Show IAH COT N r s jos author of j s floco caan irl etc muskrats s b allsworth Ills worth youna alt 29 9 by C accra Cc ra SYNOPSIS bealah 1111 coffin S pitt clr pot 11 dow is arranged ari 14 to move fro n mot I 1 to I 1 full wing the 1 death of 0 her bath brother fr for antom torn she he hal hat apt house kven pepper widower widow br offers arrive an hian is refused 11 c 1 t haanah 1 dan lots tc leader of the n n iwar cu ar hurch offer offers 1 ft place as 1 l housekeeper tor for ur tile new minister an she 1 docile l ahto to remain remal n in bohli iv hesbah tta ct arse of 0 it ev john h I 1 iery ry the now ew r ani ana gi el him allce 1111 TIce ai as 0 to o hl his niuta toward t rd members of t the pariah ellry eau 4 a sensation 11 by t attending a come bouters outers outer ou mooting ant I 1 biery liery 1 a is I 1 bitterly re r 3 by u I 1 imn I 1 tan mon I 1 leader of th the meeting grace 1 apologizes for or heo her yu ardlan an ani I 1 alery I 1 er h ime me in the rain ral capt pt nat at Ila hanim turn I 1 eb abben s son becomes a hero hern hv art aln ving the packet into 1 0 port 0 as rely through 4 g and 11 torm allery finds heziah writing a lot let ter to some one inclosing money mon in re GP once to der lemand liand she ie to ey curlo cur t ed hen 1 inform 1 at of the arreal arshat a 0 nat t nat calls on 0 bestak lah and it do deal vl aps ops that they hae lime been lofre oars gl net guth youth daniel daniels remonstrates with allery or attending come outer meeting fl PI lery Is I 1 caught by the tide and is a by nat they become friends grace while walking in the foeldi and nil learns that ehe she walk walks thre there every sudy the clergyman tika taa ta a dinner with the daniels annab I the captain captains e daughter exert exerts herself hera elf to make an on him she he no 00 cices with vexation hie his desire to it ot 1 ably every sunday at a certain t tam m she watches him through th a spy glass 1 nat again importunes s keilah to marry him he lie at aya y she he haa has had bad a it iii arrel with hi his rather father who want ants him to marry grace Illery amli s orace 0 race to marry him she to coffee t that h at she he love oves him but ayi sayi khe P he f fara fars ars to tj her guardian kl el annah nah da n 11 0 tolls alben about the met meet inga between allery and arace grace ehen eben de declarer claren he will make orare choose be tween him and the preat her orane orae flail him tn in a faint following the excitement of f elkanah a visit juet just before ha he 1 I en ex aben exact exacts a promise from nat and orace grace rat they will marry keelah Iez irth break breaks the new news to I 1 biery an ani I 1 later he os a note from grace saying she he Is I 1 to in marry may nat and asking him not to try to eee see her again eziah tell tells the tory story of irr ir i r own marriage with a man who turned out to be a rood good tor for nothing and who as reported to have been lost at sea ea and of her love for nat whom she he cannot c an n ot marry because the husband t is alive captain nat sails 11 for manila to be gone two to ears he ile eay says he anil and grace apte have decided not to marry until he return returns CHAPTER XIV from him she aid said he lie wanted money of course he always doe does but that want an I 1 the w oret the letter nag as from england En cland and in it ho he wrote that he lie as t u sick of knock in around and guessed ho he d be for comin to the states pretty soon and buntin huntin me beup up said what hat was the use of baayin an able bodied wife if it the she couldn t give her husband a home the scoundrel yes I 1 know what he Is 1 maylis full aa as well ell as you do why I 1 spoke of leavin you if it that man cornea comes to ill III go sure ns its death she hurried out of 0 the room later as the minister through the dining room on his way ay to the door ehe she spoke to him again I 1 john she said 1 I t sy what I 1 meant to when I 1 broke in on you just now I 1 meant to tell you about grace I 1 knew you d like to know and ask ses goin away grade Is going away yup she shea s goin to stay with a re 1 of the hammonds over in con for a spell I 1 coaxed her into it here at home with ith all this suspense und with hannah round ber rys tongue drippin drop pin ln lamentations like kernels out of a corn sheller Is enough to kill healthy batch of kittens with ith nine lives apiece aple ellery took his hat from the peg and opened the door its jig toot foot was on the step when keelah spoke again she it dont mean bothin john except that the aint aln t so hardhearted hard hearted as maybe you might think shea aked asked me about you most every time ive been there she told me we to take good care of you elary was as thinking d deeply ealr as he be walked up the main road on his way to mrs princes prince a neziah a word words were repeating repenting themselves over and over oner in n lila his brain she had asked about him sho sh had not forgotten him alto gether mrs prince was ass very glad to se iwo him hira he lie found hr hoer in the big arm chair with the quilted back and the projecting wings at each side of her head she was as wrapped tn in a hising rising su siu quilt which was a patchwork lory of red and crimson A you young ng girl arl a neighbor who was as applen apparently t lly acting in the dual capacity