Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-11-28
1000 Miles on Horseback.
George s. Worth Rides from Denver to
See q Maryland Girl.

| Somewhere between the eastern foothil 6
of the Rocky Mountains and the western
edge of the great American plains, says the
Philadelphia Press, is a young Philadelphia
collegian on horseback, with his steed's head
turned toward this city and a distance of
some 1000 miles separating him from home
and friends
The young, solitary horseman is George
s. Worth, recent grad uate OF Swarthmore
College aud son of W. P. WORTH the mall
timillionaire steel man of Coatesville, who is
prominent In this city as a manufacturer and
| clubmau.
Young Worth is on his way to this city
and hopes by dint Of unusual good fortune
and equally unusual pluck and fortitude to
arrive here by Christmas Day.
Worth, who is not yet Il years old, and
only five months out of college, was in
duced to take this long overland equestrian
trip by the hope OF gaining the health and
strength that such outdoor exercise usually
brings. At any rate, this is the reason
avowed
But back of the plain unromautic desire
to regain strength is the stronger, more po-
etic inclination TO be once more with tho
young woman whom he loves and who has
promised to be his bride
This is the impellng force that drew him
from Denver and which is urging him by
night aud day across the many miles of
mountains and plains that intervene between
his home and the far Western city. Visions
OF the girl he met and left in college proved
too potent for resistance, so last Saturday
morning before daylight he set out alone aud
unattended on the long and somewhat haz-
ardOus Journey.
The return to primitive methods of loco
motion by the young collegian was sort Of
compromise between himself on the one hand,
who wished to return East Immediately, and
his parents and doctor on the other, who de-
sired him TO remain West until spring
He went to Denver about two month"; ago
His health had been somewhat shattered by
overwork last spring before he was gradu-
ated, so he decided to spend few months of
outdoor life in the pure and rare air Of the
Colorado mountains.
Shortly after his arrival, however, he COM
menced to chafe at the separation from his
Eastern friends and his fancee ut Swarth-
more. He advised ais physician of his in
tention to return, but neither the medical
man nor the youths parents would listen to
such an idea. He must build up his broken
health by daily outdoor exercise they de-
clared.
This forced the young collegian TO strategy
and argument. He submitted one plan after
another without success; until finally the
overland equestrian trip was hit upon and
adop ted as a substitute for protructed stay
in the West.
The young woman for whom such adven-
lures have been chosen Is Miss Nora Leland
Stabler, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs p. Sta
bier, OF Sandy Spring, Md, and cousin of
George Ii Brooke, the famous Pennsy lvania
football player.
Miss Stabler is still "a student IN Swarth-
oil Hoo, Of Ii
senior class aud leader among her fellows,
holding many honorary positions in her class
organizations aud in the various social and
literary societies with which she is identified.
She ia a decided brunette with jet black eyes
and hair and rosy cheeks Large, robust
and OF athletic form she is perfect repre-
sentative OF the college girl type of beauty.
The friendship between the two young
persons formed during their undergraduate
days at SwarthmOre. They met in the early
part Of Miss StAolers freshman year aud
strong friendship existed thereafter. She
occasionally visited girl friends in Coates
vile, aud young Worth once or twice spent
part Of his summer vacation in the little
Maryland town where the Stablers make
their home So IL was not wholly a surprise
to their intimate friends when shortly after
last June's commencement day, on which
ment OF betrothal was made
Both Worth and Stabler are household
names at SwarthmOre, several members OF
either family having been graduated there.
Among these are W p Worth, father Of the
young man who ia now making his way over
the Rocky Mountains.
Friends OF the young horseman feel no
anxiety for his safety, us he is a fearless
rider and enough of an athlete TO take care
OF himself lie has long been devoted to
hOrsemanship and was always fond of adven-
ture While an undergraduate in college he
attempted many venturesome feats and often
of an evening would ride horseback TO his
home in Coatesville, a distance Of 80 miles,
returning on horse the following morning.
He expects TO make record time on his pres
ent trip and will stop only TO sleep and eat.
By change Of horses from time to time he
hopes to make the 1880 miles in six weeks.
He expects TO be benefited greatly by the trip
and thinks II will be pleasant thing to recall
in his old age, referring back to the time he,
as a youth OF 20, rode across the great plains
10 midwinter to regain health and to claim
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