The House That Won Janet and Ansel
Ansel James plans a corner shelf in the sunlit summer day as Janet Gale visits to discuss renting or buying his beloved house. Their quiet exchange at the dormer and stairs turns toward a future together, with a wedding hinted for next month.
Garden of Dreams and a House That Bound Two Hearts
Ansel helps Janet establish a hidden garden behind a house for her and her potential fiancé Oscar French. He plans beds, a green gate, and a gate by the pear tree, imagining her happiness and his own unshared joy. After giving Janet the house key, he commits to living without a home of his own, feeling the weight of unfulfilled love and a life set apart.
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Ansel
Janet
House of the Bridegroom and the Garden’s Quiet
Ansel, living in his own house as a refuge, confronts Janet who has sent away her fiancé Tye. Janet rejects the fiancé, reveals she longs for home and companionship, and Ansel realizes the house belongs to Janet and her grandmother. He offers to share the life there as she acknowledges their bond.
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Ansel
Mount Everlasting
Janet
Tomorrer
Lindy
Grandma
Rots
Gran
Tye
Janet Gale
Night Song by Reginald M. Cleveland
A short classical poem evokes moonlit skies and a loved one. The speaker compares night whispers, wind, and breath to the beloved’s hair, eyes, voice, and mouth, portraying tender, romantic imagery under Western skies. Copyright 1910.
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Hattie
Hatty Slate
Mr. James
Oscar French
Ilinois
Oscar
Illinois
Gran’ma
Beth
Ansal
Beasley
Rufus
Anse
Alice Brown
Night Song
Reginald M. Cleveland