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CHAPTER XIV.
I Use My Own Compass at a Fork In
the Road.

the Road.
Swiftly now move across the bor-
der into manhood-a serious, eager,
restless manhood. 1t was the fashion
of the young those days.
Mr.. Wright came up for a days fish
ing In July. My uncle and l took him
up the river.
While we ate our luncheon he de-
scribed Jackson and spoke of the ia
nous cheese which he had kept on n
table In the vestibule of the White
House for his callers. He described
his fellow senators-Webster, Clay,
Rives. Calhoun and Benton. / remem-
Der that Webster was, in his view, the
least of them, although at his best the
greatest orator. We had a delightful
day, and when drove back TO the vii
lage with him that night he told me
that could go into the Office of Wright
& Baldwin after harvesting.
ut will do for start" he said. "a
little later shall try TO find better
place for you"
My life went on with little in 1t
worth recording until the letter came.
I speak of it as "the letter" because
of It's effect upon my career. 1t was
from Sally, and it said:
"Dedr Bart: It's all over for long
time. perhaps forever--that will de-
perd on you. / shall be true to you,
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BOOK THREE
Which Is the Story of the Chosen
Ways.
CHAPTER XIV.
Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine.

Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine.
1t is bad thing to be under heavy
obligation to ones self Of which, thank
God, 1 am now acquitted. l have
known men who were their own worst
creditors. Everything they earned
went swiftly to satisfy the demands
of vanity or pride or appetite. ] have
seen them literally put out of house
and home, thrown neck and crop into
the street, as 1t were, by one or the
other of these heartless creditors
each a grasping usurer with unjust
claims.
1 remember that Rodney Barnes
called for my chest and me that fine
morning in early June when l was to
go back to the hills, my years work in
school being ended. l elected to walk,
and the schoolmaster went with me
five miles or more across the flats to
the slope Of the high country.
"Soon the senator will be coming"
ne remarked. 81 have a long letter
from him and he asks about you and
Jour aunt and uncle. think that he's
aouu you, boy.
II wish you would let me know when
he comes" l said.
II am sure he will let you know,
and, by the way, l have heard from
another friend o. yours, fny lad. Ye're
n lucky one to have so many friends
sure We are. Here. I'll show ye the
letter. There's no reason why
shouldn't. Ye will know Its writer,
probably. l do not"
SO saying he handed me this letter
Canterbury, VT,
"June 1.
Dear Sir.-I am interested I'm the
boy Barton Baynes. Good words about
him have been flying around like
pigeons. When school Is out / would
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"Take Purvis with you," he said.
HE can take care of the horses, and
as those back-country folk are little
lawless II will be just as well to have
witness with you. They tell me that
Purvis Is man of nerve and vigor,"
/ had drafted my letters for the day
and was about TO close my desk and
start on my journey when Louis La
tour came in and announced that he
had brought the wrlts from the judge
and was going with me.
II wouldn't miss it for thousand
dollars" he remarked. "By Jovel l
think Wen have "a bully time"
~ don't object to your going but
you must remember that am in COM
mand," said, little taken back, for
had no good opinion either Of his
prudence or his company.
"The judge told me that I could go
but that l should be under your Or
ders," he answered. "Pm not going to
be fool. I'm trying to establish a
reputation for good sense myself"
We got our dinners and set out soon
after one o'clock. had read the
deeds of the men we were to visit.
They were brothers and lived on ad
Joining farms with leases which COW
cred three hundred and fifty acres of
land. Their great-grandfather had
agreed to pay yearly rent forever of
sixty-two bushels of good, sweet, mer-
chantable, winter wheat, eight yearling
cattle and four sheep in good flesh and
sixteen fat hens, all to be delivered in
the city of Albany on the first day Of
January Of each year. So, feeling that
l was engaged in just cause, brave
Iy determined to serve the writs if
possible.
rode in silence, thinking of Sally
and Of those beautiful days now reced.
ing into the past and of my aunt and
uncle. I had written letter to them
every week and one or the other had
answered 1t. Between the lines l had
detected the note of loneliness. They
had told me the small news of the
countrysde. How narrow and mo.
notonous it all seemed to me then
Rodney Barnes had bought new
farm; John Axtell had been hurt In Q
runaway; my white mare had got a
SPAWN!
'1fcllO. miStCr!"
started ont of my reveries with a
lutte Jump of surprise. A big, rough
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A Big, Rough Dressed, Bearded Man
Stood In the Middle Of the Road
With a Gun on His Shoulder.

