Tensas gazette., 1913-01-24
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euapTER IV-(continued.)
- stood still In the rain aho
.s.s her He saw her pass the
80 windows and open a door. Into
-.,,cv radiance she flashed and
..,AA A minute more and the
:, farm, Of Eben Hammond, lantern
.l.ud. sou'wester on his mead ano
Z. .srldsrs working themselves into
.lsIsn coat, burst out Of the door
Z, AurAedly limped down toward the
- On the threshold, framed in
y, sood his ward, gazing after
= And the minister gazed at her.
v-om the bay came the sodnd OF
!. I, rovlocks. A boaS was mp
.,.,blns the wharf. And suddenly
A a. boat came hail.
F,l,ool Ahoy, dad! Is that your
r..re was an answering shout from
4. xharf: a shout Of Joy. Then q
"a, of oars and a clamor OF talk.
"a f,r.ce still stood in the eoorwsy,
+ ming
n. lantern bobbed mp the slope.
a ,,sched the tavern gAAeway, the
,I.I,,,r saw that II was nsw carried
m tall, active man, who walked with
, v.mau's stride and roll. CAPTAIN
~, vas close beside him, talking eI-
4 t,<ly.
4 T>g entered the yard
sezce! Grace!" screamed Captain
4 n,n Oracle, girl, look who's come!
4 .nkl"
NJ tan man ran forward.
IN Grace!" he cried In q deep,
,,sr.y voice. rs that your Ain't you
ra word for your old messmate?"
4 Ne drl stepped cut into the rain
WY! why. Natl" she cried.
DE big man picked her up bodily
! 4 NJ arms and carried her into the
I. sss Captain Eben followed and
/ d, DOOR closed.
lakn EIlery picked his way home
vi through the puddles and the
EEarg rain.
b found Keziah in the sitting room
ss's1 By the table, evidently writing
fkfn. She looked tired and grave
n hsE
& WE'LL" she exclaimed as he en-
nd Il guess you're soppin' now
arin sure. There's q light in youl
rcn. Take on your wet things and
tnE EN- down to me, and I'll dry
n h the kitchen. Better leave
NJ boots here now and stand tha
S .rtfella IN the sink. The kettles OF
n sloye; you'd better have somethin
ginger tea or somethin'. ! told
NJ not to go out such a night as this
nge IN the world have you been ?
ne minister said he would tell hei
y sbout II in the morning. JUS
M be thought he had better go NJ
n hke on his wet clothes.
kezah dipped her pen IN the inl
q vent on with her letter.
incloss ten dollars" sh. wrote
1hall can send you nov. Nor,
"a ought to AFFORD. Goodness
r'n Why | send anything You dom
~s7e IL But while ! live and yol
y nn't-"
ne minister called noT1 the land
mere Is my coat" hn said. "Th,
~ and lower pay1 II the sleeve
+petu wet. By he way, the pack
nne In to-nigbS. They didn't e1
~ her 80 soon on account of tn
Inere was passenger aboar,
400 ! think mnst be that Nathanie
.sncnd you old me Of"
asnahs pei stopped. The we
Hruck the hall floor with a sof
The ticS OF the clock SOUND
oud In the room. A sheet G
seriven ram lashAd the window
va you hear?" called the minists
Nd that Nathaniel Hammoa,
van Eben's son, came on the pnSl
didn't meet him, but I'm sur
he. Er-Mrs. Coffin. are 20
NJ Do you hear meY"
ss housekeeper laid the pen low
ne The unfinished letter.
rnts near you Io''
e minutes she sat there, Iranfn
u her chair and staring At III
Then she rose, went in-o th
picked up the coat, and took
a'O the kitchen, where she hun
. The clotheshorse by the coo
After while she returned [
a0le and took up the pen. H,
= the iampligkc looked moi
sno srsre chan ever.