The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28
TRICKED The four FLUSHER
Neat Little Game Discovered by the
Wise Hotel Clerk.
And When lie Called Up Boston He
Unexpectedly Got His Man-It
DIdnf Cost Him a Cent.

From the Cleveland Leader.
1t happened up at Hotel Euclid. al
though Philadelphia, Boston, and other
cities all figured IN the events. Through
the lobby and up to the desk walked q
young man who wore a fancy vest. His
cigar pointed sauclIy up Euclid avenue,
although M was not facing that direc-
ton and on his arm was demure Young
thing who ever and anon gave him a
look that said, Now, isu't he just the
gTandcst you ever saw?
Now the clerk recalled that this par
ucular young man had been ia before
20 give long distance telephone calls.
The thoughtful clerk also remembered
that the telephone customer. although lie
bad given several cross country calls.
had always experienced considerable diff
dcuIty IN getting the people with whom
he sought to carry on nigh priced con-
tion-that, Ia fact, he never had
been able 10 quite make connections
Get me c. y. Johnson at the fremont
House ia Boston. and ! also want a call
10 (. r. Franklin at the Bellevue STRAIT
ford, in Philadelphia, announced the
young man in loud tones as he shifted
his cigar 10 the other side of his mouth
with a knowing look. People about the
desk who heard his order looked around
10 see what big promoter it was that
talked such expensive conversation. See
ing only 4 little man and a big cigar.
they wondered For a young man who
drew only sli every Saturday. George was
-aT rrf az
for talk
The girl Al his side might have OBJ
served that there were no Jumps on ms
clothes and that he probably would not
depend on giving a check, bat she only
looked at him admiringly and said, You
men don't care a thing about the ex-
peuse of things, do you?"
oh. this won't cost so much, he re-
piled.
Now it happened about this time that
the clerk, who had continued thoughtful
had a "hunch. II occurred to him that
George must be a deep-dyed -four flush
err" and his Iong distance calls were C
imaginary persons existing only for Jht
purpose of giving him opportunity to get
heavy in the eyes Of little Bright
Eyes al his side,
In a moment the clerk had put the tel
ephone girl wise, and a job was fixed VI
on foxy George. the long distance W.T.
tuoso. The clerk retired to the private
Office in an adjoining room and a few min
utes later the telephone girl announced
to George, Here is your Boston party
on the line" At that point George near
Is had seven different kinds OF fits.
Hello. is this Johnson? he asked ner-
vously after picking up the receiver.
stCrra % sars4o hack ancvraT. from
Boston-in she adjoining room. How
are YOU, George, old man? How'd you
happen to call me up clear from Cleye-
land?"
This recognition of his voice by a mar
a thousand miles away, who. he thought
existed IN his imagination only. was too
much for him. and he ran out Of tbs
booth.
THAT was the wrong man" he ex-
claimed. The Johnson I wanted was not
In. And by the way. 1 won't have time
to wait on that Philadelphia call" He
thought that would square it, but il
wouldn't
You did. too. get your party. I heard
him call you by name before / had time
to get eff the line. You'll pay me toll
please"
But I haven't enough money with me
to and then George checked himself
for little Wide Awake" at his side looked
up queeTly
Then the clerk came 70 the rescue He
called George to one side and whispered
TO him. See here, my boy, I'm next. YOU
know Now I'll fix the telephone bill, but
remember not to be -four fiusheT' again
Run along home to your mother now and
be a good boy.
And since tbon George cannot bear Il
look at the cold. reserved features OF a
telephone. He wouldn't have the nerve q
put In a cali for Berea.