Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-06-26
IRVINE hAEf1ELLEl
SYNOPSIS.
AUTHOR or
EBEN HOLDEN. DRl AND !. Darrell OF THE BLESSED ISLES.
KEEPING IUP WITH LIZZIE. ETC, ETC

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER barton Baynes, orphan,
Baynes, a n MS his Aunt Alln D. l1 on a fen'o on
Rattleroad in a neighborhood called Licx,-
ityspht, about the year 1926. Barton meets
sally Dunkelberg, about hts W age, but
socially of a class above h Bayneses,
and Is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton me-,s r.vv,ns
Kate, known in the neighborhood as the
son Of the richest man in the township;
* q visitor at the Baynes home, and
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gallows for Amos:
Reproved for an act of boyish mischief
home with the Dunkelbergs. He, reaches
the village of Canton and falls into a
sleep Of exhaustion on a porch. There
nent man in public affairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home at
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER 1I1-Barton and his uncle
n aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read a m
CHAPTER IV-silas Wright evinces
much interest in Barton, and sends a box
home. The election Of Silas Wright to
the United States senate Is announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton is twelve
astence of a wonderful and mysterious
power known. as Money" n learns
now; through g his possession Of that won
full 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 IoQvoo a n0fo in n cooIa1 an
yelope,. which Barton Is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
drive a load to mill. arrives safely. but
An a snowstorm, unable to see the road,
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER v1I-Nc- =: MS sixteenth
year Barton accompanies Mr.. Puryis,"
ton. On the way they meet a rider, and
held up by a man with a gun, who makes
money or FOUR life." Purvis runs away,
while the stranger draws a pistol. but be-
fore he can use 1t the robber shoots and
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
had noted that his gun stock was broken
in a peculiar manner. Search of the
neighborhood for the robber is unavailing
and the stranger Is buried.
CHAPTER VII1-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Hacket's school. Amos
Grimshaw Is arrested charged with the
murder of the stranger.
CHAPTER Ix-Grimshaw seeks tt
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.
shaw seek to kidnap Barton or do worse
He is warned by ''Silent Kate" and es
capes. "
CHAPTER xI-Uncle Peabody. Ann,
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas. "Old Kate" is one Of the party.
CHAPTER x1I-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER xIII-old Hates silent bu
unrelenting pursuit of Old Ben GrimshaW
has it's effect, and goaded beyond endur
ance, Grimshaw dies as the "Silent Won
an" points at him..
CHAPTER XIV-Barton gets a lettel
from Rowing Kate which heartens hin
immensely, although at the time h
doesn't understand it.
CHAPTER Xv-Barton moves from
boyhood into manhood, and chooses hi
own road.
CHAPTER XVI.