Short Straw Bride

ONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO MARRY The McLain brothers were fed up and tired - tired of the hunger in their cowboy-sized stomachs, tired of dingy curtains and dirty dishes. Tired of worrying about who to leave the ranch to when they were gone. Luke could imagine the perfect wife - biddable, tidy and willing - and when he saw Eleanor Williams in church one Sunday, he thought she'd do just fine.
But little did he knew that the practical Eleanor had a mind of her own - and other ideas about marriage!