Axthor of Capn Eri, Etc. Mustratiomns by Ellsworth Youn ng Copyright, 1999 SYNOPSIS. *‘offin, supposed widow, from Trumet to Bos ton, following the death of her brother, for whom she had kept house. Kyan Pepper, widower, offe 33 marriage, and is Indignantly re fused. ‘apt E Ikanah Dan- tels, leader of the Re a hurch, Keziah a place as housekeeper or pew minister, and she de to rem in Trumet. Kesgiah takes he rae of Re John Ell the new minister, and gives him advice as to his uct toward members of the parish. e auses Bens: ati mn by attending a Hm meeting cllery’s presence is bitte sented by Eben Hammond, leader meeting Grace apolo uardian ; e8CK he rain. Capt Hamm son, becomes a i packet into port storm. Elle find ter to some sponse to startled wi Nat. Nat ops that they h n outh. Danlels remonstr ates as attend “Come-outer’ lery is caught by the by Nat They bec meets Grace while and learns that Bunday. The Bundays with captain's dau make an tices with every watch Mrs. Keziah ( arranging to move ery, ry one, arrival of devel- the and it confesses she fears kar ah Dan KS to marry to sea | of her a board fering crew abando helps nurse hi ne CHAPTER XVIiil—~—{(Continued.) “Here " sho Simmons time, too Sure the distance, wind, and ing wheels prepared fo descended from the carfage anc in to post office platform \ ' sie comes ted enough! the front stately The stage, its four horses at a trot, swung to platform “Hurrah!” shouted the committee, its uninvited guests and accom panying crowd of Bayport men boys which had gathered to assist In the welcome. “Hurrah!” A passenger or two peered from the coach window. The stage driver ironically touched his cap. “Thank ye,” said very much.” ur the i p the the and he proval, “We are cheering Hammond of Trumet,” he haughtily “We are here to and escort him home. Where is he? Where's Cap'n Hammond?” “Well, now, I'll tell ye: where he is.” “You don't? Isn't he with you?” “No, he ain't. And he didn’t come on the train, nuther., He was on fit as fur as Cohasset Narrows. of him. Oh, that's so! nail bag, Ezry.” Captaln Zeb stepped beside stage and put one foot on the wheel That,” he whispered. “is that all you know? Where did he go to?” Here's the lower. “Well,” he whispered, “I did hear this much. A chap I know was on the train and he said he see Cap'n Nat get Narrows depot and there was a wom: an with him.” “A woman? an?” “Blessed If 1 knew! And he didn't nuther. So long! Git dap!” The reception committee and (ta escort drove slowly back to Trumel. The Daniels following was disgusted and disappointed. Trumet spent that evening wonder ing what bad become of Nat Ham- mond. Captain Zeb Mayo wondered most of all, Yet his wonderment was accompanied by vague suspicions of the truth. And, at eleven o'clock, A woman? What wom he knocked and There overhead was opened. it?” asked a A window “Who is volce. ‘Don’t frightened, plied the man at the door. I've come home again.” be Gracie,” re CHAPTER XIX. the Minister Rec Letter. Uneasy, hy better, he was permitted each day, But turbed and excited, which the doctor sald in Which eives a sically much to Ellery very that while it condition John wa much 80 better up a ile was the not be in he must ir had gone could not Mrs. Higgins, shanty and left him why and understand away Ike's mot! was at the and she did oothe and 1 soul and capabl she could not satisfactorily, He rose way, but answer the chair and He “w would irom toward the living room be put off again. He swered His band was the door opened on face was actually i t his hand, and shook it. Good morning, ‘it's a glo Hey? dlery’ and ( talking with Mrs Aaptain Higgins nd bubbling 3 , id!" laimed fine Now ninister, » The iat “It's we'll splens too won't we? turned to Cs ou, Nat,” le and self. ody'll gay so. Of be much satis knew Nat she stain ptain hard for 3 1 3 noo Vo you man to glve her up at the doctor you awful noble of Ti looked The captain uletly my nobility Mra. Higgins” nd laughed q “Don't let you r mind, I'd made up mj | this That weigh he on said Is, If Gracle was willln’ well, | “You did? You talk! [I never heard born days.” “Oh, well, I- What fs it She was standing in and beckoning to him the breeze was tossing her forehead, and she made a that even the prac tical, unromantic doctor appreciated The captain went to meet her. “What ia it?” he asked “Nat,” she whispered, “will come in? He wants to see you." John Ellery was still seated In the the window, but he no looked lke an invalid, worry or care In his now, merely a wondrous serene happiness, He held out his bands and the cap tain shook them heartily. “Mr. Ellery,” he sald, “as they used lo say at the circus, ‘Here we are again.’ And you and | have been do Ing all kinds of circus acrobatics since I'm glad you're pretty nigh out of the sick bay-—and the doctor says you are.” “Captain,” began Ellery interrupted him, “Hold on!” he sald. “Belay right there If you and I are to cruise in did? Why, Grace?” hair about picture oT der countenance Joy and Hammond and buggy moved down and stoped before the Hammond gate A war o'ighted from the buggy are silly up to the side hear ls likely to happen--1 cal'late we'll heave overboard the cap'ns and Misters. My name's ‘Nathaniel’ ‘Nat’ for short.” ‘John.' can is how “All right. And mine Captain--Nat, 1 mean-— ever thank you? “Thank me? What do you want thank me for? I only handed somethin’ that wasn't mine in the first place and belonged to you all along I didn't know (it, that was the only trouble.” “But your promise 1 fea] —" “You needn't, thing and 1 know me, neither, I not to marry Gr was set or led to deat have as She'll tell he's gone.” “Yes, 1 told her I with you alone, for a Grace tells me that ’" gs over to your father the don’t my of ago I'm doin’ it. And made up ace--unless, 1 {t—months h to k good a you 80 pity course she tick to she's mi as Grace! now goin’ mn you Hello! wanted to few minutes Aunt Keziah She met me at the Co- depot. 