The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan
Is taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on a farm or
Rattleroad In neighborhood called Lick
ltysplit, about the year 1926. Barton meets
Sally Dunkelberg. about his own age. but
socially of q class above the Bayneses
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing
Kate. known In the neighborhood as the
silent Woman" Amos Grimshaw, young
son OF the richest man in the township,
Is 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.
Reproved 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 porch. There
he Is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi-
nent man In public affairs, who. knowing
Peabody Baynes. takes Barton home af-
ter buying him new clothes
CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle
end aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read a sermon.
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-
istence of a wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how. through his possession OF that won
derful thing Grimshaw Is the most power
ful and greatly dreaded man in the COM
munfty, most of the settlers being In his
debt. After visit TO the Baynes home
Mr.. Wright leaves a note in a sealed en-
velope, which Barton Is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
drive load to mill, arrives safely, but
in a snowstorm, unable to see the road
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER vII-Now in his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies 'Mr. Purvis,"
the hired man, to the postoffice at Can
ton. On the way they meet a rider. and
the three journey together. They are
held up by man with a gun, who makes
the highwayman's demand of your
money or your life" Purvis runs away,
while the stranger draws pistol, but be-
fore he can use 1t 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 of at once, but not until Barton
In a peculiar manner. Search of the
neighborhood for the robber Is unavailing
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VIII-Barton leaves home 10
attend Michael Jackets school, Amos
Grimshaw is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
CHAPTER Ix--Grimshaw seeks 10
oribe Barton to be silent about his
wounding the murderer of the man killed
ON the road. The offer is spurned
CHATTER x.Emissaries of #, Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton or - worse.
d he Is warned by "Silent Kate" and es-
D CH,APTER xI-uncle Peabody Aunt
Oeei and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas. old Kate is one of the party
CHAPTER XII-Barton and Sally Dun.
keiberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER xIII-Old Hates silent hut
vnreienting pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw
mas its enect. and goaded beyond endur-
ance, Grimshaw dies as the "Silent Wom
an points at him.