Connecticut western news., 1919-03-27

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes orphan,
a. taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
%Mvnes, and his Aunt Deel on farm on
Xtaftieroad In neighbolr 9no called LICK,
%ENRY Dunkelberg, about his own age, but
sscx1ally of a class above the Bayneses,
aS@ Ia fascinated by the pretty face
GssA& Ane clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing
KAfe, known in the neighborhood as the
s9t1ant Woman" Amos Grimshaw, young
19sR or the richest man, in the township,
- u visitor at the Baynes home, and
&rvHng Kate tells the fortunes of the two
bUy@, predicting a bright future for Bar
AeEn and death on the galloWs for Amos.
%~SGoyed for an act of boyish mischief
fk@Tt0n runs away intending to make his
Mamso with the Dunllclbergs. He reaches
ass@ village of Canton and falls into a
m6GopN Of exhaustion on a porch. There
"a f. found by Silas Wright. Jr., promi-
ssenM man in public affairs. who, knowing
WSMHody Baynes, takes Barton home af-
Ar buying him new clothes
gHAHTER III-Barton and his uncle
0ga cunt visit Canton and. hear Silas
H1nsght read a sermon.
CHAPTER Jv-Silas Wright evinces
yastcn interest in Barton, and sends a box
&c books and magazines to the Baynes
szks United States senate is announced
CHAPTER v-When Barton is twelve
E@aEa old he becomes aware of the ex-
FanEe~ known as Money" and learns
&nsws through his possession of that won
&mCeui thing Grimshaw Is the most power
- aud greatly dreaded man in the COM
&ru1ylty, most of the settlers being in his
4nfM. After a visit to the Baynes home
-. Wright leaves a note in sealed en-
rTNx rrrn1o paV ION fc tn I.
eE% night when he leaves home to at
wMad school
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
4kfwA q load to mill, arrives safely, but
a snpwstorm, unable to see the road,
Nm noises get into the ditch and
Skcrl OF the wagon is broken. Uncle
/. ssnsn 81 aatisfy arimsha" and obtain
AR T. FEB vIImMog in his sIstssnth
fhe hired man, to the postoffice at Can
Nn.~SOn the way they meet rider. and
IA uH BY a man with a gun who makes
nhg highwayman's demand of "Your
aneE or your life." Purvis runs away,
- hs can use it the he" rob 5 si shoots ITS and
A41H him. Bartor's horse throws him
,Snd rups away. AS the murderer bends
He Wou1ds te thief s1 Whe
Ml64 on At once, but not until Barton
- uceed that his gun stock was broken
- peDuIiar manner. Search OF the
sn13hbofhood for the robber Is unavailing
1nad the stranger is buried.
GxzARTER Ix-Grimshaw seeks to
lsssing the murderer of the man killed
cha road. The offer is spurned.
CEEAPTER x-Emissaries of Ben Grim
Ax> Id DAAA 0w> - a.
@ warned by "silent Kate" and es-
.&HAPTER xI-Uncle Peabody, Aunt
and the neighbors celebrated Christ
-. "Old Kate" is one Of the party.
CHATTER xII-Barton ana Sally Dun
nuflerg formally pleIige their trotE.
kCHAPTER xIII-old Kate's silent but
ifs snd OF 9ad Ben
9nca, Grimshaw dies as the "Silent WON
- points at him.
wAPTER x1v-Barton gets a letter
Assssdt understand it.
CHAPTER xv-Barton moves from
es0hood into manhood. and chooses his
0Hmm road,
CHAPTER xvI-He meets the mother
- SstIas Wright and learns the stc-- :
KnsAs Fullerton ''yI-.-..---.I+.rsng KATE"
EnAPTER XVII-Into q long way Bar
nm starts, and with the senator gets an
nn1saht into the real things of life.
CHAPTER xVIIT-Barton becomes
Exmator Wrights private secretary in
Washington and helps make history
kEn journeys to the old pine tree to
4tsafTn his bride according to the troth
eAey plighted in their school days.