1 was settin lookin’ out of the at the sand and sniffin’ “She was the Cape alr, I looked up and ‘twas her. I was sur- to see her, I you at the sald a word, gave me a ‘don't talk now. Cx starts tell Way there couldn't have and she never Nat,” she says, with me, quick afore the train I've come here on purpose to you. I must talk with you; it's im- portant You can go to Trumet on next train, tonight But now 1 talk with you. I must Won't 1 please Nat? “Well, I The engine bell beginnin’ to ring and lively, I tell you. I swung step Jus ear begun ' room the up anyvy chance ‘ay, ust come, was had to move her off the to m wea went went we aa the ove and And Seems So into the gotten th aen, moon man to dri her Ve hired another team 1 to Sandwich. Stay- ook the morn Trumet me BAW he'd Pe “Nat, I want to tel al ething that knows (Grace Neith ar hetter one 41} doesn't know Keziah ew [ told afraid ah hroke orning Aunt ezl parsonage and She did ueh n thing, ki + 10 me stay.” “Did “Yes duty to whimperad her hev? She showed face the about awn John,” She Said, Back to You" “I've Come learned what trouble pluck was, too, She her marriage and-—excuse me for speaking of what Isn't my business: yet it Is mine, In a way-—she tuld me about you.” Captain Hammond did not answer His good-natured face clouded and he shifted in his chair. “She told me of you, Nat, all about you—and herself. And she told me something else, which explains why was and what told me about | she thought your marriage to Grace would be a good thing” “1 know. She told you that that darn scamp Anse Coffin was alive.” The minister started violently, He gasped in surprise, “You krew f(t? stammered, “I know It tow. Have known it for over a year, My fOndin’ \ out was You knew it?" he one of the special Providences thats along this Iagt voyage of mate was a Hyan One day, was He, . mine second ime of Cahoon My nis aan, n that pesky island, when we dinner together, he says, ‘you're you? 1 owned up amed Coffin ther too her husband last Glory of the Wave.” | stared at ‘Met his ghost, you mean,’ 1 ‘He's been dead for years, and a good thing, too. Fell overboard and, not bein’ used to water, it killed him.’ “But he wouldn't have it so, ‘I used to know Anse Coffin in New Bedford,’ says. ‘Knew hint well's I know And when we was in port at Havre 1 dropped In at a gin mill down by the water front and he come up and touched me on the arm. I thought same a8 you, that he was dead, but wa'n'tt He was three sheets (n wind and a reg’lar dock rat to at, but’ twas him sure enough. We had a long talk. He sald he was back to Trumet some day. Had there, he gaid I told him, tie, that she'd be glad to gee He laughed and sald maybe not, that she knew he was allve and when hard go not { J tell and eatin’ he from ‘Know ‘ FAYS ‘Well. ays to Trumet, any- he, Baye, trip 1 in atn't } he I mot wis the SAVE 100K joney Ww a he was nted me to promi that I'd seen him geen nim, Kez! iah 1 could been her scm.” her Keziah Arrows? Own and she w ent 1 Ve here (Good - by’ ack, wilh I told her and we'd Trumet together lay. But said here and ease your mind So at last | her in a little She up train and [ took the Hired a team in Sand- wich and another in Bayport and got the tavern about eleven That's yarn And here's your note and “1 was set Ha her she and Grace's agreed to, sayin’ I'd see while on the ‘One the Tha minister took yn tore open the envelope. Within was a tingle sheet of paper. He read a few lines, stopped, and uttered an ex ole and (TO BE CONTINU IED ) “A Mighty Man Was Her At a concert for charity in a country Miss Carter obliged by reciting “The Vilage Blacksmith.” At the dience cried about cheered. “Ancower!” they “Ancower! Miss Carter was to grant the request when a very much out of breath, tapped her on the shoulder. “I've just come around from In froat” whis. pered this man, excitedly. “lI want yer to do me a favor.” Well, what is It?" queried Miss Carter, “It's this” whispered the intruder. “I happen ter be the fellow you've been talkin’ about, and | want you to put In a verse this time gaying how I let out bl cycles” » Ox Made investigation. At a recent auction sale in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a good deal large ox, which the auctioneer was trying to dispose of, took into it head to walk into the auctioneer's box, and, after he had cleared the office of officials, made a minute inspection of the books, and retired from the ros trum evidently quite pleased with the way the sale was being conducted and also with the state of the books. It is needless to say that the officials were much more excited than the ox, and made a quick exit, while thé ox walked with the utmost deliberatoin. i AYING Farmers Near Ringtown, Wit- ness Orchard Demonstration INCREASES THE APPLE CROP Demonstrator Moore Acres of Trees 400 Bushels Campaign Colliery Alexander od by explosion Ww n exposing hurled burned that ht. 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