El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-25
The HeraId's
Daily Short Stsrx
A TELEPHONE ROMANCE

offer sincere apologies and try to rem
edy matters"
For six days this appeal duly ap-
peared, but nothing came of it. Having
now done all in his power to make
amends, Dick tried to put the matter
out of his mind, but it fingered there
and annoyed him. 1t rose up with him
in the morning, lay down with him at
night, and pervaded his meals. He
was beginning to think he would carry
his remorse with him to the grave, but
at the end of fortnight relief came
in the shape of a little letter which
sent a thrill of hope through his re-
pentant soul. This is what 1t said:
'Deaa Sir:I have just seen in
week-old copy of the Daily Rocket
your kind advertisement 1t is very.
very good of you to take SO much In
terest in me, and I am all the more
grateful when I remember that I GER
tainly did behave very rudely that af-
ternoon over the wire. 1 have been
trying to get work ever since l left,
but have failed. Anyhow. 1 will call at
your office tomorrow at II and hope
to find you disengaged. Yours truly
"R North"
"Hurrahr' cried Allingham. Good
old agony column. The power Of the
press is extraordinary, as they say at
newspaper DdHQu0IS- Anu HOW LUZ d
wash and a brushup before she ar
Qives, for it's close on IL already"
He made himself as smart as posi-
bic, and then waited impatiently for
the girls arrival He wondered what
she would be like-angular and specta
cled. perhaps. quite unlike the sele-
phone girl of romance; but after all
what did it matter? Yet, somehow
Dick could not help wishing thai she
might be unspectacled and pretty
At two minutes past II his office
boy informed him that Miss North had
arrived. Dick took a last look at mis-
hung over the a:i.elpiece and then
commanded the youth to show the Wis
itor in.
There came a tight step on the
threshold and u tall. exceedingly pretty
girl entered the room Dick rose TO
g:ee- her and then etc,i Of them ut
tered a little cry.
"Ruby!"
''Dickr
AS their hands met, delicious thrill
of recognition swept the brain of Dick
Allingham, and his mind went back to
a certain summer afternoon three years
since He remembered sudden show
er a girl who took refuge under his
umbrella. and the wondrouS afternoon
and evening that followed. He ren.em-
bered also hasty summons TO town
g summons that took him away before
he was able to meet her again and as
certain her address; remembered also
how for months afterward he had
hoped and prayed that some lucky
freak Of fate might bring him and her
together again.
And now-now fate had heard his
prayer. and 10, she was beside him once
again.
by Jove," he exclaimed, this beats
everythingl never thought such
things could happen out Of novels. To
think that ever since that day, I've
been longing to see you again. and
now you turn up in the guise of tel
ephone operator to whom 1 was unpar-
donably ruder'
The girl laughed. showing a row of
wonderful white teeth. She was look
ing so amazingly pretty that sAlling-
ham had to restrain a wild impulse to
ask her to marry him on the spot
We won't talk about the telephone"
she said. Il was getting quite sick of
the whole business. and was rather
glad TO leave; only 1 couldn't make up
my mind. SO your behavior helped mat
ters and 1 am quite grateful to you"
There was a pause. He took her
hand, and she let 1t rest in his.
You came here to ask me to find
you some employment" he murmured.
Yes of course"
We'll. you shall dine with me to-
night, and we'll talk ii over I'm a |
chap that does things in a hurry. and |
I've quite made up my mind about the |
berth I can offer you"
rs it's it permanency?" she |
asked with a roguish smile.
1t is usually considered a perma- |
nency. he replied-"and 1t certainly |
ought to be-"