Author of
Cy
Capn Eri, Etc.
Mustreations by
Ellsworth Young
SYNOPSIS.
Mrs, K¢
Arranging
ziah Coffin,
to move from
supposed widow, is
Trumet to Bos-
ollowing the death of her brother,
wom #he had kept house, Kyan
I widower, offers marriage,
ignantl ly refused. Capt
leader of the Regular
feztah a place as housekeeper for the
pe inister, and she decides to remain
in Tru met. Keziah takes charge of Rev.
hn lery, the new minister,
Im advice as to his conduct
members of the parish Ellery
sensaticn by attending a ome-outer"
meeting. Ellery's presence is bitterly re-
pented by Eben Hammond leader of the
meeting Grace apologizes for her
uardian and Ellery escorts her home
he rain Capt. Nat Hammond, Eben's
son, becomes a he by bringing the
packet Into port safely throu fog and
ptorm. Ellery finds Keziah writing a let-
ter to some one, Inclosing money in re-
pponse to a demand. She curiously
tartled when informed of the arrival of
Nat. Nat calls on Keziah, and it devel-
ops that they have been lovers
outh, Danlels remonstrates with Ell
for atendin
church offers
toward
causes mR
ro
: “Come-oute?’ meeting
caught by the tide and Is rescusd
+ ey hecom friends, Ellery
meets Grace while w ng in the flelds,
and learns that she w als there
Bunday. The clergyman takes
Sundays with the Dane sla. Annabel,
captain's 1 exerts her
v him.
ery is
by Nat
the
on _ on
certain
a
tiah to
a quarrel \
1 to marry Gra
spy
ts hi
CHAPTER X.
Which Captain
a Calle
ige of the but
the b \yberry
where the
father, who 3
in ben
At tl
the
Were
ef
pines and bushes
thickest,
crooked little footpath
rise and dov to the
the salt meadow,
Grace had halted in
minister's fac
determin
idly.
dipped o
pasture ig
John Eller;
their walk.
e was pale, but
and he was speakin
get
ed, g ri
“1 can’t
help it.
nothing
you. It
yes, then nothi
help
I have made
Can
rests
it." he sald
up my
up m
it
You
y mind an
nothing
If
ng else matters.
you say it?”
He was holding both her hands now,
and though she tried to withdraw
them, he would not let her.
“Will you?” he pleaded.
“I can’t,” she answered brokenly.
can't. Think of your church and of
your people. What would
r—" .
“l don’t care what they say.”
She shook her head.
“Some of them might respect you,”
she said. “They would say you had
been led into this by me and were not
$0 much to blame. But |
“They shall respect my wife,” he In-
terrup By snapping his teeth together,
“or 1'1l know the reason why.”
“I can’t! 1 can't! My uncle—"
“Your uncle shall hear it from me
We'll go to him together. I'M tell him
myself. He worships you.’
“Yes, I know. He does worship me.
That'
see me dead than married
tegular, and a Regular
know—I know he would
gent, His is set
el NS
Are you
Is~ he to stand
What right has he to say"
“Hush! He hasn't said
thing But—but he and uncle
quarreled, just a little. 1 didn't
you, but they have And 1 thi
know the reason. Nat is Uncle Eben’s
idol
serious, I belleve it would break his
heart. 1 couldn't bear to be the cause
of that; I should never forgive my-
self.”
“You the cause?
be the cause
those two?
to you,
never
heart something
on
se
ar
Nat! 4 considering
between
him,
too?
hush!
have
tell
How could yon
of a quarrel between
Grace, think of me.”
“John,” she sald, “it is of you I am
thinking Everything else could —
might be overcome, perhaps. But 1
must think of your future and your
life. I must. That Is why —"
He did not walt to hear more. He
seized her In his arme and kissed her.
“Then you do care!” he cried joy-
fully. “You will marry me?”
For an Instant she lay quiet in his
to his caresses.
firmly freed herself. He saw
there were tears In her eyes,
“1 don’t know,” she sobbed. “Oh,
I don't know! [I must think-—I must!
Wait, please wait, John. Perhaps by
tomorrow I can answer. I'll try-I'll
try. Don’t ask me again, now. Let
me think. Oh, do!"
She started down the path.
ftated, then ran after her,
“To-morrow?” he questioned eager
ly. “Tomorrow, then, you'll say that
you will?”
