The Washington times., 1911-01-12
Andrew and Imogene
By Roe Fulkerson.

III 1MOTEENE icII HeE place Dy the table
and went over to the telephone An
drew laid down his book, expectant-
ly. She lifted the receiver off the
hook and said, Give me main, three,
three, please"
Zizzz-psut, sput zizzZ; came through
the phone.
This you, dearie? This is Imogene"
Zuuuup, Zuuuup. Spud!
Certainly not, you impudent thing!
How dare you speak to me that way!
OF course, / didn't want the fire engine
house!" She put the receiver back on
the hook, blushing violently while An
drew chuckled.
Central she said, complainingIy,
II wanted Main three. three, and you
gave me Main three. thirty three. Main
three. three, now, please"'
Zizz, zizz, sput, sput, bing! went the
phone.
rs this Main three, three?" she asked,
cautiously.
Zizz-Zizzzzzupzup.
Hello, Julia. This is Imogene. How
are you, dearie? Every one well? Any
thing happened?'
ip-zip-zzzzz-spud, spat, sping.
You don't say! You poor dear.
Three of them? Isn't that too bad.
Now, whatever you do don't stick pins
in them. They are liable to poison you
and swell all up. The best thing to do
is to tie them up in soda and that will
take all the fire out
Zizz, zizz, spuuuute. zizz.
''Oh, the very idea! l thought you
said you had three blisters on your
hands,
Three visitors, eh? How ridiculous!'
Siz, whizzzz, zip, zip, zip.
We'll, upon my word! Right in
church, too. l would have been humiIi-
ated to death. tell you it don't do to
put too much confidence in a safety
PIN
Buzzz-whizz-zip, zip, sputttt.
Yes, he's home tonight. You know
he always stays in for a few nights
after New Year.
Andrew looked sheeplsh, and the
phone buzzed again.
You don't say, He didn't keep it
long. did he? Said he walked that way
because he didn't have his gyroscope
on, eh? Wonder what he meantT'
Zizzz. Zip, zup, Zap.
Yes, indeed. She had to pull it up
HASH W SCI OIl tie L
don't believe 1t was more than one yard
around the bottom hem
Sizzz-zzz-click, click, click
why, she has always done those
things. 1 guess she thinks it distracts
attention from her face. Andrew says
her face aren't mates. whatever that
means"
Zizzp-zizzzzp-buzzz-s
NO, backstitched it on the selvass
edge. It's silk poplin and trimmed with
braid. It's one OF those Persian lam,
brequin effects"
Zizzz-zizzz-zune-zu
You don't say! No, we never put
butter on them, but s'pose they would
brown better that way"
Zizz, zune, zune, druuupe.
No, indeedy. Never again. I Pse5lt
once. It's nice enough when yaI get
there. but it's too lonesome for me.
Agnes says they used to have about
three dozen gas0leRe lights out thaCe;
that and little piece of drain ESpe IS
all the improvements they ever had on
Ridge road and Major Judson took the
lights away and some one of the Reigh-
bors takes in the piece of drain pipe
every HlSHl lOI Icol VIII SCliu OSt
and get that"
izz-Zipppp-boop, boop.
Yes, she went down and saw him
about It and he said te dldat cara
about that measley road. She says ths
road is dark and gloomy, but iEs not
and there has neve- bean 4
case of measles in the neigh hpreood
and they have to uuzzle their dogs and
pay taxes just the same as other Peo-
pie. and there hasn't been a policeman
down that road since the weather
turned cold. No. No. Central; I'm not
half through The very Nea!"
Zizz-zizz-zip, zip.
Yes, II goes 'tumpy, tumpy, tum, tum
you can get Il. at Sanders 6
Zgp, Zup, zuuuuuu. Zup.
Isn't il awful! You say you Shred
them and mix them with potatoes and
fry them in butter? III try them. Cool
bye, dear. Good bye" Then turning to
Andrew she asked:
Andrew, do you like fish balIsE'
Il don't know, dear" he said, grin
ming; II never went to one"