The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
By Wireless Telephone

ruShed across the orchard and clutch
ed and clawed his way so frantically
up among It's beautiful blossoms out
Of the way of the teeth OF the wiry
little fox terrier who raced SO madly
after him never stopped to comment
on its Ioyeliness.
AS he climbed. something glittering
fell from his rags to the short young
grass; but the tramp didn't see IL, and
when Bobs, tired of barking, ran of
to the other side of the orchard to
dig for wood chucks, the tramp drop
ped down on the other side OF the
tree and silently stole away. When
he was safe out Of sight and hearing
of Bobs, he searched anxiously among
his rags. and when he found that the
glitterins thing was gone he swore.
Mysie Woodford sat on the wide
plaza, crying as II her heart would
break. When she went to make the
biscuits for dinner. she had laid her
diamond ring that her old Aunt Jane
had left to her on the pantry window
sill, and when she went to look for 1t,
i was not there. AS she raised her
feeti 20 vine the tears away she saw
o nice young man standing at the
gate looking at her, He raised his
hat and asked leave to rest for a
while on the piazza. She brought out
a chair gor him, stopping on the why
TO batbe her tear-gtained face with
icy well water and seating herseIf
gazed AT him with frank amazement
as he put the small instrument he
carried In his hand up to his ear and
began 10 talk, as ii he we're answering
someone who was al the other end OF
a telephone wire
'Yesl' he said briRkly. ITS a good
bit over a mile They said Il was a
mile AT the last farmhouse Hn turn
ed 20 Mysle How far IS II from here
20 the postoiiiceg' he asked.
mile and quarter" said Mysle.
The nice young man resumed hig CON
yersation with the little instrument.
She says It's a mile and quarter"
he said. Yes, Sbel Yes I'm resting
on her piazza Then his face flushed.
"Aw, quit your kidding" he said an
grily and put down the receiver Then
IN answer to Mysie'E frank look Of
wonder ITS o wireless telephone"
he explained Ny chum'a the inyen-
tor We're trying experiments to see
now far q viii carry lie Is In the
ppsiodice Myaie looked her utter
hmazement and disbelief 50 frnnkly
that he added Wouldn't you like 10
try II yourHelf7
Yes" said Mysie promptly N II
really is telephone. f'd like 10 tell
the constable TO be on the look
out for q tramp who went by here to-
ward the village Just before dinner
lie must have stolen my ring. left
Il on The pantry window while / mixed
the biscuits for dinner. and when
looked for Il II was gone
Have you looked everywhere for
it7' asked the nice young man. aym.
pathetieally, adding hcsitatingIy
Was it--had it--any particular
YnlueT"
MyHic bluEhed she Was ouly ~.
Ny Aunt Jane loft Il 10 me whom
she died two years ago" she said.
with dignity The nice young man
looked abashed but relieved.
Oh" be said. Then he added
quickly III thought--it might
be-"
In spite OF herself Myaie glggled
No Il Isn't an engagement ring.
she said
The nice young man looked his de.
light To tell the truth the iirRl sight
Of that tear-Biained face and those
yellow eurls hHd wilcd his y0uag heart
luite away from him Nov be decided
that be had "a lighting chance. any
way.
Are sou sure you've looked every.
where he asked again
MyEiv nodded
Every where I eau think of." she
said. Can't you think of Hnma place
10 look she added ahatracleaIy.
Then she dropped the little inHtrn-
meut ~ n II had bitten her and looked
up at him gucerly
What ia it1 What's the mat;erY"
he asked ahxiouEiy.
why why that that thing said
when ! asked II you couldn't think
OF some place to look--that thing said.
just ~ plain: In the shade Of the
old apple tree"
oh,that's nothing" he said. That's
only some OF Jims funny business.
That's the name OF an old song. you
know"
But Mysie didn't hear him. She had
jumped up and was just IN the act Of
running down the steps.
Where are you goingg" he cried.
Down 70 the old apple tree" she
said. Il heard Bobs barking like mad
down there this afternoon Perhaps
that tramp was there. Anyway. I'm
going 10 look" she added deoislveiy,
as the nice young man tried to say
something 20 prevent her. So he fol-
lowed her meekly.
II was quite a while before the nice
Young man caught sight OF the ring
gllttering and cleaning among the
short grass He hesitated about pick
Ing II up just then--they we're having
such a delightful time but az last
be did Mysie put out her hand for
II with a cry of delight
let me put II on for YOU" said the
nice young man. And when, blushinR
and dimpllng. MyEle put out her hand
he said very softly. but very deeid-
edly:
I'm going TO put the mate 10 that
on your finger Just as soon as we've
put our wireless phone on the mar
ket"
And Mysie didn't say No" She
just blushed pink--a pink nB beautiful
as the blossoms on the old apple tree.
Josephine Bruorton
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Health In Hot Weather.