
bill-cerk and collector for the Lanvale Coal Com
pany when his salary raised For the rest,
Miss Morarity merely healthy, happy young
woman, with fresh, freckle-besprinked complex
icr, abbreviation of and upper lip that
completed the impression concerning her ancestry,
which her suggested, and blissful ignorance
of the little blind gods selection of herself an
emissary.
Because of this ignorance she felt no warning
tnrill when on certain dark winter afternoon, at
flash claimed her attention, and masculine voice
demanded '3-23-63 please" Miss Moriarity made
the connection rather listessly She had made just
such connections all day, and she tired; she
probably would make them all day tomorrow and
the day following; besides, the call had interrupted
a train of thought. When she had gone upstairs
for her rest hafhour of the girls from the test
ing department there before her, describing
the dress she had worn to the fremen's ball the
previous night, and Miss Moriarity striving to
recall the description with a view to future use.
81 think she said fifteen yards of vallenciennes
bother that mani There is nothing wrong with
the connecticut" Here another signal came, and
the dress forgotten.
At the same hour precisely, the next day, came
the call "3-23-63, please" and Miss Moriarity
noticed the coincidence idly. When the same thing
happened the third day, and again the fourth,
she specuated to the whyfore, and the fifth
day, which Friday when the similar call
made she yielded to her rapidly increasing curiosity
and listened. Reprehensibe? Of course Against
the rules of the company? Granted; but divinely
human and therefore becoming in the chosen agent
of the little blind god.
rs Miss Pancoast there?" said the mans voice.
Miss Pancoast is at the phone" Then hest
tatingly: Is that you, Jack?"
"Humph" commented Miss Moriarity dis
appointed and thus lost the first part of the reply.
Il shall be there at little after half-past seven
she heard him say presently, and felt little peasur
able thrill of sympathy. She going to the theater
that night with Frederick Brown and he had prom
ised to for her at little after haf-past
too She wondered if the unknown
"3-23-63," alias Miss Pancoast, going to the
theater. She still wondered during the next few
calls that came before she stopped work, promptly
at six.
Then she stood the corner in the chill
dusk of the winter evening waiting for her car, a
sudden recollection, touching nearer home, came to