long-distance call

It was a kind of muffled pounding at first, like the beginning of a long distance call, "lumpty-tum-tum; lumpty-tum-tum."

Toward dawn a long-distance call summoned Portlaw: Malcourt was on the end of the wire.

Suddenly a long-distance call summoned Isabel to the telephone.

The minute we got back to the house 248 the telephone bell rang and it was a long-distance call for Miss Irene.

Professor Dane made a mental note to put in a long distance call to Wally that evening and tweak his nose a bit.