The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
MESSAGE TO HER HUSBAND.
TIE Number Of Side Tracks q Woman

The Number Of Side Tracks q Woman
Can Put In a Talk by Phone.
HlNE NE main 345. ring two. Hello
az there: Is this Mr. Smyth-- If
tee? Is he III: No: Who Is ,ii:s?
His stenographer: Yes. | thought it
was. but somehow your voice doe Mt
seem quite natural over the phone.
u then. ones voice hardly ever DIES
sound natural over a phone-so sort OF
bury or harsh Well. all wanted
was to send a little message to nv
husband. and you will do quite as well
as II he were there. | hardly expected
to find him there, for l remember that
when be went away this morning he
said that he would have to be out
. OF the morning. All wanted
was to send him a little message that
you can give him just as we'll as If he
were there for me to give it to him.
We had planned 10 meet III the lobby
OF the Asburia hotel at 3 this after.
noon and go together to see some
painting he wants to see. forget
what painting 1t is. but 1t is one he
thinks Is very fine. and he wants to
see 1t again. He is Il great lover Of
art Il knows SO much more about it
than | do He can point out the fine
points that | never would notice.
suppose that is because Que of his
brothers Is Il very successful artist
oh, very successful. He has had paint.
ings hung ION the line," you know. and
an W cousin Of my husbands is also
very successful as a portrait painter,
so he Is a great deal better versed in
art b ] am. and that is why | want
him with me when we see the paint.
Ing. Have you seen it? No?
We'll. you may tell my husband that
l rang you up and told you to tell him
that think we'd better meet in the
waiting room of Brown & Simpsons
department store instead of at the ho-
tel. because | find that l have an er.
rand up that way. and it is only a few
minutes walk from Brown & Simp-
sons to where the painting is, aud it
Is quite a long distance from the hotel.
and we would have to take a car, and
you know how the cars are-so crowd.
ed. OF course we could take q taxi.
cab. but that costs so much, and the
cheat you If they possibly can,
md think that they are dreadfully
uncomfortable things to ride in any
now. and If we meet at Brown &
Simpsons we needn't take anything,
md as have to be up that way any.
low it is altogether better that we
meet there. so when my husband re-
.urns l wish you would kindly tell him
nat l rang you up and that l will be
n the waiting room at Brown &
simpsons at 3 or as near that time as
can. 1t may be a few minutes later,
n l may get there a little before 3.
But what l want him to know is that
le is to meet me there instead of at
he hotel. as w had at first planned.
Ind of course If he doesn't know that
have changed my mind about the
'lace Of meeting he will go to the no.
ell and I'll not be there. So when my
husband comes in | wish you would
lot fail to tell him that I rang you UP
Well. if they haven't cut me
III! 1t that isn't smart! l don't see
much use in having a telephone if one
ant send a little message over the
wire without being cut off. l shall en-
er complaint about that. | doubt if
hat stupid stenographer got my mes
age clear in her mind. My husband
avs she is awfully dense sometimes.
III just ring her up later and see if
he understood me.-Max Merryman in
'uck.