The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-13
CHAPTER III.

+ Identity. Her farewells were hurried
md she firmly refused Mrs. Collins
not tooinsistent appeal to return to
mo house up street" and have sup
oer She said she was glad to meet
Nj. Ellery. The young minister af-
armed his delight in meeting her
Then she disappeared in the misty
twilight and John Ellery surreptitious-
" wiped his perspiring forehead with
his cuff. having in his late desire for
the primal necessities forgotten such
trining incidental as a handkerchief.
The minister smiled rather one-sid
sdly
TITS been something of a day for
me-" he said. 81 am ahead of time
and I've made lot of trouble, I'm
airaid But yesterday afternoon
vas ready and, to tell the truth, l was
eager to come and see my new home
and get at my work. So 1 started on
he morning train. Then the stage
broke down and l began to think. l
vas stranded at Bayport. But this
Hud,hearted chap from Wellmouth-I
believe that's where he lived-hap-
peued to pull up to watch us wrest-
linz with the smashed wheel, and
vhen he found ! was in hurry to
ret to Trumet, offered to give me
hi. His name was-was Bird. No,
that wasn't it, but it was something
IKE Bird. or some kind of bird"
"Bird?" repeated Keziah thought
billy There's no Birds that l know
d in Wellmouth. Hum! Hey?
WANT Sparrow, was it?'
THAT was it Sparrow"
Good land! Emulous Sparrow.
Run considerable to whiskers and
Dngue didn't he?"
why, yes; he did wear beard. AS
tM tongue-well, he was converse
tonal, if that's what you mean"
That's what l mean. If you rode
Eelve mile with Emulous, you must
lave had an earache for the last six.
Ed he ask a question or two about
four personal affairs, here and there
between times?"
Mr.. Ellery laughed.
Eyes, one or two, between times"
be admitted.
q shan't die Of surprise. Did you
'ell him who you was?"
Moo, to be 6onest, didn't. He
las SO very anxious to find out, that
.well, lodged. think he believed
was going to visit Captain Daniels.
till, some one may have seen me
Cme here"
NO, no, they didn't. This fog is as
bick as Injun-meal puddin'. Nobody
bw you"
WELL" with some hesitation, "the
bung lady who was here with you"
ooh, Grace Van Horne! She's all
ght. She won't tell She amt that
Ind"
IVAN Horne? That doesn't sound
ke a New England name"
"'Tisnt Her folks come from Jer-
BY somewheres, But she was adopt
by old Cap'n Hammond, who keeps
be tavern down on the bay shore by
be packet wharf, and she's lived in
rumet since she was six years old
er father was Teunis Van Horne,
1 pd he was mate on Cap'n Eben's
. pastin schooner and was drowned
\ Hatteras. Eben was saved just by
e skin OF his teeth and got broken
!. and religion while it happened.
a is hips better except that he's some
Il me; but his religions been more
e % more feverish ever since. He's
e Pe Of the head Come-Outers, and
70 pitt their chapel with his own money.
Ye " mustn't think I'm speakin' light
IS Of religion, nor Of Capn Eben, Ell
lg ~ He's dear good soul as ever
ID but he is the narrowest kind of
eOuter. His creed is just about
lde as the chapel door, and that's
n barrow as the way leadin' to sal
0n; 1t Is the way, too, so the Come
eers think"
r what are Come Cutters? Some new
Nj"
saEes alive! Haven't you heard
"a vOme-Outers? Cats foot! Well,
10 VI near Of EN- often enough from
on on They're folks who used to
,is . our church, the Regular, but
a because the services was too
,rs uly' with organs and choir sing
rs. anu the road to paradise too easy.
to reeu Tor me to tell you any more.
Of MI learn"
ok. - Hllery was interested. He had
pie III Irumet but once before, on
en- 'Ocdslon when he preached his
to sermon, and of that memorable
Ias iaenemhered little except the SER
pa NSen' the pews filled with cap
mo auu their families, and the awe
Ling personality of Captain FL
~ paniels, who had been his host.
n, lung man, the ink upon his d.
M "om the theological school still
ps az uiai sermon is a weighty mat
n " ,ne preaching Of it weightier
lco' /, ne mad rehearsed it over and
lgs, \, =. private, had delivered It al
,ate turOoa iOugh clinched teeth, and had
49, Ardlnr " MS room in the Boston
go, NJ n muse with the conviction
ans tsnsb' vas an utter failure. Captain
900 bs asu the gracious Miss Anna
'ord RoVrS !. laughter. had been kind
. \, prs,s. express qualification, and
Do eR M aione saved him from de-
lad oa TO his amazement, the
lat tbo O al Of casual conversa-
hbla' cnurch and about the Dan
~ could recall nothing. So