Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-16

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CONTINUED from Yesterday
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER The scene A. the opening
| OF the story is laid % the library % an
/ old wOrn-OIf southern plantation. known
as the BHrony. The place Is 20 b. sold,
and us history and that % the owners,
/ the Quirtarls. ls the subject 81 discus
sion hY Jonathan Cr'ushaw. business
man. "a stranger known as Baden and
| Bob hlrrr farmer. when Hannibal
| Wayne Hazard. o. mysterious child of
the Ola southern family. makes his APP
| pearlnoe. Aancy tells how he adopted
the boy
! CHAPTER n Nathaniel Ferris buys
the Barony, but the Quintards deny any
knowledge n tie boy. Yancy 20 keep
| Hannibal Captain Murrell. friend n
| the Quiutards appears and asks cues.
lions about the Brony
CHAPTER III Trouble al, Scratch nm.
| Nancy's home. when Hannibal Is Kid
naped by Dave b.ount, CAPTAIN Aurrelrs
agent. fancy Oyurtakcs blpunt, gives
MIN a hrashing and secures the boy
CHAPTER IV-Ysrcy Is served with n
warrant Tor ssyHul'ing Blount. Yancy
appears before Squire Balaam. and Ia
discharged with costs for the plaintiff.
CHAPTER v-Beity Malroy. a friend
% the Fcrrises has an encounter with
Captain Murrell. who forces his atten-
tons on her. and is rescued by Bruce
Darlington, who threatens TO whip the
captain.
CHAPTER VI-Bettv sets out for her
Tennessee home. Darlington takes thu
same stage. lancv ana Hannibal lsap-
pear WIN Murr'll on their trail. He
overiakes them In the mountains OF Ten
nessee MurreN gets Yancy drunk and
sinhs him in a frht that followed Han
nibal escapes Ca a canoe
CHAPTER vtI-Eannlbai arrives at
the home % Judge Siocum Price.
CHAPTER VII The Judge recognize.
IN the bow. the grandson of an old time
friend. Murrell arrives AZ Judges home
Hannibal hears ~ the finding ~ Yancy's
body. Price arrested as couuterfeiier.
CHAPTER * -Cavcndfh family on
rhft rescue Nlncv who l. apparently
dead Price breaks iail.
CHAPTER X-Beuy and Darlington
arrive az Belle Plain.
CHAPTER XI-Hannlbars rlae dis
loses some startling things 10 tho Judge.
Hannibal and Betty meet again
Why. Hannibal" cried Betty NAL
roy.
Miss Betty! Miss Betty" and
Hannibal buried his head on her
shoulder
What is 1t. Hannibal: what is It.
DEAR"
Nothing, only I'm so glad to find
you"
Il am glad TO see you, too" said
Betty, as she wiped his tears away.
When did you get here. DEAR"
we got here just today. Miss Bet.
ty." said Hannibal.
Mr. Ware. careless as TO dress.
scowled down on the child. lie had
favored Boggs' with his presence. not
because he felt the least interest in
horse.racing. but because he had no
faith in girls. and especially had he
profound mistrust of Betty. she was
so much easily portable wealth, a
Pink.faced chit ready to fall into the
arms of the first man who proposed
to her But Charley Norton had not
seemed disturbed by the planters
iorbidding air.
What ragamufiin's this. BettyT
growled Ware disgustedly.
But Betty did not seem TO hear
Did you come alone, Hannibaly"
she asked.
NO. ma'am; the Judge and Mr. Ma
hafly they fetched me"
Tho judge had drawn nearer as
BETTY and Hannibal spoke together.
but MahaEy hung back. There were
CULTS not to be crossed by him. II
was different with the judge, the
native magnihcence OF his mind fitted
him Tor any occasion.
ALLOW me the honor 10 present NY
self, maam-Price is my name
Judge Slocum Price. May | be per.
mit'ed to assume that this is the Miss
BETTY Of whom my young protege so
often speaks?"
Tom Ware gave him a glance OF
undlsguised astonishment, while Nor
ton regarded him with an expression
Of stunned and resoute gravity.
BETTY looked at the Judge rather in.
/ Quiringiy.
Il am glad he has found friends. %
she said slowly. She wanted TO be-
lieve that Judge Slocum Price was
somehow better than he looked, which
should haze been easy. since II was
incredible that he could have been
worse.
He has indeed found friends" said
the Judge with mellow JUNCTION. ana
swelling visibly.
Now Betty caught sight OF Caring.
ton and bowed. Occupied with Han.
nibal and the Judge, she had been I'M
aware Of his presence. Darlington
stepped forward
Have you met Mr.. Norton. and my
brother. Mr.. Carrington?" she asked.
The two young men shook hands.
and Ware improved the opportunity
TO inspect the newcomer But as