dressed. bearded man stood in the mid
die of the road with gun on his
shoulder.
"Where We goin'T'
"Up to the Van Heusen place."
"Where do ye hail from?"
"Cobleskill"
"On business for Judge WestbrookT p
EYES,"
"Writs to server"
"Yes," / answered with no thought
of my imprudence
"Say, young man, by hokey nettie |!
/ advise you to turn right around and
go back"
"Why?
"'Cause If We try to serve any writs
yell git into trouble"
That's interesting" answered. ~
am not seeking quarrel, but I do
want to see how the people feel about
the payment of their rents"
"Say mister, look down into that val
ley there" the stranger began. "See
all them hOuses-they're the little
houses o. the poor See how smooth
the land is? Who built them houses?
Who cleaned that land? Was it Mr..
Livingston? BY hokey nettie I guess
not. The men who live there built the
houses an cleaned the land. We amt
got nothin' else-not dollar! It's all
gone to the landlord. l am for the
men who made every rod o. that land
an who own not single rod of it.
Years an years ago king gave it to
man who never cut one tree or laid
one stone on another. The deeds say
that we must pay rent o. so many
bushels o wheat year but the land is
nc good for wheat, an amt been for
n hundred years. Why, We see, mis-
ter, n good many things have happened
in three hundred years. The land was
wlllin' to give wheat then an good
many folks was wlllin' to be slaves. BY
hokey nettie they had got used to 1t.
Kings an magistrates an slavery
didn't look so bad to em as they do
now. Our brains have changed-that's
what's the matter-same as the soil
has changed. We want to be free like
other folks in this country. America
has growed up around us but here w(
are livin' back In old Holland three
hundred years ago. 1t don't set goo(
We see lots o. people that don't haH
TO be slaves. They own their land aH'
they amt worked any harder than vh
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ing tne WneeiparroW.
Inc scnooImaster and his family
were fishing and camping upon tho
river, and so l lived at the senator's
house with Mrs. Wright and her moth.
er until he arrived. What a wonderful
house 1t was in my view! I was awed
by it's size and splendor, It's soft car
pets and shiny brass and mahogany.
Yet It was very simple.
I hoed the garden and cleaned its
paths and moved the dooryard and did
some painting in the house.
The senator returned to Canton that
evening on the Watertown stage. He
greeted me with a fatherly warmth
Again l felt that strong appeal TO my
eye in his broadcloth and fine linen
and beaver hat and In the splendid
dignity and courtesy of his manners.
1--WE had good reports Of you. Bart
md I'm very glad to see you" ne said
Il believe your own marks hov'
been excellent In the last year." l ven
tured.
Poorer than l could wish. The
teacher has been very kind to me-" he
laughed "What have you been study
ing?"
"Latn Q always mentioned the
Latin first), algebra, arithmetic. gram
mar, geography and history"
He asked about my aunt and uncle
and l told him of all that had befallen
US, save the one thing of which l had
spoken only with him and Sally.
81 shall go up to see them soon," he
said.
The people of the little village had
learned that he preferred to he let
alone when he had just returned over
the long. wearisome way from the
scene of his labors. So we had the
evening TO ourselves.
Mrs. Wright being weary after the
days work, went to bed early and, at
his request, l sat with the senator by
the fire for an hour or so. l have al
ways thought 1t lucky circumstance,
for he asked me to tell of my plans
and gave me advice and encourage
ment which have had marked effect
upon my career.
l remember telling him that / wished
to be lawyer and my reasons for it.
He told me that lawyer was either
pest or a servant of justice and that
his chief aim should be the promotion
Of peace and good will in his cOmmun-
ity. He promised to try and arrange
for my accommodation In his Office in
the autumn and meanwhile to lend me
some books to read while was at
home.
Before we go to bed let us have a
settlement" said the senator. "Will
you kindly sit down at the table there
and make up statement of all the
time you have given me?"
made out the statement very neat
ly and carefully and put 1t In his
hands.
"That Is we'll DONE" said he. 81 shall
wish you to stay until the day after to-
morrow, If you will. So you will please
add another day."
amended the statement and he paid
me the handsome sum of seven dollars.
I remember that after l went to my
room that night stitched up the open
Ing in my jacket pocket. which con-
tanned my wealth, with the needle and
thread which Aunt Deel had put in my
bundle, and slept with the jacket un-
der my mattress.
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CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read q sermon.
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SYNOPSIS.

