▁vi able , ▁sell ▁the ▁buildings ▁to ▁clear ▁their ▁deb t , ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁Kansas ▁where ▁the ▁Professor ▁has ▁been ▁offered ▁a ▁position . ▁▁ ▁† E ll en ▁Low rey ▁Ty ler ▁– ▁The ▁Low re ys ' ▁older ▁daughter , ▁who ▁has ▁several ▁un r uly ▁young ▁children . ▁She ▁repeatedly ▁leaves ▁her ▁husband ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁and ▁brings ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁her ▁parents . ▁▁ ▁K atherine ▁" K itt y " ▁Low rey ▁Edwards ▁– ▁The ▁Low rey ' s ▁younger ▁daughter , ▁she ▁att ends ▁Ober lin , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁" tom boy " ▁and ▁a ▁" bl uest ock ing ". ▁She ▁and ▁Sh eld on ▁Edwards ▁fall ▁in ▁love , ▁but ▁must ▁delay ▁their ▁marriage ▁until ▁the ▁Low rey ▁deb t ▁is ▁resolved , ▁and ▁then ▁K itt y ▁has ▁trouble ▁carrying ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁term . ▁With ▁D ock ▁Gordon ' s ▁help ▁she ▁man ages ▁to ▁have ▁two ▁sons , ▁but ▁her ▁health ▁is ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁pre gn an cies ▁and ▁she ▁dies ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁† Sh eld on ▁Edwards ▁– ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁Way nes bor o ▁dry ▁goods ▁merchant , ▁and ▁the ▁Ober lin ▁class mate ▁and ▁event ual ▁husband ▁of ▁K itt y ▁Low rey . ▁After ▁her ▁un tim ely ▁death , ▁he ▁ra ises ▁their ▁sons ▁alone . ▁Many ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁the ▁children ▁have ▁grown ▁up ▁and ▁left ▁home