Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-22
CHAPTER I'LL.
6. Which keziah Assumes a Guardian

CHAPTER I'LL.
GA Which kezfah Assumes a Guardian.
nfa ship.
Grace left the parsonage soon after
the supposed tramp disclosed his
identity. Her farewells were hurried
and she firmly refused Mrs. Coffin's
not too-insistent appeal to return to
the house "up street" and have sup.
per. She said she was glad to meet
MI. Ellery. The young minister at.
firmed 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
q trihing incidental as handkerchief
The minister smiled rather one-sid.
eddy.
TITS been something Of day for
me-" he said. 81 am ahead of time
and I've made lot Of trouble, I'm
afraid. But yesterday afternoon !
was ready and, to tell the truth, l was
eager to come and see my new home
and get at my work. So started on
the morning train. Then the stage
broke down and I began to think l
was stranded at Bayport. But this
kind-hearted chap from Wellmouth-l
believe that's where he Nved-hap.
pened to pull up to watch us wrest-
ling with the smashed wheel, and
when he found was in hurry to
get to Trumet, offered to give me a
lift. His name was-was Bird. No,
that wasn't 1t, but it was something
like Bird. or some kind of bird"
"Bird?" repeated Keziah thought
fully. There's no Birds that know
Of in Wellmouth. Hum! Hey?
'Twa'n't Sparrow, was it,"
THAT was it Sparrow"
Good land! Emulous Sparrow.
Run considerable to whiskers and
tongue. didn't he?"
why, yes; he did wear a beard. AS
for tongue-well. he was converse.
tional, If that's what you mean"
That's what l mean. If you rode
twelve mile with Emulous, you must
have had an earache for the last six.
Did he ask a question or two about
your personal affairs. here and there
between times?"
Mr.. Ellery laughed.
Eyes, one or two, between times. .
he admitted.
II shan't die Of surprise. Did you
tell him who you WASP"
moo, to be honest, | didn't. Ee
was so very anxious to find out, that
we'll, l lodged. / think he believed
l was going to visit Captain Daniels.
Still, some one may have seen me
come here"
mo, no, they didn't. This fog is as
thick as 1njun-meal puddin'. Nobody
saw you.'
WELL" with some hesitation. "the
young lady who was here with you
ooh, Grace Van Horne! She's all
right. She won't tell. She amt that
kind"
Van Horne? That doesn't sound
like New England name"
"'Tisn't. Her folks come from Jer.
sey somewheres. But she was adopt.
ed by old Cap'n Hammond. who keeps
the tavern down on the bay shore by
the packet wharf, and she's lived in
Trumet since she was six years old.
Her father was Teunis Van Horne,
and he was mate on Cap'n Eben's
cOastin' schooner and was drowned
OF Hatteras. Eben was saved just by
the skin OF his teeth and got broken
hip and religion while 1t happened
His hips better except that he's some
lame; but his religions been more
and more feverish ever since. He's
one Of the head Come-Ou ars, and
built their chapel with his own IL oney
You mustn't think I'm speakin' light
ly of religion, nor of Cap'n Eben, eli.
Their. He's dear good soul as ever
was, but he is the narrowest kind OF
Come-Outer. His creed Ia just about
as wide as the chapel door, and that's
as narrow as the way leadin' to sal
walton; it is the way, too, so the Come
Cutters think
What are Come Cutters? Some new
sect?"
"Sakes alive! Haven't you heard
of Come-Outers? Cats foot! Well
you'll hear Of 'em often enough from
now on. They're folks who used to
go to our church. the Regular, but
left because the services was toe
worldly, with organs and choir sing
in and the road to naradisa too easy
No need for me to tell you any more
You'll learn"
Mr.. Ellery ives interested. He hat
been in Trumet but once before, or
the occasion when he preached his
trial sermon, and of that memorable
visit remembers, little except the ser