Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-16

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.
We'll, Enid. you seem to have run
the garnut Of the east pretty thor
oughly: come out and spend the sum-
mer with ne in Colorado. Ny Denver
house is open to you; We have Tanch |
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 l hear,
you have been going the pace and
those cheeks of yours are little too
pale for so splendid a girl; you look
too tired under the eyes for youth and
beauty
81 believe I am not very fit" said
the girl, and II 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 l could not in
terfere or object Il 1 wished to-, but
no marrying or giving in marriage.
Remember that"
Nonsense, father" answered the
young woman lightly. Il am not an1-
ious to assume the bonds Of we'd
{ lock-"
Well, that settles it," said Robert
/ Maitland We'll give you a royal
/ good time. / must run up to New
| York and Boston for a few days, but
/ / shall be back in a week and can
pick you up then"
What is the house in Denver; is it
er-may I 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 I have not given
much thought to the west since
studied geography and-the Philadel-
phia papers have been thought sufn-
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 it, l don't know what 1t ia
Shall 1t be the house in Denver, OF
the ranch, or q real camp in the
J wilds, Enid?"
First the house in Denver" sale
: Enid, and then the ranch and ther
the mountains"
"Right-O; that shall be the pro
: gram"
will my daughters life be perfect
} ly safe from the cowboys, Indians and
| desperadoes?"
r Quite SAFE" answered Robert, will
deep gravity. The cowboys no longe
3 shoot up the city and it has been year.
= since the Indians have held up evel
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 acquaintanc
with men of that class still?" aske
his brother in great surprise.
7 rha rif IN, hn,
der county for a number of year
and"
But you must surely have witt
/ drawn from all such society now"
Out west" said Robert Maitland
when We know a man and like hin
, when We have slept by him on tn
1 plains, ridden with him through tn
mountains, fought with him agains
I some border terror, some bad ma
thirsting to kill, we don't forget hin
Z we don't cut his acquaintance, and
doesn't make any difference whethe
the one or the other Of US is rich {
2 poor. have friends who can't fran
a grammatical sentence, who habitua
ly eat with their knives. yet who al
absolutely devoted to me and l
them. The man is the thing OF
e there" He smiled and turned
Enid. Always excepting the S
premscy of woman" he added.
IS How fascinating" exclaimed tt
W girl. II want TO go there right away
d. And this was the train of even
which wrought the change. Beho
ze the young lady astride of a horse f,
the first time in her life in a divide
IN skirt, that fashion prevalent elsewhe
not having been accepted by the be
, eQuestriennes of Philadelphia. 81
I'd was riding ahead of a numbering mou
er tain wagon surrounded by other ri
III ers, which was loaded with baggas
ay drawn by four sturdy broncos and f
OF lowed by a number OF obstinate lit
re burros at present unincumbered wi
m packs which would be used when tn
er- got further from civilization and {
ce way was no longer practicable for ar
thing on wheels.
to, Miss Enid Maitland was clad in
ar way that would have caused her faith
H. g stroke OF apoplexy if he could ha
or been suddenly made aware Of
dress, If she had burst into the drs