New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
A Feud in tie FiVe I0eUr1S.
Il Story and an Epilogue.
IN TWO PARTS-PART II.
BY c. A. BENNETT.


= shall be glad" she answered at once; Father
indeed seldom there. counting, in the matter OF
attendance at chapel, among what were called the
Il am going over TO Oldcastle." Give explained.
So began the formal eoqrtship-more than a
L'oH dLttl Ilau ~ a. & ~.
any suspicion in the haunts Of scandal that his true
household was a certain rich young woman who
was to be found every day next next door G1iaed % has as
with almost savage simplicity and naturalness
but all the feigned punctilio of wooer His face
said: Let there be no beating around the bush. !
Ike you" Hers answered. Good! We will see
From the first he pleased her and not least IN treat.
tFeated G Ramev as Quite piain person Of that part
of the middle class which is neither upper nor
been capable Of forgetting Ezra Brunts income in
IalkIng TO Ezra BEunts dalgh@ter @ Fortuhafely Ir{ X
one who unaided has wrest2d success from the
worlds deathlike clutch Had Eva the reversion of
fifty thousand year instead of five, he. Give. was
still prospe1eus plain man, well able to support
a wife in the position to which God had called
him Their walks Ks &tQsether grew more and more
IDEAS ard rejoicing openly at the similarity Of
those ideas Although there was no conceament
ton which resemblod the clandestine By silent
understanding Give did not enter the house at
mark. for this house. unlike some had never been
dd 6e G the shp No The par Of
their lovemaking dor such it was, though the term
would have reused Eva's contemPtqous anger oc-
CURED in the streets in this they did but follow the
of-fact upon the surface. within which glowed
secret and adorable fires. progress toward its cui-
the wisest tirnes!-thought that the affair
hid from the shop. But was it possible? Was 1t
possible that in those tiny bedrooms on the third
floor where the evering heavy hours were ever
wnat some he had said and some she had
tachment'' before Eva herself Yet know how
sea Of trivial gossip miracuIously exquisitely on
the night when the first rTmor of il traversed the
while Eva up at Pireford slumbered as a young
on the thursday afternoon with which be-
gan Brunts was deserted save Tor the house Sc
room.
sh said Go To Give
open the door. Will you come into fathers room?
e Is knew m ihat ssd lGT TmmiS nne aaS
How did you know" She observed @ that his
You yourself told me last night-don't you re-
'nsEaOfF !sso I did"
That's why ser sent the note round tn this morning
she nodded thoughtfqily, Well what is this
1t was spoken with a brave carelessness. but he
hand shake as it lay on the table amid her fathers
gBae n Tn ee ne bs a9 So & ne
emotion unnamed him. he thought he going
ne he SAID nf thcRy O know what the
business is: you know, don't you?''
the sparkle in her eye the divf1est niracie
placed on Eva's lips the first kiss that had ever
Dear boy" she said later. you should have
come up to Preford. not here. and when father
SHOULD II" he answered happily. .It just oc-
CURED to me all Of a sudden this morning that you
..4 ..Yqu Gu will come up tonight and see father"
You had better go home now"
she nodded. putting her lips tightly together-a
Come up about ha1f-past eight"
Good! ] will let myself out
He left her and she eazed dreamily at the win
newt moment some one eise entered the goonn WITH
heavy footstePs She turned round little startled.
why; You back early fat father HoE
gave her premontion Of disaser To this day
she does not know what accident bro ght him
nd to inst Hsea nGU Of Pre than usual
Has young rtmHlis been here?' he inquired
CURLY
'Ha!' with subdued sinister satisfaction. II saw
deposited his hat and sat down.
she saw instantly m and E with terrible Gs5a9ty that
selves aeainst her If only she had NOT happened
TO tell Give that her father would be at Man
to his customary hour @ of return If only Give
bad had the sense to aks = his proposal openly at
little earlier! If only her father had not caught
| him going out by the side door on Thursday
afternoon when the place was empty! Here, she
guessed was the SUGGESTION of fartiveness which
fierce, and always incalculabie
'GnVe IlrTnls mas asked me 10 marry hlrn'
"F4as he"'
and W. were seeing o each other great deal
an 3tn from 70 your lips my ny sbe Eie sonns, +b,
ard capable woman. gifted with fine brain to
9n6ed rob6c p s4eech before TO the eanss
vindictve and irfantile wrath Of old who
m t9 e chooe m q benre @ s1oh s t
81 t Of nffopg habit bn the T. ~, irress
been relaxed. Ezra Brunt in front Of him only
covering child
''CIive is coming uD to see you tonight" she
vert on timIdiv. clearing her throat
The rsy ard terdfr drea a OF @ ve srd0td ntds az. aF9
stricken aprro hersion upon the forms Of obstruc
ticn which his desDotisn7 might choose -,
fasted together as usual in the paror behind the
Uncle" Sid Give hrusnue1y.. when the meal
was reer'y finished: .I'd1 better tell you that I've
Ord ceo~ge Tfrn-fs lowered 1.-The Manchester
Guardian" ard. gazed at Give over his steel
''she is good ei-I'' remarked "she will
male YOU good wife Have you spoken to her
That's the point. I him last nteht. and III
s @ y0g what v ne anrr W = MS %n yo0q
unce agrees to port With his shop! ,, 49,,
patriqrch Quietly and deliberately
of cogrse you T0n rICe sh2Gidn di1 s9iPs h
said" Give 'aurhed ha-shly. Why he added,
What did the young woman say to that?" his
said. II didrf ask 70 see hey. was too angry"
list heP the post aTaiysd d and and {nsre 1,t
in his waistroat pocket
Eva writes asking to go 70 Ptreford to-
it. depend or that If Fra Brunt refuses his
whether he actually imaeines that grown man
talk about it, It's too silly. I'll be off to the
works" c,,,-- ..., r,..,..s .,.+ uta,+ rva
he~seif opered tie door for him She was wearing
a gray frock and over it a large white apron per