“Oh, perhaps, perhaps! 1
promise. Good night.”
It was after seven when Grace
reached the old tavern. The houge-
keeper, Mrs. Poundberry, was anxious
ly awaiting her. She wore her bonnet
and Bunday gown and was dvidently
ready to go.
“Supper’s on the table and the kit
tle’'s abilin’. You better eat (n a
hurry, ‘cause it's meetin’ time now.
Your uncle, he started ten minutes
ago. I'm agoin’ right along, too, but
I ain't goin’ to meetin’; I'm agoin’' up
to 's to stay all night. She's
He hes
musn't
|
got a spine in her back, as the feller
said, and ain't feelin’ good, so 1 told
and stay a little spell.
Eben's mighty feeble and
He ain't long for this
I'm afraid. You ought to be
awful good to him, Gracie.”
“I know it,” was the hurried reply.
“Where's Nat?”
“1 don't know. Can't keep track of
him. Might's well try
ger on a flea. He's here to-day
gone yesterday, as the Scriptur’
ate a little mite of supper,
much, and then off he puts.”
She reached gate by this
shut off the flow of conver
door. Then she
from the row he din-
ing-room mantle, lig and went
up to her own room. g before
shioned bureau with its little
arranged her
hair. She did not wish to go to
prayer meeting the chapel, but she
felt that The Come-Outer
gatherings, their noisy singing
me and
Your Uncle
the
sation by closing the
took a candle on t
ed it
Standin
she hastily
at
she must,
with
had grown
pugnant to her
candle and
outing, re
blew out the came
he hall at the head of the
about to de
The door of the
an She
at Nat had
» WAS
volces. din
Een 6 od
pened ged
returned
The
wondered who was with him
i heard hér uncle's volce,
unwonted sternness
at "tis vou
Eben
sil, it's
want to
Captain
I ought
ness this
8B
Min’
there every Sunday for 1 don't know
bow long Here! let go, you old
fool! Let go, I tell you!”
“You lar!” snarled Captain Eben.
“You low-lived liar! By the Almighty
Elkanah Daniels! I'll— You take that
back or I'll choke the everlastin’
soul out of you. 1 will"
“let go, you lunatic! You'll
yourself. Listen! I'm not lying.
the truth. She's met a man, I tell
you. Been meeting him for months,
I guess. There! now will you listen?
“His name's John Ellery, and he’s
minister of the Regular church in this
town: that's who he Is! Here! hold
up! Good Lord! are you dying? Hold
up!”
The girl on the stairs sprang to her
feet. Her head was reeling and she
could scarcely stand, but she blindly
began the descent. She must go to
uncle, must. But Captain
caused her to halt
kill
It's
She
voice
once more,
“There!
relief
there!" {it
“Th
now. quie t,
said In a tone
Set still
hall 1 get
better
at's it. 8B
at's
je tl
known?
Bhs rose and again donned her bon-
net and shawl, She was about
blow out the lamp when she heard
rapid footsteps, the sound
one running along the sidewall
in front of the house. As she listened,
the footsteps sounded on the path.
Whoever the runner was hé was com-
ing to the parsonage. She slepped
to the door and opened it
The runner was a boy, Maria Hig-
ging’ boy Isaac, whose widowed moth-
er Hved down by the shore. He did
the chores at the Hammond tavern,
His freckled face wag dripping with
perspiration and he puffed and blew
like a stranded whale,
“Have ye—have ye,” panted lke,
“have ye seen the doctor anywheres,
Mis' Coffin?”
“Who? Dr. Parker? Have l geen—
what in the world are you comin’ here
after the doctor for?”
“'"Cause—~"cause I didn’t know where
| else to come. 1 been to his house and
he ain't to home. Nobody ain't to
ome water
“No, no!
I ain't what 1
I'm all right, I tell
and What was it you just sald?
-] don’t b'lieve I heard it right.”
“l sald that daughter of yours, or
whi ghe is, this Grace
Van Horne, has meeting young
Ellery, our minister, in Peters's grove
Been meeting him and walking with
him, and kissing him. She's met him
in those C3 Over) day afternoon
for a long was seen
with him this ernoon.”
“Who—who saw her?”