Copyright, 1917, Irving Bacheller)
The Owosso times., 1919-04-18

CHAPTER JV-Silas Wright evinces
much interest In Barton, and sends a box
of books and magazines to the Baynes
home. The election of Slas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25
Boy Scout News

Over fifty boys have signed up
to go to Camp Winnie-Taska, the
big camp for Rock Island scouts.
This is for the first section alone.
The second section of the camp will
be taken up by a large number of
Rock Island boys and also some
boys from Galva if they plan to
come. The last section of the camp
will be~for the colored scouts of
the city and it is expected that they
viii have large number. Scout
master William Taylor is working
hard to have the majority of his
boys in camp for this last week.
All troops in the city are holding
their regular meetings in spite of
the fact that many scouts are out
of the city and the troops are small
at this season Of the year. Scout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25
PAINTERS LAUD
PLAN OF MAYOR
FOR ICE PLANT
Condemn Dealers on Charge That
They are Profiteering While
Babies of City Suffer.

The Rock Island Arsenal Paint
ers' Local union, No. 992. last night
went on record in condemnation OF
alleged prof1teering of ice dealers
and lauded Mayor Schriver in mis-
plans for a municipal ice plant and
public sale of army food.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the Rock Island ice
dealers have unjustly raised
the price of ice beyond all rea-
son and are using the so-calIed
shortage as a lame excuse IN
spite of the fact that other
cities similarly situated in pro-
duction have much lower ice
prices with fair profits to the
dealers, and
Whereas, thousands OF babies
and persons who are ill need
ice, but will be deprived of it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25
SOUTH PARK IS
TO RAISE FUND
FOR STRUCTURE
Fifteen Teams VIII Canvass Hill
Section Next Week, Beginning
on Sunday.

The South Park Presbyterian
church will begin a WEEKS cam
paign Sunday to raise $50, 900 for.an
addition TO its edifice at Thir-
teenth street and Fifteenth avenue.
All householders within a radius
of eight blocks of the church will be
visited next week by some one of
the Is canvassing committees which
will be charged with securing sub
scriptions. Directors of the CAM
pagn feel certain that the amount
viii be raised inasmueh as the need
for the money is due to the upbuiId-
ing of the hill section.
Conditions are such that more
room is needed in the church i'm
mediately. The addition, planned
for the south of the auditorium,
viii contain two large Sunday
school rooms and kitchen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25

masters in the city are doing spIen-
did work in holding their boys to-
gether and with a number of their
scouts getting additional training at
the summer camp they should have
some splendid troops this fall.
Sam Ryerson, j. F. Witter, W. A.
AIdrich, Oscar OhIweiIer, NJ. A.
Clevett and Scout Executive Berg
quist spent yesterday at Camp VIM
nie-Taska building the spillway for
the big dam which will make the
swimming hole for the scouts. The
dam will be fully completed tomor-
row and there will be two hours of
swimming each day of the camp
starting the first day. 1t has been
an immense task getting the dam
built and the scouts will appreciate
the swimming more than ever.
Mrs. j. F. Witter and Mrs. NJ z.
Sweeney also visited theNcamp site
and provided the men with eats at
supper time. The meal was eaten
in the new lodge which will be used
as mess hall for the scouts during
camp.
Troop No. 2 has a baseball game
scheduled for this evening at Res
ervoir park. Just who their oppo-
nents are is not known at head
quarters, but it is a certain fact
that this troop under Scoutmaster
Edward Nitche will give a good &C
count of themselves. Robert Pearce
is to, be the assistant scoutmaster
of this group.
----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25

by the knavery Of a few greedy
profiteers. Thefore, be it
Resolved, that the members
of local union No. 992, protest
and condemn the action of the
Rock Island ice dealers as il
legitimate and contemplate
proiteering, and ask all honest
people to join In condemnation
of the dealers, and be it furth-.
er
Resolved. that we approve OF
Mayor Schriver's. action in his
endeavor to secure a municipal
ice plant and his plan to secure
a carload of food from the gov
eminent to be sold in Rock Is
land, and that copies of this
resolution be sent to Mayor
Schriver, the ice dealers and
the newspapers.
GEORGE W. cox.
E. SCHMALZRIED.
10y BUSH.
Committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25
DANE SHIP LINE TO MEXICO.

