The citizen., 1913-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs Keziah Coffin, supposed widow, Is
napging TO move from Trumet TO Bos-
so1 foIIowing the death of her brother,
for whom she had kept mouse Ryan
@,5ignantly refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan
- leader of the Regular church, offers
1y@1iah a place as housekeeper for the
-. minister. and she decides to remain
fobn F,Ilery the new minister. and gives
- advice as to his conduct toward
miners ,,.t- of the parish. Ellery causes a
sensation by attending a ''Come-outer"
-,-o.ting Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
srted by Eben Hammond. leader of the
-,,satina Grace apologies for her
-1iIardian and Ellery escorts her home in
sle rain. capt. Nat Hammond Eben's
a., becomes a hero by bringing the
,ai.et into port safely through fog and
storm Ellery finds Keziah writing a let
Fer to some one, inclosing money in re-
,snonse 10 a demand. She is curiousy
iartIed when informed of the arrival of
%at Nat calls on Keziah, and it devel-
ms that they have been lovers since
t.onth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
for 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,
md learns that she walks there every
sunday. The clergyman takes dinner
sundays with the Daniels. Annabel, the
-,antain's daughter. eXerts herself to
make an impression on him. She no.
si,'s9 is with veXation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain time. She
watches him through a spy glass. Nat
aoain importuneS keZiah to marry him.
III saws he has had a quarrel with his
fatber who wants him to marry Grace
Fllery asks Grace TO marry MN. she
c0nfesses that she loves him. but says
sbe fears to displeaSe her guardian Ell
lranah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ings between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be
Syyeen him and the preacher. Grace finds
him in a faint, following the excitement
os .ikanah's visit. just before he dies
r,ben exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry Keziah
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received note from Grace saying she Is
to marry Nat, and asking him not to try
IT, see her again. KeZiah tells the story
of her own marriage with man who
turned out to be q good 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
he gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
feared that he has been lost at sea-
Keziah gets a letter from her husband
saving he is coming back. Grace goes on
a visit to relatives of the Hammonds.
off the coast. Ellery goes With party to
board the vessel man IS found suf-
fering fr5m smallpox. the rest of the
crew having deserted. He is taken 70 an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurgc hira Before he dies it is dis
covered that he Is E@2iah's husband; Ell
lery. left alone in qua~}ntine, is found
wandering in delirouS condition by
Grace. She takes him hack to the
esanty and sends for help h;eziah and
Grace nurse EIieCy, 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
the wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
a Homecoming is arranged.