The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-08-22
GERALDINE'S REPLY
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

I'll have to. l suppose. Is il Arthur
Wright7
"No7 Really ii sounds IKE hi
voice-the way you jerked out tina
of course not sounded exactly like
him, too.
"Then-let me see-is II Fred Oak
ley? Yes, I'm sure it's Fred-he prom
lsed TO call me up II he heard where
Jim's ship was. That's nice OF you.
Fred, and do tell me about dear Jim.
I've been SO anxious about him. Real
~ I've dreamed about him for
What?
"Not Fred. Then who IN the world
are you?
"Dlck-Dick Lipplncott? Why, the
idea never thought of il being you.
/ Why didn't you say SO In the first
+ place?
Thought I'd know The very idea
LAS though l could tell anyone's voice
over the telephonet
Told me you'd call me upf Well.
can't remember that long.
what? Why, Dick Lipplncott.
didn't know you could use such Ian
guage. II you're not careful. you1l
have YOUR telephone taken out. That's
what il says In the book-no profane
language.
well, I'd Ike 10 know what IL Is,
then, II 1t isn't swearing.
Yes. ! think you'd better beg my
pardon.
"I-know what you called me up for7
How should known Say. Is this going
10 be- another guessing afairF Ifttls.
I'm going To hang up. Besides. I'm
busy-awful busy.
Sewing
'M-hm- Mendlng my dress that
got torn on the rose bush last night
when We We're taking walk. want
20 wear II 70 the Aliens tonight. II
got torn fearfully the ribbons on the
net ruffie FOR whole yard. and / have
10 sew II BY hand
what do I want 70 wear Il for7
"Oh. because. What do you want 10
know for? Can't l wear Il again II /
want tor
"Because you said you liked it7
why, didn't remember Did you
say you liked III Well. told you be-
fore can't remember things so long. ,
what = III You think is a long
lime. too. only FOR different reason.
Don't remember anything you !
'aid last night? Why. let me see. Walt
lust minute Pm thinking. Yes. You
aid Betty Harl0we looked ike . wood
lymph IN that gauzy white dress she
at an 49, 4
be wittiest person you'd ever kn0wn- I
Don't say thunder Il sounds al .
most Ike swearing over the phone.
NO. / can't remember anything else
on said
"You don't believe TT"
Here the Receiver went up with a
ang but Geraldine wisely waited on !
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