The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-05
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I-Barton Bsynss, orphan.
= taken to hive with his uncle, Peabely
Baynes, and his Aunt Deel on q farm On
kattieroad In q neigheorhood called Lick
sally 5unksis.rs. about Sis evan sxe .i sss
socially OF q class above the Baynssss,
and is fascinated by the pretty face
CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing
Kate. known IN the neighborhood as the
Silent Woman" Amos Grimshaw. young
Is q visitor e at the Baynes home A' and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes OF the two
boys, predicting q bright future for BAR
Reproved for an act OF boyish mischief
Barton runs away. intending to make his
home with the Dunkslbsrgs. He reaches
sleep of a'O on and po ars There
he Is found by Silas Wright. Jr., proni-
nent man in public affairs, who. knowing
Peabody Baynes. takes Barton home az
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER ITT-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read a sermon.
CHAPTER Jv-Silas Wright evinces
much interest in Barton. and sends a box
OF 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 wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how, through his possession OF that won-
derful thing Grimshaw is the most power
full and greatly dreaded man in the COM
munity. most of the settlers being in his
debt After visit to the Baynes home
Mr.. Wright leaves a note in a sealed en-
velope. which Barton Is 10 read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school
hours cording wood In the shed, paus-
bang now and then for look into
my grammar.
What a day it was THE first OF
many like it. / never think of those
days without saying TO myself: what
a Gods blessing man like Silas
Wright can BE in the community in
which his heart and soul are as an
open bookl"
AS the evening came on l took
long look at my cords. The shed was
nearly half full of them. Four rules
of syntax, also, had been carefully
stored away in my brain. l said
them over as / hurried down into the
pasture with old Shep and brought In
the cows. l got through milking just
as Uncle Peabody came. i saw with
JOY that his face was cheerful.
"Yipp he shouted as he stopped his
team at the barn door, where Aunt
Deel and i were standing. "We amt
got much to worry about now. I've
got the interest money right here in
my pocket"
We unhitched and went In to sup
per. was hoping that Aunt Deel
would speak OF my work but she
seemed not to think of ii.
went out on the porch and stood
looking down with sad countenance.
Aunt Deel followed me.
"W'y, Bart ~ she exclaimed, you're
too tired to eat-ayes! Be ye sickT"
shook my head.
Peabody" she called, "this boy has
worked like a beaver every minute
since you left-ayes he has! / never
see anything to beat it-neverl /
want you to come right out into the
wood-shed an see what he's done
this minute-ayes
followed them into the shed.
"w'y of ali things" my uncle ex-
claimed. Hes worked like a mailer,
amt her
There were tears In his eyes when
he took my hand In his rough palm
and squeezed 1t and said:
Sometimes i wish We was little
again so / could take We up In my
arms an kiss We just as l used to.
Horace Dunkelberg says that you're
J the best-lookin' boy he ever see."
repeated the rules l had learned
as we went to the table.
I'm goin' to be like Silas Wright II
/ cam" added.
That's the ideel" said Uncle Pea
body. "You keep on as you've start
ed an everybody'll milk into your
pail"
/ kept on-not with the vigor OF
that first day with its new inspiration
but with growing strength and effec-
tiveness. Nights and mornings and
Saturdays / worked with a will and
my book In my pocket or at the side