Show c I I 4 1126 South Ii L L L d H J Q DORING flung the thet t JOule ool hue lulo tile iho corner the Iho evening V Its paper already lay ihy I I I crumpled irti iii and despised S St t I he ito glanced s i E V lit itt the Iho clock but hul tho the I t N ki Js r hands Wore still low luw iu J on ull the thai dial It II was V not yet et 7 80 10 though thought fj v I t i I It ii hilly fully 1111 an nn hour I U LL I lie Ilo had InAL look looked looked ed on up tip to see the lie at al 21 minUtes past Thero were when hon Doring liked to lo sit beside tho the lire fire With Uh a hook book and his pipe and anti hoar tho the big drops splash against tho the sash But that when he was comfortable in mind and body and the suggestion of or tho discomfort outside the thO thOr sense r of coziness within Tonight ho be was not comfortable In mind and this condition was reflected In his hc physical being Ho No H had dined tImed early carl because thero there was nothing else to do 10 and aud now he lie found the paper dull and the books book which III In other oUter times his favor fior favorites favorites ites Hes now actually boring him himlie He lie did not feel reel like dressing and arid going gOlDS to tho the all plays were wore of love lovo of or love loe that ended happily and therefore they the tiie were Welo not true truo to life Look at his own experience ex Just JUt he had hud told Lena Clayton that her newest fall rall dress dreas mode made hor her herook look ook 10 years older airIer there bud had been a and find for fat tile the fifth firth time she aha hind had given ghen back the thiC th ring hill arid had itati bUrst into tears tonIs Thoro was wn no longer any ni novelty In receiving hit lilli ring back and an l her tears always alt all accent accompaniment to the mollY Before he had always protested his S penitence before the tho first fir t round lear herald of Iho tho flood to lo conic had made Its Us Journey down her hor rounded cheek This time ho Ito had bofen botin thor thUr thoroughly out cult of ot humor with Lena and tho the world In g lIe He had slipped tile the ring into his pocket and ami had told liar her that if Ie sho wanted it again sitU did could dak Ilfe for foJ it us as var various 01 ious bus things s would happen to him before ho would maim mako any anymore more overtures So mailers mallers had stood for tor more morn lhart three weeks Dick lold himself that thai Lena Lona would never be tim first to DICK speak nut and an lie Ito also tiled miserably to convince himself that lint It II would be ho lii iii BAno B no to humor hor IJ b abasing 1 lm it again a He explained to himself lt that ho ito was forever I III which was wall very true he h to add always ho tho Hull fault was which was a equally tho the Morn Mort tuna than tho n despite this now determination ho hull hud boon III Il tempted to call up Ull Ill Ili I ii 11 taken lakon UP ill tho the receiver of Iho tue telephone to t pet peta a connection but bitt tile tho vUitO ul I tit or I the lie operator who served tilt switchboard of or Uio Liti apartment had hiatt broken the charm ho lie lo had hou Wintered something about having hallIg changed d his hili I mind and had replaced the hue receiver on flit the hook book Now NoV No he rose ros from his biB chair and ap the tho telephone The Tho shiny black hex box held interesting ties hits In Jn five minutes ho ito could gain speech With WILli Lena without ut going out into Inlo the rain l In five livo minutes s he could set rot at rest I sl all nil doubts rind and 1 wor worries ries or in five yo minutes ho could coid call Benny Lenny Harmer Harner over oer lo to play pIny poker Ho He know that Belding was in hut and they ry rz o illS itt It a game gatie anti and Ignore I the Iho rain and 10 iov lB t quay quarrel rel lie Ho raised the iho receiver from the tire hook anti and gave gae number In iii Ina a It moment a voice olce answered anti and Daring Doring g started lIe He had trever ne l noticed before how much like Lena LOlla Clayton Lena I ena Harmor Bens sister Funny that they the should both ho lie Lena Leila rind and both should speak alike That you yon Ol Lena Lenn 7 he called call d This ThIH Is IB Dick Dick Doring Dicky you darling camo caine In for fer fervent Corn vent n L tones over oe tho the wire nearly causing Doring to drop the receiver I 1 knew that thai you would bo be e the tho first to speak I l say sa Who iio Is this demanded Doring Its Lena Lenn of or course camo caine the re 10 reply ply lIly Lena Lenn Clayton since you seem to know so many Loans Lenna Whom hiom did didou you ou think It was Lena Planner Harmer explained Doring promptly Her name is Caroline cried the theono theono theone ono one at the tile wire S Bonny Dono calls her Lena you oU know though you OU girls gills Call her Carrie too loo thin Dicky came in mocking ton tones 8 The Harmers num nuin number ber or Is 18 in the South exchange This Is Main You have made such sucha a mistake neither n could central contral You called me Inc Up and your OUI nerve nOlO failed railed you ou Its Ils no such thing declared d Dor DorIng DorIng Ing hug hotly I J called Benny Bonn up tip to him over oer to play ln poker I 1 gave Fo the number AnyWay ho added trl you y spoke first a What a fibber MUte came In shocked tories Why Wiry you ou called mo nic up ui BUt you ko first ho Insisted In You said Mid Hollo Of or course I 1 did admitted d Luna Lena I n hill yon YelL oll spoke first when you oti called my lily m number I call coIl your YO I number r Insist Insisted ed etl Doring I tell teU you Jou 1 I watt trying to lo sot got Benny Henri over oel lo to play pla poker 1 And Auth BO GO you called me irre up u she retorted Did you ou decide tl clde lo to change the game gaTHe to hearts lilt It Is IB a pretty rell game on a lonely night like this said Doring It If OU admit you OU spoke first Ill 11 como co over I 1 wont do any such auch tiling thing How Ilow do you jou know that I want to have you over oer hero here Dont bont yon Oll pleadingly telling teased Loa Lena Why dont donl you ou ask if IC you ou may mn come and anel flail find out 7 Because I said I was going to wRit watt aud alit make you OU speak first ho ex ox explained Of Ot course now that you ou tilt did speak first I dont mind telling you OU OLt tInt that I saw sa you yesterday In the tire now and InU you look stunning Do you ou really think so asked the tue girl Its ItH an ati awfully pretty dress ress antI and It makes mo inc look five fio years ears younger An error of 15 16 years all 1111 told bid de Uc declared dared Doring but you ou ask asked ed Cd ot mo over oel yet yot You asked to t add you ou cant como come until du II that bu called up and speaking first Lets call It a n tie lIc he lie suggested me teltI I l call dU you call BO sO sOwe wo we neither of ot ud uS N oke first l lIt If It you ou call me Ole then th u ring off otc and arid you rou can cad get got tho the who Wire you OU wanted d Ill up uj tho the rel lver Dont do that pleaded 11 Doring 4 1 I guess well I cull up p but Ill say sar I did I 1 guess 1 I wanted to and 11 well 1 I first Now 0 may mar I como come over er please I If u you OU will be a n very r goon good and aud polite polito little boy ho Ill lot you conIc come and and matte up UI iii Tire The boy bo on hi at til the tire sWitCh sWitChboard ll board looked up lii 18 ls Doring paused before tho tile desk What was that number I called a hi little while ago aso hO asked You called 1126 soUth fi but I gueSs gucia I done dona give you ou that number In main you always aln s calls coIls up UI announced the theno thebo no bo boy Im sorry Horry I made mude a mistake Mr Air Doring in IT not announced poring Boring as ho Ito passed over oer a bill You got tho the right number oven een If It was wrong wron |