The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-25
Evidence by
Telephone
BY EDWIN WATERMAN

ed to me that there would be no use
In letting her know about them, for
once married. / proposed to settle
down and be a thoroughly dom estic
man.
What was my horror one day when
my bosom friend, George Brewster,
came to me and said:
Great Scott Billyl What do you
suppose that tattler, Nudge Ellis. has
been telling Clara about your"
''WhatY'
have already Tilted four girls that she
knows of and as many more that she
don't know Of"
You don't mean itr'
II certainly do
II wish she were a man: I'd make
her eat her words"
"She isn't man and you've got a
lot Of diplomacy on your hands"
what can dor
George thought awhile, then said:
Il have 1.-THE telephone!''
what do you mean?"
"At Clara's home there Is a receiver
upstairs and one downstairs. You go
to see Clara and send up word that
you've come to explain Madge's allie
cations. / don't know whether Clara
will see you, but if she does don't try
TO explain by . denial; 1t won't do any
good prove your case by telephone.
Station Clara at one of the receivers
paJ Nh Modnn a m nfhnr than
make Madge go back on what she has
said about you while Clara is listen
ing"
''How can do that?"
Don't ask me. Have you no inyen-
tive power? Lay a plan. If you can.
before you begin to talk: If not, rely
on your wits and be guided by what
Madge says"
That afternoon I called on Clara, and
/ was half an hour getting an inter
%iew. When succeeded / told her
that would call up very dear friend
Of mine who would disprove the
charges against me and that l wished
her to hear what was said without the
other person knowing she was listen
ang. She consented. and / started the
game
Now, knew what neither Billy nor
Clara knew-that Madge was one of
the girls | had Tilted. That Is to say,
she had tried TO rake me in, and had
declined to be raked. Clara went to
the receiver upstairs and / to the one
downstairs. / called up Madge, and
the following dialogue ensued:
lis that you, MadgeT'
Yes. Who is this?"
I'm Billy Meredith"
ooh"
"How would you like to go to the
theater with me tomorrow nightf"
"The theater?"
YES"
"What would Clara Underwood sayT'
ooh, she wouldn't care. Didn't you
know that my. engagement with her is
broken7"
"No; is itY'
Yes; Clara broke 1t, but have been |
for some time wishing 30 be free"
"whyT'
For certain reasons?"
"What reasonsY
well, I've never felt right about |
you. didn't realize-but telephone
isn't the means by which to talk over
CLARA is very lovely girl. won
der you didn't stick to her"
"She has her faults"
''Well--yes-some faults"
such asp
well, she affects to be awfully good.
I don't believe she's any better than
any one else"
81 don't either. She thinks I'm a
bad one. That's one reason why she
broke with me. Did You ever hear that
/ drankY'
mo. And I know, you don't, at least
not immoderately."
'Or gambler
Certainly not
"Or that I'm generally wildY'
How ridiculous"
We'll. how about going to the thea
ter tomorrow night?''
II have an engagement for tomor-
row night, but can break It,"
81 wouldn't do that. I haven't Il
bought the tickets yet I'll see for
what night can get them and call you
up again. Goodby."
without waiting to hear her own
goodby I hung up the receiver and :
waited for Clara TO come down TO me.
/ feared that her ire would overcome /
her discretion, but she controlled her {
self. and in a few moments heard her
footsteps on the staircase. She APP {
preached me with extended arms,
clasped her In mine. and we stood for
awhile without speaking When she
disengaged herself saw that her eyes ,
were moist N
1.-THE horrid thing" were the first i
words she uttered. {
you see that I'm not so bad as she
painted me-"
why. do you know the little liar
told me you played cards for money
Mt George Brewster's every Saturday !
night"
ibid she say that?" /
Eyes. she did" v
What great things those telephones y
are. ]
APPOINTED CHAPLAIN.
Rev. G. A. Crawford To 0ficiate at the !
Charlestown State Prison.