Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-13
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan
% taken to live with his uncle Peabody
Saynes, and his Aunt Deel on farm or
Ratueroad In neighbOrhOod called Lick
Itysput, about the year 1925. Barton meets
sally Dunkelberg, about his own age, bui
socially of class above the Bayneses
and Is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER u-Barton meets Rowing
nate, known in the neighborhood as the
Silent woman Amos Grimshaw young
son of the richest man in the township,
1s visitor at the Baynes home and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes of the two
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gallows for Amos.
Reproyed for an act of boyish mischief
Barton runs away, intending to make his
home with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches
the village of Canton and falls into a
sleep of exhaustion on a porch There
he is found by Silas Wright, Jr., proml-
nent man in public affairs, who, knowing
peabody Baynes, takes Barton home at
Ger buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER ITI-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear SiIas
Wright read a sermon.
CHAPTER Iv-silas Wright evfnces
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 WHEN Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware of the ex-
Sjstence of wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
now, through his possession of that won
derful thing -Grimshaw is the most mower
rul and greatly dreaded man in the com
munlty, most of the settlers being in his
1eDt: AFTER a visit to the Baynes home
MT Wright leaves note in sealed en-
veIope, which Barton is to read on the
trst night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
arive load to mill. arrives safely. but
In snowstorm, unable to see the road
the horses get into the ditch and a
wheel of the wagon Is broken Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER VIT-Now in his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies Mr. Purvis,"
the hired man, TO the postoffice at Can
the three journey together. They are
held up by man with gun who makes
the highwaymans demand of Your
money or your life" Purvis runs away.
while the stranger draws a pistol, but be-
fore he can use it the robber shoots and
Kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away. AS the murderer bends
over the stranger Barton throws a stone
which he observes wounds the thief, who
makes off at once, but not until Barton
had noted that his gun stock was broken
In a peculiar manner. Search of the
netghborhood for the rObber is uuavaillng
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VIII-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Jackets school. Amos
Grimshaw is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
CHAPTER IX-Grimshaw seeks to
bride Barton to be silent about his
wounding the murderer of the man killed
on the road. The offer is spurned.
CHAPTER X-Emissaries of Ben Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse.
He is warned by silent Kate" and es-
capes.
CHAPTER XI-Uncle Peabody Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christi
mas "Old Kate" is one of the party
CHAPTER XIT-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER XIII-OId Hates silent but
unrelentng pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw
has Its effect, and goaded beyond endur-
ance, GrimshaW dies as the silent Wom-
an" points at him.
CHAPTER xIV-Barton gets a letter
from Rowing Kate" which heartens him
Immensely, although at the time he
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