Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
As taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes and his Aunt Deel on farm on
Rattleroad In neighborhood called Lick
1tysplit, about the year 1926. Barton meets
Sally Dunkelberg, about his own age, but
socially of a class above the Bayneses,
and is fascinated by the pretty face
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
- a 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 galows 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 a porch There
he Is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi-
pent man in public affairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home af-
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER v-Wllen Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware OF the ex-
tstenCe of a wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how, through his possession of that wOn-
derful thing Grlmshaw is the most power
Tul and greatly dreaded man in the COM
munity. 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 snowstorm, unable to see the road
the horses get into the ditch and
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER vTT-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 gun, who makes
money or your life" Purvis runs away
while the stranger draws a 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 off at once, but not until Barton
bad noted that his gun stock was broken
IN q peculiar manner Search of the
neighborhood for the robber is unavailing
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VITT-Barton leaves home to
dtlSHu MiCIldel ftdCkGCS SCnOOI. Amos
Grimshaw Is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
CHAPTER IX-Grimshaw seeks to
bride Barton to be silent about his
Woundlng the nCro.rer Of the man killed
on the road. The offer is spurned
CHAPTER X-Trissaries of Ben Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton or do worse
lie Is warned ~ Silent Kate" and es-
capeS
CHAPTER XI-Uncle Peabody, Aunt
Deel and the nei%hbOrs celebrated Christ
mas. odd Kate" is one of the party
CHAPTER XTT-Rarton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth
CHAPTER Killed. Hates silent but
unrelenting pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw
has its effect, and goaded beyond endur-
ance, Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom-
an" points at him.
CHAPTER XIV-Barton gets a letter
from Rowing Kate" which heartens him
immensely. although at the time he
doesn't understand it.
CHAPTER XV-Rarton moves from
boyhood into manhood, and chooses his
own road
CHAPTER XVI-Fe meets the mother
of Silas Wright, and learns the story of
Kate Fullerton, Wandering Kate"
CHAPTER XVII.