Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-30
CHAPTER XIII.
In Which the Sea Mist Sails.

They buried Captain Eben in the
little Come-Outer cemetery at the rear
OF the chapel The Come-Outers were
there. all Of them, and some members
OF the Regular society, Captain Zeb
Mayo. DR. Parker, Keziah Coffin, Mrs.
Higgins and Ike. The little company
filed out of the cemetery. and Captain
Eben Hammond was but a memory in
Trumet
Keziah fingered to speak a word
with Grace The girl, looking very
white and worn. leaned on the arm of
Captain Nat, whose big body acted as
buffer between her and oversympa-
thetic Come-Outers Mrs. Coffin silent
ly held out both hands and Grace took
them eagerly.
"Auntie." she whispered. tell me:
Did a letter. Did he"
Yes. /, came. | gave 1t to him"
"Did-did he tell you? Do you
know"
Yes. know. deary."
Did he's he"
He's well. deary. He'll be all
right. I'll look out for him"
You will. won't you? You won't
let him do anything"
Not thing. Don't worry. We've
had a long talk and he's going TO
stay right here and go on with his
work. And nobody else1l ever know,
Oracle"
20 Aunt Keziah! II I could be one
half as patient and brave and sweet
as you are"
SSH! here comes Nat. Be kind
10 him. He's sufferin', too; maybe
more'n you imagine. Here she is
Nat. Take her back home and be
good to her
II tell you" broke in the voice Of
Captain Zeb Mayo. "Keziah, I've beer
waitin' for you. Get in my shay ant
I'll drive you back to the parsonage.
Mrs. Coffin accepted the invitation
and seat in the chaise beside Cap
, tain Zeb. The captain spoke OF The
dead Come-Outer and OF his respec
, for him in spite OF the difference II
creed. He also spoke of the Rev. Johr
Ellery and OF the affection he ha(
come TO feel for the young man.
Pm glad to hear you say so. o
= course Capn Elkanah is boss Of th'
parish committee and"
! What? No, he amt nuther. He
head OF II. but his vote counts Just on
and no more. What makes you sa,
/. that?"
J.. "Oh. nuthin'. Only thought maybe
v long as Elkanah was feelin' that MI
q Ellery want orthodox enough, h
7 might be goln to make change.
7 didn't mean to stir you up, Zebedes
. Rut from things Cap'n Daniels ha
I said | gathered that he was runnir
+ the committee And. as I'm frien
? of Mr.. Ellery. 1t
n Friend! Well, som |, amt /!
Won ever hear of Daniels tryin' an
O tricks against the minister. you sen
- for me that's all I'll show him. Boss
e Humph!"
The willy Keziah alighted at the pa
- sonage gate with the feeling that sh
d had sown seed in fertile ground. Sh
was quite aware of Captain zeb's Jea
q ousv of the great Daniels. And I'll
. limo might come when her parse
n needed an Influential, friend on tn
a. committee and in the Regular societ
The news of the engagement b
n tween Captain Nat Hammond an
Grace Van Horne. told by Or. Park'
4 10 one or two Of his patients, sprea
through Trumet like measles throue
"a family of small children. Annab
# Daniels and her father had not eXpee
I. ed IL. They were. however, great
IS pleased. In their discussion, whi'
Q lasted far into the night. Captain Ell
ID anah expressed the opinion that IL
10 unexpected denouement was the resu
"a OF his interview with Eben.
ny 81 think. pa" she said, that It's o.
8, duty, yours and mine. to treat MIN )u
70 as we always have. He doesn't kno
~ that we know, and we Will Keep u