Connecticut western news., 1919-03-13
SYNOPSIS.

 2 taken to live with his uncle, Peabody #Aynes, and his Aunt Deel on a farm on IAttleroad in a neighborhood called Lick 0AtIy Dunkelberg, about his own age, but 3oeia1Iy of a class above the Bayneses, An4 is fascinated by the pretty face AAd line clothes.
 CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing Fate, known in the neighborhood as the Nnent Woman" Amos Grimshaw, young N q visitor at the Baynes home, and WSvfng Kate tells the fortunes of the two nys, predicting bright future for Bar 1A and death on the gallows for Amos. Asproved for an act of boyish mischief $nxt0n runs away, intending to make his hsma with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches AAs village of Canton and falls into 8 gDsep. of exhaustion on a porch. There as ~ound by Silas Wright, Jr., promi- &snt man in public affairs, who, knowing &04body Baynes, takes Barton home af- Ar buying him new clothes CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle NnA aunt visit Canton and hear Silas wright read sermon.
 CHAPTER Iv-silas Wright evinces Nuch interest in Barton, and sends a box
 cooks m and magazines to the Baynes khe United States senate is announced CHAPTER v-When Barton is twelve years old he becomes aware of the ex- ktsnce of a wonderful and mysterious Yswer known as Money" and learns I0w, through his possession of that won 3srfnl thing Grimshaw is the most power gAs and greatly dreaded man in the com Hsanity, most of the settlers being in his 3sh1 After a visit to the Baynes home IT Wright leaves note in sealed en- Esaore,. which Barton is to read on the ssr9e night when he leaves home to at- eead school
 CHAPTER Wharton is asked to 3rave load to mill, arrives safely, but R snowstorm, unable to see the road, 9As horses get into the ditch and EAeel of the wagon is broken. Uncle snough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain h extension.
 CHAPTER\ v1I-Now. in his sixteenth AAs hired man, to the pOstoffice at Can SsE- On tie way they meet rider, and ss- three journey together. They are kaad up by man with gun, who makes 8hc highwayman's demand of Your meney or your life." Purvis runs away. wAiIe the stranger draws a pistol but be- $pge he can use 1t the robber shoots and ASaa1 him. Barton's horse throws him Ind runs away. As the murderer bends Sser the stranger Barton throws a stone wAich he observes wounds the thief, who nAEes of at once, but not until Barton lAA noted that his gun stock was broken A . peculiar manner. Search of the hsayhborhood for the robber is unavailing md the stranger Is buried. CHAPTER Ix--Grimshaw seeks to 9rsbo Barton to be silent about his @Uun6fng the murderer of the man killed - the road. The offer is spurned. | CHAPTER x-Emissaries of Ben Grim &sE seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse. CHAPTER xI-Uncle Peabody, Aunt hMa. 'Old Kate'' is one of the party. CHAPTER xII-Barton and Sally Dun asaberg formally ple"ige their trotE-
 CHAPTER XIII-Old Kate's silent but &REelenting pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw sRs its effect and goaded beyond endur- m points at him.
 CHAPTER xIV-Barton gets a letter xuxn Rowing Kate" which heartens him 1Inmensey, although at the time he Esegn't understand it.
 cHAPTER xv-Barton moves from hsyhood into manhood, and chooses his Dmn road.
 EHAPTER xvI-He meets the mother eE SHas Wright, and learns the stc-~ -f Kzte Fullerton- ''EEzE---E..r3Tg kata-''
 -I WASH that he would take you to Washington to help him. The poor nan has too much to dO."
 1T should think it a great privilege 1E go," answered.
 seMy boy likes you,' she went on. -You have been brought up just as he ERs. I used to read to him every eve
 
 ksard he worked to make manuOf him. seaf! I have known the mothers joy. can truly say, Now let thy servant Eepart in peace.'"
 @'sFor mine eyes have seen thy sal rtion,'" quoted.
 "You see I know much about you nd much about your aunt and uncle" " nfd Mrs. Wright.
 She left me for a moment and soon he whole household. was gathered
 1out me on the porch, the men hav- xg come up from the fields. They put py horse in the barn and pressed me stay for dinner. which I did As
 as going the gentle oldl lady gave Pe pair of mittens which her distin- niShed son had worn during his last fnter in college. I remember well DIV tenderly she handled them!
 'I hope that Silas will get you tC elp him"-those were the last words De said to me when I bade her good
 
 The shadows were long when I got
 Canterbury. At the head of its
 afn street looked down upon a vii
 ge green and some fine old elms Ii
 ks a singularly quiet place. stopped
 front of a big white meeting house
 b old man was moving in it's grave
 frd near the highway. Slowly he
 ung his scythe.
 '-Do you know where Kate Fullerton
 fes r' asked.
 t4Well. it's nurtv ln1clv that T do" hs