Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
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WHY PEOPLE LISTEN
ON THE PARTY LINE.

WHY PEOPLE LISTEN
| ON THE PARTY LINE.
He-Bet you don't know who this
is.
She-Yes, do.
He-No, you don't. l can tell the
tone in which you answer.
She-You can't fool me. I'd know
that voice of yours If it were q thou
sand miles away.
He-Who am I?
She-You really imagine l don't
know.
He'll say I do.
She-It would be fine Of me not to
recognize your voice after we have
been together so much.
He-Oh. not so much. You've been
rather stingy with me.
She-I have not. l don't know an
other boy with whom l have gone to
the pictures oftener than l have with
you.
He-Perhaps the others are broke.
She-Shouh say not. l have turned
down some swell fellows for you.
He-What do you mean swell fell
lows-fat men?
She-Now you're trying to be funny.
He-No, I'm not trying. l am fun
ny. l think I'm quite clever, don't
you?
She-Yes, don't.
He-But you don't know who am
yet.
she-I would know you if you
were still.
He-What do you mean still?
She-I would recognize you in your
sleep-by your snore.
He-How do you know that / snore
She-Why, it's the talk Of the neigh
borhood in summer, when your win
dows are open.
He-But who am l?
She-Well, II you must know, You
are George.
He-George the first?
| She-Yes.
He-You must have string of
Georges.
She-There are several by that
name that call at the house.
| He-There are?
| She-Yes. The milk mans name is
George, and so is the coalman's and
the grocer boy, believe, has the same
/ name.
,, He-Oh, get you.
| She-No, you don't. Not yet.
He-Honestly, dearie; who am I?
She-Why, l have told you.
! He-You knew it was me all the
time, didn't you?
She-Sure, honey.
| He--Say, baby, let's go to a movie
tonight.
She-Can't, dearie. Mother is not
feeling we'll, and wouldn't want to
! go away and leave her alone. Father
is out of the city.
He-What do you know?
She-Oh, not much.
He-I wouldn't admit it.
She-Admit what?
He-That you don't know much.
! She-Well, I may know a whole lot,
but I'm not telling you everything.
He-Right after admitting that l
was George the first.
She-That doesn't give you license
to ask me to tell you everything
know.
He-Then you can't care for me as
much as thought you did.
She-Oh, / could care a little for
you, but don't believe in long-dis-
lance cooling.
He-Then I'll be right up to the
house and we can talk all by our
selves.
She-No, you don't: Not tonight.
/ He'll bet you're trying to make
fool out of me.
She-Impossible. Somebody beat
me to it.
He-Oh, aren't you the heartless
girl.
SheAWell. you haven't any right
doubling my word.
He-l thought l heard somebody
laughing just then.
She-You did. 1t was my dog.
He-Have you a laughing dog?
She-I sure have
He-What is he laughing at?
She-I can't imagine. Perhaps it's
the first time he ever heard your voice.
Now YOU tell me something.
He-Well, Tuesday is Lincoln's
birthday.
Shelf is?
He-Sure as you're alive.
She-LincOln is dead, isn't he?
He-Oh. yes. long while.
She-He was great man, wasn't
hey
He-That's what they all say.
She-You don't remember him, do
you?
He-Who do you think you are talk
Ing to, the oldest settler?
She-You know what l mean. l
thought you could tell me something
interesting about him.
He-l could, but l haven't the tima,
She-Don't let me detain you.
He-You're. doing nothing of the
kind. You're just trying to get rid OF
me. believe you have company.
She-0f course l have.
he-You have? You trifier. n
She-AMy company at present con-
sists Of mother AND the dog. Mother
is Ill and the dog is still laughing.
DO you hear him:
He-That dog has almost human
voice, hasn't he?