Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-15
TELEPHONE FREEDOM.
Girls Should Be More Discreet In
Communicating with Boy Friends.

Girls should Be More Discreet In
Communicating with Boy Friends.
When Uncle Doctor" as Dorothy
calls him, was admitted to the house
that morning, she happened to be at
the telephone, and this is what he
heard while waiting in the hall below !:
Frank Barstow? (Giggle) Can't be
Walter Gray, is it? oh, how can
guess? Well, l think you'd better tell
me. Then 1 think you're horrid, who
ever you are! (Giggic)"
There was more-but all Of the same
nature-before Dorothy came down to
find that her uncle was waiting to
give her a spin in his automobile As
soon as he had her snugly tucked in
beside him, he asked:
Who was it at the telephone, Dot
syY
II don't know. After all that nom
sense, he just rang off"
Not very respectful, was he? think
it would have been neat for you, as
soon as you found what he was doing
to say quietly: L am sure you must
be a stranger, because none of my
friends would be rude enough to an
10Y me in this way. Please state your
message if you have one. Otherwise
shall ring off. "
But probably twas some boy
know. What would he think %
He'd think you were one girl who
recognized that others might be wait
ing to use that wire for important bust
ness, and l believe he'd respect you
for it."
Dorothy smiled indulgently. You
have such funny, old-fashioned ideas
about telephoning, Uncle Doctor"
Dorothy" began the doctor abrupt
ly, after minutes pause, last week
nice, well-brought-up girl, the daugh-
ter of a patient Of mine, came to my
office for some fatherly advice, in re-
gard to something that. she said she
didn't dare to tell her mother. The
story she told me was that one day,
about two months ago, some man had
called her up by telephone to tell her
how he had been secretly watching
and admiring her as she went to and
from high school. and how he had at
last yielded to the temptation to speak
to her
Now, she's a girl who wouldn't have
listened to such talk for a minute If
hn -,
the fiesh--a stranger-but the long
range familiarity seemed different. Her
curiosity was excited, her mother was
cut of town, he was clever at flatter-
ing, and, altogether, she dallied with
him.
"A day or two later he telephoned
again, and so she had gone on, play
ing with fire, and feeling more guilty
him secretly, and yet she was enough
impressed by the reality of his devo-
ton to let him coax her into going by
appointment, more than once. to pub
lie telephone stations, so that he might
talk to her by wire there She told
me that didn't seem so bad as consent
ing to an actual meeting and he begged
so she couldn't refuse.' But about that
time her conscience troubled her too
much and she came to me-"
What did you do?'
Il found out who the fellow was,''
answered the doctor grimly. Most Of
his telephoning had been done from a
fraternity house, in the presence OF
two or three friends, and they all con-
sidered it a splendid joke TO see how
far the girl would go. You can imag-
ne how she felt when i told her: but.
Dorothy, she Is one girl who intends
to adopt my ldfashioned ideas about
telephoning after this. Youths Com
paniOn.