Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. keziah Coffin, supposed widow, Is
arranging to move from Trumet to Bos-
ton. following the death of her brother,
for whom she had kept house. kyan
Pepper widowar. offers marriage. and Is
Indignantly refused. Capt Elkanah Dan
Iels, leader Of the Regular church, offers
Keziah a place as housekeeper for the
new minister, and she decides to remain
IN TTumet. Keiiah takes charge of Rev.
John Ellery, the new minister, and gives
him advice as to his conduct toward
members Of the parish. Ellery causes a
sensation by attending a "Come-outer"
meeting. Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
Sented by Eben Hammond, leader of the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
the rain. Capt. Nat Hammond. Eben's
son. becomes a hero by bringing the
packet into port safely through fog and
storm. Ellery finds Keziah writing let
ter to some one. inclosing money in re-
Spouse to demand. She is curiously
startled when informed of the arrival of
Nat. Nat calls on Keziah, and it devel-
ops that they have been lovers since
youth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
Tor attending "COme-outer' meeting. Ell
iery is caught by the tide and is rescued
by 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
make an impression ON him. She no.
tees with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at a certain time. She
watches him through a spy glass. Nat
again importunes Keziah to marry him.
lie says he has had a quarrel with his
rather, who wants him to marry Grace.
EisTy asks Grace to marry him. She
cOnteSses that she loves him, but says
she fears to displease her guardian Ell
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
inSS between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be-
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
him in a faint following the excitement
or Elkanah's visit Just before he dies
Eben eXacts {. promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry Keziah
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 KeZiah tells the story
of her own marriage with a man who
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
alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to
be gone two wears. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
he returns. Nat is overdue. and IL is
Keziah gets letter from her husband
saying he is coming back. Grace goes on
a visit TO relatives of the Hammonds. A
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
board the vessel man is found suf-
fering from smallpox, the rest OF the
crew having deserted He is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies ii is dis
covered that he is KeZiah's husband Ell
Iery. left alone in quarantine, is found
wandering in a 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.