The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-19
A Revival
OF Romance
By SADIE OLCOTT

MISS Josephine " ulEti4s 81 f'4'At+*ttN '-
society girl in an eastern city. beng
tired of the winter social @aNeilr~
pinned for something different in tht
first place. she had had half a duzci
proposals. not one Of them having In u
ANYTHING like real hove. They came
from men who wished to marry from
soma Interested motive. one want
I hcr betati~e she would bring her au~
. baud some means. another because She
would give him better social position
and >liIi others because they wished T.
marry and she was considered one OF
| the prizes Of The season
Miss Naren's father owned. anon.
other things. a ranch in the far west.
which had fallen to him through u
! forccl0sed mortgage. one morning dur
| Ing the early spring Josephine heard
! him say that his ranch which he called
his western elephant, would ruin him
il he did not ~ out ana look after it.
''Do 20. papa she said. "and take
me with you.
His having his daughter company
decided him, aud within few weeks
father 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 10y cowboys with somhreros
and spurs.
One night Josephine was awakened
by Screnade under her window. 4
man. accompanied bv a guitar. was
singing with voice smooth as run
ming brook Moreover his whole heart
seemed . come out with his voice. ana
his song was one Of passionate love
Josephine could not help comparing it
with the tcmakin@ She had listened
to from the gildcd men Of the eastern
social world.
Rising from her bed. she went to the
window The moon was at the ful!
and shone directly upon the face OF the
serenader lie was in COWBOY apparel
except for the hat, which hay on the
ground beside him Whether ii was
the moonlight OF that his face wa,
really more refined than the average
cowboy or the effect of the music. he
certainly appeared to Josephine as n
superior being.
lie sang but one song. which seemed
altogether too short To the listener
theh Went away. leaving Josephine IN
sort OF ecstasy She had never felt he.
lore, Oh. that she might bc woocd in
such fashion by one Of her own STA
ton,
The next morning She asked those in
the house who was the serepaeer
They had heard the screnade. but no
one knew any cowboy who could sing
anything except ragtime music. ana
there was no musical instrument
among them except banjo. Joscphip.
was disappointed. And Yet what ben.
eht would she derive from knovinp
winch Of the many herders had poured
forth an hnpassioned love song? She
was not for such as these, she would
return to the east and settle down f.
the artificial life of n woman of society
with some man who spent a part of the
day in trade. the rest at his club and
MS evenings cscorting her TO social
functions
Josephine hoped that the serenador
would favor her again. Every night
she lay awake till sleep conquered her
hoping to hear those delicious notes
once more. When she rode out which
she did great deal on horseback She
scanned the face of every man she moi
looking for that of the serenader Rut
no one appeared with the same fea.
lures, and Josephine at last concluded
mat the moonlight had given the onn
she had seen its heaven born expres.
sion.
when her father announced TO her
nat lie had done what was 10 no dono
II respect To his investment. which was
Q sell the ranch TO neiphhorina
anchman, her heart fell at the i,lea ~
eaNins. The last night she spent AT
ne ranch was one of regret. She was
'olng TO sleep thinking OF her serc.
ladef when again that melodious yoicn
anne UP from under the window
The next day the father and dauph.
er rode twenty miles To the train and
Don after boarding it Mr.. Warren
'rought man 10 his daughter ana IN
reduced him as the purchaser If III
amen. lie was about thirty wears If ,
re and evidently a gentleman. II soon
ppeared that he was one of thos.
Dung men who. having inherited
leans. prefer free life TO one Of com
nement and 20 in for ranching H. /
fas going east to raise funds ~ na,
Or the property he had bought from
ir. Warren.
Inc ranchman Travelled all the way IN /
he Atlantic coast with the N'arrans
hd upon arrival became, for the time
remained in the east. a freonent
isitor at their home. When he hal
some securities he owned
ITO money he paid for the ranch ha
al bought. received deed for II ana
he transaction being closed. asked NJ
'arren for his daughters hand IA
as referred to Josephine. was accant
!, ana she Informed her father ~,