The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-05
GERALDINE'S REPLY
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

VINO! NO, L can guess. L haven't
an idea. Well, since you insist on IL,
I'll have to, 1 suppose. Is 1t Arthur
Wright7
MOI Really It sounds like his
voice-the way you jerkcd out that
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
ised to call me up IL 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
ly, I've dreamed about him for
What?
"Not Fred. Then who in the world
are you?
"Dick-Dick Lippincott? Why, the
idea! I never thought of 1t being you.
Why didn't you say so in the first
place?
Thought I'd know! The very idea
AS though / could tell %anyone's voice
over the telephone!
"Told me you'd call me up7 Well, I
can't remember that long.
"What? Why, Dick L~ippincott, I
didn't know you could use such Ian
guage. If you're not careful, you'll
have your telephone taken OUT. That's
what 1t says in the book-no profane
language.
swell, I'd like to know what 1t Is,
then, If 1t isn't swearing.
"Yes. 1 think you'd better beg my
pardon.
"I-know what you called me up for?
How should l know? Say, Is this going
to be another guessing affair? If 1t is.
I'm going to hang up. Besides, I'm
busy-awful busy.
Sewing!
"M-hm. Mending my dress that
got torn on the rose bush last night
when we were taking a walk. I want
to wear it to the Aliens tonight. 1t
got torn fearfully, the ribbons off the
net ruffie for a whole yard, and / have
to sew it by hand.
"What do l want to wear it for?
"Oh, because. What do you want to
know for? Can't I wear it again If /
want to?
Because you said you liked It?
"Why, I didn't remember. Did you
say you liked 1t? Well, I told you be-
fore I can't remember things so long.
"What Is it? You think it's a long
time, too, only for a different reason.
"Don't I remember anything you
said last night? Why, let me see. Wait
Just a minute. Pm thinking. Yes, you
said Betty Harlowe looked like a wood
nymph in that gauzy white dress she
had on, and that Laura SeatOn was
the wittiest person you'd ever known
"Don't say thunder 1t sounds al
most like swearing over the phone.
"No, I can't remember anything else
you said.
"You don't believe itT"
Here the receiver went up with a
bang, but Geraldine wisely waited on
the stool. In an instant the bell jim
gled furiously. She watched the phone
%curiously for a full minute, smiling
Cver each ring. Then she took down
the receiver calmly.
Hello I" she said, In a far-away de-
tached voice.
Eyes, this is Geraldine" she went
on cOldly.
"NOt through! I can't conceive why
you should wish to talk to me when
you don't believe anything I say.
you're sorry?
UVor DON'T coup6 y{ko ~
"All right, If you're really, truly
sorry, I'll forgive you.
Something very important to say?
1.-THE same thing you started to tell
me last night when I ran away?
II didn't run away. Someone was
calling me. / had to go.
"No, I haven't an idea, honestly.
"Please don't have me guessing
again. I really must get back to my
sewing.
"Why. Dick Lippincott, do you know
what you're doing? You are actually
p-prOposing to me over the telephone.
Anybody might hear you. I'm sure
Mrs. Cartwright has been trying to call
up her grocer for a half-hour. She's
probably on the line now.
"Can't wait-think I'll run away
again If you wait till tonight?
"Won't give you a chance! Well,
you don't suppose I'm going to throw