Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-09-20
ONE on non.

~ nat Win kINsHk AftNH1tIAiAe
modern n M a. 4. building and
turning down The importunltle1 ~ poll
iflcians who want him "a run for of.
flee, our old compadFe, Robert /. Put.
uey. alis bob. "a having quite q busy
time % u these late SUMMER days.
They just won't iet him rest A.
soon as he gets fairly started on the
ground floor plans Of the y. M g. A.
building lot Of his fellow citizens
come Ia and whisper loudly IA las car
that ~ mutt. absolutely MUST ssse
the party ~ accepting the nomination
for something or other And then. b.
the time that he has passed around
the cigars and said nothing doing
IA as gentle and persuasive a voice as
he has a. his command, something else
happens.
Thus II vas that. few nightt ago.
our hero, who has a way 81 reading
late AZ nighf--thc last thing before
he Eoos 10 bed--Was sitting IN his study
clad m a single garment of the finn
hieSt and filmisst texture. for it Is
still quite warm these night ID sou
stick around indoors Ills sturdy
frame reposed IN an easy chair and
his feet. in masculine comfort. rested
a
equally as good IS those that he hands
out to politicians who want him 10
ran for office. was stuck IN the corner
of his mouth The very latest pabi-
cation on hnw 10 gel felix's interested
III The l. II. & A. was before him lie
rad he pondfred. ne MAS absorbed.
As may have been inferred from
shat have revealed. the hour was
s4f
II was somewhere between eleven
O'Clock - night and three o'clock the
.sexi morning And just as Mr.. PUT
ney was poring moai intently over,
ehasever Il was that ne was reading
tho telephone bell rAnR
u was q raucus. jarrlng. ineistent
ring Sir. Futney would have been
kiAd % ignore it. but something told
him that L would be better % find
cut shat was the matter. And Sc. re-
lnctAnLf laying aside The literature
that had heen claiming hts attention.
lic took his feet down from their eom-
fartabie perch. seIxe. the receiver and
with what grace he could command
gave the usual saiutatfon into the
uansmittcr OF the unoffendsne phone
II was Wofnans voice that answer
ed him. and the tone In which i spoke
left 40 doubt that The matter was ur-
gent. There was a nervous catch as
she SPOKE something that limited at
Ieutnifx in distress something thai III
! seeond afoused nll the latent ro-
nance ana chivniry IN the bosom of
Air Futney. In i second he n8s al
itiention-reasiy % Do all and % aare
Mr pUtncy. said the voice. fou
Niil pardon this Intrusion upuU yOe Il
9 late an hoer~I would not for tbs
softd disturb You Il Il were not mat.
tf II the ereafesi importancs-~- but
II. Putntx -vould ton ten me-
lleassif the street light on yuaf eor-
Ter l. stu bnrning
II 50 happened that ~. putney
anid noi see the street light fsem hts
tndy, hat IL 4 matter u tfis snft he
euld not aeclins 10 grant tlie request
ade upon him. 10 matter NhAi cost
Wlghs cntaif Bidding the Iatv ii
= calm and af the same time assuring
.er thar Ne would supply hes wish
Ne information requested II shn y aid
az hoid the wire i minute Sc puf .
aRn the receiver and ran xhrve st ets
{ q time. downstairs. his oge garment
l1feFinE behind hlsn Ia the hrrezps
nul he came - the front Gnor Than
/ spite ~ she eDuI night air. - wep-
81 o2Esfds on the veranda ard ff4r-
aiaed taat X VAS even so ihs street
xht pn the enrnef Aas Atis hafnlae
Returning vlth equal haste g. h7s
UaF he seized ths telephone receiver
nd ln shprx. lefky tones uses B.srs,y
) the chin of the evening and parity !
s thc speed that he had used sid
Yes madam. the lsht y ssiil huFu-
IS
Well, Nj ratney came The seess Z