Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

say. the east is from the west7 Let
1t 90 at that,
That's all right" said her uncle,
relieved apparently. Il will take you
out west and introduce you to some
real men and"
"If l thought it possible" interposed
Mr.. Stephen Maitland in his most
austere and dignif1ed manner, that
my daughter" with a perceptible en-
phasis on the my" as II he and not
the daughter we're the principal being
under consideration, should ever 30
far forget what belongs to her station
In life and her family az to allow her
affections to become engaged by any
one who, from his birth and upbring-
ing In the northumberland atmos-
phere of the western country would
be persona non grata to digni1ed So
ciety OF this ancient city and"
Nonsense" interrupted the young
er brother bluntly. "You have lived
here wrapped up in yourselves and
your dinky little town SO long that
mental asphyxiation is threatening
you"
Il will thank you, Robert" said his
brother with something approaching
the manner in which he would have
repealed a blasphemy, mot to refer to
Philadelphia as-er-what was your
most extraordinary word?"
"Dinky,' If my recollection serves"
"Ah, precisely. am not sure as
to the meaning of the term, but
conceive It to be something opprobrt-
GUS. You can say what you like about
me and mine. but Of Philadelphia. no"
"Oh, the towns right enough" re-
turned his brother, not at all i'm
pressed. I'm talking about people
now. There are Just as fine men and
m In the west as in New York or
Philadelphia"
Il am sure you don't mean to be
offensive. Robert, but really the asso'
citation of ideas in your mention Of us
with that common and vulgar New
York Is er-un-pleasant," fairly shud-
dered the elder Maitland.
I'm only urging you to recognize
the quality of the western people.
dare say they are of a finer type than
the average here"
From your standpoint, no doubt"
continued his brother severely and
somewhat YEARLY as If the matter
were not worth all this argument. "All
that I want of them is that they stay
In the west where they belong and not
strive to mingle with the east; there
is a barrier between Us and them
which it Is not we'll to cross. To per-
NIT any intermixtures Of er-race
Orr 'T 7 ~ .'fF'
The people out there are white,
Steve" interrupted his brother sar-
donically. II wasn't contemplating In
PRODUCING Enid here to Chinese. or
negroes. or Indians, Or"
Don't you see," said Mr.. Stephen
Maitland, stubbornly waving aside
this sarcastic and irrelevant COM
ment, from your very conversation
the vast gulf that there is between
you and me? Although you had every
advantage in life that birth can give
you, we are-I mean you have changed
SO greatly" he had quickly added,
loathe TO offend.
But he mistook the light in his
brothers eyes; 1t was a twinkle, not a
flash. Robert Maitland laughed,
laughed with what his brother con
ceived to be indecorous b%oisterous-
ness.
How little you know Of the bone
and sinew of this country, Steve" he
exclaimed presently. Robert Maitland
could not comprehend how It irritated
his stately brother to be called
"Steve." Nobody ever spoke Of him
but as Stephen Maitland. But Lord,
l don't blame you," continued the
westerner. ANY nan whose vision is
barred by a foothill couldn't be ex-
pected to know much Of the main
range and what's beyond"
There isn't any danger of my fall
ing in love with anybody" said Enid
at last, with all the confidence of two
triumphant social seasons. Il think l
must be immune even to dukes" she
said gaily.
Il referred to worthy young Amer
leans Of" began her father who. to
do him justice, was so satisfied with
his own position that no foreign title
dazzled him In the least degree.
''Rittenhouse Square," cut in Rob-
ert Maitland with amused sarcasm.
well, Enid, you seem to have run
the gamut Of the east pretty thor
oughly; come out and spend the. sum
mel with me in Colorado. My Denver
house is open to you; we have a ranch
amid the foothills, or II you are game
we can break away from civilization
entirely and find some UNEMPLOYED, un-
known canon In the heart Of the noun
tains and, camp there. Wen get back
to nature, which seems to be impos-
sible in Philadelphia, and you will see
things and learn things that you will
never see or learn anywhere else. It'll
do you good, too; from what | hear.
you have been going the pace and
those cheeks OF yours are a little too
pale for SO splendid a girl; you look
too tired under the eyes for youth and
beauty"
Il believe | am not very ft," said
the girl. land II father will permit"