The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-31
SYNO SIS.

Mrs Keziah Coffin supposed widow. IL
arranging to move from Trumet to Bos-
ion. following the death OF her brother,
Tor whom she had kept house. Ryan
Pepper, widower, offers marriage. and is
indignantly refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan
,ei8. leader of the Regular church. offers
new minister. and she decides to remain
ia Trumet. Keziah takes charge Of Rev.
John Eilery, the new minister and gives
him advice as to his conduct toward
members Of the parish. Ellery causes
Hensati ton by attending a "Come-outer
meeting Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
meeting Grace apologies for her
guardian and Ellery escorts her home In
the rain. Capt. Nat Hammond, Eben's
packet Into port safely through fog and
storm Eliery finds Keziah writing a let
Ter to some one, inclosing money In re-
startled when informed Of the arrival OF
Mat. Nat calls on Keziah, and 1t deYel-
ops that they have been lovers since
youth Daniels demonstrates with EiIery
for attending "Come-outer' meeting. Eli
tery il caught by the tide and Is rescued
~ 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 herseH 10
make an impression him She no.
iiees with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain time She
4 again fmportunes KeZiah to marry him
lie says he has had a quarrel with his
father who wants him TO marry Grace
Ei.ery asks Grace to marry him. she
c0ufaBses that she loves him, but says
she fears to displease her guardian. Ell
itanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
dngs between Ellery and Grace. Epeh
Declares he will make Grace choose pc
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
hisa IN faint. following the excitement
Of Eikanah's visit. Just before he dies
Chen exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. kezlah
praaks the news to Ellery and later he
received a note FROM Grace saying she Is
40 marry Nat, and asking him not to try
10 see her again. Keziah tells the story
bf her own marriage with man VINO
turned out to be a good-for nothing, and
who was reported to have been lost at
sea. and Of her love for Nat, whom she
cannot marry because the husband Is
nuye Captain Nat sails for Manila to
he gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
DE returns. Nat is overdue, and 1T is
feared that he has been lost at sea-
Keziah gets a letter from her husband
eaylng he is coming back. Grace goes on
u visit to relatives of the Hammonds.
Vessel flying distress signals is discovered
board the vessel. A man is found suf-
Fering from smallpox, the rest or the
crew having deserted. He is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps rIurse him. Before he dies 1t is dis
covered that he is Keziahs husband. Ell
pery, left alone in quarantine, is found
wandering in a delirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
Bnanty and sends for help. KeZiah and
Grace nurse Ellery who is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor and Reziah
spread O report that Grace and Ellery are
engaged News comes that Nat has
she wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
a home coming is arranged.