The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-01-12
HE CHANGED
HER Mind

By RUTH GRAHAM


les OF WG1oG[a Kansas, lighting
le faces e young man and wo
who wUlo 1Dowly walking up ari
the op5n15Gee before the door.
was - onCDy. Rachel" the man
glanclno q me strong. beautiful
Of hi eooGnion. when | heard
school - = The Wyoming moan
was cioeo1 and you We're coming
I thoo5nf you were coming 81
this tln1oL I hope SO, for. Rachel.
loved 20 4 long time
IN Southor6 )eaned TOWARD the lii
Judy ~ e4sct of his avowal o.
{ Rachel Winton betrayed no emo
2
> meruay tnrned her dark eyes
: the mans eager face and loe,.ed
cross tho moonllt prairie.
Eve been working and waiting. Ia
+" he continued. his voice husky
feeling, until | had something
fer you. was sure you wouldn't
up teaching for Just anything
-e not that kind
ut I've loved you ever since two
3 ago, when we all came ont to
prairies together In our covered
ons. l remember. after we were
how bFayely you worked TO help
parents get started off comfort
before ron went with your uncle
Wyoming to teach that ranch
col"
,an." Gho Exclaimed almost sternly,
avent teo66d to remember our old
,e, which father lost on that Sc
pty debt ~ house we were forced
ave When We came here! Mother
y 1 wefe not very brave, for we
| tearo most of the way. though no
knew It. We came because it was
only thing to do. but this pioneer
is a hard, hard one.
n my heert am at war with il
always have been. 1t takes away
th and k1l1e all high and noble am
ms. eeo how mother has aged dur
the two years we have lived here.
cakes M hitter. That's why | 20
K to teoeh. I'm going to make
ugh to take them away from this
But, Rac1o1s he pleaded. you shall
Yer Wort e your mother has had to.
'omieo a. Then, suddenly. with a
h In ~ vice, Say. grille, there $
truth = ~ report about your car.
: for thot r. Wyoming ranchman?''
Mr.. 1(IIc rs been very kind to
she onCl(Ired without pretending
to u166Dnd. "He has offered to
fathoEf mother have the lovely
,e ~ t1uo1n Denver II I'll marry
/. Is NouD be an ideal place for
N to - nplr days In
Ny 0oG Ne! l couldn't stand II
80 - y wife Of another." the
ln9 mG1 lied, his strong frame
ken NJ Gnotion.
Yea care so much, Dan,
roeUG lender pity for his suf
ing = her tones kind "Get
Letter = share your home-one
70 - 1ou enough to make the
tcE I'D life"
-NevoCs , Rachelr' he answered
b - II love only you. If
col read my heart and see
M j would surely care just
It'll Your ranchman, rich
ho Il never love you as I do
ehell IF
Il co1l i I've any man well enough
give q ~ enjoy and settle dowr
this i1leted life, this continual
admin = lrudgery." she retorted
ming oWoSs then In a milder tone.
orget - Dan"
l'orgoe III That he would never
-he n6tl could. There was a time
waD ~ they lived in their COW
ID woG1uo md camped at night by
tra1ly - and even otter they
re oot1l1 ere-that he had thought
card r. him.
hose ho1 been the happiest days in
uthasdo&o6. He had never dream
that - hated those free, rolling
hr3oo = lmtensely.
Blind - tkia, he had been toiling on
I, new e1oln to get things In good
ape bGlfEo esking her to marry him.
3ittsf1y - he felt that 1t was all
,or ~ ~ without Rachel winton
Ithin& - Worth while.
Artg 0r1 at the girl a moment in
eht e1Cg1oeh Southard walked over
~ toCkofed horse. mounted and
no - elimbed higher as Rachel
I'D u1E1ng after the vanishing
How 1nY she murmured. HE
- o1>1 and good. Father and
IT, - TN like a son, but I just
ut 11[|11 And the tears gathered
- monded for something bet
{. 1T, why should l dislike
3 20 ode ways Of pioneer life
WI nestion on her lips Rachel
mez I'd the cabin, where her
r. = already asleep. and