The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-03-22
SYNOPSIS.

v.,;ah CONN. supposed widow, IL
~ move from Trumet 10 Bos-
xIioutng the death OF her orother.
L S are had kept house. Ryan
T,doyer, offers marriage, ana Is
refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan
fssSer OF the Regular churcn; ones
~ . place as housekeepe. tor aIe
sf Rexiah takes charge OF Rev.
rI,.rv the new minister. and gives
Lsntes az 10 his conduct toward
-. Of the parish. Ellery causes a
aston nv attending a "Come-outer
500 Eilery's presence Is bitterly re-
- Nv Eben Hammond. leader OF the
ssrr Grace apologies Tor her
11sn and EIlery escorts her home In
80 capt. Nat Hammond, Eben's
Sacomes a hero by bringing the
into port safely through fog and
EiIery finds Keziah writing a let
=. .ome one, inciosing money In re-
n A demand. She Is curiously
s,sS vben informed OF the arrival OF
MAI calls on Keziah, and II devel-
shsf they have been lovers since
.nieis demonstrates with Ellery
q sSt.cdInr "Come-outer meeting. Ell
csnSht by the tide and Is rescued
81 They become friends. Enery
orsee while walking In the fields.
Lsrna that she walks there every
~ The clergyman takes elmer
Slsm with the Daniels. Annabei the
MID daughter. sxerts herself 10
v,fS yexation his desire to get away
sunday at certain~tfme. She
~ him through q spy glass. Nat
- importunes keziah TO marry MIN.
~. he has had a quarrel with his
- who wants him TO marry Grace.
ssks Grace TO marry him. She
- that she loves him. but says
4 fsars to displsase her guardian. Ell
- Daniels tells Eben about the meet
htveen Ellery and Grace. Eoen
- be win make Grace choose be-
-. Mn and the preacher. Grace hnds
= q faint. following the excitement
nTnnah'p visit Just before he dies
exacts q promise from Nat and
thai they will marry. Keziah
- the news to Ellery and later ne
- . note from Grace saying she 10
I s~sry MAI. and asking him not to try
- her again. Keziah tells the story
IL own marriage with q man who
- ont 10 BE- q good-for-nothing. and
~ - reported to have been lost at
- "a Of her love for Nat, whom she
~ marry because the husband Ii
- Captain Nat sails for Manila to
= M two years. He says he and
= r1trrns. Nat 10 overdue, and II Il
~ that he has been lost at sea.
- eets 4 letter from her husband
- 4 h coming back. Grace goes on
III % relatives Of the Hammonds- A
~ 6ying distress signals Ia discovered
- coast Ellery goes with party to
q he vessel. A man In found suf-
from smallpox. the rest OF the
h1ying deserted. He n taken to an
nSpnsd shack on shore and Ellery
= nuss him. Before he dies II Is dis
Io1 that he u Kexiah's husband. Ell
=, IN alone in quarantine. Is found
4asTinr In a deiirious condition by
- bhe takes him back to the
~ and sends for help. Keziah and
= fever. The doctor and Keziah
~ rsport that Grace and Ellery are
I'D News comes that Nat has
mt nfeiy In Boston. The story OF
! vDck q Mats vessel comes out and
|1sms-ooming In arranged
cpsApTER xviIi-(contInusd.)
Han che comes," shouted Ezra
nnmuas. TIE postmaster. Right on
- tu0."
eHs enough! A cloud Of dust in
y Gslnncs, rising on the spring
~ md the rattle Of rapidly turn
- vAsslk The reception committee
I1pared fbr action. Captain Elkanah
1nun1sd from the carriage and moved
, stzt.ly dignity to the front Of the
- 49, platform.
Ine ulngs, its four horses at q trot,
~ ~ to the platform.
Hnrahl" shouted the committee.
y uninyitsd guest1 and the accom-
4hg crowd Of Bayport men and
~ Viii had gathered to assist in
- vslosms. "Hurrah,"
4 passsnsir or two peered from the
- window. The stage driver
u10lly touched his cap.
1hank ys," he said. Thank ye
~ mueh."
Captain EIkanah frowned his disap-
|ssvsl.
We are cheering Cap'n Nathaniel
1anmond Of Trumet," he explained
|anshuly. We are here to meet him
~ Escort him home. Where is he!
hsrs's Capn Hammond?"
Wd nov. I'll tell ye; 1 don't know
I1srs he h."
You don't? Isn't he with your
No, he amt And he didn't come
ne train, nuther. He, was on It
- conductor told me he see him and
slons with him between stations
sm - Cohasset rarrows. But
mat he never see hide nor hair
M On, that's so! Here's the
= hsg. Ezry."
captain Zeb stepped beside the
and put one foot on the wheel
~ That" he whispered is that
ya Know? Where did he 90 to-"
WeAs the drivers voice dropped
Well" he whispered, II did
uas much A chap know was
- Train and he said he see Cam
~ Oh the cars at the Cohasset
- depot and there was a wom-
M him"
: venani A woman, What WON.
sd u / knew! And he didn't
30 long! Git dap"
reception committee and fits
drove slowly back to Trumet
nsniels following was disgusted
ehappointed.
st spent that evening wonder.
aat had become of Nat Ham.
Captain zeb Mayo wondered
"a. Yet his wonderment was
pan'sd BY vague suspicious OF
nun And. at eleven O'Clock
me village was In bed. a horse
ay moved down the Turn-ofr
- pped before the Hammond
4 man alighted from the hugyv
- u oriskly up to the Side
-