The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-17
A FEMALE NOICE By John H. V OA\L McNeely


 husband briskly stepped into the room and rubbed his hands vigorously to start the circulation.
 T cant say" replied Ramfounder lndifferently.
 "l repeat, MT Ramfounder. didn't hear a female voice at the door ae you came in?"
 How can l tell? You have your ears and ought to know what vou near. If you don't would advise that you consult specialist. Of course having good hearing myself l can tell what hear, but as far as your expect Ing me to know what you hear that's out of the question:"
 Don't try to dodge my question bv technicality," began Mrs Ram. founder anew. You should reaIiza by this time that tricks of that kind cannot deceive me. MT. Ramfounder dld hear a female as you just opened the door, or not?"
 T think you did" said Ramfounder. half-heartedly.
 You think! Don't you knowe"
 Yes, you heard one"
 Just as 1 thought, Mir Ramfounder You need not say another word Do not add insult to injury by taking me Tor fool. l can draw my own conclu- sions. have suspected all along that you have been walking home from the office with some pretty girl-probablv a stenographer-and now my suspi. cions are confirmed. The moment vou opened the door l could hear her voice floating through the air, and I could tell, MT Ramfounder, that it was young and sweet voice-not an old one. Yes, indeed, can distinguish in moment voice that is cracked with age from the girlish and chirpy kind How dare you do such an outrageous thing? Have you no sense of man. hood left? Have you no spark of love in your heart for your wife, who stays at home. enslaved to her domestic duties, and"
 IT you" spoke up Ramfounder.
 T will not listen to your silly ex. cuses. Anyone with a grain of sense can see through you. But want you to understand right now that the end has been reached You have treated me with shameless and brazen incon- sideration for years. You have hurled your bold disregard for me in my face and thrown my affection back at my feet for the last time. Of course. Mir Ramfounder I have too much selfre spect to shadow you like detective. Il know how the neighbors tall d al ways take particular care nC have them gossip about me. Oth N ee T
 }a'a eit In the window eve~y ag
 d watch you coming home your ,omNan.on. Even then I we have 'o cave my work in the house simply because l have a husband who is not to be trusted out of my sight But, no! am too conscientious to leave my household duties for five or ten minutes when l know you are coming Instead l remain at my work. and then you have the monstrous au- dacity to open the door purposely to lst in that wretched female voice so that it can be heard all over the house, just to taunt me You want to Haunt your escapade at me. You were anxious that should know about it. and when you realized that in my innocence and love | would not play the part of spy you took particular care to arrange so should hear tn 3 hateful voice. l suppose she said some loving words of farewell-"
 You certainly"
 Don't open your mouth I never want to hear you speak again. l can see by your manner that you are guilty And-no, you need not think that I am jealous, Mr Ranfounder. | My mother always taught me never to | be envious, and l have profted by her lessons. I shall maintain my char | acter, no matter what happens. Al | though you have tried to excite my jealousy you have not succeeded and | you never will l am too busy with | my own affairs to be worrying about | other peoples. but when my husband | deliberately goes out of his way to show his untruthfulness by walking | home with al will not say it. am too much of a lady to lower myself to discuss your friends, MT Ramfound | CT. leave that to you, who have no better conception of right from wrong I shall not interfere with you any longer. I shall not stand in your path You have boldly displayed your insin cerity, your unfaithfulness and decep ton with characteristic effrontery, and