Connecticut western news., 1922-06-15

Copyright Irving BacheIler
 SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray tstsey. travel by wagon from their home In Ver4ennes, Vt., to the West, the land I9 plenty. Thear destina ton Is the coun- CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they meet Q party of immigrants, among them { youth named John McNeil. who also 44tides to go to the sangamon country: All of the party suffer from fever and aEus. sarah's. ministrations save the life 'o os fever % agd hesaec he aeeompanies e t ths Traylors They reach New Salem, Illinois. and are welcomed by young Abe" Lin- coln.
 CHAPTER u1.-Among the Traylors' 4rst acquaintances are Llncoln's friends, Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter Bim, N years of age.
 cate at New Salem, and begins building rowdies attempt to break up the proceed i4Es. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll, of ens vengeance.
 CHAPTER v14 few days later Harry: gang, and woald have been roughH6 usaf ! shotgu1.:s John dcNeil.; thet Trayl1rV Niagara Falls acqT aintance, Is markedly attentive to Ann } tledge. Lincoln is in love with Ann, b as never had enough courage to tep so.
 CHAPTER VI Traylor helps two slaves who had run away from St. Louis. to escape: Eliphalet Biggs, owner Of the VA %nII xy1KNop hay YNVNfc %N hAo broken. CHAPTER vII--waiting for his arm to heal, Biggs meets Bim Kelso, with whom Harry Needles has fallen in love- Btggs asks for Bim's hand but her turns to St. Louis.
 CHAPTER vIII.--Bim confesses to Harry that she loves Biggs, and the Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war, and leave New Salem.
 CHAPTER K.-Biggs comes back to the village and he and Bim elope. Harry learns of 1t on his way home from the war: Lncolns advice and philosophy sustain him in his grief. s,sassnnasss g.ssssxfs 1 CHAPTER x.--Ancoln. defeated in his Gsnddasg for t the le,gyi,slatgre forms
 
 grocery business. Biggs sends a gang to burn Traylor's house, but the New Salem men are warned and the raiders worsted. ,,C CHAPTER IA ISR;s x1:1L4ncoln, now post llsgslatsH1e lsSI es1s Ann RStleedge is openly in his home in the East, promising to re- turn soon and marry Ann: Lincoln ac- cepts his defeat manfully. No word com ing from McNeil, Ann confesses to Abe that his real name Is McNamar, and her fears that he will not return. Lincoln in his deep love endeavors to reassure her, though he shares her nisgivings. Lincoln wins his seat in the legislature. Namar. but his letter is cold and she Is convinced he does not love her. She tells Abe of her doubt, and he confesses his love and asks her to marry him. Ann declares she does not yet love him, but sets out for vandalia and his legislative duties.
 CHAPTER .xIIL-Inspired by Elijah Lovejoy, Traylor arranges on his farm a hiding place for runaway slaves, sta ton on the Underground Railroad
 CHAPTER xIv.-Ann agrees to marry runaway slaves seek Traylor's help in escaping. They belong to Biggs and he comes In pursuit of them. Threatened Tor, he fees. One of the fugttives is Bim in disguise. She has fled from her hus- bands cruelty.
 CHAPTER XV.-Dying, Ann Rutledge calls for Abe, and he bids her farewell at her bedside. Following her demise a settled sadness descends on him. He Is no longer "Abe," but Abraham Lncoln,' CHAPTER XVL-Overcoming his des- pondency, Lincoln returns to his work Abolition sentiment is crystalizing and he throws himself into the movement. CHAPTER XVII.-Traylor sells his farm and moves to Springfield. Lincoln plans to secure a divorce for Bim in order that she may marry Harry Needles, whom she has always really loved. Mo- Namsr returns to New Salem, too late.
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