The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-28
A Revival
OF Romance
BY SADIE OLCOTT

BOc1eCy girl In an eastern city, bein
tired Of the winter social gazette,
pined for something different. In tn
first place, she had had half a doze
proposals, not one Of them having In |
anything like real love. They cam
from men who wished to marry fror
some interested motive. One wante
her because she would bring her hus
band some means, another because sh
would give him better social position
and still others because they wished t
marry and she was considered one O
the prizes Of the season.
Miss Warren's father owned. anon.
other things, ranch in the far west
which had fallen to him through 8
1oreclosed mortgage. One morning dur
Ing the early spring Josephine heart
him say that his ranch, which he callet
his western elephant, would ruin him
II he did not 60 out and look after it,
DO go. papa" she said, "anl taks
me with you"
His having his daughters company
decided him, and within few weeks
rather and daughter were in a west.
ern ranch house and Miss Warren in
stead of receiving the attentions of
young men in silk hats and spats was
surrounded by cowboys with sombreros
and spurs.
One night Josephine was awakened
by serenade under her window. A
man. accompanied by guitar. was
singing with voice smooth as n RIM
ming brook Moreover, his whole heart
seemed to come out with his voice and
MS song was one of passionate love
Josephine could not help comparing it
with the lovemaking she had listened
to from the gilded men of the eastern
social world.
Rising from her bed, she went to the
window. The moon was at the fulJ
ana shone directly upon the face Of the
serenader. He was in cowboy apparel
except for the hat. which lay on the
ground beside him. Whether II was
the moonlight or that his face was
really more refined than the average
cowboy or the effect Of the music. he
certainly appeared to Josephine as a
superior being.
he sang but one song. which seemed
altogether too short to the listener
tnen went away, leaving Josephine IN
Q sort of ecstasy she had never felt be.
fore. Oh, that she might be wooed in
such fashion by one of her own sta.
ton!
The next morning she asked those in
the house who was the serenader
Ihey had heard the serenade, but no
one knew any cowboy who could sing
anything except ragtime music and
mere was no musical instrument
among them except banjo. Josephine
was disappointed. And yet what ben
eft would she derive from knowing
Rhlch Of the many herders had poured
forth an impassioned love song? She
was not for such as these; she would
return to the east and settle down to
he artificial life Of a woman of society
With some man who spent part Of the
lay in trade. the rest at his club and
his evenings escorting her to social
functions.
Josephine hoped that the serenader
would favor her again. Every night
The lay awake till sleep conquered her,
hoping to hear those delicious notes
'nce more. When she rode out, which |
The did great deal on horseback. she
canned the face of every man she met, |
ooking for that Of the serenader. But
10 one appeared with the same fea.
ures, and Josephine at last concluded
hat the moonlight had given the one
'he had seen it's heaven born express
ion.
When her father announced to her
nat he had done what was to be done
q respect to his investment, which was
o sell the ranch to a neighboring
anchman, her heart fell at the idea of
eaving. The last night she spent at
he ranch was one Of regret She was
DING to sleep thinking of her sere.
ader when again that melodious voice
anne up from under the window.
The next day the father and daugh.
sr rode twenty miles to the train, and
Don after boarding it Mr.. Warren
rought a man to his daughter and In.
him as the purchaser Of his
anch. He was about thirty years Of
ge and evidently gentleman. 1t soon
ppeared that he was one Of those
oung men who. having inherited
leans, prefer free life to one of con.
nement and go in for ranching. He
as going east to raise funds to pay
" the property he had bought from
r. Warren.
The ranchman Travelled all the way to
,e Atlantic coast with the Warrens
iu upon arriyai uecnme, Tor the time
remained in the east, frequent
sitor at their home. When he had
inverted some securities he owned
to money he paid for the ranch he
Id bought, received a deed for It and. {
e transaction being closed, asked Mr..
arren for his daughters hand. He 3
rs referred to Josephine, was accept. Q
|, and she informed her father that I
r fance would remain in the east till
e wedding, which was fixed for an
rly date
When the couple, after a quiet wed. I