Once Upon a Time in 1917

She was a girl recently arrived in Chicago, uninterested in ideas of courtship or marriage. He was a boy who - as soon as he realized what he was looking for - got down on one knee and endeavored to secure her hand. Together they found joy, but even love's magic could not divert the fate awaiting them. Mature content. Character death. EDITING as of 4/26/21. BETA WANTED.