The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-03
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Earton Baynes, orphan, ia taken to live with his uncle. Peabody Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on q farm on Rattleroad in a nCishborhooq c9IIeo LacA- itysplt, about the year iSza Sa[ton aiseSS n,,S socially of a claNs above the Bayneses, and Is fascinated by the pretty race and fine clothes.
 CHAPTER IT. Barton meets RoVihs KSfs known in the neighborhood as the saSIisnt Woman = Amos Grlmshaw, young son of the richest man in the township, Is O visitor at the Baynes home. ana Rowing Kate tells the ISrtunss or cne r' smo fo3 snd death csn the gallows for Amos: SsnroySad Tor an act of boyish mischief Barton runs away. intsnalns t9 make ms home with the DunkeloersS' , ne rSScleS sta siSsn oS exhaui ton on a porch. Tnere ns,t ,nsn in nuplic affairs, who, knowing Peabody Baynesl, taxes Barton AoIle aA- ter buying him new ciotheS
 CHAPTER ITI-Barton and his uncle and aunt visit canton anu near SHAS WrIght read a sermon.
 cu,nrrp rV-Silas Wright evinces -,S;eh J,ts-ast tri Barton. and sends O box ,.t SHoIrs aDS nlagaZines to the BayneS So-ss SSS SSoA rSa SI action of Silas Wright to tSI S0 Sr,,a5 5e sfstes senate Is announced.
 cy.prrp v-when Barton Is twelve ,,Soss nIL he n ecomes aware of the sN- Is.arca ~, VI Onderful and mysterious ISoS,ls- ro,S, "as Money" and learns Sov1 tnrnnSh his possession of that won- 5Sr,,,, tbSns c.rI. nshaw is the most power %,i SrS S'I5s S-so Ts dreaded man in the com rS,,D1tXS SaoSt , the settlers being in his SaSt tts- lsit to the Baynes home SSS x1,-H.S. ,,,,eS a note in a seal en- yelope. which BAIb bo ,ssvsS 0 bozC benu so sto first night when Ns
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 cuApTEp vrr-Now in his sixteenth vssr Rarton arc,,mpanies 'Mr. Purvls," the hired man, to Sle PostVAASo St SI var inc tSres tourney together. They are SsId ,ir hy man with a gun, who makes inc bIgbwevTnan's demand of Your SDopst, 9- ,n,Ir Nte." Purvis runs away, -.Siie ,be Strsnvar draws a pistol, but be- so-a he cen nse it the robber shoots and Lfirs lin Rer+t n's horse throws him o-,5 -,,+s auov AS the murderer bends Sts- tba sfrsSgs- Barton throws & stone S,bJcb he ChSarSn,' wounds the thief, who makes of at oncs' olN not ultlL paEtoh I had noted that hls gun SUCK vas DEoHsn ssl na,Th hbprboo5 for the robber Is unavsllins and the stranger S ONiteu'
 CHAPTER v1Ir-Barton leaves home to attend Michael Packets school Amos Grimshaw is arrested charged with the murder of the stranger.
 CHAPTER IX-Grimshsw seeks to brlbe Barton to be silent about his woundinS the murderer of the man killed on the road. The offer Is spurned
 CHAPTER 1-aa.mIssarIes of Ben Grim shaw seek to kidnap Barton, or do worse. He Is warned by "Silent Kate" and es- capes.
 CHAPTER XI--Uncle Peabody, Aunt Dsel and the neishbors celebrated Christ mas. "Old Kate' Is one of the party.
 CHAPTER XII. Barton and Sally Dun kelberg formally pledge their troth.
 CHAPTER XIII-Old Kste's silent but unrelenting pursuit Of Old Ben Grimshaw has Its effect. ard goaded beyond endur- ance, Grimshaw dies as the Silent Wom- an" points al him.
 CHAPTER Xtv-Barton gets a letter from Rowing Kate" which heartens him immensely. although at the time he doesn't understand 1t.
 The truth had flashed upon me out of the words of this simple man. Un- til then I had heard only one side of the case. If were to be the servant