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

"Of course, of course" said Stephen
Maitland, you are your own mistress
anyway, and having no mother"
Ends mother had died in her In
fancy suppose that could not i'll
terfere or object if wished to, but
no marrying or giving in marriage.
Remember that"
Nonsense, father" answered the
young woman lightly. Il am not anx-
ious to assume the bonds OF we'd
lock-"
We'll. that settles It," said Robert
Maitland We'll give you royal
good time | must run up to New
York and Boston for few days, but
shall be back in a week and | can
pick you up then"
What is the house In Denver; Is 1t
er-may ask. provided with all mod
ern conveniences and" began the
elder Maitland nervously.
Robert Maitland laughed.
what do you take us for. Steve;
do you ever read the western news
papers?"
Il confess that | have not given
much thought 10 the west since
studied geography and-the Philadel-
phia papers have been thought sufi-
cient for the family since"
Good Lord" exclaimed Maitland,
THE house cost half million dol
lars. If you must know it, and If there
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02

is anything that modern science can
contribute to comfort and luxury that
isn't in it, | don't know what 1t is.
Shall it be the house in Denver. or
the ranch. or real camp in the
wilds. Enid"
First the house in Denver said
Enid. and then the ranch and then
the mountains"
"Right-O; that shall be the pro-
gram"
win my daughters life be perfect
ly safe from the cowboys, Indians and
dcsperadoes?
Quite SAFE" answered Robert. with
deep gravity. The cowboys no longer
shoot up the city and 1t has been years
a trolley car. The only real desperate
in my acquaintance is the mildest gen
tie old stage driver in the west"
DO you keep up an acquaintance
with men of that class still?" asked
his brother in great surprise.
You know | was sheriff in a Dor
der county for a number OF years
and"
But you must surely have with
drawn from all such society now"
out west" said Robert Maitland,
when We know man and like him,
when we have slept by him on the
plains, ridden with him through the
mountains. fought with him against
some border terror, some bad man
thirsting 10 Kill, we don't forget him,
we don't cut his acquaintance, and 1t
doesn't make any difference whether
the one or the other OF us is rich or
poor | have friends who cant frame
grammatical sentence, who habltual-
ly eat with their knives, yet who arc
absolutely devoted TO me and TO
them. The man is the thing ont
there" lie smiled and turned TO
Enid Always excepting the SUI
premacy of woman" he added.
How fascinating" exclaimed the
girl 81 want to go there right away"
And this was the train OF events
which wrought the change. Behold
the young lady astrde Of horse Tor
the first time In her life in divided
skirt. that fashion prevalent elsewhere
not having been accepted by the best
equCstriennes OF Philadelphia. She
was riding ahead OF numbering noun
tain wagon surrounded by other rid
ers. which was loaded with baggage.
drawn by four sturdy broncos and fol-
lowed by n number OF obstinate little
burros at present unincumbered with
packs which would be used when they
got further from civilization and the
way was no longer practicable for any
thing on wheels.
Miss Enid Maitland was clad In
way that would have caused her father
a stroke OF apopiexy IL he could nave
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02
CHAPT |.

The Young Lady From Philadelphia
Miss Enid Maitland was a highly
specialized product of the far east.
say far, viewing Colorado as a point
of departure, not as Identifying her
with the orient. The classic shades
of Bryn Mawr had been the Groves
OF Academus where with old Plato
she had walked" incidentally during
her completion OF the exhaustive cur
riculum OF that justly famous lnstitu-
ton she had acquired at least bow
ing acquaintance with other masters
of the mind
Nor had the physical in her educa-
ton been sacrificed to the mental. In
her at least the mems sana and the
corpore sano were alike in evidence.
She had ridden to hounds many times
on the anise-scented trail OF the West
Chester Hunt! Exciting tennis and
leisurely golf had engaged her atten-
ton on the courts and greens OF the
Merton Cricket club. She had buffeted
odd Oceans gray and melancholy
waste" on the beach at Cape May and
at Atlantic City.
Spiritually she was devoted mem
Der OF the Episcopal church, OF the
variety that abhors the word "Protes-
ant" in connection Herewith. Alto
gether she reflected great credit upon
her pastors and masters spiritual and
temporal and her up-bringing In the
three departments OF life left little 10
be desired.
Upon her graduation she had been
at once received and acclaimed by the
Assembly Set" of Philadelphia, to
which indeed she belonged unques-
toned by right OF birth and position
and there was no other power under
heaven by which she could have ef-
fected entrance therein. at least
that is what the outs thought
OF that most exclusive circle. The
old home OF the Maitlands over
looking Rittenhouse Square had
been the scene al her debut. In
all the refined and decorous gaities OF
Philadelphia's uitra-fastidious society
she had participated. She had even
aOOheQ upon money SldHudTulHSu New
York in its delirium OF extravaganza,
at least in so far as sedate and we'll
born Philadelphia family could coun-
tenance such golden madness. During
the year she had ranged like con-
querer-pardon the masculine appella-
tion-between Palm Beach in the
south and Bar Harbor in the north.
Philadelphia was proud OF her. and
she was not unknown In those I'M
fortunate parts OF the United States
which lay without.
In all this she had remained frank,
free, unspoiled young woman. Life
was full OF Zest for her. and she en-
joyed it with the most un-Pennsylya-
nian enthusiasm.
The second summer after her COM
ing out found her in Colorado. Robert
Maitland was one of the big men OF
the west. He had departed from Phil
adelphia at an early age and had set
tied in Colorado while it was still in
the formative period. There he had
grown up with the state. The Phil
adeiphia Maitiands could never under
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02

