The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Keziah Coffin, supposed widow, is
arranging to move from Trumet TO los
ton. following the death of her brother.
Ior whom she had kept house. Ryan
Pepper, widower. offers marriage, and is
Indignantly refused Capt. Elkanah Dan
iels, leader OF the Regular church, offers
heziah place as house..eeper for the
new minister, and she decides to remain
N Irumet. heziah takes charge of Rev.
John Ellery, the new minister. and gives
MIN advice as 10 his conduct toward
members OF the parish. Ellery causes
meeting. Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
scented by Eben Hammond. leader of the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
GUARDIAN and Ellery escorts her home in
the rain Capt. Nat Hammond. Eben's
eon, becomes hero by bringing the
packet Into port safely through fog and
storm. Ellery finds Keziah writing let
Spouse to a 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
py NAT They become friends. Ellery
meets Grace while walking in the fields,
ana learns that she walks there every
Sunday The clergyman takes dinner
sundays with the Daniels Annabel, the
make an impression on him She no.
uces with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain time. She
s ~a.Gnes him through spy glass. Nat
again importunes Keziah to marry him. |
he says he has had a quarrel with his |
Iather. who wants him to marry Grace. |
Enery asks Grace to marry him. She |
confesses that she loves him. but says /
she fears to displease her guardian. FL
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ihgs between Ellery and Grace. Eben
tween him and the preacher Grace finds
him In faint following the excitement
OF Elkanah's visit. Just before he dies
Grace that they will marry. Keziah
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received note from Grace saying she is
70 marry Nat. and asking him not TO try
TO see her again. Keziah tells the story
or her own marriage with a man who
turned out to be a good-for- nothing. and
who was reported to have been lost at
cannot marry because the husband is
alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to
De gone two years. He says he and
he returns. Nat is overdue. and it is
feared that he has been lost at sea.
heziah gets a letter from her husband
a VISIT to relatives of the Hammonds. A
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
on the coast Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel, A man is found suf-
crew having deserted. He IL taken to an
eoandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies It is dis
covered that he In Keziah's husband Ell
lery. left alone In quarantine. is found
wandering in a delirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
hanty 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. News comes that Nat has
arrived safely In Boston. The story of
he wreck Of Mats vessel comes out and |
homecoming Is arranged. Nat fails to
appear. Keziah intercepts Nat on his |
lomeward journey and tells him of
traces love for Ellery. He releases
Grace from her promise to him. Keziah
Ists delayed letter from her husband
aging he will return soon. and not hav-
ne yet heard Of the Identity of the small
>ox victim, she leaves Trumet Ellery |
ellis Nat that the dead man was Keziahs |
husband. Nat goes to Boston. finds |
Aeziah and brings her home.