The Reunion — Jack Beddall

They say there is no substitute for experience, and as far as bad luck goes, Wes Adams has about as much experience as anyone. Orphaned at four, he learns only to live and to survive, until with two friends he stows away on the west bound Orphan Train. More bad luck follows him at every turn, from New York to Texas to Mexico to Colorado, until he meets and marries the only woman he will ever love. Tragedy follows.

Marie Anna Dillon is a beautiful young girl being raised on a ranch in Arizona. She doesn't notice she is slightly darker than her parents until it is pointed out to her by a hired hand. Eventually, she finds out the truth: she is adopted, and her only surviving parent has not been heard from since she was an infant.

Determined to find her father, she sets out on her own quest, and eventually locates him. She invites him to her wedding, where she will see him for the first time. It will be The Reunion.