| been suddenly made aware of her
dress. ii she had burst into the draw
ing-room without announcement. for
instance. Her skirt was distinctly
short, she wore heavy hob-nailed shoes
that laced up to her knees, she had
on bright blue sweater a kind OF a
cap known as a tam-o-shanter was
pinned above her glorious hair. which
was closely braided and wound
around her head. She wore a silk
handkerchief loosely tied around her
neck, knife and revolver hung at
her belt. little watch was strapped
to one wrist. handsomely braided
quirt dangled from the other, a pair
OF spurs adorned her heels and most
ciscomposing fact of all, by her side
rode a handsome and dashing cava-
lier.
How Mr.. James Armstrong might
have appeared in the conventional
black and white OF evening clothes
was not quite clear to her, for she
had as yet never beheld him in that
obliterating raiment. but in the habit
of the west. riding trousers, heavy
boots that laced to the knees, blue
shirt, his hea / covered by a noble
"Stetson." mounted on the fry FESTIVE
brcncho which he rode to perfection,
he was ideal. Alas for the vanity OF
human proposition! Mr.. James Arm
strong, friend and protege these many
years of Mr.. Robert Maitland, mine
owner and cattle man on a much
smaller scale than his older friend,
was desperately in love with Enid
Maitland, and Enid, swept off her feet
by a wooing which began with pre-
cipitant ardor so soon as he laid eyes
on her, was more profoundly moved
by his suit, or pursuit, than she could
have imagined.
Omne ignotum pre- magnifico!
She had been wooed in the conven-
ti0nal fashion many times and oft on
the sands OF Palm Beach, along the
cliffs of Newport. In the romantic glens
OF Mount Desert, in the old-fashioned
draWingroom overlooking Rittenhouse
Square. She had been proposed 10 in
and once even while riding TO hounds.
but there had been a touch OF same
ness about it all. Never had she been
made love to with the headlong gal
lantry, with the dashing precipitation
of the west. 1t had swept her from
her moorings. She found almost be-
fore she was aware OF it that her past
experience now stood her in little
stead. She awoke to a sudden realiza.
ton OF the fact that she was practical
~ pledged to James Armstrong after
an acquaintance of three weeks in
Denver and on the ranch.
Business of the most important
and critical nature demanded Arm
strong's presence east at this juncture.
and will-he-nill-he there was no way
he could put off his departure longer
lie had to leave the girl with an I'M
easy conscience that, though he had
her hall way promise. he had her but
half way won. lie had snatChed the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02

stand ii or explain it. Bob Maitland
must have been, they argued. a rever
sion to an ancient type, a throwback
to some robber baron long antecedent
to William Penn. And the speculation
was true. The blood of some lawless
adventurer OF the past, discreetly for
got by the conservative section of the
family, dubbed In his veins unchecked
by the repressive atmosphere OF his
home and immediate environment.
lie had thoroughly identified him
self with his new surroundings and
had plunged into ali the activities OF
the west. During one period OF his
life he had actually served as sheriff
OF one of the. border counties, and it
was a rapid bad man" indeed. who
enjoyed any advantage over him when
it came to drawing his gun" His
skill and daring had been unques-
toned he had made name for him
self which still abides, especially in
the mountains where things yet re-
NAMED almost as primitive as they
had been from the beginning.
His fame had been accompanied by
fortune, too; the cattle upon thou
sand hills We're his. 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
all sorts OF corporations. was d.
rector in numerous concerns and so
on-the reader can supply the usual
catalogue, they are all alike. lie had
married late in life and was the father
or two little girls and a boy. the old
est sixteen and the youngest ten.
Going east, which he did not love,
on an infrequent business trip, he
had renewed his acquaintance with
his brother and the one eve lamb OF
his brothers flock, to-wit. the afore-
mentioned Enid. He had been struck,
as everybody was. by the splendid
personality of the girl and had striyen
earnestly to disabuse her mind OF the
prevalent idea that there was nothing
much worth while on the continent
beyond the Allegheny except scenery.
What you need, Enid. is a ride
across the plains. sight OF real noun
tains, beside which these little foot
hills in Pennsylvania that people back
here make so much OF wouldn't be
noticed. You want to get some Of the
spirited. glorious freedom OF the west
into your conservative straight-aced
little body"
In my day, Robert" reprovirgly re-
marked his brother. Ends father.
freedom was the last thing young
lady gently born and delicately
nurtured would have coveted"
Your day is passed, Steve" re-
turned the younger Maitland with
shocking carelessness. Freedom is
what every woman desires now, espe-
cially when she Is married You are
not in love with anybody. are you.
Enid?"
with not SOUL" frankly replied
the girl. greatly amused at the col
loauy between the two men, who.
though mothered by the same woman.
were as dissimilar as-what shall
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02
Women
Appreciate

