The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-05-10

say. the east 10 from the westf Let
1t go 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 thought It possible" intsrposed
Mr.. Stephen Maitland In his most
austere and dignified manner. that
my daughter" with q perceptible EN-.
phasis on the my" a. II he and not
the daughter were the principal being
under consideration, should ever SO
far forget what belongs to her station
In nfe and her family a. to allow her
affections to become engaged BY any
one who. from his birth and upbrins-
Ing In the er-oh-unlicense atmos-
phere of the western country would
be persona non grata to dignifed 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repealed a blasphemy. not to refer to
Philadelphia as-er-what was your
most extraordinary word?"
"'Dinky.' II my recollection serves"
to the meaning OF the term. but
conceive II 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 I'm
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 I wan, of them is that they stay
in the west where they belong and not
strive to mingle with the east; there
is q barrier between US and them
which 1t is not well to cross. To per-
init any intermixtures OF er-race
or"
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 irrelevent com.
ment, from your very conversation
the vast gulf that there In 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; II was q twinkle. not q
flash. Robert Maitland laughed.
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.
I don't blame you" continued the
westerner. ANY man whose vision Is
barred by q 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 90 satisfied with
his own position that no foreign title
daxzled 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
meF with me In Colorado. Ny Denver
house Is open to you: We have . ranch
amid the foothills. or II you are game
We can break away from civilization
entirely and ind 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-
sibls In Philadelphia. and you win see
things and learn things that you viii
never see or learn anywhere else. It'l
do you good. too: from what I hear.
you have besa going the pace and
those cheeks Of yours are Q little too
pale for 20 splendid . girl: you loot