Light in the Clearing: Wright’s Victory and a Canton Romance
In this chapter excerpt Bart recalls Silas Wright’s political triumph over Henry Clay and a evolving romance with Sally Dunkelberg. The narrative shifts to Bart’s inner unease and a lighthearted roadside encounter with Sally, her suitor Latour, and the Silent Woman, ending with a vow that God has united Bart and Sally.
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Silas Wright
Washington
Ileary Clay
Wright
United States
Senate
Clay
Sally
Henry Wills
Uncle Peabody
Mr. Dunkelberg
Mr. Bridges
Tie
Canton
May
Ogdensburg
Bart
Granny Barnes
Yam
The Silent Woman Brings Down Benjamin Grimshaw
In a courtroom scene Amos Grimshaw is condemned for multiple assaults and a shooting. Judge Cady declares death, and Grimshaw collapses after the Silent Woman, Rovin' Kate, points her finger. Grimshaw dies on the pavement as onlookers murmur of Kate's power and curses.
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Benjamin Grimshaw
Amos
Lickitysplit
Lewis County
Rainy Lake
Lowville
Judge Cady
Amos Grimshaw
Supremest Court
Mr. Grimshaw
Rattleland
Kate
Ol’ Trollope
Vermont
Rovin’ Kate
Hacket
Uncle Peabody’s Way and Mine Excerpt Scene
In a reflective passage the narrator recalls self imposed debts and warns against vanity. Rodney Barnes requests the chest and the speaker discusses a morning walk with the schoolmaster toward the hills after a year of work ends. A senator’s anticipated visit and a mystery letter from a friend are mentioned as future plot threads.
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Uncle Peabody
Rodney Barnes
Saw Her Limitations, His Ambition for Janet
Fdaward, obsessed with engineering, tells Janet about his engines. She listens with indifference. frustrated, he bursts out that she will likely never be more than a mother.
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Fdaward
Janet
Difficult Men to Handle
Quote from Napoleon on honest men with bewitched consciences. notes the challenge of managing such people in a state.
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Napoleon
Unclear Competition Metaphor on Climbing and Leadership
The line compares maintaining a top position to NR achieving it, suggesting equal difficulty in sustaining success and reaching peak status. It uses a metaphor about ladders to emphasize challenge and perseverance without citing concrete events, dates, or entities.
Allies warned of foe treachery after peace signed
Paris reports word of burning French battle flags by Germany with calls for action under the treaty. London cites Scapa Flow sinking as violating armistice terms and a possible court martial for Admiral von Reuter. British, German, and Dutch reactions emphasize continued vigilance until the peace is sealed and penalties paid.
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Paris
France
Germany
Council of Three
Scapa Frow
London
von Reuter
Daily Mail
Allied Council
Scapa Flow
Copenhagen
Berlin
Munich
Villa Troops Are Defeated In Three Hour Battle
Federal cavalry attacked Villa Ahumada in a three hour fight near El Paso. Official dispatches report sixty three Villa rebels killed and many wounded while Villa forces claim sixteen federal officers and track workers killed.
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Villa Ahumada
el Paso
Tex
Villa
New Wheat Licensing Ordered by Wilson Proclamation
Julius Barnes, U S wheat director, announced that President Wilson signed a proclamation placing under license all persons firms corporations and associations dealing in wheat wheat flour or baking products manufactured wholly or partly from wheat flour The only exemptions are retailers farmers and small bakers
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New York
Julius Barnes
United States
Wilson
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North Country
Darrel
Irving Bacheller
Y Irving Bacheiler
Grimshaw
Mother
Peabody
Abrace Dunkelberg
Mr. Latour
Mr. Hooraee Dunkelberg
Dewar Bart
Sally Dunekelberg
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