Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
BY John H. MoNeeIy.

to depend upon your statement, as l
can draw my own conclusions. You
we're carrying on with some girl, Of
course, and when"
you are mis-"
"Never mind contradicting me-. Mr..
Rsmfounder. 1t is just like you to
stand there and try to deceive me,
but l am so we'll acquainted with your
personality that | have long ago be-
come accustomed to your gauZy and
fimsy apologies. OF course, it is
plain now why 1 could not get con-
nection, Here | have been calling and
calling at one end of the line for my
husband, while he is at the other
Warbling a lot Of silly rubbish at a
blonde stenographer or probably one
Of those girls employed in some cigar
store. So this is the kind of use you
are putting your telephone to, is it,
Mr.. Ramfounder? l suppose you were
laughing up your sleeve when the op-
orator Informed you that l was ma
hing desperate efforts to get connec-
ton. And then you went on talking
to the other party, ignoring my call
altogether. Well, it's just like you.
You take an extreme delight In IN
suldng your wife. on every occasion
possible. Especially when you know
that I have something important to
communicate. But, Mr.. Ramfounder,
you have taxed my patience too far.
Your repeated trials at deception have
had their effect. have not expected
much from a wavering and frail weak.
ling like you except the ordinary
courtesies due q faithful, loving and
obedient wife. In even this you have
failed ANONYMOUSLY. You ought to
despise yourself for refusing to talk
to me over the telephone. But no!
You were too busy with your childish
prattle to carry on a serious converse
ton with member Of your own fam.
lily, the one who has sacrificed every.
thing in the world, including her moth.
er and father, to make your home
happy and cheerful. l want to ask
you what you mean by such"
IF you will allow me to-"
'Mr. Ramfounder, will not allow
you to tell me another one of your
fixed stories. You have probably
been racking your shallow and mar.
row mind all afternoon, planning an
excuse to tell me when l faced you with
the truth. ! have had enough of them
But the day Of reckoning has come,
and shall not be with you when you
cry out in remorse at having abused
and mistreated me. Knowing, as you
do, that have always made it a point
to be proper whatever emergency may
arise, so that the neighbors can never
ind the slightest proVocation for say
Ing anything against my character
you take advantage of it to humiliate
me. l want to inform you, Mr.. Ram
founder, that had no callers at the
house when ! tried to get you ovel
the telephone eight or nine times.
was alone, thank goodness! realize
that you would have been tickled to
death II some of my friends could
have heard me making frantic and
fruitless struggles to call up my hus
band by telephone. And they would
not be so ignorant as not to compre
bend that you were corYersing with
some new prey-understandI l say
prey-of your admiration. No doubt
could have induced the operator tC
break in on the line and heard your
brilliant conversation, but ! am toe
honorable for that"
Mrs. Ramfounder, beg to"
"What do you mean by having the
unmitigated audacity to address me!
Have you no conscience? You had
your opportunity to talk to me this
afternoon, but you preferred to spend
your time conversing with another
and deliberately repulsing your wife
If YOU had the least bit of feeling YOU
would get down on your knees and
beg my forgiveness. But you are moi
that kind. l realize it now, after
have married and lived with you Is
long years, only to discover my bitter
mistake after it is too late. had my
presentiment from the very beginning
but felt that you should have the
benefit of the doubt, only to be
spufned and grossly mortified in the
end. The gaudy creature whom you
were
But" shouted Ramfounder, strain
ing his voice to a high pitch, my tele
phone at the Office has been out Of
order for two days."