The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-17
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CHAfTEH I-Barton BayneA orphan,
~ taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes. and his Aunt Deel on farm on
Rattleroad In a neishborhood called Lick
uysplit, about the year is2e Barton meets
Sally Dunkelbers. about his own age. but
socially Of q class above the Bayneses.
and " fascinated by the pretty face
and nne clothes.
CHAPTER n-Bsrton meets Rowing
Kate, known In the neighborhood as the
silent Woman" Amos Grimshaw, young
son OF the richest man In the township,
u visitor at the Baynes home, and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes OF the two
boys. predicting bright future for Bar
ton and death on tho gallows for Amos.
Reproved for an act Of boyish mischief
Barton runs away. intending to make his
home with the Dunkelbergs. lie reaches
the village OF Canton and falls into a
sleep OF exhaustion on n porch. There
he Is found by silas Wright. Jr., promi-
nent man IN public Affairs. who. knowing
Peabody Baynes. takes Barton home az
ter buying him new clothes
CHAPTER IrI-Barton and hts uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read q sermon
CHAPTER Iv-snas Wright evinces
much interest In Barton, and sends "A box
OF books and magazines 20 the haynes
home. The election OF silas Wright to
the United States senate IL announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton r. twelve
years old he becomes aware OF the ex-
istence OF wonderful and mysterious
power known rs Money" and learns
how, through HIS possession OF that won
derful thing Grimshaw ts the most power
ful snd greatly dreaded man in the COM
Hm .,,y most OF ne settlers being n his
Mr.. Wright leaves n note In a sealed en-
velope which Barton Is TO read on the
nrst night when he leaves home TO at
tend school
CHAPTER Wharton II asked to
drive a load 10 mill. arrives safely. but
In snowstorm. unable 20 see the road.
wheel OF the wagon II broken. Uncle
Peabody manages TO get together
enough TO satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER vIf-Now IN his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies Mr.. Purvis"
the hired man. 10 the postoffce at Cam
ton. On the way they meet a rider. and
held up by a man with a gun. who makes
the highwayman's demand OF your
money or your life" Purvis runs away.
fore he can use IL the robber shoots and
Kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away. As the murderer bends
over the stranger Barton throws stone
which he observes wounds the thief, who
makes OF at once, but not until Barton
bad noted that his gun stock was broken
In peculiar manner. Search OF the
neighborhood for, the robbor Is unavailing
and the stranger Is buried
CHAPTER VIII Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Jackets school Amos
Grimshaw II arrested charged with the
murder Of the stranger.
CHAPTER IX-Grimshaw seeks TO
bride Barton TO be silent about his
wounding the murderer of the man killed
on the road. The offer Is spurned-
CHAPTER x-Emissaries OF Ben Grim
lhaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse
He Is warned by silent Kata" and o.
capes.
CHAPTER xI-Uncle Peabody. Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas. "old Kate" Is one OF the party.
Having nothing 20 do one afternoon,
I walked out on the road toward Og-
densburg for n look st the woods ana
fields. Soon thought that heard the
sound OF galloping hoofs behind me.
i looked back and ! saw Sally round
ing the turn by the river and coming
toward me at full speed. the name OF
her pony flying back TO her face. She
pulled up beside me just as l had
imagined she would do.
Bart, l hate somebody terribly
said she.
"Whom7"
"a man who is coming to our house
on the stage today. Granny Barnes Is
a ying to get up a mitch between u.s.
Father says he is rich and hopes he
will want TO marry me. l got mad
about Il. He is four years older than
am. Isn't that awfulf am going to
be lust as mean and hateful to him az
! can"
81 guess they're only fooling you"
said.
mo, they mean It. l have heard
them talking II over.
"He cannot marry YOU"
"whyT
II seemed to me that the time had
come for me 20 speak out. and with
burning cheeks l said:
"Because l think that God has mar
ried you to me already. Do you re
member when we kissed each other
BY the wheat field one day last sum
msrr
yes"
We had faced about and were walk
Ing back toward Canton. l close by the
pony's side.
"May kiss you againT"
She stopped the pony and leaned
toward me and our lips met In kiss
the thought of which makes me lay
down my pen and bow my head mo
ment while l think with reverence OF
that pure. sweet spring OF memory In
whose waters ! love to wash my
spirit.
II guess God has married us again.
I declared.
II knew that you were walking on
this road and l had TO see YOU" SAID
she. people have been saying sucf
terrible things"
"whatr'
They say your uncle found III,