The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
The Secret
Phone
Copyright. 1919. b. Western Newspaper usloa. j
By Oullis Frances PfeiiJs,

III do what you ask me. and the
company finds II out, I'll lose my job
Then ! will get you better one"
II know you pretty near run things"
admitted Mark Seaton, telephone line
ropairer, hut you are asking mo To
break the rules Of the company"
TN mend them up later" nirily de-
clnred jasper Worrcll. III II ever does
get out the men will call II cleverncs.,
and the ladies viii hail you rs loyal
emlssary of the love god. Cupid"
jasper Worroll manager II the local
telephone line. had got the devoted
Scnton his position. hut he was asking
his humble pensioncr To- de- u good
dcul for him. Jarvis hid directed him
Ia tap a wire leading into the home OF
Robert Brooks to carry IL to u certain
secluded closet IN the house. and put
iu o. receiver all the time posing ~
n workman engaged In testing and re-
pairing the regular phone wire
Here was the situation; The father
ot charming Blanche Brooks had been
defeated in tho local mayoralty con.
t'.t The year prctious boy Jaspcr's
f1lh,r Bitterly Brooks had resented
the success II his political rival lie
refused tn speak Ia any nf the Worrcll
family. When be-. heard that young
Worroll and his daughter had been
seen together on the street he com
maulcd her forthwith TO have no fur
Their communication, with the son IT
biz enemy. Elauchc was n duiiful
daughter. Jasper was all hut engaged
to her. blanche met him Just once
nud >orrovully advised him that their
dream " happiness was bliehted.
Never. no; abandon the thought ="
declared jarvis In his forccful. con
ildeut way. Leave IL all ~ me- dear
blanche. Nv" won you. undeservine
~ am ia be- 80 blessed. I'll win over
your father. too. Don't talk over that
rubbish of patiently waiting two years
until you are II age. Leave II all To
me. within two months shah be
coming to see YOU three times week.
with Father Brooks smiling wei.
come"
"But never To see YOU for eight
Who'll. long weeks" mufmurcd
blanche Never Ia talk with YOU"
DISMISS that erroneous impress.
sion" directed Jarvis buoyantly. I'VE
shall have the sweetest. coolest, most
bliSsful chats every evening Of our
lives and four times a day, II you
wish" insisted Jarvis. "and here's my
plan"
II was daring one, and IL quite
scared blanche. 4 secret telephone
was 10 b. installed In n secluded room
next to, and communicating with
Blnnchcs own apartment All the art
and science expert Mark Scaton could
employ was 10 be utilized In having
phone with no hell call. A mere click
would call blanche nj the other end
Of the line AT an agreed on time. The
only caution 10 be exercised was 10
be- certain that IN talking to one an
other no one should oyerh.ar them.
And 81 Mark Seaton. selecting an
occasion when Mr.. Brooks was absent
e., ,.,,.. J,t, t,.,ot,., ,h, go,
,,.I.,h,,. and an ui,nch. had Ga do
~ ., l,ct ,h, door a, h.r r,o,, on
into IN, nov, ,n,r,m.p, ,,v,. tho si,-
col a,I II, i,n',nt,,, con,orsa ,,osa
,,,, r,,.ll,.l #, ,.paweJ lava maxim,
and tenderness.
All this brought them no closer in
actunI contact. nor did il seem TO
Rlonch. that her stuhborn. determined
father WAS being made NOR, approach.
mile. "pnnt worry ON that score"
encouraged Jarvis ON, aftsrnoon "rm
working hard on that end Of the prop
ositinn. Re at the phone at = o'clock
20 the minute this evening. and I'll
be ready To announce the program
that IL going to win over Father
Brooks In n jlfry."
Tbrouph IN. mlsodyenture Of n d,
law nj the house Of a girl friend taken
suddenly IN Dlnnch. did not v,, HON,
nv : o'clock that evening AT lust
that hour Mr.. Brooks. passing through
the upper hall, noticed an open win
dow IN her room and the rain blow
ing In. lie entered and closed II, and
Int sh.p a snSnIaianS sAunI liraat.I