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bright eyes and cheerful demeanor.
Many of themknow, also. what it means
to be free from headaches, backaches.
lassitude and extreme nervousness.
because many have learned the value of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02
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Thousands Have Been Helped
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Suggestions.

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broken. Never have they published q
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as the hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of. experience
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-02
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ss the most reliable aid to better phys
ical condition. Beecham's Pills have
an unequaled reputation because they
act so mildly, but SO certainly and so
beneicially. BY clearing the system,
regulating the bowels and liver, they
tone the stomach and improve the
digestion. Better feelings, better looks,
better spirits follow the use of Beech
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The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
ALL IN FAVOR GIVE
THE USUAL VOTING SIGN.

The Colorado ladies nave always
been noted Tor being modest and
retiring. OF course they have pro
gressed sufficiently to vote and be-
long to clubs and lodges. but what
we really want is to see them don
uniforms and become tin soldiers.
IL should not be a hardship to I'M
furl a plume IRON the upper deck
somewhere and the single barreled
gowns now in style are well adapt
ed to wearing a sword and having
its free "clank" strike terror to on
would enjoy 1t as much as do some
of the male heroes ofthe ordres. or
course there are degrees of infatua-
ton with all these matters. In
mining camp where the writer once
lived, some of the boys worked up
n uniform rank and when their suits
came were SO tickled with them tina
they chucked the mines and did lit
tie else except strut along the
length of the one side-hill street for
three solid weeks. At the end OF
that time their friends rounded them
up, took possession OF the clank-
ing swords and other paraphernalia.
and forced them back into overalls
and jumpers. We do not believe
that the ladies who represent the
incident OF the ancient Egyptian well
or the stingerless bees, or those
of any OF the clubs or orders would
do worse than that, and for one,
we should like to see them logged
out on parade. And our hat would
20 off to them, just az 1t does on
all other occasions.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
CORY ITEMS.

Mr.. Lohans of Austin. favored
us with a good sermon and well
rendered vocal solo last Sunday and
both were highly appreciated.
T. J. Harshman took in the stock
show in Denver last week.
Prof. Monlux' music class met at
the home of A. C. Thomas We'd
nesday evening. After the class
was through with their exercises
delicious refreshments were served
and all had delightful evening.
Mrs. Stoiber arrived from Denver
Wednesday evening and will spend
several days here looking after her
fruit ranch.
Our Sunday school is progressing
nicely. We like to have. everyone
come and help us out. Every Sunday
at o'clock p. m.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
hOBBLE SKIRT FIGURES.

Much has been said about hob
Gle skirts within the past year, and
while the craze has been looked up
on by most people as merely rid
| iculous freak CT fashion, it is far
reaching and seems to be playing
havoc with the cotton industry, as
statiticians figures testify.
The Denver Republican in an ed
itorial last Sunday, spoke as follows
on hobble skirt figures:
The hobble skirt has been re-
duced to figures. Since it has serv-
ed chiefly to reduce figures, per-
haps that is only fair. The last
ching to be said against it is that
it has seriously interferred with
commerce and brought the textile
industry to the verge of ruin.
by cutting down the width OF
skicrts the women of the land have
according to the statisticians, re-
duced the average number of yards
of cloth consumed" per woman in
year from 122k to 721a. This,
to be exact, is in the item of dress
goods alone. Allowing then, for
100000 dress wearers in the
home of the free though hobbled,
brings a grand total of 100000
900 yards of cloth saved by Am
erican womankind in dress goods
last year. Add to this the reduc-
he dc q
more restricted undergarments, and
il is readily accounted why the tex
tile industry of the country has
suffered an annual loss of $97 co.
demanded by the trade since the
hobble type came into favor. This
is found by the figure makers to
be equivalent to one years work for
GOA employees of the mills.
Hard times in the cotton bust
ness do not appear to have flowed
back to any appreciable extent in
the way of making times good for
consumers. So far as any sociolo-
gist or department store worker
has been able to discover, matters
have moved along in about the same
old way, everybody spending all they
had for clothes just the same. Wheth
er skirts were left wide or made
narrow, the money went and that
was the end of it. Only the textile
workers suffered in that fewer had
aught wherewith to buy the clothes
they made to sell.
Because of her Interference with
their inalienable rights to keep thei
looms running no wide skirt has
is, the cloth makers are holding
Dame Fashion remiss in overlooking
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
MAY MEAN MUCH RAILROAD
BUILDING IN COLORADO

