The citizen., 1913-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

A.. tyeziah Coffin. supposed widow. Is
Mlnt9.,,nq M ., 10 move from Trumet to BOs-
1nn following the death OF her brother,
tor whom she had kept house Ryan
Pepper, widower 9ffers RS maETiage, E,s5 ana Is
inis leader of the Regular church, offers
L,e9iah a place as hpusekeeper for the
na,y minister and she decides to remain
In Trumct. Keziah takes charge OF Rev
Iobn Ellery, the new minister, and gives
Kim advice as to hl5 conduct toward
members of the parish. Ellery cAases a
sensation by attending a "Come-outer"
meeting Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
seuted by Eben Hammond, leader of the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
Guardian and Ellery escorts her home in
me rain Capt. Nat Hammond, Eben's
SON. becomes a hero by bringing the
nacket into port safely through fog and
storm. Ellery finds keziah writing a let
Ter No some one, inclosng money in re-
Sponse to a demand. She is curiously
startled when informed of the arrival Of
Nat Nat calls on Keziah, and 1t devel-
yauth. Daniels demonstrates with Eilery
Tor attending "Come-outer" meeting FL
iery is caught by the tide and is rescued
~ Nat They become friends. Ellery
and learns that she walks there every
sunday The clergyman takes dinner
Sundays with the Daniels. Annabel the
rlDiaius daughter, eXerts herself to
make an impression on him She no
tices with veXation his desire to get away
every Sunday at a certain time. She
watches him through a spy glass. Nat
a.aiu impcrtunes keZiah to marry him
lie says he has had a quarrel with his
father who wants him to marry Grace
Eucry asks Grace to marry him. She
aorfesses that she loves him. but says
shr fears to displease her guardian. FL
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
lugs between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be-
tween him aHd the preacher. Grace finds
him in a faint following the excitement
nj Flkanah's visit. Just before he dies
Fhen exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. Keziah
breaks the news to Elery and later he
received note from Grace saying she Is
To marry Nat. and asking him not to try
10 see her again Keziah tells the story
of her own marriage with man who
t1rned out to be good-for- nothing, and
Who wss reported to have been lost at
sen. and of her love for Nat, whom she
cannot marry because the husband Is
alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to
bo 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.
Kezah gets letter from her husband
saving he is coming back Grace goes on
visit to relatives OF the Hammonds. A
eessel flying distress signals is discovered
5ff the coast. Ellery goes with party TO
board the vessel. man IS found suf-
fering from smallpox. the rest of the
crew having deserted He is taken 10 an
abandoned shack on shore ana Ellery
felps nurse him. Before he dies # is dis
covered that he is Keziahs husband. Ell
lerv left alone in quarantine. is found
U8ndering in n delirious condition by
trace. She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help. Kezilh and
Grare nurse Elery, who is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor ard Kezlah
spread a report that Grace and Ellery are
Engaged