Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1914 — HAD THE STAFF GUESSING [ARTICLE]

HAD THE STAFF GUESSING

jN«w Reporter’s Monumental Bluff Almost Deserved to Succeed, But Ho Overlooked One Point. The New Reporter (going to the telephone and ostentatiously starting the imachinery)— Hello, central! Let me lhave 2745 C, please. (A pause.) You igiddy little thing! No, I said twen-ty-iseven. Twen-ty-sev— Hello! Is that 1f745 C? Is Mr. Sawgertees Devoy in fthe office? Will you tell him that Mr.

Jefferson McAddister would like to speak with him? Yes, that’s the name, MeAddister, journalist. (The other reporters listen in awestruck silence.) The New Reporter—ls this really Mr. Devoy? My name is— Ah, you recognize my voice? You perhaps remember that I interviewed you yesterday? What’s that? Best report? Oh, thank you! You’re very kind. I tried to make it so. Has anything turned up in regard to that case since noon? Well, sorry to trouble you. Eh? Din-

ner? You’re extremely kind. At Sherry’s? What? And a bottle? (Surging interest in the entire staff.) It’s awfully kind of you. Well, say Tuesday at eight. But really I City Editor (in his everyday voice) —I have some work here, McAddister, when you are quite through talking to yourself. That telephone has been disconnected since morning;—Puck.' ..