New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

mueller The monitor IS going in on the board
for SEpervisions.
X and | both got wise to ourselves and closed up
Ike CLANS.
O'Bren tossed her head in a high n mighty way
and made one of those sour New England spInster
faces that Emma Tanvier has got all the amateurs
doing Then she shifted, &" Let her They haven't
got nothin' in this job and you know that
yourself ! never did haf to work, and don't now
IIeavingsl | should say not''
X Madden transhxed her with glance Oh,
don't you"
Should say mott
K Madden, sighed sarcasstjcs:ally cast Il do
Yes. n you always VIII
X laughed Oh, Camille, don't you think were
onto you?'
Just then the supervisor jumped up from behind
and nabbed the bunch OF us.
TT wasn't but minute or so after this that the big
trouble began. In the first place o Brens board
began to get away with her She got 70 talking
snappishly, which just about doubles the work,
and was scolding the B operators the circuits
She had her number taken twice at Central and
Oakland
X Madden in contrast was lust waltzing away
with her connections and working rings around
all of No wonder the testers never able to
catch her,
About this time | noticed that O'Bren was up
in the air: four flashes all at once, and two calls
for Manager personally Suddenly she gave a
sharp little start. | it myself; but l thought
it was Just a Slight shock from damp hands the
ringing generator something like that But Just
then | her sneak her hand over toward X.
v
next position helping Obermueler get down
of her disCOnneCts. Swiftly . BrIen snatched up
the answering cord of the first pair X. 5 board
and slipped 1t nOselessly into an answering Jack
out Of which she pulled her own plug. In this way
the call whatever it was, fell on X board and was
up TO her
O Brien looked around gultiy She saw me star
ing at her She turned red as beet, and hurriedly
looked away.
BY this time X Madden had discovered the CON
nection CurIOusly she eyed II. II a half-COn-
ncCtiOn and she never let of those 90. Then
the inside lamp of the cord began to flash violently
She opened her listening key. Then | her grow
pale as a ghost. | thought she would faint But
She set her teeth Her eyes became cold and hard.
She raped the supervisors call button sharply with
her fist Then knew. \ tester! X Madden had
been caught!
Sure enough in five minutes Miss Farrell took her
away from the board and sent her speeding the
division manager. 1t had been slow a slow flash
and a half-COnnectOn, about twelve points in all.
1t killed the chance of the office. Edgewater was
of first again.
OUR division manager IS a young man. but he
~ is on the Job. The cut of his clothes Is every
little bit punCtua and he certainly has wav with
him If there's anything he likes it's a snappy
member like himself, and that's why he likes X
Madden She has class So when he saw her come
walking into his office he got mad clear through;
mad, you know, at X because she had to be sent
to him. He loaded both barrels for fear his foot
would slip.
(The Office kid told me afterward all about what
had happened while eleven-thirtes We're on re-
First, it seems he said he was very much sur
prised that it X. who did it. instead Of some
else. (Bet he limiting O Brien or me
All the time she Just stood there taking and twist
ing the green cord on her set into kinks and knots
while she might Just well nOt-aS | told her
later myself-have come right out with it and told
who was to blame. No, she would never do that
That's X. Madden
The office kid said it was great Mr. Henlv getting