Axdhor of Capn Eri, Etc. TNustrations by Ellsworth Youn $ » SYNOPSIS. supposed widow, 1s Trumet to Bos- owing the death of her brother, she had kept house epps widower, offers marriage, fodtininti y refused 1 els. leader of the Reg Keziah a place 1 new minister, and in Trumet Keziah John Ellery, him advice members of Keziah Coffin, to move from Mrs. arran ged ton, toll for wh S41] he Ellery causes sensation by atte a “Come-outer’ meeting Ellery gence is bitterly re. pented by Eben of the meeting Grace guardian and ¥ the raln Capt son, becomes a packet into port storm. Ellery finds ter to some or sponse to a de tartled when in Nat. Nat calls on ops that they have youth. Daniels remon for attending *'C lery is caught by by Nat They meets Grace while and learns that s Bunday. The Sundays with captain's for but irink Pret. ty » and at last ¢ h mast We Was po ' 1s 1 ve , bu i i that; 1 did star I took app; arance, His and 4 ang oi- ryt 1d could have stood in sewin' and somel folks fered grace a hurry home, I said noth no children: 's the one thin been “You WAYS They ow 80u come around patron me money, sos I n dis- in me eedn’t then sent ‘em rightabout while he'd c« abuse me Still ¢ God, ther ge © Was g I've quiet al- Amd 3 out sty e311 od enous, but 1 came could there wouldn't that he tt East here was ie gomewh ‘ me | k Sol broth- for till Indies to keep house for er, and 1 kept house died tl offered here at Arsonage. my story it, him he this place th me There! and ey the I at's , part of more'n I ever told afore, except Sol.” The mini the wi in’ soul She ceased speaking who had sat silent by apathetically listening or trying to lis ten, turned his head. “l apologize, Mrs. Coffin,” dully, “you have had trials, But" “But they you think? Well, ished yet. After word come husband's death, the other man and wanted me to marry him.- wanted how | wanted to! 1 cared as much for him as I ever did; more, 1 guess But 1 wouldn't, though it wrung my heart out to say no. I give him up-—why? ‘cause 1 thought me.” Ellery sighed. duty,” he said ndow, hard ones ain't as hard as yours, of my to—oh “I can see but “That is the duty love.” Keziah's agitation, into flame. “Is that as fur as you can see?” she asked flercely. “It's an easy thén--or looks easy now harder one; it's to stand by the prom: ise | gave and the man | married.” He looked at her as If he thought she had lost her wits. “The man you married?” he replied, “Why, the man you married is dead.” “No, he ain't. You remember the letter you saw me readin’ when you come back from Come-Out. ers’ meetin’? Well, from him. He's alive. Yes, he's alive somewheres. Every little while writes me for money and, any, | send it to him, Why? Why ‘cause I'm a coward, after all, I guess, and I'm scared he'll do what he says he will and come back. Perhaps you up with it; would say to put | Pink I'm a fool folks | that's what most { they knew It. to divorce him. Well, I can't, I can’t. I walked into the mess blindfolded; I married him in spite of warnin's and everything. I took him for better for worse, and now that he's turned out worse, I must take my medicine. I can't live with him-—that I can't do— but while he lives I'll stay his wife and give him what money | That's the duty I told you was laid on me, and it's a hard but I don’t run away fr iH" She DI short: h her apron, John stairs, one, om stopped then I heard her de- as she sllery sobbing remained In It was six vhen he entered ah, looking up from him. He was afternoon he Kezl board, saw worn and grim, hand to her ' ” h ne said, ‘ou've shown me what de- CHAPTER XIII. In Which the Sea Mist Salls, buried Captain Eben In Outer cems« tery at the 1 Fhe Come-Out ind ( ‘aptaln a memory in pa offin silent- * ts and Grace took “tell me ave It ou? Do to him.” foun won't ‘Not had a he's poling stay right here an go on with his And ever know, Don't worry. to work else’ll Gracie.” £) ie I cou 1d be one and sweet Aunt Keziah! if as patient and i as you 4 Sssh! ha brave Be kin may she and Nat ten Here home mn in the volce “Kez Get fas, I've been in my shay and Sona Re favitation ise heside Cap of the aitin’ I'll drive you back to Mrs and a seat in the Zeb. The captain ead Come-Outer and in the He also spoke of the Rev the affection he feel for the young man glad to hear you say so, Of { course Cap'n Elkanah is boss of the | parish committee and-—" “What? No, he ain't nuther. 1 In the par Coffin accepted the che tain spoke ( for him eread | Ellery come “I'm spite of diffarence in John and of 10 He's secret. And, as Christians, we should forget and forgive.” Kyan Pepper was another whom the news of the engagement surprised greatly at the dinner table, he dropped | knife he was holding and the greasy | | grove he could not understand; but | { he also remembered, even more vivid. | ly, what Keziah Coffin had promised | to do if he ever breathed a word. And he vowed again that that word should | not be breathed. Keziah was the life of the gloomy parsonage. Without her the minister would have broken He her “Aunt Keziah” { she continued to call him “John.” | was in private, of course; In { he was “Mr. Ellery” and she down. This “Mrs | Coffin In | nothi ing of Grace and Mrs. Pound- | berry and Captain Nat were still | the old home and no selves knew what thelr plans might be. Yet oddly enough, Ellery was the first outsider to learn these plans and that from Nat himself. He met the captain at of the “Turnoft” day gust. He tried to make his cordial, but painfully aware it She one save the corner in Au bow seem one inate was ill that was