Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-10-24

soundly and had not disturbed him.
Returning to the living room he spoke
20 Grace
"Humph!" he grunted, watching her
from under his hrows, Everything
seems to be all right in there. He
mustn't be told anything that will up
set him. He's getting well fast and
want it to continue"
Yes, understand"
Hum! Er-have you heard Has
anyone been here?"
Yes. have heard The telegram
came and / answered it."
"You did? Well, it's a miracle and
were all thankful, Of course. Did
you-er-er-"
Doctor, must go home. / mustn't
stay here any longer. You know why
not. must be at home when he
comes. You must get some one to
take my place. Aunt Keziah will stay,
Of course, and perhaps Mrs Higgins
would come"
But stay through tomorrow, at any
rate. Nat won't get here until Thurs
day, and may be able to find anoth-
er nurse by that time. And what l
shall say to him." motioning toward
the other room, Il don't know
Must you say anything? Just say
that have been called away for a
few days on-on some business. Don't
tell him. Don't tell him the truth,
doctor. now. He is too weak and
am afraid"
She stopped and turned away. The
doctor watched her pityingly. He
would have liked to say much more,
but he could not, under the circum-
stances. He stammered a good-by
and, with question concerning Mrs.
Cofin's whereabouts, went out to join
Captain Zeb.
''Well?" Queried the latter anxious.
| ly. "How is it? What's up? What's
| the next tack?"
We'll go to the parsonage" was
the gloomy answer. IF anybody can
! see glimmer in this cussed muddle
Keziah Coffin cam
| Keziah was on her knees in he1
room, beside trunk, the same trunk
| she had been packing the day of the
minister's arrival in Trumet. She was
working frantically, sorting garment!
from pile, rejecting some and keep
Ing others. She heard voices on the
walk below and went down to admi
the callers.
What's the matter, Keziah?" asked
DR.. Parker sharply, after look at hel
face. you look as if you'd beer
through the war Humph! suppose
you've heard the news?"
Keziah brushed back the hair from
her forehead. YES" she answered
slowly. Eve heard it."
Well, It's great news, and II II
wasn't for-if things weren't as the,
are, I'd be growing hallelujahs this
minute. Trumet has got a good maj
safe and sound again, and the Lore
get.''
| Eyes"
Eyes. But there's the other matter
I've been to see Grace. She didn'
say so. but it was easy enough t,
see; the man she promised to MARI.
and thought was dead, is alive. Shei
a girl of her word-she promised hin
and she promised her dying uncle
and she'll marry him. And then wha
will become of John Ellery? He'll 6,
downhill so fast that ships ancho
wouldn't hold him. If he doesn't di'
I'll have to send him away somewhere
and the Regular church will lose tn,
minister we've fought so hard for"
eyes," concurred Zebedee. "an'
| them blasted DanielsesH run the she
bang and the rest Of us'll have to sim
small, I tell YOU"
| $50. we've come to you, Keziah.
went on the doctor. do you see an,
salvation?"
! Eyes. do
"You do? Where?"
b "In Nat Hammond. II he know
Grace doesn't want to marry him, d
you suppose he'll hold her to she
promise? But"-she hesitated-'tdot
tor, you leave this to me. So far a
John and Grace are concerned 20
needn't worry. I'll take 1t on mysel
to see that they have each other, a
the Almighty meant EN- to. Leav
1t to me. Just leave 1t to me.
know can do it,
Captain Elkanah Daniels and hi
friend were feeling better and the
were busy. Trumet had new her
now. On Wednesday the Boston paper
printed excerpts from Captain Han
mond's story, and these brief pre-
liminary accounts aroused the admire
ton Of every citizen. 1t was propose
to give him reception. Elkanah wa
the moving spirit in the preparations
Captain Nat, so they learned by telt
graphing, would arrive on the moo
train Thursday. His was not to be
prosaic progress by stage all the wa
from Sandwich. A special carriag,
\ drawn by the Daniels span and Ell
oorted by other vehicles, was to NEE
the coach at Bayport and bring hir
3 | to Trumet in triumphant procession