The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02

nat all right, Stlu HeT uHClS'
relieved apparently. Il will take you
out west and introduce you to some
real men and"
If thought 1t possible" interposed
Mr.. Stephen Maitland in his most
austere and dignified manner. that
my daughter" with perceptible en-
phasis on the my" as ii he and not
the daughter were the principal being
under consideration, should ever so
far forget what belongs to her station
in life and her family as to allow her
affections to become engaged by any
one who, from his birth and upbring-
ing in the er-oh-unlicensed atmos-
phere OF the western country would
be persona non grata to dignitied 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 asphyxlation is threatening
YOU"
II 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repealed a blasphemy, mot TO refer TO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 opprobri-
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 inn
pressed I'm talking about people
now. There are just as fine men and
women 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 finer type than
the average here"
From your standpoint. no doubt"
continued his brother severely and
somewhat YEARLY as II the matter
were not worth all this argument. "All
that | want of them is that they stay
in the west where they belong and not
strive to mingle with the east; there
is barrier between us and them
which it is not we'll TO cross. To per-
nit any intermiXtures OF er-race
Or"
The people out there are white,
Steve" interrupted his brother sar-
donically. 81 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 mean you have changed
so greatly" he had quickly added,
loathe to offend.
But he mistook the light in his
brothers eyes; it was twinkle, not
flash. Robert Maitland laughed,
laughed with what his brother con.
ceived to be indecorous boisterous-
ness.
How little you know of the bore
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 Put Lord.
| don't blame YOU" continued the
westerner. ANY man whose vision is
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 / |
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.
"Rittenhousc Square," cut in Rob
ert Maitland with amused sarcasm.
We'll, Enid. you seem 10 have run
the gamut of the east pretty thor
)ughly; come out and spend the sum.
mer with me In Colorado. My Denver |
house is open to you; we have ranch
amid the foothills. or ii you are game
We can break away from civilization /
and find some uneXplored. I'M
known canon In the heart of the noun
tains and camp there. Wen get back
to nature. which seems tn 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 little too /
pale for so splendid 2 girl; you look
too tired under the eyes for youth ana
beauty"
II believe | am not very fIt," said
the girl. and II father will permit"