Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-19
Copyright, 1917. Irving BachelleE)
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
As taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
paynes, and his Aunt Deel on a farm on
Sattleroad in neighborhood called Lick
Nysplt about the year 1926, Barton meets
Bally Dunkelberg, about his own age, but
socially of q class above the Bayneses,
and is fascinated BY ths pretty face
gnd fine clothes.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
arrive load to mill, arrives safely, but
In a snowstorm, unable TO see the road,
The horses get into the ditch and
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER VT1-Now in his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies "Mr. PuTvis."
che hired man. TO the pOstofdce at Can
Son. On the way they meet a rider, and
the three journey together. They are
held up by a man with gun, who makes
che highwayman's 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 n stone
which he observes wounds the thief, who
phakes off at once, but not until Barton
pad noted that his gun stock was broken
aoighborhood for the robber is unavailing
and tho stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VIII-Barton leaves homo to
attend Michael Jackets school. Amos
Grimshaw Is arrested charged with tho
murder OK the stranger.
CHAPTER IX--Grimshaw seeks TO
bride Barton to be silent about his
woundng the murderer OF the man killed
on the road. The offer is spurned.
CHAPTER x-Emissaries of Ben Grim
an9w seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse.
ae is warned by "siient Kate" and es-
@apes
CHAPTER XI--u'ucle Peabody, Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christi
taaa- ''Oid Kate" is one OF the party.
CHAPTER xII-Barton and Sally Dun
RsiberS formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER XIII-old Kats's silent but
EurelentlnS pursuit OF Old Bon Grimshaw
Has Its effect, and goaded beyond endur-
AnSs, Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom-
90" points at him.
CHAPTER xIv-BartOn gets o letter
from Rowing Kate" which heartens him
immensely. although ct the time he
CHAPTER xv-sartsu moves from
soyhood into manhood, ana chooses hla
SWn road.
CHAPTER xVT-HA meets the mother
Kate Fullerton, Wandering Kate"
The suggestion was unanimously ap-
proved and within an hour, mounted
or one of the best horses in Maryland
so his groom informed mel was on
my way to Washington with the mes
sage Of Judge Fine in my pocket. Yes,
had two days TO spare on my sched-
iuie OF travel and reckoned that. by re-
turning to Baltimore next day should
reach Canton in good time.
1t was the kind Of thing that only a
1.-THE. supple, Strong-hearted lad such
els was In the days of my youth,
could relish-speeding over a dark
road by the light OF the stars and
half-mOon, with horse that loved to
kick up a wind. My brain was in q
fever, for the notion had come to me
that was making history.
The lure of fame and high place hur-
ried me on. With the senator in the
RN~SANSANAuA NAoAl S4Apuiu DS wen
started in the highway of great sue
cess. Then Mr.. II. Dunkelberg might
think me better than the legacy of
Benjamin GrimShaw. A relay awaited
me tWenty-three miles down the road.
Well, I reached Washington very
sore, but otherwise In good form, soon
after daybreak. l was trembling with
excitement when put my horse in the
stable and rang the bell at our door. It
seemed to me that was crossing the
divide between big and little things. A
few steps more and l should be look
ing down into the great valley of the
future. Yet, now that l was there, I
began to lose confidence.
The butler opened the door.
Yes, the senator was up and had
Just returned from walk and was in
his study. found him there.
swell, Bart, how does this happen? ?"
he asked.
Its important business" | said, as
presented the letter.
Something in his look and manner
as he calmly adjusted his glasses and
read the letter of Judge Fine brought
the blood to my face. 1t seemed to
puncture my balloon, so to speak, and
was falling toward the earth and so
swiftly my head swan. He laid the
letter on his desk and without looking
up and as coolly as If he were asking
for the change of dollar, queried:
well, Bart. what do you think we
had better do about it,"
I'll was hoping--y0u--you would
fake It," stammered.
"That's because the excitement Of
the convention is on you" he an.
swered. LET us look at the compass.
They have refused TO nominate Mr..
Van Buren, because he is opposed to
the annexation of Texas. On that sub