The Ordway new era., 1909-02-05
TIE LOVE
EPiST L.
Mr., Ramfounder Finds Letter ht'he
'front.' Door.
q, John r. McSeet.

came IN lnt llhhN wv
Ramfounder, n portentous tone IN he'
voice.
. Ramiuunder ..
That's exactly what said.
looked to me Ike letter. No" you
need not try to dodge my question D.
pretending surprise ! will repeat II
for your benefit Didn't you pick ~
something as yuu came In the front
dOOr?"
III your eyes" replied John. with
great courage. are failing YOU
would certainly insist that you 90 {"
an oCulisl"
u want you to understand, Mr. Ram
founder. that my sight Is as good as,
II not better than. yours. / viii no.
| allow You 10 cast reflections upon II
even while you are attempting In Your
petty and mean manner 10 practice
| subtcTfuce and eyHte the answer.
Didn't jus, see you pick mp letter
as you opened the front door,
4 suppose you dil.'
"Ah' So have lrar9rI You, Mr..
Ramfounder. at last $50 have cor
nercd you in a drsplrah,r trick. |
felt all along that was h,lu- wIuton-
! ly and wIllulIy aHruurad And now
| you openly admit that you az" guilty
| OF picking up a letter from under the
door and hiding Il IN your inside pOCk.
ct although. OF course. In the begin
ming you tried your uctarlous and
| heinous fraud and deception When
you found that had discovered your
contemplate and sordId scheme you
| lost no time in coufosslng Why
ask you. Mr.. RamIouuder7 Oh Do
not try TO fool me, Do not deludo
| yourself into thinking that cannot
see through your mean and base trick.
cry. Can you answer my question
You would be only too delighted to
blurt out in your coarse and ugly way
the truth just TO get the pleasure OF
insulting n faithful wife. who labors
until her finger nails almost drop ou,
making your home comfortable and
pleasant when you come home from a
days toll down In that Office where
you claim you work. have my doubts
on that score. too. But shall GER
tainly not give you the opportunity. l
| can say that much. II was merely one
OF your mean plots. You wanted ne
to know that YOU picked up the letter
and concealed It away in hopes that
| would ask you for It, But l would
never do such a thing I would not
contaminate my mind by reading any
thing that was written to you. | am
not anxious to lower my character by
satisfying your insOlcnt purpose. Or
course. you thought in your weak and
insipid mind that | would let nv curl
osity get away with me and demand
that you expose the letter You were
trying some more Of your trlckerv. Il
gives me profound satisfaction to say
Mr.. Ramfounder. that you are de.
feated and that you Will not have tho
pleasure OF mistreating me any longer
! have always done the right thing No
one can accuse me Of"
My dear. here is the"
Don't you dare force that horrId
letter uron me. Mr.. Ramfoundcr. Did.
mt just tell you that | would no,
touch the awful thing for n million
dollars? Mo- You need not entertain
any hope that ! will ask the name NJ
the writer. | have my suspicions and
II Is not necessary to corroborate
them. The shame and disgrace is
upon your conscience, not mine, Your
monumental arrogance has exceeded
all bounds. The highest pinnacle of
insult has been reached. | assure Won
MIR. Ramfounder | can comprehend
clearly now why the letter was placed
under the door. You had hopes that
| would discover 1t before You ar.
rived home. You were anxious that 7
should pick It up and read it merely
20 give you an excuse to hurt your loy.
ing wife. ! suppose 1t is a keen disap.
pointment to you that one of tho
neighbors did not happen in during
the afternoon and find It. The humiIi.
alton would then have been more cut.
ting and your satisfaction would have
been greatly increased, being familiar
as you are. Mr.. Ramfounder, with the
habits Of the neighbors to take up
every little thread OF evidence and ex.
aggerate until It develops into a regu.
lar scandal. But never mind, Theirs
Is an end to this fragrant Haunting of
your violent attachments in my"
"if you will listen"
That's right. Mr.. Ramfounder: GO
ahead insisting upon my looking at
your love epistle. But it will not do
you the slightest good. AS I said be,
,ore. you are not satisfied ohide your
intrigue In the secrecy of abashment
lou want me to know all about II
you are determined that shall have
every iota of knowledge, so you ar
range for your victim-mind Won. I say
Yictim. because any one who has the
east connection with you is certain
10 De victim of your small and ruth.
'ess character-to slip the letter under
me front door. How dare you, Mr.