of nurse aril atil housekeeper admitted him to the ild ad ladys presence irs kirs princes good were of short duration her on soon shifted to the loss at her son and the she wept using tle orner of the quilt to wipe away her ears eddie had bap her idol abd ard is 18 the bald said it WB aas bard hard to ti elleve hat bat folks kept dellill tel lill her that it was tod lod a e will ar ana 4 therefore all for the lost and there nat at IIma ocl co con n inked mrs ire prince A fine man n no 0 anywhere even evien though me fa f ater tier her was vas a come outer lurt j bot coln to married and all now my say hes beg ae browns I 1 and wayt bt my by waa that nece sary ellear ery con could id not riot reply the old lady hd lid i ot wait 91 t for him to do so to the name re of captain mention mal minded her bc r of other things poor pool grade grace she said 1 it I Is tar tur down to see ce I 1 went lent this hard on ber her times afore I 1 was wa I 1 two or three ter er ili with th this Is backache bac kh she ook do in awful nice girl L and d taxes alibel 11 alk talk about anghis a I 1 it she h ain lint t coela up the road this blessed minute john ell cry had risen bow ow he h melad his hat and moed hastily toward ard the door mra mrs prince called to him to remain but he would not how low ever hir her goodbye delayed him tor for a minute and before ho he reached the ard gate grace wag was opening it they ere face to face for tho the first time since they had parted in the grove so many months before she was thinner and paler he saw that and dressed very quietly in black lack I 1 she looked at him as a be stood before her in ili the path ind and her cheek 6 flushed and her eyes fell er allas van home he be stam 1 I merely wanted to tell you how deeply I 1 we e all for you in your trouble 1 I 1 I 1 I am so sorry I 1 have heard so much of the captain from from aunt keelah yes shoo ho was nat a warmest friend 1 I know er mrs coffin collin telle me you are going away I 1 hope you may hear good news and eoon soon I 1 shall think of you of him I 1 V ant you to understand that I 1 ahall shall she held belo out her hand and he took it he ile knew that bis his wae was trembling but so too na as hera hers the hand hands fell apart grace entered the houie house and john ellery tut nt out at the gate CHAPTER XV in which the minister board boards the san joe jose hey mr cleryl El eryl it wae was captain zeb mayo who was calling the captain eat gat in hie his antique chaise drawn by the antique white horse aid wai was hailing balling the parsonage through a peaking speaking trumpet formed by holding both his big bands hands before his mouth tha tho minister and mrs tire coffin the former with ith a napkin in his hand bad had emerged from the side aide door of the par conage and now came hurrying down to the gate land of exclaimed the captain you don t mean to tell me ins you mn aint t done breakfast yet and it after seven 0 clock IN chy by mr ellery I 1 tell you em lous sparrow the fish peddler stepped up to our bouse house a few minutes ago he lie a just come down from the sh shanties antles oer on the shore share by the light where the wreck wae was you know and he says theres a brig anchored three or four mile off 00 and alyin colon colors hat haf mast and union down they re gettin a boats crew together to RO go off to her and we me what s the row low I 1 m goin to drive over and I 1 thought maybe you d like go along Ano A moment ment later the minister having donned his hat and coat ran down the walk and climbed ed into the chaise beside captain zb zeb the white horac horse stimulated into creaky trot by repeated slap pings of the reins and roars to get under aal ayl and C cast ast moved along the sandy lane they found a group on the beach A few fishermen one or two lobster men and wreckers and the were gathered on the knoll by the lighthouse they had a spyglass and a good sized dory was nas ready for launching viete inhere Is she noahal asked captain zeb of the she a a brigantine brigant lne zeb observed 14 11 aa she ain aint t so hard hearted ai as maybe you might think be litie keeper handing up he the spoor aa and alyin the british colon colors look lk a if it sh be might be one ot of ike in bait salt boat boats frum turk turks islands but what she ft a tauri doln out there anchored with can us lowered and aboa 1 lg aal in fa air ireather eacher like bli this la is more n any of us can make out she want abere lait last e cenin enin though and abe she ie Is there mere now she ain t the only funny thing along bore share ihle this mornia nuter an i jounced Theop hUu jus diack black one on of be the fishermen burgee burgess juat just come down alon and lad he lie aya says there theres ehlke longboat st hue hauled 4 up on ont bs beach boot bou a mile n a half vother side aid the muta of the berrin click yon YOU dare oars in her and all and ake t t no do b boat 0 at that b long longs round litre C captain acta I 1 n zeb who had been inspect ing the anchored vessel through the epy glata lowered the latter and puzzled blessed Ille ebed it she hu don t look aban boned to me can cant t let a sign of life aboard her tier a neither aid said theoph NN a e was just cal latin to go ob off to her when hen char ie Is coine and told ue us about the tho longboat long boaL I 1 gjems