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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Mrs. Kezah Coffin, sup
posed widow is arranging to move from
Of her brother. for whom she had kept
house. Grace Van Horne ward of Capt.
Eben Hammond. leader of the 'Come-out-
er" religious sect. offers TO assist her
financially II she will remain. She de-
eiines kyan Pepper, widower. offers mar
riage. and is Indignantly refused.
CHAPTER II-Capt. Elkanah Daniels.
siah place as housekeeper for the new
minister. and she decides to remain in
Trumet
CHAPTER III-Keziah takes charge of
Hev John Ellery. the new minister. and
members of the parish. Elery causes
sensation by attending a 'Come-outer"
CHAPTER Iv-Ellery's presence is DIT
of the meeting. Grace apologies for her
guardian and Eliery escorts her home in
son. becomes a hero by bringing the pack
ct into port safely through fog and storm.
Ellery nnds Keziah writing a letter to
q demand. She is curousy startled when
Informed of the arrival of Nat.
CHAPTER V-Nat calls on Keziah, and
II develops that they have been lovers
since youth. Daniels demonstrates with
{rs.
tide and is rescued by Nat. They become
friends.
CHAPTER vII-Ellery meets Grace
while walking in the fields Sunday, and
learns that she walks there every Sun
day.
CHAPTER vIII--The clergyman takes
dinner Sundays with the Daniels. Anna
bel. the captains daughter, exerts her
self to make an impression on him. She
notices with vexation his desire to get
away every Sunday at certain time.
She watches him through spy glass.
CHAPTER IX-Nat again importunes
Keziah to marry him. He says he has
had a quarrel with his father. who wants
him to marry Grace
CHAPTER X-Ellery asks Grace to
him. but says she fears to displease her
guardian. who has been very kind to her.
and asks time to think about 1t. Elkanah
Daniels tells Eben about the meetings be-
tween Ellery and Grace. Eben declares
he will make Grace choose between him
faint. following the excitement Of Elkan-
abs visit.
Eben exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry.
CHAPTER XII-Keziah breaks the news
to Ellery and later he receives note
and asking him not s"e to IS trS S r to see her her
again. Keziah tells the story of her own
marriage with man who turned out to
be good,for-nothing: and who was re-
ported to have been lost at sea. and of
her love for Nat. whom she cannot marry
because the husband is alive. Ellery sees
in the story a lesson in devotion to duty
and decides to remain and attend to his
duties.
CHAPTER XIII-Captain Nat sails for
Manila to be gone two years. He says he
and Grace have decided not to marry un-
til he returns.
A
Sc feared that he has been lost at sea.
Keziah gets a letter from her husband
saving he is coming back. Grace goes on
Q visit to relatives of the Hammonds.
CHAPTER Xv-A vessel flying distress
signals is discovered off the coast. Ellery
goes with party to board the vessel. A
man is found suffering from smallpox. the
rest of the crew having deserted.
CHAPTER XvI-He Is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies it is dis
covered that he is Keziahs husband. FL
lery. left alone in quarantine. is found
wandering In delirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help.
CHAPTER XvII-Keziah and Grace
nurse Ellery. who is suffering from brain
fever. The doctor and Keziah spread a
report that Grace and Ellery are engaged.
in Boston.
CHAPTER SVIII-The story of the
wreck of Mats vessel comes out and a
homecoming is arranged. but Nat falls
to appear.
I'VE are cheering Cap'n Nathaniel
Hammond of Trumet,' he explained
haughtily. I'VE are here to meet him
and escort him home. Where is he?
Where's Cap'n Hammond?"
We'll, now, I'll tell ye; don't know
where he is''
"You don't? Isn't he with your"
mo, he amt And he didn't come