The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-28
love SECRET OF
WOMAN'S CAREER
Cupid Played Franks With
Milkman and Nurse.
Woman Now Is Power In State
Politics And Tells of
Her Romance.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 24.-The middle
initial of Agnes l.. Riddles name
might stand either for legislation or
love with equal propriety.
Mrs. Riddle is the adopted moth
er of Colorado whose success as q
legislator was SO marked during her
first term that the people returned
her this winter to sit second time
in the House of Representatives.
This Colorado woman lawmaker IL
German by birth, a good American
citizen by adoption, a nurse by pro-
fession, wife by choice, a mother
by instinct, a Republican by poll
tics and an independent in thought.
But the unique incident in her
life Is the story of her loveless love
story which has turned out to be
true love match.
Years ago Mrs. Riddle was nursing
a patient way up the country. Al
most the only caller was the milk
man. The nurse never noticed him
until one day he suggested that she
was commencing to look tired and
seemed to need a little fresh air.
won't you come and have a ride
some morning in the milk wagonY
he asked in a hesitating voice.
ooh, some of these days, maybe"
she laughingly replied, and forgot
the incident.
But the milkman's query came to
be regular habit, until one day she
accepted, just to be doing something
different. He took her to see his
ranch and his "red-headed wife,
who proved to be a hired man.
On the way back, the man with
the milk cans tossed fears to the
wind and announced that he needed
a woman to help him run that ranch
right.
"What 1 want is cook" said
the man.
81 am good cook" said the nurse.
"Will you Gomez" asked the man.
YES" she saiu, "if you'll buy me
4 coffee mill, two wash tubs and a
bunch of flatirons.
She went back to her nursing. He
went back to the ranch.
Ten days later the man with the
milk cans appeared at the door
again.
what do you want?" said the
nurse.
"Tve bought the flatirons," he
and" he added, twist
ng his hat around on his forcing
,r, nervously, 81 thought that I'D
better find out your name, as I'm
,olng down today to get the license"
On the wedding day when the
service was over and the Minister
ordered the bridegroom to kiss his
bride, "Mr. Agnes Riddle" startled
md amused the friends by announc-
ng that he haa not known his wife
ong enough to warrant such a lib
'rty.
That was twenty-four years ago.
Today Mrs. Riddle is authority for
he statement that he was absolutely
light, and that the loveless, kissless
has resulted in a real love
Mrs. Riddle is power in the State
Il Colorado. She is the secretary of
he State grange, the parliamentarian
4 the State Congress of Mothers,
he chairman of the executive board
4 the State Agricultural College, a
member of the executive board of
he International Congress of Dry
secretary of the Sixty-ninth
district School Board in Arapahoe
'ounty. teacher in Sunday school.
o-partner in big. paying dairy
usiness and a successful legislator.
She is mothering half dozen ed
bills and championing a set
I measures intended to clean up
nd improve the State institutions
here children and dependents are
oused.
She Is beloved equally by Democrat
nd Republican. man and woman.