South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-14
WHY MADGE HAD TO OVER
HEAR DICKY'S TELEPHONE
TALK.

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little mother trained so falthtuHy
iu my youth. but ] felt Tar more
IINp hurting mental anathema AT
81 whom Dieky.s request Tor the te!e-
phone number OF Edith falriaN can
90 Dc into use. However, there was
100 uSe pretending ignorance even
~ had wished 90 stoop 10 euch a
procedure. blcky knew that /
hadn't forgotten the number ana
promptly helped MIN
You couldn't have found II under
IairiaN.. said srdateiy as came
downstairs with lttle Mrs Durkee
iu my wake registering silent dis
approval of the whole procedure
e.. is an apartment building phone
aro you have TO know the number
and location ~ the apartment.
.tt course remember now,
sa' l.c- raefuliy Hut ] couldn
|o.H' be. aI-- f' Forgotten
..- t.l.s- OF Ui. apartment So
p depend epoa }ol any
H.
Ta.- -..e.aut ignorance or the
.der address would nave
.ee Ha.ll 10 Wr vanity or j nadn
realized IHlt here was probably no
,.otou iu Size world strong enough
rH make blcEN remember dates. on
ADDRESSES .ersaria- birthdays,
O." are si.e a u.-I. and ms forget
fu.Iss- .pI..sHlHr Ldltt Fairfax
number Va- uo proof Chat his i'm
t..e-t lu Der A4o wanaI.
When bad given ulm tue num-
h.. walked aUat from the vicinity
90. tle telephone Intending 90 60 TO
.Eu.uer UaI. of tne house. That
DICKS ai-It rot suspect amy desire
or wE par. tu listen to his CON. el--a-
ton FL. tttIa Airs iurkee.
wine. le. uuorsrtI. "r intentionally.
settled herself In chair near the
Telephone
DU 500 down NadEe Sine said
prtILsut'r Nuu make me nervous
walking around
. uhCyed her suggestion. there was
no other course open t1 me. and
SO bad forced upon ms ears that
mos. a--raVatiug OF all things.
one---dcl telephone conversation.
Anothcr Woman's Voice.
THAT you. Edith? ] bit my lips
NJ The familiar address. This IS
Dick Graham. ! see 10y the papers
yoa are back covered with glory.
You didn tell me you were com
ing across so soon. That's so-it S
the unexpected that happens over
there. by the way. I've got rip
ping book 10 Illustrate, "a rush order,
and the heroine is southern girl.
alice samce the 'tother one mem
Der --N what's that .--A es j thought
you would.
Was 20 my imagination or mad MS
voice taken pn softer tone / stole
glance at Mrs. Durkec. saw her
EroWninE "t iNcky' ana decided
mat Ter once mad NOT been wrong.
can YOU take TINS JOB over
'ickE was sewing u nope YOU can
Tor W.. ihF a"th"f' mas such q
crush ON 1fii@J-"nd model-oI tfe
illuS'r2tl'nS ln lhat other book that
ne nl'lhE pieces "uJ or the Amos
pn'rc s." l'ur""r icits mo. Tor Tear
ne won nave the same comhina-
non TO-. MS '''N- We promised 10
o." my ll'''' pare .ut j can 90 JUS
lce 'o tA' 'AlnE without your help.
lh'Ir was an interval or silence
Lhal Sr'hl'9 lnterminahle While
bcNl listened lntenuy. Ihen ms
N"I'~ Ld''i'H out cn'EuSlaSllCally ~.
-, IN, S',E "e re- I. u"''lIlE. ! nat 5
Iuiehtl I''h OF Won 10 pass UP a
ming ike that FOR me never can
,h'hN you enough ola girl BUT
mere one INNS I've forgotten on
r'll' 'lS S''"I" "Heh
'ilt away anu cam Et- lpNStSSloH
OF IL Tor another month. Can You
Nu~htSl any pidte "HtIe couId
MAKE the drawings ia nave you
come OUT mere but It's long
Journey. anu YOU Know. we nave a
naby ana many otner distractions
he'e- " ''d' tlIl' Wdlt MIN
hte sure thlng.
IL was less than minute when
woman voice Sirluent, high
pitched. seemed to III The room.
For a second ! was startled, then ]
realized that the voice was one Of
those which can Poe heard at one
emu OF telephone as Wen as the
other.
What Dtcky Asked
Z OF the love OF Nike, DlCky- bird,
since when do YOU have 10 hunt a
hole to draw In as long as my little
shack IS ON earth Just tell Edith
when you want 10 use my studio
'nd j III see that YOU have every con-
venlence. and If you're very good
some eats into the bargain BY the
way welcome home, old top. I'm
dying to see you"
Thank YOU. Rita Dicky's voice
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