Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
TIL LI6f1T
IN TIE CLEARING
A TALE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
IN THE TINE OF SILAS WRIGHT
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IRVINE HAEHELLER
AUTHOR or
@#.s eBN HOLDEN, DM AND l. Darrell OF THE BLESSED ISLES
KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE ETC. ETC
IRVINE hAEHELLER
SYNOPSIS.
AUTHOR or
eBEN HOLDEN, DRl N !. Darrell OF THE BLESSED ISLES
KEEPING up WITH. LIZZIE. ETC, ETC

KEEPING up WITT
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on a farm OH
Rattleroad in a neighSorhood called Lick
itySpllt, about the year 1926. Barton meets
sally Dunkelberg, about his w age, but
socially of a class above the Bayneses,
and Is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton meels nvv,us
Kate, known in the neighborhood as the
Silent Woman." Amos Grimshaw. young
son of the richest man in the township,
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes of the two
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gallows for Amos:
Barton runs away, intending to make his
home with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches
the village of Canton. and falls into a
NE is found. BY silas Wright. Jr., promi-
nent man in public affairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home at
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read q m
CHAPTER Iv-silas Wright evinces
much interest in Barton, and sends a box
OF books and magazines to the Baynes
home: The election of Silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER v-When Barton is twelve
years old he. becomes aware of the ex-
1s5sRSe Known on = w as sMone Sna amy mast fsapns
how, through his possession of that won
derful thing Grimshaw is the most power
1ul and greatly dreaded man in the COM
munltY most of the settlers hainp IN his
debt: After a visit to the Baynes home
MT. Wright leaves a note in a sealed en-
yelope, which Barton is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
drive a load to mill, arrives safely, but
the horses get into the ditch and a
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
year Bar BartcE ACCOMPANIES yaama $ MS Ms S PasSis."
the hired man, to the postoffice at Can
the three journey together. They are
held up by a man with a gun. who makes
the ~highwayman's demand of Your
while the stranger draws a pistol, but be-
fore he can use it the, robber shoots and
kills XIII him him. b Barton's +h horse throws him him
~N So O'"Js - SAo SAANS
over the stranger Barton throws a stone
which he observes wounds the thief. who
had noted that his gun stock was broken
in a peculiar manner Search of the
neighborhood for the robber is unavailing
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VIII-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Hacket's school. Amos
Grimshaw is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
NIL Ix-Grimshaw seeks +,
wounding the m no Re silent lie It, about his
III lie ROAD. The offer is spurned. A'
CHAPTER XII.
The Spirit of Michael Henry anc
Others.
At the examination of Amos Grim
shaw my knowledge was committed tt
the records and ceased to be a source
OF danger to me. GrimshaW came tt
the village that day. On anyway tt
the courtroom I saw him walking
slowly, with bent head as I had seer
carried her staff in her left hand while
the forefnger Of her right hand was
pointing him out. Silent as a ghost
and as unheeded-one would say-she
followed his steps.
I observed that old Kate sat on 6
front seat with her hand to her cal
and Grimshaw beside his lawyer at
big table and that when she looked al
him her lips moved in a strange I'm
uttered whisper of her spirit. Hel
face filled with joy as one damnins
detail after another came out in the
evidence.
The facts hereinbefore alleged, ant
others, were proved, for the tracks fit
ted the shoes of Amos. The youns
man was held and presently indicted
The time of his trial was not deter
mined.
I wrote a good hand those days ant
the leading merchant of the village
Saturday at ten cents an hour. Thence
forward until Christmas I gave m.
free days to that task. I estimated
the sum that I should earn ant
planned to divide it in equal parts an
proudly present it to my aunt ant
uncle on Christmas day.
One Saturday while I was at worl
on the big ledger Of the merchant
ran upon this item:
October as. wright-To one suit
of clothes for Michael Henry from
measures furnished by S. Robin
son
Shirts to match IL
I knew then the history Of the sui
of clothes which I had worn since tina
rainy October night, for I remembere'
that Sam Robinson, the tailor, ha'
measured me at our house and mad
up the cloth of Aunt Deel's weaving.
I observed, also, that numerous ar
ticles-a load of wood, two sacks o
flour, three pairs Of boots, one coat