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Fiery feud reignites old rift in 1884 county
On election day 1884 Dick Burton and his neighbor Mary Miles, former lovers, clash over political loyalties. Mary plans a celebratory blaze for Blaine’s imagined win, while Dick warns of danger. A midnight lantern signals spark for a dangerous bonfire, wind-driven flames threaten both farms, revealing hardened resentments as the blaze spreads toward Mary’s neighbor’s wall.
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Mary Cummings
Mary's
Cleveland
Blaine
Constance Matthews
Mary
Constance
Morris
Father
Columbia
Fred English
Repulse
Aunt Mary
Abner
Faust
Idow Mason
the Tribune
Mason
Natty Ver
Uncle Morris
Widow Mason
Gray
Grim