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Show A Little Love Affair Over the War Wire A" iciepnone operator attached to he general staff of the fouVth F en h armi Sergeant Tou rette had at his d sposal not only the m a y 1 nes f ora the s aft headquarters to the var ous parts of the front but also the public telephone lines end ng at Par s Whenever he had to connect head quarters w th the Mi Is j of Wjir he overl eard the sho t da ogue between the post office operator at he nearest post off ce and the Paris operator who he not ced had a most charm g voice and invariably seemed to be the very soul of cheer i 1 ess The connect on last n ght was e y poor The general vas ve annoved In th s wav thej had gradua H fa en no the habit of e c ang ng a fe vo ds She would ask Ho v a e th ngs at he fro Don ou And t very ted ous It t onlv lazy c v ans vho have no g to do vho fl d tne t me o st Then tell me jpur real name p ease It beg ns with a J Jeanne No oseph ne? No Ju le Vou" are gett ng: close Jul ette V Thursday In September Ser geant Tourette called up Par s on off c al business merely n order o sa a few words to his fr end He lo s ft you Mademolsel e Ju e e es I have great news to te 1 ou I am coming o Pa s on a fu lo gh Yes oood 1 am going to ; e you a description of myself I am very dark twenty six 1 am not one armed and my flrst name is M chel Hello Tes I am listen ne I me ely vant you to tell me at what time you leave the office and sou will find me outside next Sat urda The military telephone exchange s in Avenue de 1 Opera came the answer as f she were g ving him an off clal order That means ou w 11 pass down Avenue de 1 Opera'' Rue de la PV x 0 the corner of Hue de la Pa x les At what t me Nine o clock 1 shal be there Saturday Made mo selle Ju et e b urda e e ng a le before n e Se geant Tou et e wa, on he P "f, a J1 eye down Hue de la H- Q , !, deser ed at th s hour h m ,La( a d s m ght d sappo nt h m though t was not reaUy nln. He went around She cor er nto the Rue de la Pa i. and looked jut him self nam rror He was qu te pale Adjust ng h s tun cad rl g h s mustache he was return ng into the A enue do 1 Opera hen suddenly a tall oung won an vas a his side a n rough er e 1 Wei lonsieur 1 chel jou are very prompt t3l ou Made no sel e Ju e e fehe ha s eet face a d ntel I Se gre a cs She ecmed a ttle en ba a sed He was surpr sed and de lgh ed The e we e no passers sV J1 Snf ' M c e took Ju ette s ." v. T 3 Bto y ends wnere the id 1 begins |