The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-04-23


them as well as we do, you woulutt
nsk such d question"
"l don't know them ut all, but from
what you tell me I gather thattheyare
poor and ignorant, and that they have
had much tho worst Of the fight all
along. Can't you be II generous En-
emy2"
"rhcy never give one chance 10 be
rcncrous. You've no idea how rnoan
they are. I've heard old Aunt BETTY
tell how mamma tried TO make pence
when Old Mrs Bynum was sick Nam
ma sent basket of iellics and dainties
down to the cove, and the next morn
ing thc basket and everything in IL was
found on our doorstep, smashed into
bits"
"lhUt was certainly vindictiyc and
childish. still 7 think you might for
give cycn that"
ut isn't u question of forgiveness.
You don't understand, because you've
never been brought In contact with
such people. And as TO their having
had the worst of IL, there is n question
about that. They made poor Grand
father Latimcr's life miserable, and
shall always believe that John Bynuni
killed him at last. Besides that, they've
always been annoying aud worrying us
in ways that forbid retaliation because
we couldn't dcmean ourselves TO pay
them back in their own coin. No,
don't think they've had the worst oft
When Mrs. Ludlow reported this con-
versation to her husband he smiled and
said: 81 wouldn't meddle with that
quarrel, IL were you; it's pretty deep.
~ ingraincd on both sides, and shall
be surprised II II doesn't come 10
pitched battle some day. II the
colonel had suspicion Of what found
out about the trouble in the McNabb
tunnel, | wouldn't care TO answer for
the consequences; and as for Henry,
it'll be n miracle II he doesn't get him
self killed in the row. lie has the cour-
age of q veteran, joined TO the rashness
OF headstrong boy; and he's us good
II hater as any of the Bynums."
ITS great pity" rejoined peaceable
Mrs. Ludlow. at gives one an uncom-
Portable feeling Of living over volcano
that may burst out at any moment.
Isn't there any way 10 put a stop TO it?"
only one that | can think OF, and
that's been tried. II occurred TO me
some time ago that the family In the
cove might he peaceably deported IL
the Bynum farm could be purchased,
and | suggested il to some of our pco-
pie in New York, with the caution that
the colonel mustn't be told of ID until
the purchase was a fact accomplished
They put the matter In the hands Of
| our attorneys and told them not 10 hag-
! gle about the price. don't know how
the negotiations were conducted, bu.
imagine the Dynums found out that
the company was in the deal and they
refused point-blanl< TO sell at any price.
That settled 1t, and IL means that they
propose TO stay and fight IL out
! Therell be fight, too, when VIC try to
open the McNabb vein; and hope We
can keep the Latimers out of IT,"
But you mustn't get into il your
self. Tom interposed Mrs. Ludlow.
Ludlow smiled grinly. "You think
I wouldn't cut much of figure ms a
fire eater, don't you? We'll, now, you
idst whit and see. When the time
comes I'll not go ont Of my way to picl,
a quarrel or 30 avoid one; hut II those
fellows interfere with the work they'ii
have TO stand from under. And they'l'
ind that they haven't whole-souled
irasciblc, generous southcrner TO deal
with, either"
II was during the summer OF Ring.
brands visit to Trognrthen that tn,
question of rosuming work in the ahan'
doncd funnel came up again. JED
Bynum heard the news in the store IA
tho village, aud he told his brother jed
when they were driving back TO the
cove in the evening.