The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-09-01
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN

nan woman with a sweet voice."
There was a bit Of a laugh.
"Well, Frank" continued Ralph, al
have called you up to say that l have
two tickets to the theater for this
evening. Can you use one Of them?"
There was quite a long pause after
this, at the end of which Frank said:
81 think you must have got hold of
the wrong number. My father is down
in the telephone book as Francis Emer-
son. | am named for him. but I am
Frances, not Francis"
II see."
II think that you will find your
brothers name just below papa's."
II don't doubt it."
well can l do anything more for
your"
"You an, but l fear you won't"
what is it,"
II wonder If you know any n /
know"
at is possible"
do you know the Meriwethers"
mo; 1 don't know any n by that
name"
How about the Ostranders?"
II don't know them either"
Ralph tried several others and finally
asked If she knew the Busbys.
"Dr. Charles Busby's family?"
Eyes"
Helen Busby is an intimate friend
of mine
"Good. l know her very well. Now
1 shall say goodby to you for the pres
ent. l am sorry to have troubled you.
VIII you be at home this afternoon
between 2 and az"
81 expect to be at home all the after
noon"
rGoodby."
"Goodby. 1 dare say you will find
your brothers number"
"Quite likely" +
Half an hour later Miss Emerson re-
ceived a telephone call, this time from
a m
us that you, FrankT"
Eyes"
"Im Helen Busby. A friend Of mine,
Ralph Emerson, desires to know you.
1 have arranged to bring him around
to call upon you this afternoon"
"Ha, ha Isn't that funny?"
"WhyY"
"Never mind now, your friend will
tell you"
"Your friend?"
II tried to beg off till tomorrow, but
he insisted on today"
There was no reply to this, and after
a few more commonplace remarks the
receivers were hung up.
AT 8 o'clock the same afternoon Mr..
Emerson and Miss Busby rang the
door bell at Miss Emerson's. They
were admitted. and Ralph looked upon
the face and figure of the girl whom
he had fallen In love with through her
voice. He vas not disappointed in her.
Indeed, the face and figure were as at
tractive as the voice.
After a brief interchange of civil
tiles Ralph said that he had exchanged
the two seats he had held at the thea
ter for three seats, and he invited both
girls to use them with him.
He had paved the way SO well that
Notwithstanding the briefness of Miss
Emerson's acquaintance with him there
was not the slightest reason why she
should not accept the invitation.
At 6 o'clock the same evening Ralph
Emerson and Helen Busby drove up to
Miss Emerson's. and they all proceeded
to the theater. After the theater came
a supper, and by this time Mr.. Elmer
son felt as well acquainted with Miss
Emerson as he was with their mutual
friend.
The next day Miss Emerson was
called up again by her new found ad-
mirer lust to listen for a few mo-
ments to that melodious voice of yours
he told her. Naturally she was pleased
at the repetition Of the compliment,
and before the telephone interview
was finished she had made another en-
gagement with Mr.. Emerson. Then
came boxes of flowers and other indi-
cations of a lovers intentions and after
a very brief season a wedding.
II should have shut you off," said
Mrs. Emerson in speaking Of their first
meeting. las soo as | discovered that
you had called the wrong number"
Gust so" replied her husband. why
didn't you?"
"Why didn't you do it yourselfY'
Suppose had. Where would have
been our present happiness? l think !
managed it very well. l didn't presume
on our brief telephone interview as an
introduction. I arranged everything
according to the most stringent rule of
etiquette"
However, the manner in which Mr..
Emerson made his wife's acquaintance
Is well known to their friends and Is
considered quite a romantic episode.