The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-08-16
A Revival
OF Romance
b. SADIE oLcoIT

pincu Tor something dluereDt. In tne
tirst place. she had had half dozen
proposals. not one Of them having In Il
anything ike real love. They came
from men who wished to marry from
some Interested motive One wanted
her because she would bring her bus.
band some means. another because she
would give him better social position
aud still others because they wished to
marry and she was considered one Of
the prizes OF the season.
Miss warrcn's father owned. among
other things. ranch In the far west
which had fallen 20 him through
foreclosed mortgage. One morning dur.
Ing the early spring Josephine heard
him say that his ranch. which he called
bis western elephant. would ruin him
n he aid not 20 ont aud look after IL.
"Do go. papa" she said. "and take
me with you"
His hnting his daughters company
decided him. aud within a few weeks
father and daughter were In west
efn ranch house and Miss Warren la.
stead OF receiving the attentions OF
louhE uitu III olih uhto aht HfuAs was
surrounded by cowboys with sombreros
and spurs.
One night Josephine was awakened
by serennde under her window. A
man, accompanied by guitar. was
ainging with n voice smooth as n run.
ming brook. Moreover, his whole heart
seemed to come out with his voice. and
AT ..F IN lAH
Josephine could not help comparing II
with the lovemaklng 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 full
aud shone directly upon the face Of the
sercnader He was IA cowboy apparel
except for the hat. which lay on the
ground beside him. Whether Il was
the moonlight or that bis face was
really more refined than the average
cowboy or the effect OF the music. he
certainly appeared TO Josephine ss u
superior being.
He sang but one song which seemed
altogether too short 10 the listener.
then went away. leaving Josepsine In
a sort OF ecstasy she had never felt be-
fore oh. that she might be wooed In
such fashion by one OF her own sta
tloni
The next morning she asked those In
the house who was the aerenader.
They had heard the scrcnade. but nc
one know any cowboy who could sing
anything except ragtime music, and
there was no musical instrument
among them except banjo Josephine
was disappointed. And yet what ben.
e1t would she derive from knowing
which OF the many herders had poured
forth AN impassloned love songf She
was not for such as these; she would
return 10 the east and settle down "a
the artificial life OF n woman OF society
with some man who spent part OF the
day In trade. the rest at his club and
his evenings escortng her TO social
functions
Josephine hoped that the serenadeI
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 q great deal on horseback. she
scanned the face OF every man she met
looking for that OF the serenader. Bat
no one appeared with the same fea
lures, aud Josephine at last concluded
thar the moonlight had given the on'
she had seen It's heaven born expires
sion.
When her father announced 10 hei
that be had done what was 10 be don'
In respect 20 his Investment. which wal
20 sell the ranch 10 a neighborini
ranchman. her heart fell nc the idea o.
leaving. The last night she spent a
the ranch was one OF regret She wa
going 10 sleep thinking OF her sere
nader when again that melodious voic'
came up from under the window.
The next day the father and daugh
ter rode twenty miles 10 the train, an'
soon after boarding II Mr.. Warrel
brought a man 10 his daughter aad in
troduced him as the purchaser OF hi
ranch He was about thirty years o
age and evidently gentleman. 1t sool
appeared that be was one OF thos
young men who. having inherite'
means, prefer a free life 10 one Of con
finement and go In for ranehing III
was going east 20 raise funds TO pa,
for the property be had bought frol
MI Warren.
1he ranchman Travelled all the way I
the Atlantic coast with the Warren
and upon arrival became, for the tim
be remained IN the east, freluen
visitor az their home. When he ha
converted some securities be owne
into money he paid for the ranch b
had bought. received deed for Il ana
the transaction being closed. asked Nj
Warren for his daughters hand. II
was referred 20 Josephine, was accep
Cd. and she informed her father tina
her lianee would remain In the east q
the wedding. which was liked for a
early date.
When the couple. after a quiet WEI
ding--e0nsldcring the social standin
| Of the BRIDE were speeding westwar'
tile groom asked his bride how Il can
fhat she had accepted him Ia prefe