The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-16
TELEP HONE
IGIRL'S TRAGEDY! |,


From the Was linglon Post t8tff
The telephone Sirl may seem a
commonplace figure to tAe short
sighted, but around her fingers may
be twined the strands of ur future.
Like a judge upon the benen, she
sits and pOnders about our fate and
passes sentence. The sentence de-
penas upon whether she decides upon
interference or noninterference
IN Dixon, H.. Miss Rilla Webster
came 10 the office punctually to take
charge OF the night shift in the main
office She Aung mp her hat and
jacket. tluffed up her hair before the
little square mirror and smiled Good
nieht' at the girl on the day shift.
She answered q call for a young man
who wanted TO take a girl to NOV
ing picture shcW She permitted
ycung wife to confide to her husband
that the baay had a toot1
She heard politician invite an
other t. a meeting OF few cf the
boys just to talk things ove4 An
angry housewife gave the grocer
pr tracted piece Of her mind because
be n3d forgotten her order for
brown sugar. All OF these Miss Wen
ster neard, but did not consciously
near Her fingers pulled out tae
plugs and pushed them in again She
said Hello and Busy when nee
essary, and her eyes looked beyond
the switchboard Her thoughts tray-
eled further Suddenly she sat very
straight ana her cheeks went as
white as the plasteTed wall OF tae
exchange room.
Hello! This is the office Of the
chief of police of Chicago. We've
got line on yOm man
"On which man? You don't mean
Doc Webster"
Be careful about names Teie
phone lines leak. Yes He's expect
ed AT the Polytechnic Hospital at 3
this morning. Can you take the next
train2"
II can get the train, bur III nave
to get the papers first"
Get help OF the states attorney.
He'll open shop at night Tor anything
SO Important
IAN right. chief"
Wait Hello sheriff"
Yes, chief
Better bring The papers from the
coroner's office too They may he
needed We mustn't lei the Fellow
give us the slip through some tech
nicalityn
"All right. cnief. II can get him
TO his office
Thunder and lightning, OF
course you can get him to his office
Use the telephone Don't fail to get
the train Want You to assist in the
Identification Good-by."
Goodbye
The slim black figure at iha
switchboard swayed Her trembling
hand tell to her lap and shook there.
aa leaves are tossed in q hollow by
he wind RiHa Webster was only
III Eyeryoneass~d she booked Young
Tor her age. Nav with Drawn white
lace, She looked ten years older
BIZ 'rasped Che board.
s"Bzzz BIZ, Bz, Bz, BIT II was
ne profanity peculiar to the tele.
phone The girls ewes were big and
black and wild She pressed her
shaking hands to her temples. WHAT
sAc uid she do? What should anyone
90 n any instance but 4Asr duty?
she iiIted her hands to fn4 plug.
That III sheriff? Pardln me
You want what The coroners Of
hee9'
Her shaking hand was suspended
It seized the plug.
Yes The corners O ffice at nome
Ie@ There. Mr.. Sheriff She .auk
Dack u Ter chair and clasped the
hahd that were SO troublesome.
oh
Cod
}zz,"
Yes VINO is it? The SHERIFF? Yes.
wait minute
Again the shaking hands refused
their Office After all he was her
brotner Maybe he was innocept
Blood was thicker than water. had
stronger claim greater than Justice
should She warn him? sac knew the
telephone number of his boarding
mouse IN Chicago A few words rom
her and he could have FIVE hours
start Of mis- pursuers.
BIZ Blz,' The teleEaone was
showing the anger and impatience of
'he person at tle end of The line
hiila Webster paid no attention
o.he reached for another plug. She
5hIlted 1t Her voice came almost in
"a whisper That you. Chicago2 Get
me no dont. A mistake. Pardon
ne" '@p 81
BIZ. shreked the switchboard
Yes AIR Sheriff Yes. can GOT
You the states attorney. He telo
lh"ned from his club a little while
Temptation again threw it's Hack |
'hadow SIS her path shnrrfng out |
ne light of duty She could fail to |
ocate the states attorney It would |
'c SO easy.
"Bzzl"
Yes The Country club? Yes IS
Ae states attorney there2 Please
'et MIN to the phone at once. Tra /
the sheriff"
10 noring at all thank vou 4
nsbi Gold perhaps Can Won snt /
nm % the telephonea Yes Mr.
'Heriii- they've sent for him. There Il
ne wofs vas admirably done The
neilf S~ ius papers made his train
'el the biain clothes men from tue i
loiice department captured Doctor