The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-19

J. ened at night, and heard foot
,.Ds in the room, and suddenly found
'.r.elf looking into the cold muzzle OF
revolveri What would l do? I
save often wondered.
THE other night / had chance to
..sver my own question! / actually
,o,ked into the masked face Of q burg
!, and into the barrel Of his gun!
rn.t did was absolutely the last
Ming that l would have thought /
amid do. well, that is the story
~ wife has been away for couple
:, weeks, visiting the home folks. and
have been baching it. ! have stayed
,,rn town at the club little later
"a, usual, rather dreading returning
! me empty house and going up
gsIrs and turning In alone.
tlght before last I returned home
- about II o'clock, and Immediately
rant TO bed. Everything was all right
ma was asleep In no time.
# was probably about 1 o'clock in
No morning when was awakened by
,olces-two men whispering in the
ssrkness. I opened my eyes and tried
n locate them, but the room was dark
md I couldn't even make out their
ssdoWs In another instant q light
s,shsd into my face. and then i felt
revolver pressed against my fore
bead! s.
DKeep your damn mouth shut, and
Law still" growled a mans voice out
Of the darkness.
For the first few seconds / was bad
II frightened, terribly frightened, and
1 ben, for some unknown reason. lost
,rery yestige OF nervousness and was
IS cool as am this minute! OF
course, realized my heIplessness, but
i6at didn't seem to worry me In the
least
! saw the humorous side Of the whole
Thing. Here were two men In my
room, one holding a revolver TO my
head-and everybody knows that / am
las good-natured a fellow. rs is to be
bund In the city-and another, ram
lacking my wife's bureau and prin-
tess dresser for what couldn't mag
jne! remembered that had less than
IS in cash In my vest pocket. and my
wife had taken her two diamond rings
land what little jewelry she owned with
her. The situation struck me as
|hnny, ridiculously funny! wanted
b laugh, but had sense enough to re-
Train. felt sorry for the fellows
lDing to all this trouble and wasting
y perfectly good night for burglars
Operations, here In my bungalow clear
at in the Oak Ridge "additionl" And
hrther l remember that I even felt
Supplemented to think that these pro-
3ssonal housebreakers had chosen
IL place instead of Williamson's next
hor. He was much better fixed than
and my wife has always envied Mrs.
aElliamson her diamonds and pearls.
Well, the fellow continued to hold
De gun close to my head, while his
n pOked around with a f1ashlight. /
1ately felt sorry for them. Here they
8'Te in here, spending couple of
&aars for nothing, and 1t was a cold
4Tnter night and 1t seemed a shame
let them go away empty-handed and
Hthout anything to warm their hearts
ai stomach.
Say, friends" I finally managed to
mark, Would you fellers-er-like
little good 'Hootch,' the kind that's
Ia'th about SIC a quart just now7'
The man standing at my bed
Spped his gun, and his mate came
khing over to me and turned the
&ahght straight into my face, blind
igme.
Whisky" exclaimed the men in
a'rus. Did you say it-whisky?"
Sure!" I said;' "the real sfuffl"
Where Is it?" one of them asked.
Well, l don't think you could find
Ny wine cellar Is canoufaged
I'm necessity these days. But-er-
60 with you and give you quart
wee If you'll agree to cut out this
Nsarizing and leave my wife's
aaieure set and things unmolested."
IT'S contract" said one OF the
loTs' You get up and dress and
- Us to that there wine cellar!
al sounds good to usl"
ooeyed. Jumping out OF bed I
"Ied to press the button to turn on
lights. Not necessary. pard!"
= he fellow holding the revolver.
~ amt needed. We've got fash
- here and that's enough"
uen quietly slipped on my bath
' and slippers and led the way out
me hall, down the stairs, through
uning-room. and then down into
cellar.
sac lot Of other real epicures in