Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-10

laughed with what his brother con-
ceived to be indecorous boisterous-
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,
/ don't blame you," continued the
westerner. ANY man whose vision is
barred by a foothill couldn't be e1-
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
his own position that no foreign title
dazzled him in the least degree.
''Rittenhouse Square," cut in Rob-
ert Maitland with amused sarcasm.
We'll, Enid, you seem to have run
the gamut of the east pretty thor
oughly; 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 If you are game
we can break away from civilization
entirely and find some unexplored, I'M
known canon in the heart of the noun
tains and camp there. Well 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 1 hear,
you have been going the pace and
those cheeks of yours are little too
pale for so splendid girl; you look
too tired under the eyes for youth and
beauty"
II believe I am not very fit" said
the girl, land if father will permit"
"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-'I suppose that 1 could not in
terfere or object if 1 wished to, but
no marrying or giving in marriage.
Remember that"
Nonsense, father" answered the
young woman lightly. 81 am not anx-
ious to assume the bonds of we'd
lock-"
well, that settles it, said Robert
Maitland. We'll give you royal
good time. l must run up to New
York and Boston for a few days, but
I shall be back in a week and / can
pick you up then"
what is the house in Denver; is it
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?"
II confess that I have not given
much thought to 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 a million dol
lars, If you must know it., and If there
is anything that modern science can
contribute to comfort and luxury that
isn't in 1t, I don't know what it is.
Shall it be the house in Denver, or
the ranch, or a real camp in the
wilds, Enid?"
First the house in Denver" said
Enid, land then the ranch and then
the mountains"
"Right-O; that shall be the pro-
gram"
''Will my daughters life be perfect
ly safe from the cowboys, Indians and
desperadoes?"
"Quite safe,'' answered Robert, with
deep gravity. 'The cowboys no longer
shoot UP the city and it has been years
since the Indians have held up even
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 I was sheriff in a bor-
der county for number Of years
and"
But you must surely have with
drawn from all such society now"
"Out west" said Robert Maitland,
when we know a 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 to kill, we don't forget him,
we don't cut his acquaintance, and it
doesn't make any difference whether
the one or the other Of us Is rich or
poor. I have friends who can't frame
a grammatical sentence, who habitual-
ly eat with their knives, yet who are
absolutely devoted to me and / to
them. The man is the thing out
there" He smiled and turned to
Enid. always excepting the SUI
premacy of woman" he added.
GLOW Fnccinafi exclaimed fho