The Lilac Girl

Wade Herrick and his partner Ed are between claims when Wade glimpses a young lady on a stopped train and proceeds to swear eternal fealty to her under the moonlight. She laughingly gives him a sprig of her lilacs as a love-token, and he promises to keep it forever.

Five years pass. He and Ed happen upon a good claim the next week, and they spend the years in toil until Ed dies, leaving his earthly goods, including a house in New Hampshire, to Wade. And it just so happens that the girl of the lilacs lives next door!

What follows is a delightful, tender, small-town story. I loved each of the characters, especially Zephania! Recommended for anyone who loves sweet stories of days gone by.