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Scene I: Bud Morris Visits His Sweetheart, Annabelle Sharp. It is Sunday afternoon. Out in the barnyard of the Morris home. Bud, the oldest son, is hitching up his horse and buggy preparatory to calling on his sweetheart, Annabelle Sharp, the daughter of their nearest neighbor, Col. Morris, the father, a typical Southerner of the old school, comes from the barn. He rallies Bud about his sweetheart, although it is evident he is pleased with Bud's choice. Over at the Sharp home, Major Sharp is enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon smoke, his son Jed lying at his feet, when Bud arrives. Sharp calls his wife and Annabelle. Jed invites Bud to sit down while he is waiting for Annabelle. Out of the house come Annabelle and her mother. Annabelle is dressed for a ride. The old man teases her and gently pushes her towards Bud. As the two walk away it is evident that the match is as agreeable to the Sharp family as to the neighboring Morrises. Through the gate to where his horse is tied come Bud and Annabelle. As Bud is handing her into the buggy he takes her in his arms and kisses her. Scene II: Old Man Morris Quarrels with Sharp Over the Boundary. Scene III: The Feud Is Declared. Scene IV: Annabelle Ordered To Give Up Her Sweetheart. Scene V: The Gun Fight at the Boundary Line. Scene VI: Annabelle Renounces Bud. Scene VII: Love Survives the Feud. Scene VIII: Annabelle Saves Bud. Scene IX: The Lovers Plan to Stop the Quarrel. Scene X: The Feud Is Ended. Sharp catches sight of Morris through the window of the store and draws his gun. As Morris steps from the door he is greeted with a shot. He hastily draws his gun. But he is only able to get one shot when the pistol jams. He throws it to the ground and grasping his walking stick firmly in his hand rushes towards the Major. The Major has exhausted his pistol, As the two men are about to grapple Bud and Annabelle rush in between them. The two men at first pay no attention to the appeals but soon their frenzied anger begins to cool. Now Annabelle crosses over to the Colonel while Bud makes his appeal to the Major. The faces of the two old men soften. Slowly a hand is extended by each. As they meet. Bud takes Annabelle in his arms, for both see the return of those happy days when the ideal friendship of their two families was the boast of the entire neighborhood.
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