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The Eye of Dread
Payne Erskine
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The Civil War is upon the United States, and the town of Leauvite has sent away its young men, among them Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. When they leave, Betty Ballard is but a child, but by the time the war has ended, she has become something else entirely. Wounded, Peter Junior finds his time at Betty's father's studio, learning to become an artist, until one day he proposes to her after deciding to go to France. Of course, she agrees to wait for him. Meanwhile, Richard, who has decided to work on the railways, expects that when he gets back, that Betty will be waiting for him. With these complications, problems begin to arise...
The Civil War is upon the United States, and the town of Leauvite has sent away its young men, among them Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. When they leave, Betty Ballard is but a child, but by the time the war has ended, she has become something else entirely. Wounded, Peter Junior finds his time at Betty's father's studio, learning to become an artist, until one day he proposes to her after deciding to go to France. Of course, she agrees to wait for him. Meanwhile, Richard, who has decided to work on the railways, expects that when he gets back, that Betty will be waiting for him. With these complications, problems begin to arise...
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“Is it all right, Mary?”
“Why––yes––that is––if they’ll always love each other as we have. I think it ought not to be too definite an engagement, though, until his plans are more settled. What do you think?”
“You are right, no doubt. I’ll speak to him about that.” Then he kissed her warm, flushed cheek. “I declare, it makes me feel as Peter. . . Read More
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Peter and Richard were cousins who looked more like twins due to their mothers being identical twin sisters. They did everything together, including going off to fight for the union in the civil war.
When they returned, both fell in love with the same girl and eventually came to blows. Both boys disa
Payne Erskine is a seriously undervalued author. I wish more people would have read her books so that she would have wrote more.
This story is about two cousins who look very much alike. Peter and Richard. Richard's mother dies and Peter's parents convince Richard's father to give him up.
So the boys