SR 3 Author of Capn Eri, Etc. INMustrations by Ellsworth Youn SYNOPSIS. widow, is Bos brother, Kyan » and is Coffin, supposad nove from Tr the deatl had widower, offers n tly ised : kept Keziah pew mir " » I: IV~({Continued.) still ti CHAPTER Ellery stood watched lighted in the rain and He saw her pass the 0 v8 and open a door, | the yellows radiance she flashed and disappeared A bulky form of El in band, a Here isa my cuffs and lower ere et coat, rar » B +4 to-night The » pack y didn't preity wet Can in ox pect bh fog re wag a passenger ahoard whom | think must be that Nathanle! Hammond told of.’ Keziah's coat struck 80 goon on account of the © er he you me pen stopped The wet the hall floor with a soft thump The tick of the clock sound ed loud in the room A sheet of wind-driven rain lashed the windows “Id you hear?” called the minister I sald that Nathaniel Hammond Captain Eben’s son. came on the pack et. T didn’t meet him, but I'm gure it was he Er—Mrs. Coffin. there? Do you hear me 7 The housekeeper laid the pen down begide the unfinished letter Yes,” she sald, “1 hear vou night" rood hack in her chair and staring st the wall Then she rose, went into the hall. picked up the coat, and rook it out into the kitchen, where she hung ft on the clotheshorse by the rook stove. After a while she returned to the table and took up the pen Her face in the lamplight looked more tired and grave than ever. CHAPTER V In Which Old Friends Meet. - When Ellery came down to break. fast the ralp was over, the wind had gone down, snd the morning sunshine wag pouring In at the dining-room windows Outside the llacs were in hud. the bluebirds were singing, and there wag o sniff of real spring minister oublesome feeling beginning determined young was that to make a clean bre Jusekeeper—a So » nomina , a8 they sat * at the table, he 1? The muffins sco and the t 3 H W 1 .] he told his coffe¢ story, interested po or thin 1 and astounds: te LO ters had been Come the soclety ' that she d 1 here was Didar ner? Had the calm reply; Mr. Ellery. but | uldn’t your seein’ Grace of his bus w nega “Hello, Keziah!” He Cried, Joyfully with his boots He was hig and broad. shouldered and bearded His face above the beard, was tanned to a deep reddish brown, and the corners of his eyes were marked with dozens of tiny wrinkles. He was dressed in blue cloth and wore a8 wide-brimmed, soft felt bat. He entered the kitchen and tossed the hat Into a corner, “Well!” he exclaimed. “Why don't you act surprised to see a feller? Here I've been cruisin’ from the Horn to Barnegat and back again, and you act as If I'd just dropped in to feteh the cup of molasses 1 borrowed yesterday, What do you mean by it” “Oh, I heard you'd made port” “Did, hey? That's Trumer, pop. You ain't the only one l sneaked off acrost lots the gang of neighbcrs that | would: be esallin’ into our ¥ whole fleet loaded to the gunw questions Wanted to Keziah” Mrs, Coffin pulled sire ard, ile w B44 en chairs | on {it and It weight “Whew!” he whistled, “Never to stand rough weather, was it? ain't you gl Keziah looked at him gravely “You know I'm glad, Nat,” she gald “S807 1 hoped you would be, but 1 { did want to hear you say it. Now you | come anchor nd let's | a talk I've been countin’ pet tops'ls took groaned made Well, glad?” to yourself a " inam other ever since we The housekeeper Sur the “1 beg pardon, Keziah" i sald. “I'm a dough head, t} | I hadn't forgot about Sol, but 1 was i glad to be home and to see and and the old town and everything flew out of Poor Sol! He like 1 4 glaerin your int's a fact dad Grace € lage I liked him.” too my you, No wonder, wl vou did to" one him ever mustnt wor How did Grace look to “Like night You the harbor light She's a brick. that ninute gets prettier every on a storme girl, and don't her off make carry She'll by somebody a wife” “Um-bm Have-—-have you aver thought of her that way yourself? “Keziah. that's enough of that good Are He was along the same anything lke that gain, even In fun. You know why “All right. all right. Now about yourself voyage? at this Don't mornin’ say me How do you like your own How did Zach Foster ever get the packet In through yesterday's “Vovage wns all right Some ™Mg ged weather on the trip ont, but home ward bound we slid along like a slush bucket on a greased plank Owners are all right. Good people as ever | sailed for. As for Zach and the pack ot Ho, ho! Bomebody's comin’. I'm goin’ to clear out. 1 don't want to be put through my catechism yet a while.” “No, you mustn't go 1 want you to meat Mr. Ellery. You sit out on the wangh bench by the back door till 1 pet 1d of whoever ‘tis that's comin’ Seont!” Nat "scooted,” stopping to snatch up hix hat as he ran, Keziah went Into the dining room and admitted Captain Dow, When they old hop-and him at assed it was due ght 1 riz us shut the v ht ] prove got any as a stuff goin’ to pm 100 solemt mittee, somethin t« ened Danie cket Kezial lery heard Mr. Ei { Here's | Rogers the packet's | hauled out nigh on the ebb, with a fair and sky clear ag a bell But they hadn't muc! | more'n got outside of Minot'e "fore the fog shut thicker'n gruel for » #ick man. The wind held till long to | ward mornin’; then she flattened | dead calm 'Bije Perry. the i spun the yarn to me, and | ‘twas thick and flat ap ever and kept gettin’ no better fast “They drifted along till poop time and then they was somewheres out in the bay, but that's about all you conld say Zach, he wag stewin’ and sput terin’ like 8 palr of fried eels and La fayette Gage and Emulous Peters they're Denboro folks, Mr Ellery, and about sixteen p'ints t'other side of no account-—-they wag the only passen gers aboard except Nat Hammond, and they put in their time playin’ Ligh low Jack in the cabin The lookout was for'ard tootin » tin horn and bis bel lerin’ wae the most excitin’ thing goin where Seems the ame f Boston OF wing vt town toa mate, he he maid he mee bage-~trust Zach for that. though 1 next door to canniballem to put eab bage in his mouth-after ‘Hush!" he savas thin’? ‘Don't 1 hear some heard it—all ‘cept Zach, who's deef In hls larboard ear (TO BE CONTINUED.) SNAPSHOTS AT STATE NEWS All Pennsylvania Gleaned for Items of Interest. REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD Farmers Busy in Every Locality— Churches Raising Funds for Many Worthy Objec ness and Pleasure that Interest. ts——items of Busi. Brantana, of Som y feat l, and is still wearin six inches tal ing. He has ers for the last bill for clothing he outgrows a become well normal-sized grown rapidly dus years, It is that he will add several more to his sta- ture before he reaches his full devel. opment. The lad is well developed and strong. He weighs in the neigh: borhood of 200 pounds Because of his size, it bas been to have a special bed constructed, be cause the ordinary bed not long enough by several inches RTOW g lohg trous and his because it has only a the boy last two heen two years, is expensive guilt long before Although at first ing expected worn chiid the inches necessary is More than $$25.000 was raised by the First United Evangelical Church, of Reading, during the tor, has given a complimentary offer ing of $125. More than 300 voters of all parties signed a petition to Governor Tener justice of the Pesce in the Ninth ward of Pottstown, to fill the vacan- Rutter, | | AT TOMNETS, —— FP yoRTHEY ATTORNEY AT LAW FMLLATONTE, BG Ofios Feria of Our Bouse I om om aioe LUI SER uw. 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