Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-09-04

Mr.. Ellery had no particular desti-
nation in mind. He would like to see
something of the village and. perhaps.
If she could give him the names Of a
few Of his parishioners. he might
make few calls. keziah shook her
head
Gracious goodness" she exclaimed.
Il wouldn't advise you to do that
You amt been here long enough to
make forenoon calls. II you should
catch some OF the women in this town
with aprons and calico on, they'd
never forgive you in this world. Wait
till afternoon; they'll be expectin' you
then and they'll be rugged out in their
best bibs and fuckers. S'pose you
found Annabel Daniels with her hair |
done up in curl papers; what do you |
think would happen? Mornins are no |
time for ministers calls. Even old |
Mr.. Langley never made calls in the
forenoon-and he'd been here thirty
odd years"
"All right, you know best. Much
obliged for the advice. Then I'll sim
ply take my walk and leave the calls
until later"
I'D be back by ten. though Folks1l
begin calm on you by that time"
When. promptly at ten o'clock. the
minister returned from his walk. he
found Mrs. Rogers waiting in the sit
ting room. 1t is a prime qualification
OF an alert reporter to be first on the
scene of sensation. Didama was sell
dom beaten. Mr.. Ellery's catechism
began. Before it was over Keziah
opened the door to admit Miss Pepper
and her brother. Ryan" was nervous
and embarrassed In the housekeeper's
presence. Lavinia was a glacier, NOV
ing majestically and freezing as it
moved. Keziah. however. was not
even touched by the frost; she greet
7 ed the pair cordially. and begged them
d to take off their things"
|. 1t was dinner time before the cate
chizers departed. The catechized came
e to the table with an impaired appe-
o tite. He looked troubled.
Il Don't let it worry you. Mr.. Ellery,"
e observed Keziah calmly. 81 think
d can satisfy you Honest and true,
d amt half as bad as you might think .
p The minister looked more troubled
e than before; also surprised.
< Why, Mrs. Coffin" he cried. Gould
e. you hear"
p Man alive! I'm not worried. Why
lie should you be? We were talkin' abou
ID trust just now-or | was. Well, you
I. and I'll have to take each other OF
h, trust for a while. until we see whetheI
ly we're goin to suit. If you see any
at thing that I'm goin' wrong in. I wisl
Il you'd tell me. And I'll do the sans
by you, if that's agreeable. You'll hea
at a lot of things said about me. but /
ty they're very bad | give you my wor'
IS they amt true. And, to be real frank
lg I'll probably hear some about you
n which I'll take for what they're wort
ne and considerin' who said EN-. That
lis a good, wholesome agreement. thinf
for both of us. What do you think?
ed John Ellery said. with emphasi
20 that he thought we'll of it. He bega
or to realize that this woman, with he
at blunt common sense, was likely to b
'st a pilot worth having in the difficu
FL waters which he must navigate q
nd skipper Of the Regular church in TT
met Also, he began to realize tina
to as such a skipper. he was most Il
experienced. And Captain DAME
III had spoken highly-condescen
Is. but highly-of his housekeeper's qua
no hcations and personality. So Il
nat agreement was ratified. with relief {
In his part.
Mt The first Sunday came and with
lah the first sermon. He read that sermC
his to Keziah on Saturday evening al
use she annroved Of II as a whole. thou.
she criticised some Of Its details.
al NJ l
Outside the spring breeze stirred 4
FAR budding silver-leafs. the distant brea
HAT ers grumbled. the crows in the pin
9Hd near Captain Eben Hammond's tave
iAL cawed ribald answers to the screa
HIM ing gulls perched along the top Of I
kI breakwater. And seated on one
M the hard benches OF the little Con
lEM Outer chapel. Grace Van Horne hea
ul her Uncle Eben," who. as usual W
NM conducting the meeting, speak
NN them who. in purple and fine lint
sxW with organs and trumpets and v;
IN shows, are gathered elsewhere in q
MI community to hear a hired pri
wv make a mock Of the gospel" tA-mer
NE But John Ellery, the hired prizes
kW knew nothing Of this. He did knC
AlW however. that he was the center
NTN interest for his own congregation,
VI people among whom he had b'
m called to labor Their praise or CT
an cism meant everything to him; the
Inv fore he preached for dear life.
The sermon was a success.
On Monday afternoon the minis
made few calls. Keziah made
a short list for him to follow, Is
by OF chart Of the main channel"
have called it, with the safe ports mar
and the shoals and risky places
rned beled dangerous"
now. "You see," she said. "Trumet a
IN Of course you can navigate with y
they eyes shut We divide ourselves
usual about four sets-aristocrats. poor
nong lations, town folks, and scum.
aristocrats are the big bugs like Ca
man. Elkanah and the other weldon
On ptotp. odoat and ashore IT