The Owosso times., 1919-04-18

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Is taken to live with his uncle. Peabody
Baynes. and his Aunt Deel on a farm on
Rattleroad In a neighborhood called Lick
'ltysplit, 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.
is a visitor at the Baynes home. and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes OF the two
boys, predicting bright future for Bar
ton and death ON the gallows for Amos.
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 porch. There
he is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi-
nent man in public affairs. who. knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home af-
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read sermon.
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.
years old he becomes aware of the ex-
istence of a wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how, through his possession of that won
derfnl thing Grimshaw is the most power
ful and greatly dreaded man in the COM
munity, most of the settlers being In his
debt. After a visit TO the. Baynes home
Mr.. Wright leaves q note in 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 a
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
year Barton accompanies "Mr. Purvis."
the hired man, TO the postoffice at Can
ron. On the way they meet q rider, and
the three journey together. They are
held up by man with gun, who makes
the highwayman's demand of "Your
money or your life." Purvis runs away,
fore he can use it the robber shoots and
kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away. AS the murderer bends
which he thS tSs tone
makes OF at once. but not until Barton
had noted that his gun stock was broken
III II peCuudr TlanIer. search oil the
neighborhood for the robber Is unavaiIing
and the stranger Is buried.
CHAPTER VIII-Barton leaves home 10
attend Michael Hacket's school. Amos
Grimshaw is arrested charged with the
murder Of the stranger.
CHAPTER X-Emissaries of Ben Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse
He Is warned by "Silent Kate" and es-
capeS,
CHAPTER XI-Uncle Peaho'g. Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrate. Christ
mas. "Old Kate" Is one Of the party
CHAPTER Ix--Grimshaw seeks TO
oribe Barton to be silent about his
wounding the murderer of the man killed
on the road. The offer Is spurned.
CHAPTER XII-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER xIII-Old Kate's silent but
gnreienting pursuit of Old Ben Grimshaw
has its effect, and goaded beyond endur-
ance. Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom-
an" points at him.