Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-10-03
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The scene at the opening
Of the story is laid in the library of an
old worn-out southern plantation, known
as the Barony. The place is to be sold.
and its history and that Of the owners,
the Quintards, is the subject Of discus
sion by Jonathan Crenshaw, business
man, stranger known rs Bladen. and
Bob Yancy. a farmer. when Hannibal
Wayne Hazard. a mysterious child Of
the old southern family, makes his ap-
pearance. Yancy taiis how he adopted
the boy.
CHAPTEfs n.>-Nathaniel Ferris buys
the Barony but the 3nintards deny any
Hannibal. Captain Murreli. a friend Of
The Quintards, appears and asks ques-
tions about the Barony.
CHAPTER III.-rrouble at Scratch Hill,
Yancy's home. when Hannibal is kid
naped by Dave Blount, Captain Murrell's
agent. Yancy overtakes Blount. gives
him thrashing and secures the boy.
CHAPTER 1v.-Yancy Is served with q
warrant for assaulting Blount. Yancy
appears before Squire Balaum. and is
discharged with costs for the plaintiff.
CHAPTER v.-Betty Malroy a friend
OF the Ferrises. has an encounter with
Captain Murrell, who forces his atten-
ct he who nd rs w %p BF9Ss :
captain.
CHAPTER vI.-Betty sets out for her
same stage. Yancy and Hannibal disap-
pear. with Murrell on their trail. He
overtakes them in the mountains Of Ten
nessee: Murrell gets Yency drunk and
stabs him in a fight that followed. Han
nibal escapes in canoe.
CHAPTER VII-Hannibal arrives at
the home Of Judge Slocum Price.
CHAPTER 'v1II-The Judge recognizes
In the boy, the grandson of an old time
friend. Murrell arrives at Judges home
Hannibal hears Of the finding Of Yancy's
body. Price arrested as counterfeiter
CHAPTER IX.-Cavencish family on
raft rescue Yancy. who Is apparently
dead. Price breaks Jail.
CHAPTER x.-setty ana Darlington
arrive at Belle Plain. ~-'-~...,
y CHAPTER xI.-Hannihals s
closes some startling things 70 the judge.
Hannibal and Betty meet again.
CHAPTER XII.-Murrell 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 makes
startling discoveries in looking up land
titles. Charley Norton, young planter,
who assists the Judge, is naysteriously as
saulted.
CHAPTER Xv.-Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Darlington bids Betty goodbye.
Norton Is mysteriously shot.
CHAPTER XvI-More light on MUIR
,Fell's plots. He plans uprising OF ne
Kroes.
CHAPTER xvI1-The Judge and Ham
nibal visit Betty.
CHAPTER XvTrY.-setty is told why
Norton was killed and leaves Belle
Plain, taking Hannibal with her. The
carriage is held up in the woods.
From the bow Bunker had been OBJ
serving this singular phenomenon.
Suddenly he bent and reused Slos-
son, who had fallen asleep. The tav-
ern-keeper sprang to his feet and
Bunker pointed without speaking.
"Mebby you can tell me what that
light back yonder means?" cried Slos-
son, addressing himself to Caring
ton; as he spoke he snatched up his
rifle.
That's what I'm trying to make
out answered Darlington.
He'll" cried Slosson, and tossed
his gun to his shoulder.
What seemed to be a breath OF
wind lifted a stray lock OF Caring
tons hair, but his pistol answered
Slosson in the same second. He fired
at the huddle OF men in the bow OF
the boat and one of them pitched for
ward with his arms outsrread.
Keep back, YOU" he said, and
dropped off the cabin rool.
His promptness had bred momon'
tary panic, then S!Osson's buIl-!ke
voice began to roar commands; but in
that brief instant OF surprise ana
shock Darlington had found and with
drawn the wooden peg that fastened
the cabin door. He had scarcely done
This when Slosson came tramplng ait
supported by the three men.
Calling to Betty and Hannibal to es'
cane in the skiff which was towing
astern the Kentuckian rushed toward
the bow. At his back he heard tRe
door creak on it's hinges as 1t was
pushed open by Betty and the boy
and again he called to them to escape
nv the skiff. The fret OF the currehl
had grown steadily and from beneath
rne wide-fung branches OF the trees
which here met above his head Car
.,, nannht sight OF the star.