The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-12
By Telephone

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"Hellol" Lothary said. in surprise.
Where did you come fromfP
There was breathless little laugh.
"oh." said the voice. airily. T Just
dropped ini"
well, / should say you did" agreed
Lothary. Somehow, he liked the
voice. rs there something can do /
for your" he inquired. ingratiatingly. (
mo" said the voice, meditatively. /
Il don't think so-unless you happen
to be green 4S76. That's the number
called"
Sorry" mourned Lothary. Il hap I
pen to be blue 7O69, but"
"Ohl" gurgIed the voice.
The little chuckle at the end OF the I
exclamation quite won Lothary's
heart. Whoever it was surely must be
young, and anyone who could laugh /
like that assuredly must be attrac-
tive.
"See herel" Lothary cried. TEL
me who you are, won't you?"
Certainly not" said the voice in
properly shocked tones why should
1? ] don't know who you are and it's
most unheard Of that l should talk to
you at all. What / should do is to
hang up the receiver. You might be
a--a burglar or"
I'm mott" Lothary protested I'm
a fine young man. really! You'd like
me if you knew me"
"Well, OF all the conceiti" said the
voice.
81 wish," said Lothary. q could con
vince you that I'm a respectable per.
son. Aren't you going to tell me
4 --"
'Im not" said the voice I'm
going to hang up the receiver this
/ very"
Watt" begged Lothary. He could
not explain why. but he had strange
reluctance to let her go. There was
haunting quality to her voice which
charmed him and spurred him on.
"Please--won't you call me up
again?"
well, Of all the lmpudencel" cried
the voice
Il know" he begged, but you.
won't tell me who you are nor your
number, so what can do? Won't
you call me up?"
She seemed to consider the matter
Maybe" she said at last. Then came
the little chuckle which had so
charmed him and she was gone from
the wire.
Lothary was certain she was no
ordinary girl. Her voice, her inhec.
tions and the strange impression she
had made OF daintiness and airiness
convinced him of that. Lothary is
hard-headed, but he was immensely
curious about this unknown young
woman and a great deal fearful. X
only she had the requisite spice OF
daring in her makeup which would
lead her to call him up again deliber-
ately Lothary blessed the telephone
operator who had made the mistake OF
mixing numbers.
For several days he jumped when
ever the telephone rang and then
Just as he was regretfully thinking he
should never hear from her again, she
called him! Lothary was so dazed
! and pleased and anxious to make a
good impression that his conversation
! was stilted and hating. She was
bright and gay and charming, but she
persistently refused to give her name
or number.
Il shouldn't be doing this at all, yot
know. she said, with verbal shud
J. der.
.Youn call again." besought LO
thary.
She did. 1t was charming little
: Irritation which developed over th'
telephone The girl was exceptiona
and he was conscious that she did hin
special favor. He told her SO, crate
fully, along with many other things
Finally his opportunities to see he
: became so insistent that she relented
a ut is perfectly scandalous," she said
y but suppose owe you something
y I'VE had It all on my side so far" Sh
x named downtown drug store and al
y hour. Il have gold bow on my blacl
\ velvet turban," she told him.
~ Iothary was so excited over tn
~ prospect OF actually hhOWlHS ueE lnd
Y he counted the hours tll the apponte
:. time. He was fearful lest she shoul
~ back out at the last minute,
X There was one girl standing just II
y side the drug store when he entere
y and there was a gold bow on her We
n 20 toque. She regarded Lothar
y snilingly. She was his sister.
y why. jim. she said, What are yo
!. doing here?'
~ Lothary was getting hold or his EN-,
X tions. 1t couldn't be possible-yet
u Il was so, had she known him a
along? II she had. how could she loo
y SO innocently at him-and. anyhow
Then she laughed. And in the Il
tie gurgle which Lothary now remen
bered she had always had he read b
N doom.
Come along and III buy you an
thing on earth you wantl" said l.
thary.
"Oh!- moaned Lothary's sister am
ri ,,aar.a ~ laughter 1T was 40 finr