Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16

Captain Zebedee, having shipped
with the insurgents. worked for them
| from sunrise to sunset and after. Zeb
was something of a politician and
knew whom to get at" He sought
his fellows on the parish committee
and labored with them Mrs. Mayo
and the doctors wife championed the
cause at sewing circle. They were
lively, those sewing meetings, and the
fur few Didama Rogers and Lavinia
Pepper We're everywhere and ready to
agree with whichever side seemed
| likely to win.
1t was by no means one-sided
struggle. Captain Elkanah, spurred
on by the furious Annabel marshaled
his forces and proclaimed that Ellery
having disgraced the Regular Society.
should no longer occupy its pulpit
He limited concerning a good-sized
contribution toward a parish house,
something the society needed. If Ell
B. lery was discharged, the contribution
would probably be made. not other
wise And this was point worth
considering.
Daniels also wrote to his influential
friends of the National Regular So
ciety. But Captain Zebedee had fore
stalled him there and both letters
were laid on the table to await fur
Their developments. AS for the Come
Cutters, they were wild with rage and
Grace was formally read out of their
communion.
Meantime Keziah, installed as head
nurse at the shanty, was having her
troubles The minister was getting
better, slowly but surely getting bet
ter. The danger of brain fever was
at an end, but he was very weak and
must not be excited, so the doctor
said.
He had expressed a wish to talk
with his housekeeper. 1--WE got some
thing to tell you. Aunt Keziah." he
said weakly. Some news for you
and-and-"
"Cats FOOT" snapped Keziah brisk
ly, don't start in tellin' me news
now. I've got my hands full as It's.
News'll keep and you won't, If you
talk another minute"
She could manage him; 1t was with
Grace that she had her struggle. First
and bluntly she told the girl that her
leaving was useless. The secret was
out; 1t had been made public. Every
one knew she was in love with John
and he with her. Their engagement
was considered an established GER
tainty. Grace was greatly agitated
and very indignant.
who dared say soT' she demanded
who dared say we were engaged!
It's not true. It's a wicked lie and
Who is responsible, Aunt Keziah?"
"Well, 1 suppose likely I am, much
as anybody, deary."
"You? You, Aunt Keziah?"
"Yup; me. You are in love with
him; at any rate, you said so. And
you're here with him, amt you? II
you two amt engaged you ought tc
be-" She argued and pleaded anc
coaxed, and. at last, when she begar
to think she had prevailed, Grace
brought forward another objection
She had given her word to her uncle
How could she break that promise tc
dying man? She would feel like
traitor.
= Traitor to who?" demanded the
housekeeper, losing patience. mot t.
poor Nat, for he's gone. And don't you
suppose that he and Eben understand
things better now, where they are
Do you suppose that Nat wouldn't
want you to be happy? | know he
would. for l knew him"
1t was still unsettled when the lone
talk was over, but Grace agreed moi
to leave the minister at present. She
would stay where she was until he
was himself again, at least. Keziaf
was satisfied with the preliminary
skirmish. She felt confident Of win
ming the victory, and in the prospect
of happiness for others, she was al
most happy herself. Yet each time the
mail was brought y the shanty she
dreaded to look at it, and the sight o
a stranger made her shake with fear
Ansel Coffin had threatened to come
to Trumet. If he came, she had made
up hGS mind what to do.
The parish committee was to meet
Captain Elkanah had announced hi
intention of moving that John Eller!
be expelled from the Regular church
There was to be no compromise, NJ
asking for resignation; he must b'
discharged, thrown out In disgrace
The county papers were full of tn,
squabble, but they merely reported
the news and did not take sides. Tn,
I fight was too even for that.
One afternoon few days befor
! the date set for the meeting Elkanal
, and two or three of his henchmel
> were on the piazza Of the Daniel
home, discussing the situation. The
!, were blue and downcast. Annabe
]. was in the sitting room, sheddin
tears of humiliation and jealous rag
I on the haircloth sofa.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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