The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-03
Copyright, Irving 8asheller

Oopyrtsht. Irving Basheller
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-Samson and sarah Tray
!9r. with their two children, Josiah and
1SDey, travel by wagon from their home
Ler9ennss, ". 70 the West. TIE land
~ Of the Sangamon. In Illinois.
CHAPTER IL-At Niagara Falls they
1e sou pa nsm q im1 anh smo %sa them hem
cScaoes % 60 70 the Saneataon country;
9arah's nainistrations save the life
800 q fsyer. and ns accompanies the
- q wsicomsd s. ysa1s s' sXbts" In:
CHAPTHR IIL.-Among the Tay1or's
First acQaintences are Lincoln's friends.
Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
~ years Of asa.
CHAPTER Iv;-samson decide. to To-
s1se s. New salem and begin, oIlldine
rowdioe attempt to break UP the proceed
Ao1. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. NDunx
Harry Needles strikes Dap McNoll. OF
= Almstrong crowd. and AcNon threat
., cMAf !! asts y:E1 fi - a sssd ,ts's I'd aA's z:
hAd not BIN driven of hs aspailAnts with
eh0tgu1 John AoNel. the TrayleIe'
1!IAgetA rails a~equaiatlAcs, . markedlly
tsys Win Ann, but has Ssvsr haA enough
.,e cH1P 1so -. " ,,, Tr.yi,es h:,D; , t%o
9 esoaes:. EiIphaist Bissss. ownsr q tho
% .Tfayior and In I asht Ia his arm
cLAfTHR vu-Wsiss3s ter h.s am
3ssS.s a s:s. f ns'd simi a.' ss s:lI'n b IL lG S:s
father refuses his consent. Biggs re-
turns to 81. Louis.
CHAPTER .vIIL-Bim confessss to
Marry that she loves Biggs. and the
youth 10 disconsolate. Lncoln decides to
qeok q seat In the legislature. He n
aaTrX volunteer for the Black Hawk war.
GHA ~ ;. x va n ssil., Ab 6er f fars =
at her bedside. Following her oen1lse q
settled sadness descends on him. He Is
no longer 'Abe," but Abraham Lincoln
CHAPTER Ax.-Biggs comes back to
the village and he and BIN elope. Harry
War" Lincoin's advice ana philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
CHAPTER x.-Lncoln. defeated in his
Sartnership with "Bffi" Berry in the
6rooerY business. Biggs sends . gang to
suln Traylor's house. but the New Salem
CHAPTER xI;-Llneoln. now post
ms.tsr, decides t9 run again for the
N1s with John Mcneil. He leaves for
his home in the East, promising to re-
tsrn soon and marry Ann: Lincoln ac-
ins from Mcneil. Ann confesses to Abe
that his real name is McNamar. and her
fears that he will not return. Lincoln
Ser. n't tno ouch ' Ss snare. s%a1ss'G her 70 @is ssRasuas
Lincoln wins his seat in the legislature.
CHAPTER xII.-Ann hears from Nc
NAmar, but his letter 10 cold and she Is
convinced he does not love her. She tells
Abe Of her doubt. and he confesses his
Y and asks her to marry him. Ann
will try to. With that promise Lincoln
sets out for vandalia and his legislative
duties.
CHAPTER XIII.-Inspired by Elijah
Lovejoy, Traylor arranges on his farm a
hiding place for runa slaves, a sta
ton on the Underground Railroad"
CHAPTER xIv.-Ann agrees to marry
Abe, but her health Is wrecked. Three
runaWay slaves seek Traylor's help in
comes In pursuit of them. Threatened
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
ior, he fees. One Of the fugitives is BIN
bands cruelty,
CHAPTER XvI.-overcoming his des-
pondency, Lincoln returns to his work.
Abolition sentiment. Is crystalizing and
CHAPTER xvII.-Traylor sells his
Sarm and moves to Springfield. Lincoln
plans to secure a divorce for BIN in
order that she may marry Harry Needles
Namar returns to New Salem, too late.
CHAPTER x~VIII.-Traylor and Harry
Needles visit the boom city Of Chicago
where BIN, now the mother Of a son, IL
! divorce, VII Harry nsf ls parea'f for e the s sas ait
Y war. An INSCRIPTIONS, rich speculator
Lionel Davis, desires to marry BIN, but
she repulses him.
@CHAPTER xIx.-Ruined by the panic
'37, Kelso dies n BIN and her
Piofner are left penniless. Davis presses
yhis suit, and, made desperate by the
@4news OF Harry's death, BIN almost makes
zap her mind to marry him.
CHAPTER xx.-Lincoln is admitted tc
ihe bar. Traylor ascertains that the re,
port OF Harry's death is false. He hurries
TO Chicago. Davis has swfndled Brim,
stead, q friend Of Traylor's, in real es-
tate deals, and Traylor seeks to collect
the money. Smallpox breaks out al
Honey Creek. and BIN goes there as a
nurse. s
BIN staggered toward him and fell
to her knees and lay crouched upon
the ground, In the dusky twilight,
shaking and choked with sobs, and
with tears streaming from her eyes
INT she was almost as silent as the