The house was usually quiet in her quarters and her parents were busy most of the time. She was thankful for this tonight as she unfolded the newsprint paper that had been waiting in her valise since lunch time. She opened the magazine almost reverently as she anticipated what she was going to find inside. The pages were filled with ads. It was almost overwhelming. Men from all over were in need of brides. Everywhere from Kansas to California was represented. A few even had a photograph attached. Lots of farmers, some ranch workers… Arizona… Texas… Wyoming. Jewel blinked. The only thing she’d ever heard of Wyoming was when the papers mentioned that someone had dug up more giant bones, from some prehistoric beast. Curiosity piqued, Jewel read the rest of the ad. James Harland, aged 30. Six feet tall, neither large nor thin. Lawyer in Laramie, Wyoming in position to inherit the practice. Seeking a woman aged 20 to 27 who wishes to marry.
