New-York tribune., 1905-04-02


sllperfluitv composed of feathers, with bow and
arrow trimmings: and endowed him with youth
rerennial The ages tendency, however, IS lcOnO-
elastic which perhaps explains why, after appear
ing IN many guises and dlsgulses, Tor the purpose
Of crcuN enting the reasoning faculties of mankind,
he in the present instance should avail himself OF
the sex and personality of Carrots, other
wise Katy Moriarity, Il hello girl at the Middle
Section office. and number seven on the switch
board
Katy Moriarity on the day shift, from eight
Till six with the customary haf-hOurs and lunch
time OF and received eight dollars week. There
were certain possibilities in her future which she
discussed openly with her Co-worllers, chief among
them being the chance OF her IN time coming to be
head operator with big increase IN salary, carry
ing with il the privilege of entire silk pettlcoat
and an ostrich-feather boa. The probabilities,
which she did not mention, that she would go
10 housekeeping as the vie OF Frederick Brown,
bil-clerk and collector for the Lanvale Coal Com
Tanv. when his salary raised. For the rest,
Miss Moriaritv was merely a healthy, happy young
woman, with a fresh, frecle- besprinkled complex
ion an abbreviation OF nose and upper lip that
completed the impression concerning her ancestry,
which her name suggested, and bissful ignorance
Of the little blind gods selection OF herself as an
emissary.
Because Of this ignorance she felt warning
1nrin when on a certain dark winter afternoon, at
promptly half-past FIVE, the ordinary signaling
flash claimed her attention, and masculine voice
demanded 3-23-63, please" Miss MOriarity made
the connection rather lstlessly 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 half hour one of the girls from the test
ing department was there before her, describing
the dress she had to the tremens ball the
previous night and Miss Morarity striving to
recall the description with a view to future
j think She said fifteen yards Of vallencennes on
bother that man! There IS nothing wrong with
the Connection Here another signal came and
the dress was 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 speculated as 20 the whyfore, and the fifth
day which was Friday, when the similar call
made she yielded TO her rapidly increasing curiosity
and listened Reprehensible! OF course. Against
lhe rules Of the company, Granted; but divinely
human, and therefore becoming in the chosen agent
Of The little blind god.
" is Miss Pancoast there" said the mans voice.
" Miss Pancoast Is al the phone" Then hesi-
tatirglv. Is that YOU, Jack,
Humph'" commented Miss Moriarity, dis
appointed and thus lost the first part of the reply.
II shall be there at a little after haf-past seven,
she heard him say presently, and felt little pleasur
able thrill Of sympathy She going to the theater
that night with Frederick Brown and he had prom
Ised 10 come for her al a little after haf-past
seven too. She wondered if the unknown
s-zs-63," alias Miss Pancoast, going TO the
theater She still wondered during the next few
calls that came before She stopped work, promptly
a, SIX
Then she stood the corner, in the chill
dusk o the winter evening waiting for her car,
sudden recollection touching nearer home, came to