likely we w can canto 10 now it its a pretty nigh smooth ae as a it pond aull take an oar wont out ou nh 1 I 1 can t leave the light try ell my ity wife its vent ment over to tho the village last list night you and charlie and go N ant to po ro too zeb debt so no I 1 stay here I 1 guess the old lady made me promise to keep m feet dry afore I 1 left the house itou ou want to go mr ellery lota lots of room the minister i ai as tempted the tb sea a a lanys had a fascination for him and tho the mystery of the tb trang strange chip ship was appealing sure I 1 wont be in the way wayt no nol no I 1 course you wona ont said burgess Bur gees I 1 come right along you bet not in tho the bow if it you don t mind gettin sprinkled once in a while III steer and and bill 11 row that 11 iw be enough tor for one dory it we need more 0 o e it 11 cleave ahead the rowers I 1 hit her up and the dory moed fatter faster then burgee burgess rit r it ting ong his hand to hie his mouth hailed ship thoyl he roared abool no reply the dory blackened slackened peed speed turned in obedience to the steering oar and slid ltd under the forequarter tore quarter of the an chorea vessel ellery looking up saw her namo name in buttered battered gilt lettera letters above bla his head the ban san jan stand by shouted charlie spose you cau jump and grab her fore chains hold her toady steady bill now that the had bad jumped blazed the chains and was scrambling rambling Bc aboard A moment later be he appeared at the rail amidships a rope in hie his hand the dory wae was brought alongside and made mad fast then one after the other the men in the boat climbed to the brigs deck ahoy I 1 yelled purgess all hand on deck I 1 tumble up you lub beral humph I 1 she la Is abandoned uro sure and sartin yu yup p averted bill iler boata boats are gone see guess that explains the longboat on an the beach charlie aliew I 1 snuffed burgess she aint no cologne bottle la in she ahel well come on below and let a see we a the cabin vias afta a mesa me ae fie bill expressed it the floor wae was covered with scattered heaps of riffraff oil coate coats bottles bott lee and kra on the table a box stood if its hinged lid thrown back medicine cheat chest said burgess examining a it IL and rum bottles aplenty wenty somebody been bick sick I 1 wonder the minister opened the door ot of ona on of the little staterooms the light which abone through the dirty and tightly closed bull bulli byg window showed a tumbled bunk the blanket blankets soiled and streaked fre aked the imell smell wai was a eliding say feller tellers whispered troph 1 I don I 1 like this much myself I 1 m for dettla on deck where the airs better So happened aboard this craft I 1 jp pm methin ethin serious eer lout charlie and bill nodded an emphatic I 1 we better look about a little thoret more asked ellery there another stateroom there lie opened the door of it ai as he it war if it possible in a worse c con on oo 00 than the first and the odor wae was ev ey more overpowering skipper room observed burgess Bur gees peeping in and that bunk aint been slept in for or weeks see the mildew on them clothes phew I 1 im fair lick sick to my stomach come out of thil this on deck in the sunlight they held another consultation queerest Quo erest business ever I 1 see observed charlie I 1 never I 1 see ee lo methin like it once interrupted dill bill don in the gulf aws I 1 wae was on the old Fish fishhawk hawk eben salters Sal tere dad from over to bt aport yport skipped her wo Ws W s picked up a went hajy schooner derelict abandoned fame same as thil this one but not authored auch ored of course yeller jack jact irai th tho trouble le aboard her and V you bot nd troph t clain to take a quint squint at the focas tie ile replied moving forward the minister followed him the hatchway waa was black and grim halery knelt and peered down here ilore there wai was practically no ilg light lit at all and the air wa was fouler thau than that in the cabin see anything sir ellery asked thorh looting looking over his boulder shoulder no I 1 don dont t eo see buttling BuT thing dut but I 1 thought lie its teemed seemed to be listening what did you thiner nothing 1 I hold ont you aint rain down there be you I 1 would nL no what you find well all right I 1 ain t curious III stay up here and you can report ellery dc ended the almost gerpen I 1 ladder gingerly holding on I 1 with bo bob h hand hands at tho the toot he s stopped topped and tried to accustom hit his eye eyes t to 0 the darkness i A room 3 ten ft long much he h could make out the do floor door or strewn like that of the cabin with heape of clothing clot hinc and odda odds and enda ends more store shop of clothe clothes hanging up and swaying with the tb roll toll of the brie brig A little aindow high tip up at the end black with dirt and cavite bunk bunks IQ in row along the walla walls A horrible hole lie ile took a stev toward the center of the room benglas his h heal bead to avoid hitting is e foca atle lantern later thea then in one on of the bunk bunks something omet hinc stirred Itom ethIng ila H aind controlled himself with an art effort and tumbled stumbled toward the sound ahat but Is I 1 it UT he who Is it ltv Is anyone there A groan answered ered bla 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