The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01
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 CHAPTER I-Rarton BayneS, orphan, Is taken to live with his uncle, Pe2oody Raynes, and his Aunt Deel on tsrm 3l RattleroA6 in "a nstghborhood called LACK tysDlF SS about the SsST SSopt 1G his own age. but socially of clars above tho Bayneses, and Is fasolnated by the pretty race and fine clot6es.
 CHAPTER IT. Barton meets Rowing RSts knoVn in the neighborhood as the uaIisnt Womsn . Amos Grimshaw, young snn oS tbe rSchest man in the township. I S,Jsjto- af the Baynes home, and pnyire, Yota teiTS the fortunes Of the TWO hovS 1raSicfhng bright future for Bar toS 0ss5S death r,n the gaTiows for Amos. Ssnrot,sa For an act of boyish mischief Ssrton rnns av1,ly. intending to make his So,nS r-itb tSa DalnkelberRS. He reaches tba ,,,iiaga nS Canton and fRlls into @ sisa,, oS sYSaIt- ton on a porch. There Sa Is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi- Dsnt man in pullic affairs, who, knowing Peabody BayneSS taAes o RaI 'o" "OLh0 @A ter buying him ue"
 rEAPTER Irr-Barton and. his uncle and aunt visit Canton and hear silas Wright read a sermon.
 ru.prrp yV-Silas Wright evInces r,S;ch Jnfs-sst jri Barton, and sends @ box ot SooI-s ga magazines to the Baynes So-sS rSa7 su a,a action of silRs Wright to tSe SAy; T;r,tsS h-Ssyes senate Is announced
 Cu.prpp v-when Barton Is twelve xSs-. nId bS h hscomes aware of the eN- i.tan..o otS ~ ondernul and mysterious .,S", .SSetS9 ,A-. 0S e Vas Money" and learns r SomeS NSaIS,sS t( IS possession of that won SSrs;,r ' tSTrsSs c+. R nshaw Is the most power S,i s1S S''5,s so tIIt dreaded man In the com I.c,IIt,S rS. SG SsosS the settlers being in his Saht ttS- a 1 lsit to the Baynes home \. Mir. Wright leaves h9Se m tn Ssaf sba velope, which BSTt to soa ,asveS eo bo1.Cl at. first night when Ne A0'''
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 r1zGpr-p vTr-Now in. his sixteenth 1,ss- Rorto,S scc,Dmpanies MT. Puryis." }SS hj2a5 Iso- ts. the postoffice at Can tnn 0n the Ssav they meet a rider, and the three tourney toSe'heI.' they ae Sae haId mn hv a man with gun, who makes tSa bigSvnyman's demand of Your Gno,a,, o.. ,sc,,. Nte." PurYis runs away, -,Sus tSa Strsnysr draws pistol but be- fore he can use r. tiie oo .,Ny SJ-. NnS r,,rs Ir+rs' AS the murderer bends anu anu. ! tSLS S,Sc,,- Barton throws a stone UJSr ..1.L 'iie S batSn,} wounds the thief who maEer n3r sf once, but not until Barton S"S no,oS tb,t bJs gun stock was broken !s>C NUS5G DSoI,,inS rat .nner. Search of the a,L ts q tpS[od ,o- the robber Is unavallinE and the stranger iS
 CHAPTER NIlI-baEIOu leaNSS ASAaio " attend Michael Packets school Amos GrImshaw Is arrested charged with the murder of the stranger.
 CHAPTER IX-,Grimshaw seeks to bribs Barton to be silent about his wounding the murderer of the man killed on the road. The offer is spurned.
 CHAPTER n-5,missaries 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 Dsel and the nelghbors celebrated Christ mas. "Old Kate' Is one of the party.
 CHAPTER XII. Barton and Sany Dun kelberg formally pledge their troth.
 CHAPTER XIII-Old. Rates silent but Qnrelentng pursuit of Old Ben Gr!mshaw has its effect, ar d gOaded beyond endur- ance Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom- an" points at him.
 CHAPTER X,tv-Barton gets a letter from Rowing K ate" which heartens him immensely. although at the time he doesn't understand it.