Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-11
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Keziah Coffin supposed widow, Is
arranging to move from Trumet 70 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 Oar
iels, leader of the Regular church. offers
AeZiah a place as housekeeper for the
new minister. and she decides to remain
in Trumet. KeZiah takes charge OF kew
John Ellery, the new minister. and gives
him advice as to his conduct toward
members of the parish. Ellery causes
sensation by attending Come-outer
meeting. Ellery's presence IS bitterly re-
scented by Eben Hammond, leader or the
meeting. Grace Apologies for her
guardian and Ellery escorts her home IN
The rain. Capt Nat Hammond. Eben's
son, becomes hero by bringing the
packet into port safely through fog ana
storm Ellery finds Keziah writing let
ter to some one, fnclosing money in re
Spouse to a demand. She is curiously
startled when informed of the arrival or
ops that they have been lovers since
youth Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
FOR attending "Coma-cuter' meeting. I'll,
lery is caught by the tide and is rescued
by Nat They become friends. Elery
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 YeXation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain. time She
watches him through d spy glass. Nat
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. El-
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ings between Ellery and Grace. Epen
declares he will make Grace choose bs-
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
him In faint, following the EXCITEMENT
of Ekanah's visit. Just before he dies
Eben eXacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. kezlan
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received a note from Grace saying she Is
to marry Nat, and asking him not to try
to see her again, l<eZiaR tells the story
turned out to be good-for- nothing, ana
who was reported to have been lost at
sea, and of her love for Nat, whom she
cannot marry because the husband is
alive Captain Nat sails for Manila to
ne 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 ne is coming back. Grace goes on
a visit to relatives OF the Hammonds A
off the coast. Ellefy goes with party TO
board the vessel man is found suf-
fering from smallpox, the rest OF the
crew having deserted He Is taken 70 an
dDdn1Oncu SIldck on shore anu I|lASi5
helps nurse him. Before he dies it is dis
covered that ne is kezlah's husband. Ell
lery. left alone in quarantine, IS found
wandering in 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
engaged. News comes that Nat has
arrived safely in Boston. The story or
the wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
a homecoming is arranged.