The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.
Author OF "The journal Of q Neglected
r STOPPED in the corner drug store
to telephone. A young woman
- was at the phone, so 1 sat down
by the soda fountain to wait.
"HeIlOi" She moved the receiver
hook up and down impatiently.
Hello! Can't you get them, Cen
tral?"
"Oh, is this - CortlandtT'
81 should like to speak to Mr.. Mar
~oh, heIlor'
it's 10 o'clock"
.-oh. no-Pm often up as early as
this"
why, Mrs Hartford is giving din
ner Tuesday evening to her cousin
from Buffalo, and has asked me TO
come and bring some one interesting.
And 1 know of no one as interesting
as you"
-'Oh. I'm so sorry"
yes; L wish you had known sooner"
No; III probably not 60 at all
know of no one else care to ask"
''Oh, OF course, 1 understand; it's
just unfortunate, that's all"
Yes; l will"
"Good-by."
Repeating tine Performances.
She hung up the receiver, but only
long enough to disconnect and drop in
another nickel
''Hellos Hellok'
ooh, I'm fortunate to find you in"
Yes 1aughingly.
why, Mrs. Hartford is giving a din
ner Tuesday night to her cousin from
Buffalo, and she asked me to bring
some one interesting I told her I
would bring You"
Yes, Tuesday night7'
You can't? Oh. I'm so sorry"
Then that means that 1 won't go"
mo, don't want to go with anyone
else There are so few people one
cares to sit through a dinner with
You know L never flatter-
"Of course, you can't help it-not IL
you have that appointment"
Yes, 1 know"
"GoOd-by."
Not at All Discouraged.
She hung up the receiver and
reached over for the telephone book
She seemed wholly unconscious that
anyone was waiting. She found a
number and dropped in another nickel.
- Broad"
'Helloi Yes. - Broad"
Hello! Is Mr.. Allen there?H
Yes I Will hold the phone"
A long wait
ooh, hello, Why, I called up to ask
II you would like TO take me to a
dinner at Mrs Hartford's. She is Civ
ing one Tuesday night for her cousin
from Buffalo She asked me TO come
and bring anyone 1 wished. And
Immediately thought of you"
Going out Of town Sunday for a
week? Oh. how unfortunateT'
Il told her 1 would corresponding
you could bring me-.
Yes, ii is unfortunate"
goodbye"
Again a search through the telephone
book-and still another nickel.
- Rector"
Hello"
''oh, don't you know who 1t is?"
'Oh course"
She Reported Progress.
why, I wondered if you would like
Tuesday night Her cousin from Buff
falo Is here and she is giving this little
dinner for her. She asked me to come
and bring the incest person I knew.
So l at once ask you"
You would like to go?"
'-Oh, that's very nice"
"Well, the dinner is at 1880. You can
call for me about T."
yes, I'm so glad you can go. don't
think would have asked anyone else
if you couldn't. And l know Mrs. Hart
ford will be delighted"
"Yes, WILL
Goodbye"
Another nickel for the slot-and:
60 Riverside
MRS Hartford's apartment, please"
Hello! Oh Name, is that you2"
well, I've got Frank Crawford to
the best could do. / asked half doz-
en- others. but they all had engage
mentS."
yes, I know he's a bore But he
looks rather well IN evening clothes
and you had to have another man. So
I suppose we must make the best of it,"
+ Yes. All right"
od-h