PIKE’S PEAK FROM THE OLD RANCH
BY
CLARICE E. RICHARDS
GARDEN CITY—NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1927
RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.
whose Companionship, Inspiration and
Encouragement have made
this book possible
My Husband
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
A TENDERFOOT BRIDE
I—FIRST IMPRESSIONS
When our train left Colorado Springs and headed out into those vaststretches of the prairie, which spread East like a great green oceanfrom the foot of Pike’s Peak, all the sensations of ChristopherColumbus setting sail for a new world, and a few peculiarly my own,mingled in my breast.
As the train pounded along I stole a look at Owen. He was absorbed inthe contemplation of a map of our new holdings. Under that calmexterior I suspected hidden attributes of the primitive man. Certainlythere was some reason why Western life was to his liking, having hadthe chance to choose.
It was late in the afternoon when we found ourselves on the platformof the solitary little wayside station. The train went rushing onthrough the July sunshine, as if impatient at the stop. Our fellowpassengers had drawn their heads back from the car windows, aft