“Never mind The
never tell—unlesgs {t's necessary
are fixing to be married, and——
“Married! Bhe marry a
minister! Oh"
“Hush! isten!* They
We p
right to work It
Just let me be
to be and
you. Grace!
me be
used
1
et
or ilever
been
a
pin
tim there
aft
one that
did
They
ain't married
you and I,
fsn’t too iate
34. ‘am,
win
on! tell more!
me
‘em. I know {t
for her, the sneakin
1, never mind
Ww
"t be. It
her so,
CARD
tell
the Regul
we ?
And we hay
the
ely.
tor
1
swered was
igh she had
the
ex
note of
itement
pauses and
ha's"
“Don’t be
“And
Lock th
now
a fool,
stand
door!
Hammond!" it sald.
preaching
lamp! Are
don't there
at Get a
"
housa?
Captain Elkanah Daniels!
Captain |
visiting a Come-Outer! and
leader of the ComeOuters!!
her breath What In
world She started to descend
and then a thought flashed
mind. She stopped short
“I ain't the fool, Elkanah"
heard her uncle retort sternly.
fools are them who are dee!
call from on high.
( aught
the
she
|
8
ould be!’
unday
Evidently,
to
The chair creaked
Eben was rising slowly
me astray.
afore. I warn you—-="
“Stop! but up! Eben Hammond,
I tell you t hat your precious church
yes and mine
It's never halted
and me don’t pull
“And 1 tell you, Elkanah
i'l have no blasphemy here,
sanctuary up road
a rock and neither
your Pha?
Daniels,
That lit.
the
Yon
priest-worshipin
The Almighty'll
His own As for the Reg'lar
that's no concern of mine.”
“But 1 tell you "tis your concern.
is'nt, your own fam.
iseein’
it
of
There was an Instant
Grace, crouching on ti
of silence.
1¢ stairs, noticed
i
i
“My own family?”
ly. “My own--
church What do
Nat"
“No, he ain't,
of yours ”
“Stop!” shouted Captain Hammond.
“Elkanah Daniels, for your own sake
be careful. If you dast to say a
word, another word like that, I'll—u"
“It I dast! The hussy! But there's
no use talkin’ to you. You're ns erazy
as a Bedlamite. Either that, or you're
in the game with her. If you are, 1
WArn you——"
“Stop! What game? What game
do you mean? Gracle! My Gracie!
is it? For mercy sakes, El
kanah—"
“Humph! 1 wondered If I couldn't
get some sense into you, finally. Lock
that door!”
“I will! 1 will! But Elkanah"
“Lock it! Give me the key!”
The click of the lock sounded
sharply.
“Where's the lamp?” demanded Dan-
fels. “And the matches? Don't stand
there shaking.”
A smell of sulphur floated out into
the hall. Then the sickly glow of the
“fluld” lamp shone through the door
way.
“What alls you? asked Elkanah.
“Are you struck dumb? Now go and
seo If there's anybody else In the
house.” .
“But—but thee ain't. I know there
ain't, Hannah's wone and Gracle's at
meetin’ by this time.”
“8he? Humph! Well, maybe she's
at meetin’ and maybe she fsn't. May-
be she's over In Peters's pines, hug
ging and kissing that man she's met
he repeated slow.
And the Reg'lar
you mean? Has
But that cussed girl
“Well?” repeated Elkanah
“Elkanah Daniels,” said Eben
1, his voice shaking from nervou
haustion and
of determination
“Elkanah Danlels
me I've heard
your yarn is true,
8 ex
weakness, but with a fine
in
you
you through
then my heart
have
But I didn't dle and
Now listen to me. |
mine better'n the
and yet I'd ruther
afore me
minister Disgrace
to your miserable
about the disgrace to
disgrace to her? Ruin
your minister! Ruin my girl
here and hereafter is what I'm
in’ of: that and my people wor
me. I'll talk to Grace.
to her. But not
Or you—-Or any
lipservin’ crew. I'll
between him and me
oses him, I'll send her out
of that door. I'll do my duty and read
her out of my congregation.
know she’s gone to everlastin’
and that's worse’'n the poorhouse
That's all to-night, Elkanah.
better go.”
The wk
and dosed
every word,
listen
If
I have heard it.
love that girl
whole wide world
see her dead
to a Reg'lar
Disgr
What
the
of
than
Ef +]
En
mine? A
to to
who
with
talk of w
happen
cantin’,
to cl
to him
of your
tell her
10086
cho
11
hell,
turned;
Grace, clinging to the bal
home. His wife, Mis' P »r, she's
i gone to the
Boston yes'd: !
d—and it's all da and
house door's open and the shay's gone,
up
coach, an the
| BO"
“Who's sick? him?”
