Bart Ridgeley

“I am waiting for the river to run by,” Barton Ridgeley tells Judge Markham, as a swollen stream blocks his road home. The Judge’s answer cuts deeper than the current.

In the rough pioneer country of Northern Ohio, some thirty-six years ago, Bart is returning from Cleveland with his plans in ruins and half a day’s journey still ahead. He can bear the cold river, but not the wealthy Judge’s contempt—or the thought of facing home as yet another failure. His memories turn to his mother, whose love makes home irresistible, and to Julia Markham, the Judge’s daughter, whose absence leaves its own ache. Bart suspects that his sharp tongue and restless nature may be part of his trouble, but how can he discover what in himself must change?

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