Mexico City, June 25.-N. F.
Troncoso. Mexican charge d affairs
in Norway and Sweden, has inform
ed the government here that he has
arranged with a syndicate of Dan
ish capitalists to establish a steam
ship line between Denmark and
Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25

credited exports of e.405,73l tone,
with England taking 1S4,184 tons
and Chile leading South American
importers with 63o,8S6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-25
USE AL on MEXICO,S ON.

USE AID OF MEAICO7S OIL.
The United States took virtually
all the 1918 oil production of Mex
leo, about 100000 tons, according
TO published summaries credited to
the department of industry, COM
merce and labor To Uncle Sam is
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12
w)oDRow COMMUNITY

We had rather short summer Il
seems as It's getting 10 be fall again.
Mrs.. Boone, near Lubbock. visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Bevers last week.
Mr.. ". L. Mote was trading in Lub-
book Wednesday.
Most all Of Woodrow community
attended the program and dinner at
New Hope Sunday; all reported a
nice time
Miss Stella and Lucy Mote were
shopping in Lubbock last Thursday
Miss Hettie Morris spent Saturday
night with Mary Gill--"what time
she wasn't at the party"
A crowd Of young folks from this
community attended singing at Mr..
Richardson's Sunday night.
Mrs. J. VI Marcy and Mrs. A V.
McCarty were .shsaping in Lubbock
Wednesday
Mr. George Euban was in Lub-
Iheek Saturday.
OIL crowd Of / young people
went TO party Miss Estelle
Rhodes Of Union last Wednesday
night.
The ice cream upper at Mr.. Pen
dleton's Saturd, Anight was attended
by large GRO Of young folks
from Union, ew Hope, Slide and
Lubbock, hes IS all Of Woodrow.
everybody RI rted an excellent time
and we all BE- Mr. Pendleton won't
forget us a in sometime.
Miss Rub Marcy spent Sunday
night with Kettle Morris.
Miss VI IT, May Mcclure and Sar-
an Pcarce pent the night with Lucy
Mote Saturday
Miss Hs,te Morris was in Lub-
book Wednesday shopping.
Bro. Ross will preach at the school
house Sunday at / o'clock, and VIII
hold service at Joe Stokes school in
the afternoon and again here Sunday
night Everybody come a, 10 o'clock
SO We can have Sunday School
Some Of the Union and Woodrow
young folks gathered at Mr.. Pendie.
tons Sunday afternoon and sang and
ate ice cream. I'm sure they enjoy.
ed themselves immensely. although I
didn't huva IN. nt.aettra 80 hahn
present
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12
LUBBOCK WINS BASEBALL
cAME-SCORE 9 AND 4

Last Saturday evening when the
Littleheld baseball team played on
Lubbock grounds against the Lub-
book Athletic Club, they suffered a
defeat Of more than two to one.
Many people from Littleheld were
here to attend the game, but il was
not too well attended by the home
people Litileheld's team made the
following record Miller. L. f.. four
times to the bat. two outs and two
scores; Miller. 2nd b.. four outs /;
Shriner. p. four outs, Boone. II. f..
three outs. one score; Mathis, LIST b.,
four outs; Wright. c.. three outs. one
scroc; Staggus. Bird b.. four outs,
Steen. s s., four outs. Lubbock (:
Karr, l.. F., four outs, one score /;
Rouse 2nd b.. three outs. one score I;
Diamond. 3rd b.. three outs. one
score; belong. LIST b. two outs. three
scores; Single. c.. one out. two
scores; Conley. c. f.. four outs; Hall.
s. s., two outs. one score; Pillian. r.
f., three outs, one score; Hunt. r,
four outs; two errors, one on Hall.
one on Pillian. Lester Quinn. ump.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12
OIL AND GAS LEASES ON
LUBBOCK COUNTY LAND

