The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30
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SAY far. viewing Colorado as appoint
'of departure, not as Identifying her
with the orient The classic shades
OF Bryn Mawr had been the Groves
L es. Academus: where with old Plato
W had walked incidentally during
lls,r completion OF the exhaustive cur.
Eteulum OF that justly famous institu.
tion she had acquired at least bow.
ing acquaintance with other masters
lof the mind. f ai
B, 5tst. Nor had the physical In her edaca.
tion been sacrificed to the mental. In
her at least the mems sana and the
icoFpore sano were alike In evidence.
lshe hsdsriddeni to hounds many times
ionE the anise:scented trail OF the Went
Chester Hunt! Exciting tennis and
& lleisuraly golf had engaged her atten.
!tipa on the courts, and greens OF the
rs Merton Cricket club. She had buneted
4. old Oceans gray and, melancholy
waste on the beach at Cape May and
1T Atlantic City. al 81 III
Spiritually sheiwas q devoted mem
her of the Episcopal church, Of the
L variety that abhors the word .protes.
eat IN connec tion Herewith. Alto
Jgether she reflected great credit upon
her pastors and masters spiritual and
y temporal and her up-bringins In the
three departments OF life left little to
be desired. 4 n r
Upon her graduation she had been
ct once reeeiyed. and acclaimed by the
Assembly Set" Of Philadelphia, to
which indeed she belonged unques.
toned bylrtght ot birth and position
and there Wag no spther,power under
heaven byiWhich she could have er.
lfectedg eltrance lfthereln, at least
2 that DO what! the outs thought
OF that moHts EXCLUSIVE circle. The
old home Of theG ,Maitlands' over.
Shocking Rittenhouse Square had
a,lbeeni thsisscenef tof II her debut, In
GkiaH the refined and decorous gaities' of
Phtladelphia's manifestations society
3 she BAG participated. She had even
y looked upon money standardized New
York In its deliritim Of extravaganza.
at least III 60 far as a sedate and well.
g born Philadelphia family could coun.
stltenance such golden madness. During
the year, she had ranged like con
SqtiererI-7- pardon the masculine appeifa.
tpn-hetween Palm Beach In The
south and Bar Harbor In the north.
Z Rhfladefphia was proud OF her, and
n ishes was mot Fuhknown in those nm.
fortunate parts of the United STATES
which lay without. n !.
Ipali this she had remained frank,
iittfgee, tunspoiled young woman. lille
isI%Was full Of zest for her. and she Zen
1oyedi It with the most un;P ennsyiva-
nian enthusiasm. s
The, second summer after her com.
tng!out found her in Colorado. Robert
Maitland was one Of the big mem Of
the west He had departed from Phil.
ndelphia at an early age and had set.
+ tied In Colorado while 1t was still in
the formative period. There he: had
grown up with the state. The Phil
adelphia sMaitlands could meyer under,
!, stand IT or explain It.. & Bob Maitland
must have been, they argued, reyer.
sion to an ancient type, a .throwback
70 some robber baronflong antecedent
10 William Penn. And the speculation
was true. The blood Of some lawless
. adYenturer OF the, past, discreetly for.
got by the conservative section ,of the
family. dubbed In bis veins unchecked
ieyS the Expressive atmosphere of his
home and immediate environment
~ He had thoroughly Identified him.
self with his new surroundings and
had plunged into all the activities of
the west. During one period OF This
life .he had actually served as sheriff
OF one Of the border counties, and 1t
was 9 rapid bad man. indeed, who
enjoyed any advantage over him when
1t came to drawing his gun" His
skill and daring had been unques.
toned, he had made name for him.
Il self which still abides. especially in
the, mountains where things yet ire.
A NAMED almost as primitive as they
had been from the beginning. b
His fame had been accompanied by
fortune too; the cattle upon thou.
&sand hills werelhia, the treasures OF
mines OF fabulous richness were at
his command. He lived in Denver in
one Of the greatest of the bonanza
palaces on the hills OF that city, con-
fronting the snow-capped mountain
range. For the rest he held stock in
K all sorts Of corporations. was add.
rector in numerous concerns and SO
on-the reader can supply the usual
: catalogue, they are all alike He had
married late In life and was the father
5ofitwos little girls and boy, the old.
i lest sixt cen, and the Youngest ten.
Going east, which he did not love;
4 on an ipfrequent business trip, he
had renewed ibis acquaintance with
I his brother. and the one eve lamb. OF
his brothers flock, to:wit. the afore-
mentioned Enid. He had been struck.
Z as everybody was. by the splendid
Personality OF the girl and had striven
earnestly to dlsabuse her mind OF THE.
Z Prevalent idea that there was nothing
much worth while on the continent