The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-06-12


uyspHt, about the year 1926. Barton meets
sally Dunkelberg. about his own age, but
socially OF class above the Bayneses.
and is fascinated by the pretty face
CHAPTER If-Barton meets Rowing
Kate. known In the neighborhood as the
silent woman" Amos Grimshaw, young
eon OF the richest man In the township,
u visitor at the haynes home, and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes OF the two
boys. predicting bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gailows 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
he Is found by sllas Wright. Jr., promi-
pent man In public affairs. who, knowing
Peabody Baypes, takes Barton home af-
Ter buying him new clothes
CHAPTER rrf-Barton and his uncle
end aunt visit Canton and hear sllas
Wright read n sermon.
CHAPTER Iv-snas Wright evinces
much Interest In Barton. and sends a box
pr books and magazines 90 the Baynes
home. The election OF 6ilas Wright TO
the United States senate In announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton Is twelve
years old he becomes aware OF the ex-
tstence OF a wonderful and mysterious
power known ms Money" and learns
how. through his possession of that won
derfui 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 n note in a sealed en-
Nelope. which Barton In TO read on the
nrst night when he leaves home TO at
tend school
CHAPTER Wharton Is asked to
Drive a load to mill. arrives safely. but
IN a snowstorm. unable 60 see the road
the horses get into the ditch and a
Peabody manages 60 get together
enough 20 satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension
CHAPTER vIr-Now In HIS sixteenth
year Barton accompanies mr.. Puryls"
the hired man. 10 the postofnce at Cam
ton On the way they meet n rider. and
up sy w tSss ss r bSey .s a..
the highwayman's demand OF Your
money or your life" Purvis runs away.
shile the stranger draws a pistol but be,
kills him. Bartons 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 on at once. but not until Barton
bad noted that his gun stock was broken
In peculiar manner. Search OF the
peighborhood for the rohber Is unavailing
and the stranger Il buried
CHAPTER vIII-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Hacket's school Amos
orinshaw IL 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.
capes
CHAPTER xT-uncle Peabody. Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas. 'Old Kate" is one OF The party.
CHAPTER xII-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their troth.
CHAPTER XIII-old Hates silent but
pnrelenting pursuit OF Old Ben Grimshaw
has Its effect. and goaded beyond endur-
ance. Grimshaw dies as the silent Wom-
an" points at him.
CHAPTER XTv-Barton gets a letter
from Rowing Kate" which heartens him
immensely. although at the time he
doesn't understand II.
CHAPTER Xv-Barton moves from
boyhood into manhood. and chooses his
own road.
CHAPTER XvI-He meets the mother
Of silas Wright and learns the story OF
Kate Fullerton. Wandering Kate"
CHAPTER XvII-Into a long way Bar
ton starts. and with the senator gets an
insight into the real things OF life.
CHAPTER xvIII-Barton becomes
Senator Wrights private secretary in
Washington and helps make history.
He Journeys to the old pine tree 20
claim his bride according TO the troth
they plighted in their school days.
I am near the end. I rode back 10
Baltimore that forenoon. They had
nominated Mr.. Polk OF Tennessee for
president and Sllas Wright for vice
president. the latter by reclamation. l
knew that Wright would decline the
honor, as he did.
/ hurried northward 10 keep my ap-
pointment with Sally. The boats were
slowed by fog. At Albany was a day
behind my schedule. / should have
only an hours leeway II the boats on
the upper lakes and the stage from
Plattsburg were on time. l feared TO
trust them. So / caught the west
bound train and reached Utica three
hours late. There bought good
horse and his saddle and bride and
hurried up the north road. When he
was near spent traded him for a well.
knit Morgan mare up In the little vii.
lage OF Sandy Greek. oh. knew a
good horse as well as the next man
and a better one than she l never
owned-never. l was back in my sad
die at six In the afternoon and stopped
for feed and an hours rest at nine and
rode on through the night. / reached
the hamlet OF Richville soon after day
break and put out for rest OF two
hours. l could take II easy then. Al
seven o'clock the mare and l started
again. well fed and eager to go on.
II was a summer morning that short
ems the road-even that OF the young
lover. Its air was sweet with the
breath OF the meadows. The daisies
and the clover and the corpnoweSs