Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER. I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
Is taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on q farm on
!.sI !K.attieroad in neighborhood called LicI,-
1tySpllt. 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 1T-Barton mee,s r.vvl,s
Kate. !se. 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 Ranroad and death eau on the gallows for Amos
Barton runs away, intending to make his
home with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches
tn the village Of Canton and falls into q
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 at.
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER III-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 q box
OF books and magazines to the Baynes
nome; The election of Silas Wright to
,tsEL CHAPTER Pr Y-When Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware Of the ex-
1seence ea: o, OF a wonderful and mysterious
how. through his possession of that e Won n:
derful thing Grimshaw is the most power
fui and greatly dreaded man in the COM
1aha 1mnn'ty, mos most of the settlers being in his
MIR. Wright leaves 4 note in a sealed en-
yelope,. which Barton is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
MATTER Wharton is asked to
fn fnrlve v ] a load to mill. arrives safely, but
the get naDle nto the to sfcb sfs the road
Bheed Bda OF the wagon is broken. Uncle
Ieanody a manages to get together
an extension. ~ o"'Hii
CHAPTER VII.
My Third Peril.
tN1r. Purvis" took his pay in salts
and stayed with us until my first great
adventure cut him off. 1t came one
July day when I was in my sixteenth
year. He behaved badly, and I, as any
normal boy would have done who had
had my schooling in the candle light.
We had kept Grimshaw from our door
by paying interest and the sum of $50
on the principal. 1t had been hard
work to live comfortably and carry the
burden of debt. Again Grimshaw had
begun to press us. My uncle wanted
to get his paper and learn, if possible,
when the senator was expected in
Canton.
So he gave me permission to ride
with Puryis to the post office-a dis
tance of three miles-to get the mail.
Purvis rode in our only saddle and /
bareback, on handsome white flly
which my uncle had given me soon
after she was foaled. / had fed and
petted and broken and groomed her
and she had grown so fond of me that
my Whistled call would bring her gal
loping from the remotest reaches of
the pasture. l had named her Sally
because that was the only name which
seemed to express my fondness.
'Mr. Purvis" was not an experienced
rider. My filly led him at swift gal
lop over the hills, and I heard many
q muttered complaint behind me, but
she liked a free head when we took
the road together, and I let her have
her way.
Coming back we fell in with another
rider who had been resting at Seaver's
little tavern through the heat of the