The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-28
4 FEMALE
VOICE h III }2s3 H.
n.nfoupder, didn't / hear a fe-

asDs -,bbed his hands vigorously to
~ tbe circulation.
sa,' amt say" replied Ramfounder.
y differently. ox,,o s,ar,.
5 . repeat, Mr. Ramfounder' didn't
female voice at the door as
ID ~ aaow ran I tell? You have your
81 and ought to know what you
~ If YOU don't I would advise that
g.. = consult a specialist. Of course,
$. .siog good hearing myself, l can tell
"a. hear, but as far as your expect
no to know what you hear, that's
s Of the question"
anon't try to dodge my question by
tpcbnicality," began Mrs. Ram
s..nder anew. "You should realize
!, = This time that tricks of that kind
snoot deceive me. Mr.. Ramfounder,
y n / hear female as you just opened
N door, or not?
i mink you did" said Ramfounder,
bsH.heartedly.
aYou think! Don't you know?"
yes you heard one"
aTpst as / thought, Mr. Ramfounder.
fan need not say another word. Do
St add insult to injury by taking me
81 fool. can draw my own conclu-
.lons | have suspected all along that
yon have been walking home from the
oHce with some pretty girl-probably
: stenographer-and now my suspi-
4ions are confirmed. The moment you
saeDed the door could hear her voice
8oatfng through the air, and | could
fell Mr.. Ramfounder, that it was
Touug and sweet Voice-not an cid
oBe. Yes, indeed, can distinguish in
4 moment voice that is cracked with
are from the girlish and chirpy kind.
How dare you do such an outrageous
hing? Have you no sense of man.
( hood left? Have you no spark of love
{ ID your heart for your wife, who stays
ii home, enslaVed to her domestic
duties, and
If you spoke up RamfoUDder.
4 will not listen to your silly ex-
euses. Anyone with a grain Of sense
can see through you. But want you
10 understand right now that the end.
has been reached. You have treated
ne with shameless and brazen incon-
sidefation for years. You have hurled
-FOUR bold disregard for me in my face
and thrown my affection back at my
feet for the last time Of course, Mr..
Ramfounder, | have too much self-re-
spect to shadow you like a detective.
know how the neighbors talk and | al
ways take particular care not to have
them gossip about me. Otherwise Il
could sit in the window every evening
and watch you coming home with your
tompanion. Even then l would have
o leave my work in the house simply
because have husband who is not
g be trusted out of my sight. But,
POI am too conscientious to leave
ny household duties for five or
zen minutes when | know you are
coming. Instead remain at my work,
and then you have the monstrous au-
aaeity to open the door purposely to
iat in that wretched female voice so
that it can be heard all over the
house, just to taunt me. You want
% Haunt your escapade at me. You
Here anxious that I should know about
Il and when you realized that in my
innocence and love l would not play
NE part of g spy you took particular
4 care to arrange so | should hear the
hateful voice. I suppose she said
some loving words of farewell"
You certainly
Don't open your mouth. never
want to hear you speak again. | can
see by your manner that you are
guilty, And-no, you need not think
mat am jealous. Mr.. Ramfounder.
NY mother always taught me never to
oe enylous, and | have profited by
aef lessons. shall maintain my char
aclef, no matter what happens. AL,
tnough you have tried to excite nv
jealousy you have not succeeded. and
you never will. I am too busy with
NY own affairs to be worrying about
.oeaer peoples, but when my husband
aeaberately goes cut of his way to
snow MS untruthfulness by walking
nome with al will not say it. am
700 much Of a lady 10 lower myself
70 discuss your friends, Mr.. Ramfound.
Ut, leave that to you. who have no
oetter conception of right from wrorg
i, saall not interfere with Won anv
,oasef' | shall not stand in your path
lou nave boldly displayed your insir.
eefltF, your unfaithfulness and decen.
aon with characteristic effronterv and
=, saail make my plans TO Immediately
90 you of my presence. The female
IVY. .ulee al the door revealed your du.
paealF. want TO say just one word
~, Ramfounder, before I go. and
inpiore You to pay attention to if
9ust one word 49,
But exclaimed Ramfounder, in
desperate effort 10 be heard the |
, s was our neighbor's, Mrs. Rfcke)- |
ailAmaa," ~ 'ne