SpencerTucker，doyouhear？Andifyouain’tsatisfiedthen，buymyclothes，myweddingring，theonlythingsyourhusbandhasn’tstolen。\"
\"Idon’tunderstandyou，\"saidMrs。Tuckercoldly，turningtowardsthedoor。Butwithaflyingleapacrossthecounterherrelentlessadversarystoodbetweenherandretreat。
\"Youdon’tunderstand！Perhapsyoudon’tunderstandthatyourhusbandnotonlystolethehardlaborofthesemen，buteventhelittlemoneytheybroughthereandtrustedtohisthievinghands。
Perhapsyoudon’tknowthathestolemyhusband’shardearnings，mortgagedtheseverygoodsyouwanttobuy，andthatheisto—dayaconvictedthief，aforger，andarunawaycoward。Perhaps，ifyoucan’tunderstandME，youcanreadthenewspaper。Look！\"Sheexultinglyopenedthepaperthesheriffhadbeenreadingaloud，andpointedtothedisplayedheadlines。\"Look！therearetheverywords，’Forgery，Swindling，Embezzlement！’Doyousee？Andperhapsyoucan’tunderstandthis。Look！’ShamefulFlight。
AbandonshisWife。RunsoffwithaNotorious——’\"