Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 57
gy does nt suspect a thing— Hello! hello!is that anybody on the wire? Did you hear any-body? . . . No? I suppose it was just the ope-rator, said Elwyn, as the telephone wire clickedagain. Let s see, what was I saying? Oh, yes,to-morrow evening! Dick Somers is helping meget it up, and we hope it… … to go out.—Dick, see if she coming—thank goodness, she s not here yet.—Ve well, then,—many thanks,— at eight-thirty to-morrow evening. Good-by! and Elwyn hung up the receiver with a sigh. Good work, old boy, was nt it? he asked,turning to Dick. We ve called up every one ofthe twelve now, and Peggy…
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