Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1921, Page 72

Harold is deep in one of those long tele- phone discourses with the only girl. One of those comic ones. All about how he couldn't get round Tuesday night be- cause he had a date to hang around with a lamppost. “Now, listen, Olga, please listen—thiz is Mrs. Roach talking! Now listen! If Mr. Roach phones before I come in, tell him”— Olga, the Swedish jewel on the other end of the wire, is saying: “Yah, Mrs. Roach gone out for day—I give her message. Yah!” Busi- ness of Mrs. Roach working receiver up and down. ‘‘Oh, oper- ator, has she shut off again? Please get her back!” etc., etc. The crowded hour around 5 p. m., showing two gentlemen who want to get in touch with So and So on the phone before the office closes, and one in a hurry to tell the lit- tle wife he’ll be home to dinner after all if he can catch the 5:17. In the background is the lady who waits for her busy wire to be released in the only booth not tem- porarily “‘out of order.” THE SUNDAY STAR, Life rests heavily on the shoulders of Mi WASHINGTON, D. AMONG US MORTALS The Drug Store Telephones By W. E. HILL Copyright. 1921. New York Tr'bune Inc. Three telephones in action. In booth No. 1 Mr. Ful- some in dulcet tones is begging honey to take good care of herself—and to promise not to get in a draught or anything. Any confirmed telephone eavesdropper will understand right away that Mr. Fulsome is paving the way to tell the little wife that he won’t be home to dinner to-night. In booth No. 2 young Mrs. Fred Wickey is telling Fred all about the apartment hunting—about how there were only two little teeny-weeny dark bedrooms—and how the rent they asked was perfectly terrible! In booth No. 3 there is an irate female of the species who can’t get her nickel back and has taken matters into her own hands. C.— ROTOGRAVURE SECTION — APRIL ss Kurt, who cashiers in a drug store in- habited by a half dozen thriving telephone booths. No sooner does she get midway down the column of figures than some one thrusts a $5 bill through the cage for a little change, *j ust so I can get a nickel to phone with!” 17, 19 The man on the interesting busy wire dqesnt care whether €entral gets him his number or not. =10 Mr. Wiley from out of town has spent fifteen minutes in a very warm booth trying to cet some one to go to the theater with him. Mr. W. figures he has lost several pounds in the attempt. Far-sighted lady with out the near-to glasscs looking under “M” in the suburban list for a city number listed under “G.”