South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-28


ferously Nathan. the young man zho
worked the switchboard az curtis &
Carriers real estate OFFICES The
Young man listened TO the voice ON
The telephone. then turning 10 the
young Mr. Garter he said. she
wants 10 talk 90 one OF tine firm.
Kind % mad, should Sas. Want 10
talk 20 her Mf Carter.
What's she lIke2 Q4ercd the
youngest member OF the firm.
sounds like q cranky old school
ma am. shes awful mad
oh well. ] might as well talk TO
her I'm kid her little and may
De that viii keep her quiet and
stul turning over the papers on his
desk with his right hand Mr. Car
Ter reached out with his left hand
u take tine receiver OFT It's hook on
has desk phone while the operator
connected him with the tenant OF
apartment -Four D.
SO you're pretty cold Well.
nos u didn't catch the name-Miss
youu have TO see Mr. Hoover about
that Vow. YOU don't think were
keeping that apartment cold just 10
ur1Ee you mad SO. honest. there
Isu-t auy Ny we can get more coal
WIat-tho thcatCrs get coal enough.
well that's q good one All you
car do then is 10 20 60 a show. It's
matinee dsy. now really L didn't
mean % make you angry. But YOU
SEQ every one is kicking, and il
really isn't our fault We can't get
any more coal aud all We can DO is
90 trV and keep cheerful about 1t.
Whit You bet that It isn't so cold
here i'm Our office as DO is i'm your
apartment We'll now. Miss eros
Pcs. I'm have to admit that IL is pref
~ com Portable here We've got a
southern exposure and We're on the
ground floor and somehow these
office building people do manage TO
get the coal Yes 1t is unfair.
What Why certainly. I'D be glad
10 see YOU. Come right along Yes.
Just ask for Mr. Carter jrs Frank
Carter. Good-b bye. Miss Crosby.
I'M see YOU soon lie hung the re-
ceiver back on the hook and then
clapped hiss hand over the ear with
which he had been listening as If 10
relieve il from the effect of the
Nollcv fire that had been charged on
IL through the phone
Wow" he said addressing the
telephone operator ON the opposite
side of the room beyond the little
wooden fence Wow. but she Ger
tainly is some sour old maid l
thought I'd kid her into cod humor
hut 10 was the wrong tack. Won
der If she'll cali nay bluff and come
down and see how warm We are.
But say Nathan. try 10 get the coal
commissioner ON the wire again.
It's q shame 10 run the fires SO low.
Ask them If they can't let me speak
90 him personally. IL seems as II
something ought To bee done
4 half hour later young Carter
heard q very loW but unmistakabl BILE
whistle II was Nathan's way of in
dicating that something worth OBJ
serving was occurring IN the office.
There was note of admiration iu
the whistle-distinctl it was his way
os signalling 10 the other boys I'm the
office and Mr. Carter. who was still
Young enough 10 he interested i'm
such a signal even though he was a
member OF the trm-the proximity
of a pretty girl
Carter looked up from his paper.
caught the direction of Nathan's
gaze and then whIstlcd am answer
ing whistle. very low. but still audi
BILE 20 Nathan 1t was pretty girl
ana she was approaching the yicin-
its of Nathan. Enveloped i'm "a vol
luminous fur-trimmcd rough WOODEN
coat OF a dark violet hue with her
hands encased in black mun to
match the fur on her coat with a
picturesque black velvet hat cut ON
the poke bonnet order, that east
muen shadow on her face there was
still! enough opportunity 90 see that
the girl beneath so much warmth
giving clothes was yOung, animated
and pretty
The bewildered Nathan looked up
as she approached and 20 her query
that Carter did not hear he nodded
70 the desk OF the Youngest member
of the urm Then the violet coat
and the delicate aroma of violet
s5chet that went with it moved to-
ward the little wooden fence that
hedecd in NJ. Carriers desk.
Here I am" said the girl I'm
the tenant In Four D. Maroridge
Ccert. Where do YOU want me ca