Show I 1 tD cD irr 0 t on f r A Publishing Co the tho Press Copyright by bl v York World 1 jIB JARR was tr trying lm to get got Ills his home MIL MR the telephone on y Wires Ires busy sir said sald Central Busy Bus Nonsense retorted Mr Jarr heatedly Hero Iem Ive I've been trying to get set the answer Is my number all day And Busy Busy Bus Busy Now Naw get set bus busy yourself your your- self elt and amI get set that number Whereat the senile gentle lassie at the Central switchboard spilled into h his hiE car a 1 sue sue- diabolical metallic most of or the cm ces his he head d sufficient to split spilt open apen the tho said You can hear for yourself operator graciously turning off af the ear ear- drum bursting clatter when It makes that sound the wire IS bus busy said Mr 11 Well WeB its it's mighty miC funny funn Jarr Every day dav for far the last few days das Im I'm cut af off from all tel telephone phone communication cation catian with the dear ones at home And he IHm hung up the l receiver er Four times moro morn did he essa essay to tell hs hIs wife b by wire that he had gotten otten the theatre tickets for the thelIs Miss lIs him who ho were visiting The Miss liss had bad been very eQ particular about what shows the they would see s e c while in New ew cw York It was the big hiS hits only that appealed app al d to them The plays that were selling out were theL tho the L only ones they desired to witness When 7 Mr J Jair Tarr had spoken of current theatrical attractions to which one ono could purchase tickets without being told sold out jT them you doF dou do the Miss 1159 prices ble-prices to a speculator F Ci rys had said Oh we only r J want to see ce a l GOOD show I When hen he got bot homo home that evening e Mr 11 V Jarr be began an upbraiding his wife ICe right at atthe atthe atthe the door the matter with you JOU folks up r here here he lie asked straight of off Do you YIU lake fake the telephone off ocr the tho book bool when I leave the house Ive I've been trying all aU dayt dayto day dayto to get you 1013 It was the same sune yesterday esterday t and the day before 1 said Mrs rs Jarr Its Ils those girls Th They Y do use the tel telephone telephone tel tel- ephone a great reat deal C The They must board with Ith It growled Mr Ir Jarr r. Im sure I dont don't know kno what to ta do o about it whimpered Mrs Jarr But I do wish company compan would he be a little considerate consid consid- crate erate about the telephone Those Kills girls ills are ale hanging on an it all da day lon long The They called up their mother in Philadelphia this morning and found faun she had gone gono to Atlantic City Then the they called up Atlantic At At- told toM their thelT mother lantic City and andere were ere had just gone back hack to Philadelphia Then they called c. Philadelphia again and were told their mother was In Baltimore Since then they have hae been calling up everybody the they know kno In Baltimore and Baltimore and they know everybody In Baltimore BaltImore to to get their i mother It r They want to ta ask her If ho he will fv nd them two pieces of wedding cake eake they forgot to ta bring with them The They want to dream on wedding cake in New York in the hor bones s they will dream they'll marry marry mar mar- ry 17 a millionaire while they're thele here lise h re c See Sec e that the they pet Jet the wedding wedding- cale cake It said Mr lr Jarr Jar I want ant that marry marry- marry marry-a- millionaire dream to come orne true Well We'll need him hint to pay a the long distance telephone telephone tele tele- phone charges They called caned up a young young- they know In Cincinnati yesterday He wasn't in but t they had a violent quarrel with his sister ister that lasted half halt an hour moaned Mrs Jarr Jam Where else did thc they telephone asked Mr Jarr In cold coM measured tones tanes all except some same local calls cans I believe except believe except to ta a n. cousin in N. 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J to toll her what a lovely avely time they were having in New Now York They did this to make malte her sick Rick with 1 th spite they had been very ery dull Germantown is ga gayer er than New York the they think I should say it is snorted Mr Jarr This town isn't Int er very sa gay to me when j I I think of ar that telephone bill Didn't the they call can up Chicago Tacoma or St. St Louis Why Wh hy the they did call up some flome friends friendson on an Delmar Delinar Boulevard St. St Louis fLouis ester vester- yesterday esterday day come came to think of af it but the people had moved mo to ta Sandusky 0 O. ana anu the they wouldn't bother bather to tr try to get them there How kind of thorn them I cried Mr Jarr What are arc the they doing now these telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone teasers They are aro calling up some same friends in Yonkers I believe replied Mrs Jarr Mr oIl Jarr clutched d at his pocketbook but said nothing From tho front room ho could hear Oh YOU dont don't MEAN MEA IT again No I WONT WON'T Wait Walt Irene wants to talk talk to you au Charley ft 11 And Mr lr Jarr knew the Miss berrys berns were still sun hard at It Well VeIl they thoy are ore real up to girls he said got get In Inies its it's most virulent nt form torm |