not Nat, however, seemed not to notl road and hele el rossed the y Captain { Nat, 1 3 you're in a hurry. Ju hought I'd side ¢ i ROB run along good-by. Don't -¥Ou are go owners have been hile, but 1 ount of dad’s health I've ttin’ wouldn't on ace got to gain yverhaul loa age, in Nat's few at i i { eral 1 i re the del verdi ent deat is 1 OR ilked spared { have been town via Wednesday had sailed it for Manlil i CHAPTER XIV, In Which Trumet Talks of Captain Nat i over, Summer was { passed, and it autumn « was winter—John El | and no What | that?" “Oh, nuthin’. { long as Elkanah was feelin’ that Ellery wa'n't orthodox enough, might be goin’ to make a change. | didn't mean to stir you up, Zebedee. | But from things Cap'n Daniels has { sald I gathered that he was runnin’ ithe committee. And, {of Mr. Ellery, it—" “Friend! Well, so'm 1, i you ever hear of Daniels tricks against the minister, i for me, that's all. Humph!"” The wily Keziah alighted at the par more, M ain't 1? tryin’ any I'll show him. Boss! had sown seed In fertile ground was quite aware of Captain Zeb's jeal- ousy of the great Daniels. And the time might come when her parson needed an Influential friend on the he news of the engagement tween Captain Nat Hammond and Grace Van Horne, told by Dr. Parker | to one or two of his patients, spread { through Trumet like measles through ia family of small children. Annabel { Danlels and her father had not expect. [ed it. They were, however, greatly pleased. In thelr discussion, which { lasted far Into the night, Captain Elk- anah expressed the opinion that the unexpected denouement was the result of his Interview with Eben. “I think, pa,” she sald, “that it's our duty, yours and mine, to treat him just as we always have. He doesn't know | that we know, and we will keep the | | i firat weirs were ice, in Trumet, up, packet winter taken the | They Shook Hands and Parted. filled run, the bay ; with ceased and the village nate until through on its regular trips, except when snow or slush rendered the roads impassable, but passengers were very few. Twice there were wrecks, one of a fishing schooner, the crew of which were fortunate enough to es cape by taking to the dories, and an- other, a British bark, which struck on the farthest bar and was beaten to pieces by the great waves, while the townspeople stood helplessly watching from the shore, for launching a boat in that surf was impossible. Mr. Pep per made no more calls at the parson age, and when the minister met him, at church or elsewhere, seemed anx fous to avold an Interview, "Well, Abishal,” asked Ellery, on to spring | one of these occasions, “ Has your sister ge again ain't,” locked you up ‘No, sir, she replied Kyan 80 down on be. I can g myself write a ee fel ot ain't | ler as she once in a when she | somethin’ once In a week, | who they're to, nuther talkin® of goin’ up to Sandwich pretty soon.” “She i187 Alone?” “S80 she _ BAYS “To leave you here? Why! nigh so- used to by to out while nowadays, or every wants letter Writes one about don't know She's well, I'm But she change up hat n't won't 80 he I, needs a conference “Godfreyvs mighty! says she b'lleves she and there's church there, you know, and she figgers t e do s8'pose you'll know when I you, Mr. Ellery? : Probably . Lavinia got gate and went, in company wi ain Elkanah, Mrs conference. She was BO, herself elected a 4 Mayo, to the attendant at the meectings to be having a introd very uced the mind Pratt, she a} cal'lated, Well, oe 1 were-—weoere ad ge, There was t! cour he } hadn't several cific Is seldom tou may on “John,” with a sigh, “sometimes | you'd better get another housekeeper.” ‘What? Are 2 You “Oh, 'twouldn’'t be because I wanted But it seems almost as if there was a kind of fate hangin’ over me that,” she smiled faintly, “as {if sort of catchin’, as you might verybody | ever cared for has hin’ happen to ‘em My died: my-—the man 1 married to the dogs: then you and Grace be miserable and 1 had to help wu 80; | sent Nat away and ! me and" “No, no. He didn't blame you you word that he didn’t Keziah, you're my anchor to ward, as they say down here lost you, goodness knows where | should drift. Don't you ever talk of leaving me again.” “Thank you, John. I'm glad you want me to stay. | won't leave ye! awhile; never--unless I have to. John, 1 had another letter t'other day.” “You did? “Yup, from--" For a moment it seemed as If she were about to pro nounce her husband's name, some thing she had never done In his pres ence: but if she thought of it, she changed her mind. (TO _BE CONTINUED.) asi) we possibi ITI w he and cited Pa vessels wrecked s« picked cases of islands hh, and he and sf these.” answered, think ad been up. The where his They South been such full crew be one eha you going to leave tO. "twas 8AY E had somet went had to He Aunt wind. if 1 HINA'S ADDRESS its Declaration of Independence Received Here. FORMAL RECOGNITION SOON. Btate Department Officials Assert That Document Reflects the fluence Of Young Chinese In Members \ by Washingto of i adopes cabled belng COMMONS. {4 pr ent syster man mar inder the super. mitiee Agor, visio: : As members requ ired to uate com inder classes are din- be eat t the ut versity day will Corbett's maa a i Miss super vision Miss tendent Corbett is at present of the dining halis run nection with the teachers’ college of Columbia Uni and the Horace Mann High School, of New York su perin- in con- varsity DUEL WITH KNIVES. A Woman and a Man Carve Each Other Up. Fort William, Ont —Mrs, M. 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