His name with four others went into the hat. Thomas's knew the winner was actually the loser. For life as he knew it would be over. Finding a school teacher would be the easy part. Fulfilling the town's charter the hard part, but for the good of the town he'd do his civil duty and marry the woman. He unfolded the slip of paper...

His search was fruitless, and he returned empty handed. Time was running out the town needed a school teacher. He couldn't believe his eyes. There an candidate sat just few feet from him. Now all he had to do was convince her to stay to become the teacher and according to the town's charter his wife.
Thomas told himself a hundred times is was for the good of the town he couldn't let her get back on that stagecoach. He looked at the woman he just abducted wondering if he had any brains left.