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Show BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE Uses of the Telephone Will Be Apt Condone Mr. Buslman's Brief Y, Loss of Temper. L-iv - - vrs Hie was just about exasperated with the telephone, was Mr. Busiman. Ten times that morning he had tried to get on to a number, and each time something had prevented him from speaking. Either it was "number "num-ber engaged," or the person he wanted want-ed to speak to was out, or else he had been suddenly cut off. .At last he got through. "Hallo!" said he. "Is Mr. X. there?'.' "Yes," replied a voice. "Do you want to speak to him?" That was the last straw. Back came the reply in Icy tones: "Oh, no! Nothing of the sort. I merely rung up to hand him a cigar!" |