Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-18
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. .Keziah Coffin, supposed widow. Il
arranging 10 move from Trumet to Bos-
ton, following the death of her brother,
Tor whom she had kept house. Ryan
Pepper, widower. offers marriage and IS
Indignantly refused. Capt Elkanah Dam
els, leader Of the Regular church. offers
keztah place as housekeeper for the
new minister. and she decides to remain
N Trumet. Keziah takes charge of Rev.
Join Ellery, the new minister and gives
aim advice as TO his conduct toward
members OF the parish. Ellery causes q
sensation by attending a "Come-outer''
meeting. Ellery's presence Is utterly re-
Sented by Eben Hammond. leader of the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
guardian and Ellery escorts her home in
The rain. Capt. Nat Hammond. Eben's
son, becomes a hero by bringing the
packet into port safely through fog and
storm. EIiery finds Keziah writing let
ter to some one. .nclosing money In re-
Spouse to a demand. She is curiously
startled when informed of the arrival of
ops that they have been lovers since
youth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
tor attending "Come-outer" meeting. Ell
lery is caught by the tide and is rescued
by Nat. They become friends. Ellery
meets Grace while walking in the Fields,
and learns that she walks there every
Sunday. The clergyman takes dinner
Sundays with the Daniels. Annabel. the
captains daughter exerts herself to
make an impression on him. She no.
tees with veXation his desire TO get away
every Sunday at certain time She
watches him through a spy glass. Nat
again importunes Keziah to marry him.
He says he has had a quarrel with his
father, who wants him to marry Grace.
Ellery asks Grace to marry him. she
confesses that she loves him, but says
she fears to displease her guardian. Ell
kanah Daniels tells Ehen about the meet
ings between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be-
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
him I'm faint. following the excitement
of Elkanah's visit. Just before ne dies
Eben eXactS promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. KeZiah
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received a note from Grace saying She Is
to see her again. Keziah tells the story
Of her own marriage with a man who
turned out to be good-for- nothing, and
who was reported to have been lost al
sea- and of her love for Nat, whom she
cannot marry because the husband Is
alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to
be gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not TO marry until
he returns. Nat is overdue and 1t is
feared that he has been lost at sea.
KeZiah gets a letter from her husband
saying he is coming back. Grace goes on
q visit to relatives OF the diamonds.
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
of the coast. Ellery goes with party TO
board the vessel. A man is found SUI
fering. from smallpox, the rest of the
crew having deserted He is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies 1t IS dis
covered that he is Keziah's husband E.
lery, left alone IN quarantine, is found
wandering in a delirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help. Keziah and
Grace nurse Ellery. who is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor and Keziah
spread a report that Grace and Ellery are
engage News comes that Nat has
arrived safely in Boston. The story of
tho wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
a homecoming is arranged. Nat fails to
appear Keziah intercepts Nat on his
homeward journey and tells him of
Grace's love for Ellery. He releases
Grace from her promise to him..