Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
TRAGEDY OF "TW0S"
WORKS ON MANS MIND
JONES KNOWS WHAT NUMBER
HE WANTS
Has Hard Work Making Central Un-
derstand, but at Last Sue
ceeds in Getting His
Party

Hello, central!" said Jones pleasant
ly, holding the receiver to his ear.
Number, please?" returned central.
Main double two two," replied Jones.
Main w two two?" repeated central,
to make sure.
mo, Main double two two" said
Jones still pleasantly.
"The line isn't working very we'll this
morning." explained central. Il don't
quite get it. Did you say Main w two
two?"
Main double two two" said Jones,
growing a bit impatient:
Central gave him Main w two two,
and Jones said: Hello, is this jack
SOM"
mo. this is the Vienna bakery" was
the response.
Pardon me. They've given me the
wrong number" said Jones, clicking
the bracket up and down.
Did you get them?" asked central
You gave me the wrong number
central" Jones said. 81 want Main
double two 'two-three twos-do you get
that?"
20, Main three two?" queried central.
mo. not Main three two," objected
Jones. Il didn't say anything about
three two at all. l said three tWos-
three twos in a row-understand?"
"Three twos in r o." repeated CEN
t1al musingly. "'I don't think we have
anv such number. I'll give you the
chief operator"
IF you will just keep your ear to
the ground we won't need any chlei
operator" said Jones. This is a per-
fectly plain call I'm giving you-Main
double two two-two two two-three
twos..'
20, you want Main double two two
two two three two?" said central.
"I don't want all that at all" re-
heated Jones. II want Main double
two two-understand?- 1.-TWO two two
understand that? three twos?"
'I can't give you three calls at once,
objected central.
"Who said anything about three
calls?" Jones shouted into the trans
mitter. II only want one call, and I'm
trying to indicate that /. every method
7 know. [ want Main two two two.
us that another one?" inquired CEN
trail, puzzled.
"Weli, you said you wanted Main
two. two, too" urged central.
"Well. l do want Main two two two"
repeated Jones.
two and Main two two, too-at least
and both at the same time" said CEN
trail helplessly.
"Who said anything about both?" in
terrupted Jones heatedly. II want
only one call-the first one I gave you
and | want Main two two two
"TVell, I said Main two two, toe" ,"
said central, land you said you didn't
want It,"
Did you hear me say, two two
two?" persisted Jones.
"Yes, and I said, two two, too,
said central.
Jones heaved a long sigh. Now,
central, please listen," he continued.
This is an important matter, and l
can't wait here all day. 1 want Main
two, two, two-thee twos make six. Do
you get it?"
80, you want two two two three two
A six," said central, beginning to un-
Cerstand Here's your party. Do you
get them?"
Central" said Jones, worn out, 81
don't want 22232 A at all. I've been
standing here like a stork on one leg
for fifteen minutes trying to get num-
her, and you give 1t to me with COM
pound interest for 100 years, I want
222. and if don't get it soon PIP
co." said central sweetly, You want
two double two. Why didn't you say
SO in the first place? Here you are"
Jones mopped his brow and swore
softly, and a sweet voice informed him
that Jackson's office number was 444
Cleveland Plain Dealer.