The Delta independent., 1912-12-27

ever ana ever 30 RIdO IOI yOu. kuOW
you didn't want to leave Trumet and
I'm snre~ everyone will be delighted
when they learn that you're going to
stay"
"Humph! that includes Laviny Pep
per, OF course. / callate Laviny's de-
light won't keep her up nights. But I
guess can stand 1t II she can. Now,
Grace. what is 1t? You aim, real
pleased? Why not?"
The girl hesitated. a.,
"Auntie," she said, I'm selfish
guess. I'm glad for your sake; ~,
mustn't think I'm not. But l almos
wish you were going to do sometime
else. You are going to live in ~
Regular parsonage and keep house for,
Of all parsons, a Regular minister.
Why, SO far as my seeing you is con-
cerned. you might as well be in China.
You know Uncle Eben"
Keziah nodded understandingly.
Yes" she said, 81 know him. Eben
Hammond thinks that parsonage is
the presence chamber of the Evil One,
/ presume likely. But, Grace, you
mustn't blame me. and II you don't
call I'll know why and ! shan't blame
you. Well see each other once in .
while; I'll take care of that"
The packing took about an
hour. When 1t was finished, the car
pet rolled up. and the last piece OF
linen placed in the old trunk, Keziah
turned to her guest.
Now. Gracie." she said. Il feel as
though ought to go TO the parsonage
l can't do much more'n look at the
cobwebs tonight. but tomorrow those
spiders had better put on their ascen-
sion robes. The end OF the worlds
comm for them, even though It missed
fire for the Millerites when they had
their doin's few years ago You
can stay here and wait. II 'twon't be
too lonesome. Well have supper when
/ get back"
She threw n shawl over her shoul-
ders. draped a white knitted cloud"
over her head. and took from a nail
key. attached by strong cord to
block of wood eight inches long.
"Elkanah left the key with me-" she
observed. mo danger OF losin' Il. Is
there. Might as well lose n lumber
yard"
They left the house and came ov.
Into the wet mist. Then. turning 10
the right. in the direction which Tru.
met, with unconscious irony. calls
downtown" they climbed the long
slope whore the main road mounts the
outlying ridge Of Cannon Hm. passed
Captain Mayo's big house-the finest
In Trumet. with the exception OF the
Daniels mansion-and descended -ato
the hollow beyond. Here. at the cor
ner where the Lighthouse Lane" be
gins Its winding way over the rolling
knolls and dunes to the light and tho
fish shanties on the ocean side" stood
the plain. neutrality-suspicious. meet
Ing house OF the Regular society. Dr.
rectly opposite was the little parson-
age. also very straight up and down
Both were painted white with green
blinds. This statement H. supcrnuous
to those who remember Cape architec-
turs at this period: practically every
building from Sandwich to Province
Town was white ana green.
They entered the yard, through the
gap In the white fence. and went
around the house. past the dripping
evergreens and the bare. wet lilac
bushes, to the side door. the lock OF
which Keziah's key fitted. There was
lock on the front door. OF course.
but no one thought OF meddiing with
that. That door had been opened but
once during the late pastors thirty
year tenantry. On the occasion OF his
funeral the mourners came and went.
as was proper. by that solemn portal.
Mrs. Coffin thrust the key into the
keyhole OF the side door and essayed
to turn IT.
"Humphi" she muttered. twisting to
no purpose; Il don't see why This
must be the right key, because
Well. / declare. II II amt unlocked
already! That's some OF Cap'n FL
kanah's doin's. For a critter ms fussy
and particular about some things, he's