The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-04-03
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-The scene at the openins
OF the story is laid in the library OF ar
old WORKOUT southern plantation KNOW
as the Barony. The place Is to be sold
and its history and that of the owners
the Quintards. Is the subject of discus.
slon oy Jonathan Crenshaw. a business
man man, stranger known as Baden, anC
BOD fancy, a farmer, when Hannibal
wayne Hazard, a mysterious child q,
the old southern family, makes his an.
gesrance. Yancy tells how he adopted
CHAPTER u.-Nathaniel Ferris buy,
me Barony. but the Quintards deny any
Hannibal Captain Murrell, a friend o,
we Quintards, appears and asks ques-
lions about the Barony.
CHAPTER III.-Trouble at Scratch FTfu
fancy's home, when Hannibal is Kid.
ndpeo Dy Dave Blount, Captain MurrelIs
agent Yancy overtalxes Blount, gives
MN a thrashing and secures the boy.
CHAPTER Iv-Yancy is served with 2
warrant Tor assaulting Blount. Yancy
appears before Squire Balaam, and Il
discharged with costs for the plaintiff.
CHAPTER v.-Betty MaIroy. a friend
OF the Ferrises, has an encounter witt
E-N%RNoAAA -AAlAElAg WHO forces MS aften-
tons on her, and is rescued by Bruce
captain. '-'
CHAPTER VL-Betty sets out for her
tennessee ho-Se. Darlington takes the
same stage. -ancy and Hannibal disap-
pear, with Murrell on their trail. He
oVertakes them in the mountains of Ten.
nessee, Murrell gets Yancy drunk and
stabs him in a fight that followed. Han.
nibal escapes in a canoe.
CHAPTER vII.-Hannfbal arrives a,
the home of Judge Slocum Price.
CHAPTER VIII.-The Judge recognizes
IN the boy, the grandson of an old time
friend. Murren arrives at Judges home
Hannibal hears of the finding of Yancy's
body. Price arrested as counterfeiter.
CHAPTER IX-Cavendish family on
raft rescue Yancy, who is apparently
dead. Price breaks jail
CHAPTER x.-Betty and Darlington
arrive at Belle Plain.
CHAPTER XI-Hannibal's rifle dis
closes some startling things to the Judge
Hannibal and Betty meet again.
CHAPTER XII-Murren arrives IN
Belle Plain Is playing for big stakes.
CHAPTER XIII-Yancy awakes from
long dreamless sleep on board the raft
CHAPTER xIV-Judge Price make,
startling discoveries in looking up land
titles. Charley Norton, a young planter
who assists the judge, is mysteriously as
saulted.
CHAPTER XV-Norton informs Car.
rsngton that Betty has promised to marry
him. Darlington bids Betty goodbye
Norton is mysteriously shot.
CIApTEp WI -ro-a 1tob+ - zr,.
rells plots. He plans uprising Of ne
groes.
CHAPTER xvIL-The Judge and Han.
nibal visit Betty.
CHAPTER XvIIL-Betty IS told why
Norton was killed and leaves Belle
Plain, taking Hannibal with her. The
carriage is held up in the woods.
CHAPTER xIX.-Betty and Hannibal
are made prisoners in lonely cabin.
CHAPTER XX.-Murren appears at the
cabin and shows his hand.
CHAPTER xxI-The Judge hears OF
the mysterious disappearance Of Betty
and Hannibal.
CHAPTER XXIL-The Judge take:
charge OF the situation. and search fol
the missing ones is instituted.
GHARIEh AAlll.-IdTIlnRIOn NlSlLs
the judge and allies are discovered
CHAPTER xxIv.-Judge Price visits
Colonel Fentress, where he meets Yancy
lance about the boy, dashes a glass OF
whisky into the colonel's face and a due
is arranged.
CHAPTER xxv.-Murreu is arrested
for negro stealing and his bubble bursts
CHAPTER xxvL-The Judge and Ma
hairy discuss the coming duel.
CHAPTER xxvIL-Carrington makes
frantic search for Betty and the boy.
CHAPTER xXVIII.-Carrington finds
Betty and Hannibal, and fierce gun fighi
follows. Yancy appears and assists II
the rescue.
CHAPTER XXIX.-Bruce Darlington
and Betty come to an understanding.
Mr.. Yancy extended a big right
hand, the knuckle of which was
skinned and bruised.
HE were the meanest man I ever
felt obliged TO to hit with my fist,
Nevvy; it appeared like he had teeth
all over his face"
"Sho-where's his hide, Uncle
Bob?" cried the little Cavendishes in
an excited chorus. "Sho'-did you for
get that?" They themselves had for.
gotten the unique enterprise to which
Mr.. Yancy was committed, but the
allusion to SIosson had revived their
memory of it.
We'll, he begged so piteous to be
allowed 70 to keep his hide, hadn't
the heart to strip it on" explained Mr.
Yancy pleasantly. And the winters
comm on-at this moment can feel
a chill in the air-don't you-an reckon
he's going to need it TO to keep the
cold out? Sho', you mustn't be bloody
minded"
What was IT about Mr.. SIosson's
hide, Uncle Bob?" demanded Hanni
bal. what was you a-goin' to dc
to that?"
why, NeTYy, after he beat me VI
and throwed me in the river, was
some peevish TO- a spell in my feel
ings TO him." said Yancy in a tone
Of gentle regret. He glanced at his
bruised hand. "But I'm right pleased
to be able to say that I've got over
all them oncharitable thoughts OF
mine"
"And you seen the judge, Uncle
Bob?" questioned Hannibal.
Yes, I've seen the judge. We was
together TO part of a day. Me AND
him gets on fine?"
Where is he now, Uncle Bob?"
Il reckon he's back at Belle Plain
by this time. You see We left him in
Raleigh along after noon to tend tc
some business he had on hand.
never seen a gentleman of his weight
SO truly spry on his legs-and al
about you, Nevvy; while as to mind
Sho'-why, words flowed out Of him
as naturally as water out of branch.
OF HannibaIs relationship to the
Judge he said nothing. He felt thai
was secret to be revealed by the
Judge himself when he should see tit
Uncle Bob. whom going to live
with now?" questioned Hannibal anx
iously.
THAT p'int's already come up
NeYyy-him and mes decided thai
there won't be no friction. You-ai
will just go on living with him."
But what about you. Uncle Bob?'
cried Hannibal, lifting a wistful little
face to Yancy's.
"Oh, me?-well. you-all will e
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