public-telephone

Updated: July 6, 2025

The gambler smiled his thanks and walked across the hotel lobby to the public-telephone operator. On this young lady's desk he laid a five- dollar bill. "I want you to call up Sacramento on the long distance an' ask the central there to find out who Mr. R. P. McKeon is an' what he does for a livin'."

Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne - The Long Chance