Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

] men arc men and the wimmen aim to keep
~ EN- that way, the colorful story of The
Cowboy and the Lady is so familiar that well.
bred contempt is automatic.
That is automatic in SO cases out of 100 The
hundredth case, which results in happy and last
ing marriage, breeds sheer amazement
There are three possible endings to the newt
able, continuous and slightly seedy romances be
tween the lady tendcrfeet and the coWhandS
No. is the rare happy ending indicated above.
No. 2 is the passing of transitory marriage last
ing from "a hours TO year or so before the party
Of the first part gets fed up with the party in the
flat Stetson hat, the tightfitin britches and the
butterfly boots
No. results in either fernaa or informal mar.
riage until such time as the innocent Of country
boy has mulcted the Lady, if such she be of every
penny in her possession, including the cattle or
dude ranch she inevitably buys her lanky love
along the banks Of the Truckee or in the beau.
tiful Washoe Valley
Yes, sir, podner, the Truckee and the Washoc
are streWn with ranches now owned by smart
WrangerS who cottoned up TO lady dudes, roped
en-, hog tied EN- and trimmed EN- before decid-
ing TO kick EN- out on the seats Of their fancycut
boss opera pants.
for that simple child of nature, the cowboy All he
has 10 do is hang around the Reno bars, and the
Divorces do the rest. Usually the gals can't tell
the drug store from the dogie type, and are equal
ly happy or miserable with either one.
Sensing this fact, graduate OF the University
Of Virginia switched his act here several years ago
and has never seen cause to rue the day.
likely lad he left the Jeffcrsonan halls Of his
Alma Mater on graduation and went directly 10
Lake lance, lndt lONcly, lofty lake IN the ROCKIES
. miles from Reno, 10 become a counselor at an
expensive summer camp for boys.
He was innocent of the ways Of Reno but not
ignorant OF the way the world ways TWO trips
10 Reno and a round of its chic saloons convinced
him he was in the wrong racket. lie resigned his
job as counselor sold his Eagle Scout medals came
TO Reno and invested his all in a cowboy outfit
The ladies' Lor' love EN-, did the rest Within
six weeks, he was the happy bridegroom of a
woman whose seniority more than compcn.
stated for by her millions. She made him very
happy for few years until he the Main
Chance again. divorced her, and obtained a Whop.
ping settlement. Then he promptly married an even
older and richer doll.
Here, certainly was lad on whom a college
education not wasted
The story of Joan Kaufman Bddle Wntersteen
Polk Ladd her romancin and two marriages with
Renos Within cowboy, Frank Polk, is worth re.
peating here not because il is exceptional, but be.
cause ii is so terribly, terribly ordinary, typical
of such Reno ADMINISTRATIVE II or Not
Joan is the daughter OF Mrs Louis G.. Kauf-
Of New York and Palm Beach. Her late
father was one of Manhattans most influential
bankers. Only Morgenthau had more money and
Joan and her family could walk up to Mrs Van
derbt and offer her beer any time, any day.
Joan had lived all her life in the Ivy League and
Main Line sets until she went west TO divorce-at