Denver newspapers affect to see
in the acquiring of the Western
Pacific railroad by Hill, certainty
of much new road building in Colo
RADIO. For instance the Western Pa
cific will form part of the Hill
system to the Central California
coast. 1t probably means also, the
extension of the Moffat Road and
the building of many feeder lines
in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain
News asserts that it will mean the
spending of $5O,O0O.0OO in West
ern railroad building, much of
which will accrue to the benefit
of Colorado. All of which the In
dependent hopes will prove true.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26

or of defendant and appealed to
district court. 1t Is to recover a
judgement on a note OF 500 and
to subject shares in the defend
ant company to the payment Of
judgement.
w. F. spillman VS. w. e. Bates
and the Grand View Mesa Land and
Orchard Co. Money demand for
about $4,000 and an attachment.
Maud Plat vs John Plat. Di-
vorce.
Ada A. Head vs Joseph Head. Di-
vorce.
John A. Whiting vs. Delta Dress
ed Beef Co. Action to forclose a
mortgage. Amount involved about
$4,000.
Adolph Derosier vs John c. Moore
and Robert M. Moore. Action to fore
close chattel mortgage originally
given to Westinghouse & Co. Am
cunt of demand $1,1S3.
II. e. Woodward vs. w. e. Bates
and the Grand View Mesa Land and
Orchard Co. Amount of money
demand about $1,000. Attachment
also issued.
Thomas Sampson vs. Frank +.
Wright, Geo. II. Sanborn, foreclos-
ure. Amount of demand $4,000.
jennie Coalby vs. ]. f. John
son ct. al. This is an action to
act aside sheriff's deed and to per-
NIT plaintiff to redeem.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
OUR FINE WINTER.

No one can be found who will say
he ever saw better average winter
or a more ideal one than the pres
ent one has been in this immediate
section. We have had no severe
storms and but little severely cold
weather. Winter came on gradual
ly. and while the days now are
mild, as n rule, they give but little
promise of much melting weather
before time for 1t. Anyone who
would kick about a winter like this
one at Delta, would kick IL he were
tickled around the neck.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
DELTA DRAMATIC CLUB
is PRAISED AT MONTROSE.

The Delta Dramatic club gave a
very forceful presentation of Damon
and Pythias Friday night at Mont
roses popular play house to large
audience. The play was staged I'M
der the auspices of the local X. OF
p. lodge, the members of which are
truly fortunate in securing cast
of such merit.
The role of the two celebrated
Pythagoreans was handled in a
manner which was highly praise
worthy, forcefully porrtaying the
sterling and beautiful friendship OF
these two soldiers of Syracuse, upon
the principles of which the present
day knights of Pythias lodge is
founded.
To every member of the company
is due special mention, as Damon
and Pythias is not bill for a home
talent company to handle unless II
be one combining as much real tai
ent as does the Delta Dramatic club.
The play was heartily received
by the large audience, as was made
apparent by the applause, curtain
calls and flowers rendered the play
erS.
ard the work without any but par
TUNED and the play progressed as
though this bill had been nlShtly
occurrence with our Delta friends
for years, and will certainly have
tendency to raise the standard OF
home talent plays in this commun-
ity at least 100 per cent.
From the leading role on down to
sweet little Miss Thelma Meyer
who played the part of Damons son
the work was all clever and the
production was a decidedly pleasing
one.
The play was staged in five acts
and ten scenes, interspersed with
music by Nigros orchestra.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-26
RAILWAY MAGNATES MEET
DEATH IN A BAD WRECK.

That death is no respector of
people, even owners of railroads,
was evidenced when, in "a wreck in
Illinois Monday, James T. Harrahan
former president of the Illinois Cen
trail; E. B. Pierce, general solicitor
for the Rock Island, and E. E.
Wright, son of former Secretary of
War Luke E. Wright, were killed,
while many less important person
sonages were only slightly injured.