The citizen., 1913-03-21
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Kezlah Coffin. supposed WIDOW; Is
AZ 'ssSiIovinp the death of her brother,
90 u,hnrn she had Kept house. kyan
Psrner widower, offers marriage, and Ia
Indignantly refused; CaPt. Srah ElK9aS "a -, n
t,s7,ab a place as housekeeper for the
new minister. and she decides TO remain
{" Trunet Kez!ah takes charge O.; ReY.
John Elery the new n'IlsIer; gag ,;.l gtIe5
members Of the parish. EIlery causes q
sensatfon hv attending a 'Come-outer'
meeting EleTy's presence IS bitterly re-
sente5 bv Eben Hammond. leader of the
,,,astfng Grace apologies for her
Guardian and Ellery escorts her nome IN
ne rain. Capt Nat Hammond, Eben's
son Incomes hero by bringing the
n1rker int. port safely through fog and
stn,m EiIerv finds Keziah writing let
,ar 10 some one, incloslng money in re-
gnonse to a demand. she is curlouslY
eiertled when informed of the arrival Of
N.t Nat calls on KeZiah, and 1t devel-
80 tbat they have been lovers since
,nI,h Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
Tor attending "Come-outer' meeting. Ell
isr, Is caught by the tide and is rescued
by Nat They become friends. Ellery
,sets Grace while walking in the fields,
and learns that she walks there every
sunday The clergyman takes dinner
sundays with the Daniels. Anrabel, the
,7ntain's daughter, eXerts herself to
.,,o an impression on him. She no.
t,oas with reXation his desire to get away
every Sunday at a certain time. She
vyatches him through a spy glass Nat
again ir.nnrtlnes KeZiah to marry him.
IL saws he has had a quarrel with his
f1tkpr vino wants him to marry Grace
I,il.rv asks Grace to marry nm. she
confeeses that she loves him, but says
sba fears to cisplease her guardian. Ell
Ganah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
irgs between Ellery and Grace. Eben
terlarcs he Kill make Grace choose b.
tv4en him and the preacher Grace finds
ri,1 in A fiint following the excitement
~ rlkanah's visit. Just before he dies
1'bon exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry Keziah
hreql-s the news to Elery and later he
received a note from Grace saying she is
a. marry Nat. and asking him not to try
Ia see her again Keziah tells the story
Of her own marriage with a man wac
turned out to be good-for- nothing. ana
who was reported to have been lost at
SEA and Of her love for Nat. whom she
cannot marry because the husband is
4 |aIiye. Captain Nat 81 lis for Manila to
hs gone two years. lie says he and
Grace have decided net to marry until
h. returns. Maj is ovnrdue. and 1t is
feared that he has be en lost at sea:
IKezlah gets a letter fl )m her husband
saving he is coming bach. Grace goes on
a visit to relatives Of the Hammonds.
Vessel fivine distress sign. Is is discovered
of the coast Ellery goe with party to
Hoard the vessel. A man is found suf-
Herring from smallpox. the rest of the
Icrow having deserted He is taken 70 an
Iabandoned shack on shore and Elery
Ihelps nurse him. Before he dies It Is dis
Erovered that he is Keziah's husband: FL:
|iery left alone In quarantine. IS found
|vandering in a delrious condition by
IGrace She takes him back to the
Ishanty and sends for help. Keziah and
%Grace nurse ElIery. who is suffering from
|braln fever The doctor and Keziah
Espread a report that Grace and Ellery are
tengaged News cornes that Nat has
arrved safely in Boston. The story Of
NJ wreck Of Mats vessel comes out and
La homecoming is arranged. Nat fails. to
&appear Keziah intercepts Nat on his
Nbomeward Journey and tells him OF
NGrace's love for Enery He releases
XGrace from her promise to him.