The citizen., 1919-06-05
SYNOPSIS.

and is fascinated by the pretty face
and nne clothes
CHAPTER r-Barton meets Rowing
Kate. known In the neighborhood as the
Silent woman" Amos Grimshaw, young
son OF the richest man In the township,
hos,n visitor az The Baynes home. and
boys, predicting a bright future for Bar
ton and death on the gallows for Amos.
Heproved for an act OF boyish mischief
Barton runs away. intending TO make his
home with the Dunkelberga He reaches
the village OF Canton and falls into a
sleep Of exhaustion on a porch. There
he is found by silas Wright, Jr., promi-
Peabody Baynes. takes Barton homo az
ter buying him new clothes
CHAPTER rrr-Barton and his uncle
end aunt visit Canton and hear silas
Wright read q sermon
CHAPTER Tv-silas Wright evinces
much Interest In Barton, and sends n box
9f books and magazines 10 the haynes
home The election OF Sias Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton n twelve
years old he becomes aware OF the ex-
tstence of wonderful and mysterious
power known ms Money" and learns
how. through his possession of that won-
derful thing Grimshaw In the most power
ful and greatly dreaded man In the COM
debt After a y visit 10 'tth the BSynss % X home me-
ssiops. which % barton To % read ss"tsa on the the
nrst night when he leaves home 10 at
tend school
CHAPTER Wharton II asked TO
9rive load TO mill. arrives safely, but
In snowstorm. unable 20 see the road.
the horses get into the ditch and
of "a Ia
Peabody manages 20 get together
enough 60 satisfy Orimshaw and obtain
an extension
CHAPTER vII-Now IN his. sixteenth
year Barton accompanies "Mr Purvis."
the hired man. 10 the postoffice At Cam
ton On the way they meet a rider. and
held up by a man with a gun. who makes
the highwayman's demand OF Your
money or your life" Purvis runs away.
yhlle the stranger draws a pistol. but be:
fore he can use Il the robber shoots and
kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away As the murderer bends
over the stranger Barton throws stone
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 Ia buried
CHAPTER vIiI-Barton leaves home 10
attend Michael Hackets school Amos
orimshaw Is arrested charged with the
murder OF the stranger.
CHAPTER IX-Grimshaw seeks to
bribe Barton 20 be silent about his
wounding the murderer OF the man killed
on the road The offer Is spurned
CHAPTER X-Emissaries OF Ben Grim
vhaw seek 10 kidnap Barton, or do worse.
He 10 warned by silent Kate" and es-
capes
CHAPTER xI-Uncie Peabody. Aunt
Deel and the neighbors celebrated Christ
mas "old Kate" is ono OF the party.
CHAPTER xrI-Barton and Sally Dun
kelberg formally pledge their toth.
CHAPTER xIII-old Kate's silent but
has its effect and soaded beyond endur-
ance. Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom-
an" points at him
from Rowing Kate" which heartens him
Immensely. although at the time he
doesn't understand II.
boyhood into manhood. and chooses his
own road.
CHAPTER XvI-He meets the mother
q silas wrsht snd Learns 'hs Ks, story OF
CHAPTER XvIT-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.
claim his bride according TO the troth
they plighted In their school days.
had less than six months 10 walt
for that day appointed by Sally. l had
no doubt that she would be true 20 me.
! had had my days Of fear and depres-
sion. but always my sublime faith In
her came back In good time.
Oh. yes, indeed. Washington was a
fair OF beauty and gallantry those
days. saw II all. ] have spent many
years In the capital. and ! tell you the
girls OF that time had manners and
knew how TO wear their clothes. but
again the magic Of old memories kept
my lady on her throne. There 'was
one OF them-just one OF those others
who, I sometimes thought, was almost
as graceful and charming and noble
hearted as Sally. and she liked me,
know. but the ideal OF my youth
glowed In the light OF the early morn
ing. so TO speak. and was brighter than
all others. Above all. i had given my
word TO Sally. and-well. you know,
the old-time Yankee OF good stock was
fairly steadfast. whatever else may
be said OF him-often a little too
steadfast, as were Ben Grimshaw and
Squire Fullerton.
The senator and went calling that
New Years day. We saw all the
great people and some Of them were
more cheerful than they had a right
to be- II was a weakness Of the time
I shall not 60 into details for fear OF
wandering too far from my main road
Let me step aside q moment to say,
however. that there were two clouds
In tina sky of tbs Wsahington society