The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-17
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs Keziah Coffin. supposed widow, is
arranging 70 move from TrInet TO Bos-
ton, following the death u her brother,
for whom she had kept house. Ryan
: Pepper, widoVver, offers marriage, and is
Indignantly refused Capt. Ehkdnan Dan
fels leader Of the Regular church, oners
keZlah a place as housekeeper Tot tI me
new minister, and she decides % remain
~ '.rumet. Keziah takes charge Of Rev.
John Eiiery, the new minister. ana gives
him advice as to his conduct toward
members of the parish. Eiiery causes
sensation by attending "Cofne-outer
meeting Ellery's presence IS bitterly re-
scented by Eben Hammond. leader OF the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
guardian ard Ellery escorts ner home IN
the rain. Capt. Nat Hammond. Eben's
son. becomes d hero by bringing the
packet into port safely through fog and
storm. ElIery finds Keziah writing let
ter to some one, inciosing money IN re-
sponse to a demand. She Is curlously
startled when Informed OF the arrival OF
Nat Nat calls on Keziah. and IL devel-
ops that they have been lovers since
youth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
for attending "Come-outer" meeting. Ell
terry IS caught by the tide and is rescued
by Nat. They become friends; ElleTy
meets Grace while walking IN the helds,
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 atm. she no
tees with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain time. She
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again inportunes Keziah to marry him
Hc says he has had a quarrel with his
father who wants him to marry Grace.
llIery asks Grace to marry him. she
cnnfcsses that she loves him, but SAYS
she fears to dispiease her guardian. Ell
Iauah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ings between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be
tween him and the preacher. Grace nnds
him in O. faint, following the excitement
or T15anah's visit. Just before he dies
Ebpn eKacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. keziah
breaks the news to Ellery aud later he
receivcd note from Grace saying she is
to marry Nat. and asking aim not TO try
tn see her again. Keziah tells the story
of her own marriage with a man VINO
turned out to be good for nothing, and
who was reported to have been lost at
tsea and of her love for Nat. whom she
cannot marry because the husband is
laiiye. Captain Nat sails FOR Manila to
BE gone two years. He says he and
&c returns. Nat is overdue. and 1t is
feared that he has been lost at sea.
,Xeziah gets a letter from her husband
saying he is coming back Grace goes on
To- visit TO relatives of the Hammonds.
Vessel flying distress signals Is discovered
Iom the coast. Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel. A man IS found suf-
ifering from smallpox, the rest OF the
lcrew having deserted. He is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before ne dies II Is dis
Iery. left alone I'm quarantine. is found
wandering in q delrious condition by
Grace She takes him back to the
'yhanty and sends for help