Morris tribune., 1904-10-01

the Burnett family, and account
were not fairly balanced until assnev
coat of paint was put on the Bur
nett house. MH
The Deakin children told thu
Burnett children all that theil
mother had said about the probable
character of Mrs. Burnett. Likewise
the Burnett children repeated to the
, Deakin children all that they heard
at the supper table. Mrs. Burnett
knew that she was being reported to
Mrs. Deakin, and Mrs. Deakin felt
! it her duty to learn what the viper
ish thing had been saying. Frank
Burnett and Tom Deakin became
convinced each that the others fam
lily was probably more to blame over
the fence, clothesline and garbage
box issues.
Alice Burnett started to run
across the street one day in front of
a delivery wagon. She fell, scram-
bled to her feet again, and the
horses knee struck her in the back.
She fell on the block pavement and
lay quiet.
Mrs. Deakin saw it all from her
front window. She ran into the
street and gathered the muddy child
in her arms. The frightened driver
had left his wagon, and he followed
her timidly to the front door Of the
Burnett house.
Mrs. Burnett screamed and then
began to cry.
"Run for a doctor, you loonyw
said Mrs. Deakin to the driver as
she placed the limp little body on a
bed and then ran for cold water and
cloths.
When the girl opened her eyes she
found her mother on one side, Mrs.
Deakin on the other, while a reas-
surfing physician smiled at her over
the footboard.
''She's a little jolted up and
bumped her head when she fell, but
it was mostly shock,' he said.
"LaW me-" gasped Mrs. Deakin,
"when I saw that child fall my heart
just went into my throat! Don't
cry, Allie; you amt a bit hurt The
doctor says I can put some more
poultice on your bad old bump"
'I'll get it" said Mrs. Burnett.
"No; you sit still. You are as
pale as a ghost"
That is how it happened that
Frank Burnett, coming home from
the works by the back way, found
in his kitchen the hated vixen, the
trainer of criminals, the woman
without characteristics. Deakin.
She told him what had happened !
md begged him not to brighten his
wife, as there wasn't any real dan !,
ger.
Mr.. Deakin was likewise surprised :
lpon arriving home. Supper was
lot ready, and his wife had gone
'ver to the enemy. He went after
Ter and was taken in.
Mrs: Deakin told him she couldn't
ome home because Mrs. Burnett
vas all upset, and some one would
ave to take care of the child. So
lr. Deakin and his two boys ate
old lunch with Mr.. Burnett and his
oy.
Mr.. Burnett sent Morton out to
ct two cigars, and while the women
at by the bed in the front room the
len sat in the back room and
moked, while the three boys, awed
y the revolution, kept very quiet.
II Morton ever bothers you, Mr.. '
'eakin;S said Mr.. Burnett, "you
lst let me know, and I'll tend to +
im."
II was just going to say to you c
lat Larry's apt to be too gay now f
I'd then, and if I ever hear of him 0
cking on your children I'll make o
m remember it." .
In the front room Mrs. Burnett t
as thanking Mrs. Deakin, who was t
'ping that her children had never
'thered Mrs. Burnett very much. V
he little girl went to sleep, and the p
eakin family went home. a
That was the end of the feud. In p
CHI household there was a general "
der that in case of a neighborhood tt
1t punishment should be visited p
,on those nearest at hand.
Those two houses, side by side,
came the peace center of the west
vision. A
The Deakin children we're at lib
ty to 60 over and thump on the
1rnett cottage organ. =
But who ended the feud, the
pm the women or tho siYvaar-o]d 2 r