Elijah of Buxton

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Pages: 341

Mr. Leroy came to town and he had saved $2200 up so he could by his family out of captivity. He gives the money to Mr. Highgate, so Mr. Highgate and the preacher leaves to buy Mr. Leroy's family out of captivity. A couple of days later Mr. Highgate returns shot and without the money and the preacher is gone. Mr. Leroy kidnaps Elijah and takes him with him to find the preacher, but Mr. Leroy unfortunately get some kind of a heart attack and dies. Elijah keeps on searching for the preacher, because had promised Mr. Leroy that he would find the money. After days of searching Elijah finds the preacher dead in a stable without the money and a bunch of people locked in by a sleeping guard. One of the women asks Elijah to take care of their baby, because she knew that it wouldn't do the baby any good to be locked in. Elijah tells her that the baby will be safe with him and when he gets home his family will take care of the baby.

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