Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
funny how easy it is to get you on the
wire. Until now you've always seemed so
far away-so absolutely unattainable."
Miller frowned.


far away-so absolutely unattainable."
Miller frowned.
who is this?" he demanded. sharply.
The voice rippled a little. "Of course
you'd ask that. but can't tell you because
I'm no one you ever saw or even heard of.
If we do unconventional things, we must
be careful. Call me 'Nobody-Nobody of
Nowhere"
There was a silence. Miller said nothing,
because he was trying to think of something
noncommittal and could not
Then. What are you doing?" said the
voice, guardedly.
Looking up the number OF the Blooming
dale Insane Asylum
'Nonsense!" There was another ripple of
laughter. rs any one there with your
only dog, but he's very intelligent.
Would you care to speak to him?"
mo; I'm coming around. shall be there
in a few moments. Goodbye
There was an unmistakable click. Miller
grasped the telephone excitedly.
What" he shouted. Here. central.
don't cut me- off. l want that party again.
Be quick. You can't! Blame it. you-oh!'
l1iller slammed the receiver into the rack.
He sat down on a chair and briudled
terrier came and sat in front of him, and
thumped q stubby tail on the rug.
Here's a mess" said Miller. with wry
smile. Fritz. a lady is coming to see US
anonymous and unlimited lady. But she
had q pretty voice.
He went back into the smoking room.
where he Strengthened the magazines on
the taDle ana stacked the COuCn CuSnlOuS
in stiff man-fashion.
At II o'clock he threw all the cushions
at the innocent Fritz. and cast himself
upon the couch in disgust. The evening had
clude that some one had been trying to
make a stupid and pointless joke. 1t was
some comfort to remember that they had
obtained very little satisfaction over the
wire.
On the third day after. which was a
Sunday. Lokari, Millers Japanese. woke
him from his morning doze with a sum
mons to the telephone. Miller went in his
Hello he said, Grossly.
Good morning, Billy"
Billy jumped.
"Of course. you won't recognize me-"
II believe I've heard your voice once be-
fore"
"oh. that is nice of you to remember.
morning. too. What do you Think
Il believe you're a woman so Ia best not
tell you what I think said Billy. Il sup
pose all this Is some kind of joke on me"
Then the voice suddenly became so
troubled, so earnest and SO eloquent that
Billy leaned. with a quickened rllse, nearer
the instrument.
"Oh. please don't think that" 1t pleaded.
IF there Is any joke about this, 1t is all
on me and it's very miserable joke at
best. l can't tell you what it is. and please
dor don't try t,t guess s Did you wait for me
IT was home all the evening" said BILLY,
cautiously.
And who Gamer"
Nobody"
Nobody"
Nobody at ALL
There was a pause. Il said I was no.
body, reminded the voice, gently.
Billy hung up with a slam and went back
to bed. He tried to sleep. but could not.
II said l was nobody" repeated the voice,
insistently. STUFF; growled Billy, and
turned on his other side.
W. haDin mo nP
courtship-a siege laid to his heart by an
most amazing things. and then clicked off
into silence. 1t rang up every two or three
days, sometimes in the morning sometimes
in the evening, and very often in Billy's
absence Lokari could have testified.
At first Billy was annoyed. later he be-
came resigned and then interested, so that
at last he found himself listening eagerly
for the telephone bell. and he cursed GER
tain male friends who called him up and
aroused vain expectations. He had relin-
pushed the Joke theory. 1t did not seem
probable that any one would persist in a
joke for six weeks. when there was no sat
isfacrion to be gained. The owner of the
voice told him that she had wanted to
know him and could find no other way.
Billy began to believe her. but he was not
a vain man. and wondered. He knew that
these things happened to matinee idols and
popular concert pianists. but he had never
been anything more noted than the captain
of a college foot ball team four years be-
fora. There was no reason why a woman
should seek him out with such a blatantly
fattering statement. He felt the force OF