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opment. When, therefore, he received an offer for a 

 controlling interest in his property which amounted 

 to an ample fortune for him, he promptly accepted 

 it and remained in Denver to look after his other 

 interests. His personal presence, his education, and 

 his genial ways, made him quickly popular, and soci- 

 ety sought him. 



When society seeks an individual, it is often 

 because that individual does not seek society. This 

 was the case with Herbert. The trying experiences 

 through which he had passed, the solitary existence 

 he had led, and his own temperament, all tended 

 toward the life of a recluse. He would take long 

 walks on the plains about the city, always accom- 

 panied by Maxey ; and the grand view of the moun- 

 tains, the mildness of the climate, and the peace of 

 his own spirit, gave him ample cause for happiness. 

 And yet he felt a certain need, a something lacking 

 in his life. It was such a want as every right- 

 minded young man feels, especially when living 

 among strangers. It was the longing for home, for 

 love, for the influences of domestic life. His was 

 not a heart to surrender on sight to a pretty face ; 



