The citizen., 1919-05-01
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Sally Dunkeibers, about his own age, but
socially Of a class above the Bayneses.
ana nne clothes
CHAPTER Ir-Barton meets Rowing
Kate. known In the neighborhood as the
silent woman" Amos 0rimshaw. young
son OF the richest man In the township,
e . visitor at the Baynes home, and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes OF the two
poyp, predicting q bright future for Bar
Reproved for an act OF boyish mischief
Barton runs away intending 70 make his
home with the Dunkeibsgs He reaches
the village of Canton And falls into a
he 4 found by silas Wright. Jr., promI.
mont man IN public afYairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynss, takes Barton home az
ssr buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER ITr-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear silas
Wright read . sermon
CHAPTER Iv-silas Wright evinces
much interest In Barton. and sends a box
Qf books and magazines TO the Baynes
home. The election of silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton 10 twelve
Istsnce of a Wonderfui and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how. through his possession OF that won-
derful thing Urimshaw In the most power
fui and greatly dreaded man In the CON-
munity. most OF the settlers being IN his
debt After q visit 10 the Baynes home
Mr.. Wright leaves a note In q sealed en-
nrst night when he leaves home 10 at
tend school
CHAPTER Wharton IL asked to
drive q load to mill arrives safely. but
In A. a
the horses get into the ditch and
Wheel OF the wagon is broken Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy orimshaw and obtain
CHAPTER vrr-Now In his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies "Mr. Purvis,"
the hired man. TO the postofnce at Can
the three journey together. They are
held up by a man with a gun. Who makes
the highwayman's demand OF "Your
%Snisy S,i ,s or your lfe;r rurvis % runs away.
fore he can use II the robber shoots and
kills him. Barton's horse throws him
ana runs away. As the murderer bends
which he observes wounds the thief, who
makes on at once, but not until Barton
bad noted that his gun stock was broken
psiehborhood for the robbsr is unsvailins
and the stranger In buried
CHAPTER vIII-Barton leaves home to
estend Michael Hacket's school Amos
murder Of the stranger.
CHAPTER Ix-0rimshaw seeks to
orios Barton to be silent about his
woundinG the murderer OF the man killed
On the road Tho offer is spurned
CHAPTER x-Emissaries OF Ben Grim
ehaw seek TO kidnap Barton, or do worse.
He 10 warned By Silent Kats." and e.
cApes
CHAPTER xf-Uncis Peabody, Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas. ''oid Kate" Ia one Of ths party.
CHAPTER xI-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER xIII-old Kats's silent but
has its effect and soadsd beyond sndur-
ance. 0rimshaw dies as the Silent Wom-
an" points at him.
What a serious matter II seemed to
me theni remember that II gave
Time rather slow foot. wrote the
words very neatly and plainly on a
sheet Of paper and mailed II to Mrs.
Dunkelberg. wondered II Sally would
stand Arm. and longed to know the
secrets Of the future. More than ever
I was resolved to be the principal wit
ness In some great matter. as my
friend In Ashery lane had put II.
I was eight months with Wright q
Baldwin when i was offered a clerk
ship in the ofiice Of Judge Westbrook.
at Cobleskill. In Schoharie county. at
two hundred a year and my board. I
knew not then just how the offer had
come. but knew that the senator must
have recommended me. ! know now
that he wanted a reliable witness Of
the rent troubles which were growing
acute In Schoharie. Delaware and Co
lumbia counties.
II was a trial to 60 so far from
home. as Aunt Deel put It. but both my
aunt and uncle agreed that II was 'for
the best"
How II wrung my heart. when Mr..
Purvis and got into the stage Mt Can
ton. TO see my aunt and uncle standing
by the front wheel looking up at me.
How old and lonely and forlorn they
looked Aunt Deel had her purse In
her hand. l remember how she took a
dollar out Of It'll suppose 1t was the
only dollar she had-and looked at It
\ moment and then handed II up to
me.
"You better take IT," she said. "Tm
'fraid you won't have enough"
How her hand and lips trembledi ]
have always kept that dollar.
i Icouldn't see them as we drove away.
The Judge received me kindly and
gave Purvis a Job In his garden. i
was able TO take his dictation In sound
hand and spent most OF my time In
taking down contracts and correspond
ence and drafting them into proper
form, which had the knack OF doing
rather neatly. l was impressed by the
Of certain towns In the
neighborhood. and there were some
temptations In my way. Many people,