Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
 taken to live with his uncle, Peabody 33ynes. and his Aunt Deel on a farm on &AsfLeroad in a neighborhood called Lick
 UspnG. about the year 1926, Barton meets 1sIly punkelberg, about his own age, but socially of a class above the Bayneses, Nn4 Is fascinated by the pretty face And fine clothes.
 CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing Hate, known incthe~ neighborhood as the
 1zisnt Woman" Amos Grimshaw. young pCn of the richest man In the township,
 visitor at the Baynes home, and yeySs predicting & bright future for Bar HM and death on the gallows for Amos kspxoved for an act of boyish mischief
 arton runs away. intending to make his Nome with the Dunl1elbergs. He reaches apo village of Canton and falls into a Toep of exhaustion on porch. There 4ent man in public affairs, who, knowing Peabody Baynes. takes Barton home af- ssr buying him new clothes
 CHAPTER rrr-Barton and bis uncle Qnd aunt visit Canton and hear Silas Wright read sermon
 CHAPTER Tv-Silas Wright eyinces 1nch interest in Barton. and sends a box " books and magazines to the Baynes nome. The election Of Silas Wright to 3ha United States senate Is announced.
 CHAPTER v-when Barton is twelve years old he becomes. aware of the ex- Gfence Of a wonderful and mysterious power known as Money" and learns kew, through his possession of that won 4srfnl thing Grimshaw Is the most power 10a and greatly dreaded man in the com- 1aunity, most of the settlers being in his lsbt: After a visit to the Baynes home Rr. Wright leaves a note in a sealed en- yeiope, which Barton is to read on the 4rst night when he leaves home to at 11nd school.
 observed with satisfaction that tlhe village boyss did not make fun M me wtenf passed them as they did when I woie thek petticoatl trousers.
 lr- and Mrs. Wright came along with ne crowd, by and by, and Colonel Gedad Moody. We had supper with tAe Senator on the seat with us. He 1Dd my uncle began to talk about the ftghtness of money and the banking kws and ' remember a remark of ny uncle, for there was that in his tone which I could never forget:
 'We poor people are trusting you tcy look out for us-we poor people gre trusting you to see that we get treated fair We're havin' a hard Ame.~ s...
 My uncle told him about the note end the visit of MT. Grimshaw and of has threats and upbraidings.
 stDdd he say that in Bart's hearingT anked the Senator.
 @Ayes !-night out plain"
 Too badt I'm going to tell you 1ankly. Baynes. that the best thing Eknow about you Is your conduct to- yard this boy. like 1t. The next lest thing iS the fact that you signed II was gOodg Christian conduct to help xpur frfends Don't regret it. You were poor, and of an age when the DOy's pranks were troublesome to both 4f you, but you took him in. I'll fend you the, Interest and try to get another holder for. the mortgage on qne condition. You must let me at- 4nd to Bart's schooling. I want to = boss about that. We have a great sEhoofmaster in Canton and when Bart - little older I want him to go there to school. I'll try to find him . place where he can work for his bOard" n
 Well miss Bart but we'll be tickled to death-there's no two ways about that," said Oncle Peabody.
 The Senator tested my arithmetic end grammar and geography as we bolie along in the darkness and said 6y and by: \,
 @Kdu'n have to work hard, Bart. YoHH have to take your book into sl1e field as | did After every row 9f corn learned a rule of syntax or arithmetic or 6 fact in geography while ! resfed. and my thought and memory took hold ofsIt as I piled the hoe. I Cont want you to stop the reading, bnt from now onsyou must spend half 1f every evening on your lessons"
 As. | was going to bed the Senator eaIIed me. to him and said:
 T shall be gone when you are up, In the morning. It may be long lime tefore T7see you; I shall leave xomefhing for you in sealed envel- npe with your name on 1t. You are nsE Se. open the envelope until you upsaway eo school. I know how you vfIEaEea that first day. When night A.IEasysu will fhink of your aunt and 1ncfasa and be very lonely. When you n tosyeur room for the night I want 1o1, fe sit down all by yourself and Apeu the envelope and read what I aIsafl write. They will be, think, the .nost Impressive words you ever read. T0u will think them over but you vfH not understand them for long ftne.> Ask every wise man you meet Ae explain them to you, for all your happfness will depend upon your un- 1erstanding of those few words in the 4axefope."
 n the morning Aurf Deel put it ta my hands.
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