Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Barton BayneR orphan,
10 taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
lBaynes, and his Aunt Deel on a farm on
Rattleroad in a neighborhood called Lick
1ysplft about the year 1926. Barton meets
Sally Dunkelberg, about his own age, but
sociRlly of a class above the Bayneses
and is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing
Kate, known In the neighborhood as the
Silent Woman" Amos GrimshaW, young
son OF the richest man in the township,
10 q visitor at the Baynes home, and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes of the two
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ION and death on the gallows for Amos.
ReproYed 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
Eteep of exhaustion on a porch. There
he Is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi-
gent man in public affairs, who, knowing
Peabody Baynes, takes Barton home ar
Der buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER IIr-Barton and his uncle
snd aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read a sermon.
CHAPTER IV-silas Wright evinces
much interest In Barton. and sends a box
~ books and magazines to the Baynes
home The election of Silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER v-When Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware of the ex-
istence of a wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how, through his possession of that won
oerful thing GrimshaW is the most power
3pl and greatly dreaded man in the com
E1unity, most of the settlers being in his
debt After a visit to the Baynes home
mE, Wright leaves a note in a sealed en-
yeiope, which Barton Is to read on the
nrst night when he leaves home to at
send school
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
srive load to mill, arrives safely, but
IN snowstorm, unable to see the road,
wheel of the wagon is broken. Uncle
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER vIT-Now in his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies MIR. Purvis,"
me hired man, to the postoffce at Can
on. On the way they meet a rider. and
1oe three journey together. They are
AeId up by man with a gun who makes
the highwayman's demand of Your
money or your life" Purvis runs away.
while the stranger draws a pistol, but be-
iore he can use it the rObber shoots and
Kills him. Barton's 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 a peculiar manner. Search of the
neighborhood for the robber is unavailing
and the stranger is buried.
CHAPTER VIIT-Barton leaves home to
attend Michael Jackets school. Amos
tirlmshaw is arrested charged with the
EUTQer of the stranger,
CHAPTER IX-Grimshaw seeks to
bride Barton to be silent about his
Eounding the murderer of the man killed
% the road. The offer is spurned
CHAPTER X-Emissaries of Ben Grim
shaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse
lie is warned by Silent Kate" and es-
eapes.
CHAPTER XI-Uncle Peabody. Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christi
mas. ''Old Kate" is one of the party.