| Show we cint cant do a to ilor her to one who has visited a telephone exchange and noticed how central works it Is amusing to watch the behavior of the man inan who cannot get recognition OW tion in nine cases out of too ten it if tile the hour Is late and central Is sleepy he be goes through this performance he turns tile the handle sharply jabs the receiver at ills his car and shouts hello through the transmitter after waiting a moment or so lie be repeats tile the notion action still no answer then unless he be Is a church member he be uses language that he would not wish ills his wife tire to hoar bear and twists the handle of if the calling bell until his wrist aches it does docs not disturb central no bells ring in the telephone exchange lyben the subscriber rings a lozenge shaped disk drops and tb the e number of the calling phone Is exposed that Is all it remains the exposed until central anovers answers call and puts tile the disk back if centrals head Is turned the all other way the ringing in the world wont attract her attention when she looks around shell see the exposed number and around answer the call if she never looks new shell never learn of the call york times |
