Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-25
SYNOPSIS.

Mira. Keziah Coffin. supposed widow IS
arranging to move from Trumet to- Sos
Ton, Following the death of her brother.
Tor whom she had kept house. Ryan
Pepper, widoWer, offers marriage and Is
indignantly refused Capt Elkaneh Dan
leis, Leader of the Regular church. offers
new minister, and she decides to remain
10 Irumet. Keziah takes charge of Rev.
Sohn Ellery, the new minister and gives
rim advice as to his conduct toward
members OF the parish. Ellery causes
sensation by attending a "Come-outer''
meeting. Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
sehted by Eben Hammond. leader OF the
HeetlnS, Grace apologies for her
guardian and ElleTy escorts her home In
me rain. Capt Nat Hammond, Ebens
son, becomes hero by bringing the
PACKET into port safely through fog and
storm. Ellery finds Keziah writing a let
ter to some one, inclosing 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
TOT attending "Come-outer' meeting. Ell
itfy Is caught by the tide and Is rescued
oy Nat. They become friends E.Iery
meets Grace while walking in the fields.
ana learns that she walks there every
Sundays with the Daniels Annabel, the
captains Daughter eXerts herself to
make an impression on him. She no
uces with vexation his desire to get away
watches him through q spy glass Nat
again impOrtuues Keziah to marry hirn.
te says he has had a quarrel with his
iather who wants him to marry Grace.
ElIery asks Grace to marry him. She
tOnresses that she loves him. but says
sHe Lears to displease her guardian. I'll
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
Ihss between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be
tween him and the preacher Grace finds
MIN in a faint, following the excitement
gET no Ia
LDeh eNacts promise from Nat and
Grace that they viii marry. KeZiah
breaks the news to Ellery and later ne
received note from Grace saying she is
10 marry Nat, and asking him not to try
10 see her again. Keziah tells the story
OF her own marriage with man who
turned out to be q good-f or-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
alive Captain Nat sails for Manila to
be gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
ne returns. Nat is overdue, and IL is
feared that he has been lost at sea.
keziah gets a letter from her husband
saying he is coming back. Grace goes on
visit TO relatives of the Hammonds. a
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
of the coast. Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel. man Is found suf-
Ierlng from smallpox, the rest OF the
crew having deserted. He is taken to an
abandoned shack shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies it is dis
covered that he is Keziahs husband. Ell
lery, left alone in quarantine, is found
wandering in deiriOus 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 report that Grace and Ellery are
engaged. News comes that Nat has
arrived safely in Boston. The story of
the 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 Euery. He releases
Grace from her promise to him Keziah
gets delayed letter from her husband
saying he will return soon. and not hav-
ing yet heard of the identity of the small
pox victim. she leaves Trumet. Ellery
tells Nat that the dead man was kezIah's
husband. Nat goes to Boston, finds
KeZiah aud brings her home.