The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-12-30
A Romance In
Two Parts
BY MARJORIE CLOUCH

been born and brought up on a farm.
considered himself far better than his
neighbors. He traced his lineage back
to an English nobleman who came to
America In 1850 and begot numerous
progeny. Maitland owned large farm
well stocked and had money In bank.
Despite his having always lived In the
country. there was something in his
makeup that smacked of the blue blood
in his veins.
Lillian Maitland. his daughter, was
even nearer to the manner born than
her father. She was the apple of his
eye. He sent her to boarding school
and when she returned provided her
with q $500 piano. He even meditat-
ed sending her to the city in the hope
that she might possibly marry there
and thus start process of climbing
back to the position the family had
once occupied.
One harvest season Maitland hired a
farm hand. Elijah Jones was his name,
and he was the homeliest man that
ever trod upon the Maitland farm. He
was countryman from the soles of his
feet to the topmost fiery red lock of his
hair Elijah saw Lillian Maitland, and
one look was sufficient to fill his heart
with the widest emotions. He was
one of those young men who do not
scruple to step in where angels fear to
tread. There was a tradition In his
family that If man wishes to win a
| girl for his wife he should ask per-
mission to do so from her parents Eli
jah marched up to Farmer Maitland,
who was tossing hay with a pitchfork
from a wagon into the hayloft of the
barn, and said:
"Mr. Maitland, have you any objec-
ton to my asking your daughter Lii
liam to marry meT'
"Wh-a-t?' cried Maitland, fancying
that he had not heard Alright
Elijah repeated.
"You get off this farm as fast as
your legs will carry you or I'll make It
hot for you"
Elijah slowly turned and obeyed the
order. Maitland threw down his pitch
fork and, stalking into the house, con-
fronted Lillian.
What have you been doing" he ask
ed, Ito encourage that red headed
Jones to come to me to ask for your
Lillian convinced her father that she
had done nothing, and SO far as he
was concerned the matter was dropped
from his mind Not so with the girl.
The farm hand had paid her the high
est compliment man can pay woman,
and the reply to that compliment was
an order to leave the farm. Her sense
of justice was shocked. She hoped that
Elijah would put himself in her way
that she might tell him of her sympa-
thy. But Elijah, true to the tradition
on which he had acted, having been
refused by the parent, disdained to ap-
ply over his head to the daughter and
kept out of her way.
Ten years passed. Lillian Maitland
had become an old maid A number
of young men of her own class had
wanted her. but her father had looked
over the heads of all of them for a
husband for his daughter. Lillian did
not fall in love with any of them; con
sequently she never rebelled. Down in
|
headed, freckle faced man who had
asked for her and his cruel treatment
by her father. That father was now
dead, and she might marry whom she
pleased. But at thirty women are
harder to please than at twenty and
are not so attractive to men. At any
, rate Miss Maitland showed no signs oil
matrimony.
, One day a man well dressed and
3 prosperous looking Unattached her gait
and walked up to the house. Lilliar
saw him coming and met him at tn,
door. He had red hair, but it wa
cropped close. He wore a tall hat
and his overcoat was silk lined. Hi
boots were blackened, and he carrie,
cane In his gloyed hand.
us Mr.. Maitland at homer he In
I quired.
I Mr. Maitland is dead"
r There was a pause, after which tn,
4 man said: years ago | asked a favo
e of Mr.. Maitland. have been wonder
8 ing ever since how had the assurance
+ to do so.'
O Wont you come inT
d When the two were seated on oppo
8 site sides of the living room the visito
4 continued:
q I'm sorry Mr.. Maitland is dead. Al
e attorney has recently come from Eng
s land hunting for an heir to title AM
= a large estate. Mr.. Maitland was tn
q person he was looking for, and, Nj
p Maitland being dead, the estate falls t
me- A hundred years ago there wer
D two brothers named Maitland. NJ
/. Maitland descended from one of then
l froIA the other. If Mr.. Maitland ha
:" left son he would now be the heil
AS It is / am the heir"
There was a long silence after thi
t. speech. Miss Maitland looked down 9
the floor.
:" 81 asked Mr. Maitland" the visitC
a went on, "for permission to win b
daughter"