A b Reeve has leased the follow.
ing acreage from Lubbock County
people for oil and gas development.
From W b. Copeland and wife, n
+. Ia Sec 81, Blk 90
b. W. Casey and wife. S. l-2 Sec
2. Blk. Dc
j. r. Holland and wife, n +. IL
Sec 40, Blk AK and y +. Ia Sec
2. Blk Dc
Nm. Hit ard wife, n. +. Ia, Sec
10 Blk B.
J. b Moore and wife, $. +. IA
Sec 4. Blk. Us.
r H. McCrummen and wife, \
i-2 Sec 81, BIZ Us.
W. l.. Altman and wife, S F. Ia
See 4. s f.. Ia Of y W Ia See 2
Blk is.
NJ. S. Goodpasture and wife, Sec.
3. nix. Us
- - NhNiAHh anu NiA's - i-~
Sec. g. Blk. AK. s. i-2, y. w Ia
and 20 acres Of n i-2 Of S w i-2
Sec. 90, Bin. A and n w IA. Sec.
30. Blk DIS.
p. W. and VI II. Strickland ~ +.
Ia Sec. ~ Blk is
lsham Tubbs and wife. y - Sec.
9 and S. W IA Sec. Biz Us.
J. w. Ellison and wife, +. ID Sec.
&c and Sec. 5S. Biz 20.
Lou and B. Gordon, S. -, Sec. 10
Blk. A.
X. l.. and VI. VI. Johnson. Sec. 3,
Blk d. and Sec. and 3. Blk. D.
f. l.. McCrummen. l23 acres s. +.
Ia Sec. 10 Biz. Us. and 90 A. S. Z.
Ia Sec. 3. Blk. is.
J. II. Reiger and wife, Sec. 80, Biz
20.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

|. H. Simpson received word he
first of the week, stating that Louie
and Oscar Medford, who are his
wife's brothers. would land in New
York about Monday OF Tuesday. They
will NO from there TO Camp Bowie
where they viii receive their dis
charge. The boys will accompany
Mrs. Simpson from her parents home
near NJ. Worth here,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12
SWEET POTATO PLANTS

Nancy Hall. Porto Rico, Pumpkin
Yam. Southern Queen; Postpaid, 500
Si.75. 1000 SsOo. by express 5000
$1,000. 10000 s2S5o. 10000 sac.
cash with order. Wire for quantity
prices Prompt &rvice, full count,
careful pack. Liberty Plant Com.
pany. Crystal Gig, Texas. ls2
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

w. Donald and family Of Slaton,
were visitors in Lubbock last Friday
afternoon. They came up in their
auto returning the same afternoon.
MIR. Donald is editor Of the Slatonite
at Slaton and was visitor in oer Of
fee while in town.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

W. r. rhaSton left last Saturday
morning for German where he viii
spend few days looking after his
oil interest. Mr., Thaxton has bought
royalties on some land there which Is
having a well put down, and word
reached him that they were expecting
to bring the we'll in soon,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

10 you get up a, night? SANoL
Is surely the hest for all kidney. or
bladder troubles SAN0L .gives re.
lief in "a hours from al bsckaehe and
bladder troubles. SAN0I Is a GUAR
ANrEED REMEDY soc and $500
bottle at the drug store, s-52
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

W. r. Buchanan and neighbor,
Mr.. Boyd. were here Saturday from
Petersburg. and report conditions
very promising in that section.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

". n. Mllliken Of Lynn County
was here the latter part Of the week
attending the bedside 81 his sister,
Mrs, katherine I.oglns Of Wilson,
who has been ~ IN local sanllaFiam
for several weeks Mw l.eElns AN,
dsFwsnl an operation only few days
hack and Il improving fast
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

II docs tHa work, use SANOL
ECZEMA Rh12EDY to 1t rid Of those
Black HMs. sPimples. or Rough
Bumpy Skin. eave skin smooth.
Cures any - Of Eczema. Is pleas.
ant q. ~ 4 trial vii lconvince you,
5oc'xNd Si00 at the drug store. S.52
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

Ross Renfro and family were in
town last Saturday. trading and visit.
ing with aequaintanees.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

Allss lisg,ha Fsilen u Rails vhe
hes hssn hers seyeFal days VISITING
k..h NJ III. ngeen n.A s.layaea
hems'
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12

W. l.. Barnes left Saturday morn
ing for Temple and San Antonio for
short business visit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-12
Do a Jey.W aIksr,
"oeis.h" for Germs
SDrops, 8 Seconds - Corn Il Doomed

When you almost die with your
shoes on and eorns make you almost
the pain. take q vacation for q min
ute or two ana apply or ! drops