“And
houses round
t everyhody's
the
there,
aunts
rest
was shut up ‘caus
d
and 1 of the
here
meetin’, 1
meetin® he
0
at use and
and 1 gee ye 1
Who's sick?
you?
“Cap'n
cal'late
she
won't
Eben
he's g
He's awful sick 1
in’ to die, and Gracle
ymmond!
ps
Eben?
wi
“Cap'n
Dyin’?
’ Huh!
Eben Hi
at are you talkin’ about
hi!" puffed the messenger
I tell ye? Cap'n
im. All white
awful. And Gracle,
1 “THdn't
{ Eben’s adyin’. 1 seen h
{| and still and I
she's all ald
“Holi
the doctor
ne
SKton
is most
She's
The »
ss ajar and she open
entered dinfr
near it
The
room was
on the
volows
adjoin
eme rgeq
Horne
were dark cir
doctor was very
There w
table
ttle
empty a8 A
sitting- room
came from the
Then, from
Dr. Parker
4
The girl
the be
and
was white and
der her ¢3
ETave
1 forward
ped
race
ies un on
H
ar
room, slowly and feebly.
heard him enter the sitiing room.
and by,
with her mind made
down Into the hall
breath, she turned into the sitting
room to face her uncle. By the light
shining through the dining-room door
she saw him on his knees by the hair
cloth sofa. She spoke his name. He
did not answer nor look up. At her
touch his arm &Nld from the couch and
he fell gently over upon his side on
the carpet.
up,
CHAPTER XI.
in Which Captain Ebon Makes Port.
Half past eight. In the vestry of the
Regular church John Ellery was con-
ducting his prayer meeting. The at-
tendance was as large as usual. Three
seats, however, were vacant, and along
the settees people were wondering
where Captain Elkanah Daniels and
his daughter might be. They had not
missed a service for many a day. And
where was Keziah Coffin?
At the Come-Outer chapel the testi
fying and singing were in full blast
But Ezekiel Passett was leading, for
Captain Eben Hammond had not made
his appearance. Neither had Grace
Van Horne, for that matter, but Cap-
tain Eben’s absence was the most as
tonishing,
In the Regular parsonage Keziah
sat alone by the sitting-room table
Prayer meeting rud supper she had
forgotten entirely. The minister had
not come home for his evening meal,
and food was furthest from the house.
keeper's thoughts, What should she
do? What ought she to do? How
could she avert the disaster so certain
He Did Not Answer or Look Up.
her. Keziah took her in her arms
soothed her as if she were a child
“Well, well, dear,” went Mra
Coffin hurriedly. “He will be better
soon, we'll hope. You mustn't give up
the ship, you know. Now you go and
lay down somewheres and I'll get my
things off and see what there is to do
Some good strong tea might be good
for all hands, 1 guess likely. Where's
Hannah Poundberry?”
“She's gone to her cousin's to stay
all night. I suppose 1 ought to send
for her, but [--"
“No, no, you hadn't. Might's well
send for a poll parrot, the critter
would be just as much good and talk
less. I'll look out for things, me and
the doctor Where's-——where's Nat?”
“He came In just after I sent the
boy for the doctor.
with him,” indicating the bedroom.
“Poor Nat!"
Keziah looked longingly toward
door.
“Yes,” she said slowly.
low, it's an awful shock to him.
and his father are— But there! you
lay down on that lounge!"
Grace, protesting that she couldn't
sit down, she couldn't leave uncle, and
there were so many things to do, was
at last persuaded by Kesgiah and the
doctor to rest for a few moménts In
the big rocker. Then Mrs, CoMn went
into the kitchen to prepare the tea.
As she went, she beckoned to Dr.
Parker, who Joined her a moment
ater,
3
anda
on
(TO BE CONTINUED)
to overwhelm those two young people i
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REPORTS ABOUT CROPS 600D
Farmers Busy In Every Locality—
Churches Raising Funds for Many
Worthy Objects—Iitems of Busi
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and Richard Mellon, million
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nearly a quarter-miilion, establishing
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Andrew
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employment to 500
Emaus’ ploneer
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Over 1,200 persons attended the an-
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and over $6,000 worth of live stock
was sold.
The Schwartzwald Reformed Church
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