The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
MARION ELEANOR DODD
~ RlcHARD STRONG


Many inaaed ara the Alns OF the
telephone giri--and rightly So And
gsnsral indeed is the recognition o.
these atns BIZ The public BIT perhaps
tslephs1e girls are aggravated beyond
the lot a other mortzis. and their
good acts are not Always recognized
a. are those which destroy the peace
Of mlnd cf the telephone public
For instance. Il MARION Eleanor
Dodds, an operator at ten per week.
had not been full OF charity and love
for human kind. a. least one. case Of
true love would hare miscarried and
At least two hearts would have gone
over the falls.
It baeaNe the duty OF Marion Flea
nor one day to connect Charles Dudley
smythe and Fannie Mayme Kirton on
her wires FROM the first information
Of Fannie Aayme's voice as she an
swernd Charles Dndiey's inquiry as
ID her health the operator realized
that something aas wrong The brief
coBvarsati0n which il was her sad
privilege 10 hear confirmed her first
realization. Charles Dudley was an
apology and Reconciliation; Fannie
Mzyme was ali coldness and reserve.
Hois meangn thought Marion Flea
nor 70 herself
Now the relations Of Charles Dudley
smythe and Fannie Mayme KirtoA
we're town gossip-more than town
gossip, for they were Of the very e.
sence Of the toHn lie. The twain had
mutually fallen 10 lore. literally al first
sight their cogrtship thus far had
been a dream He ardent and COMPEL
/ ing. she tender and receptive. Both
proud Of the other.
( This vas their first quarrel so
Z judged the telephone girl. and judged
correctly. i gave her distinct shock
T when IN answer to Charles Dudley's
greeting Fannie Mayme replied IN icy
tones.
Wen, Mr smythe"
There was evident apprehension IN
the voice Of Charles Dudley as be re-
I joined
IL beg your pardon for disturbing
you, Fannie
Miss Kirton. II you please cams
an interruption.
Yes. exactly. I mean Miss Kirton-
Er-I called you up because wanted
70 make amends for anything / may
have done or said last night which
may have seemed offensive. II was
a trife piqued at your attitude toward
that matter and-and-wail. really.
did not mean 10 be rude or anything
you know"
Her answer came in the same chill
tones.
There Is nothing whatever 70 ex-
plain or apologize for. assure you
Mr. smythe. | think the less said
about our little difference Of opinion
the better for all concerned / beg
you to excuse me. as am very
busy"
Then both receivers dropped with
two very decided chugs.
This episode haunted the telephone
girl for the days and weeks which fol-
lowed. but she spoke no word OF it to
any human being.
The days vent by and the town
began. to take notice Of the estrange.
ment. It began 70 be whispered that
Charles Dudley and Fannie Mayme
we're seen together no more. Nobody
but Marion Eleanor understood the
matter at all and she was mum as the
traditional church mouse
Then came her great opportunity.
Charles Dudley and a friend we're on
the wire one day and IN answer 70
<3me question as to his down-hearted-
ness, Charles Dudley told Of his es-
arrangement from Fannie Mayme and
broke into the most impassioned pro
testations Of love and despair and SELF
accusation.
Now It SO happened at the very mo-
ment when this food Of Charles Dub
1ey's hearts blood broke loose, Marion
Eleanor had Fannie Mayme On the
wire waiting for q number. Now the
telephone girl, being a woman hersdA,
had q very clear Idea Of a woman's 8
point 81 view and she already. had
figured It out. Fannie Nayme would
have been glad Of 3 reconciliation Il
It could come about IN manner 80
she would do the pardoning and the
man would be properly humbled.
Instantly she recognized her oppor-
sunity and with Napoleonio rapidity
she grasDed n she cut Fannie Mayma
into the conversation between Charles
Dudley and hts friend.
When It vas over she cut cut the
friend and said sharply TO Fannie