The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-03-01
eERALDINE's REPLY
sy LOUISE OLIVER.

an l0ed. wen, sinCe you inS'"s ~ -
I'll have to, I suppose. Is 1t Arthur
Wright
"No1 Really 1t sounds like his
voice-the way you jerked out thar
of course not sounded exactly ike
him. too.
"Then-Iet me see-ls It Fred Oak
ley7 Yes, I'm sure it's Freddie prom
ised 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
What1
"Not Fred. Then who In the world
are your
"Dick-Dick Lippincottf Why. the
ideal never thought Of It being you.
Why didn't you say 30 In the first
place?
''Thought I'd know! The very idea
-as though I could tell anyone's voice
over the telephone!
.rold me you'd call me upf Well. !
can't remember that long.
"whatf Why, Dick Lppincott, I
didn't know you could use such Ian
Ruage, II you're not careful, you'll
have your telephone taken out. That's
what 1t says 10 the book-no profane
language.
"Well, I'd like to know what 1t Is.
then, II 1t isn't swearing.
ayes. think you'd better beg my
pardon.
"I-know what you called me up fort
How should I knowi Say, 10 this going
to be another guessing aftairf II 1t ia.
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 1t to the Aliens tonight. 1t
got torn fearfully. the ribbons of the
net rufiie for a whole yard. and have
to sew 1t by hand.
"What do I want to wear 1t fort
"oh, because. What do You want to
know for7 Can't I wear It again II ]
want TOT
Because you said you liked 1T
why, I didn't remember. Did you
say you liked it, Well, told you be-
fore can't remember things 30 long.
"what is 1T You think It's long
! time, too. only for different reason
Don't I remember anything you
said last night7 Why. let me see. Walt
J just minute. I'm thinking. Yes, you
said Betty Hnrlowe looked like wood
nymph in that gauzy white dress she
had on, and that Laura Seaton was
| the wittiest person you'd ever known
"Dou't say thunder II sounds al
most like swearing over the phone.
Se'- CAN'T remember anything else
you said. =
"You don't believer ~.
Here the receiver went up with .
bang, but Geraldine wisely waited on
the stool. In an instant. the bell jim
gled furiously. She watched the phone
curiously for full minute. smiling
over each ring. Then she took down
the receiver calmly.
"Hello!" she said, In far.away de-
tached voice.
Eyes, this is Geraldine" she went
on coldly.
mot through can't conceive why
you should wish to talk to me when
you don't believe anything I say.
you're sorry?
''You don't sound like 1t.
"Ali right, II you're really, truly
sorry, I'll forgive you.
"something very important to say1
1.-THE same thing you started to tell
me last night when ran awayf
II didn't run away. Someone was
calling me. had to 60.
"No, 1 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 doingl 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.
"Cap't wait-think I'll run away
again If you wait till tonight7
won't give you a chancel Well.
you don't suppose I'm going to throw
myself into anybody's arms, do your
"oh, Dick, don't say such things
over the telephone. Besides, you can't
possibly think I'd say yes, do you, even
II had a mind to, with the whole town
listening1
"No, 1 can't forget 1t, you can say
as you like. But I won't say no either.
for it's none Of their business, is 1t,
what sayf So I'm just going to be
Mcfarland not say anything at all.
"Why, Dick, you did say all that be-
fore, about caring 20 much and blowing
me 50 long and everything: Do you
think you need to say It 70 many
timesl
"Going to say 1t until answerf
Suppose don't answer and leave
the telephonef What would you dot