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The Man
From Home
A Novelization of the Play
of the Same Name
By BOOTH TARKINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
Copyright. 1909, by American Preaa
Association
CHAPTER VIII.
THE AMERICAN.
TTIE clntter without continued un
abated.and Ethel and tbecount
ess walked back to tlie terrace
rampart to stand booking out
orrv the glorious bay.
Horace, still in the seventh heaven
of delighted realization, took the Daily
Mail front the table on which the earl
had thrown it and seated himself to
read beside Lady Creech, who was .al
ready deep in the Church Register.
The earl hod buried himself in the Call
Mall Gazette and was apparently ob
livious to such minor details as an
Italian peasant row.
But to Horace in his highly strung
condition of nerves tlie uproar was ag
gravating, and lie called to Mariano,
who was busily setting the table again:
“Mariano, how long is this noise to
continue?”
The maltre d’bctel shrugged his ex
pressive shoulders and replied:
“How can I know, in’sieu? We can
do nothing.”
Michele, who was assisting his chief,
smiled covertly at the young man.
“The populace they will not be de
part so long as there shall be the
chance once again to observe the
North American who [lulled the auto
mobile with tlie donkeys!”
“Merci!” cried Mariano, with vigor,
“lie have confuse me. He have con
fuse everybody. He will not be con
tent with the dejeuner until lie have
the ham and the egg. and he will have
the egg cooked upon but one of two
sides, and how in the name of the
heaven can we tell which of these two
sides ?”
Mariano was about to continue his
grumbling compliant when from the
doorway of the hotel there came an in
terruption. The courier who had spo
ken with him earlier in the morning
stood there and voiced but one word.
"Gareon!” be said softly. But it was
like the command of a cavalry officer
in its effect, for instantly the maitre
d'botel and his aid stood at attention
like trained veterans. The earl evi
dently was not tyo deeply immersed to
catch the sudden silence, for he looked
up from his paper and observed:
"Upon my soul! Who’s this?”
Mariano did not turn his head nor
relax his attitude of stiff attention, but
answered obsequiously:
"It is the Herr von Grollerhagen, a
German gentleman, milord.”
Ilawcastle turned with an amused
smile to Horace.
"The man who owns the automobile.
Probably made a fortune in sausage.”
From within the hotel there came
the tones of a heavy though cultivated
voice declaiming quietly:
"Neln, nein, Rlbiere! ’8 macbt
Uchts!"
And instantly there came down the
■teps the Germun gentleman aforesaid.
He was tall and of a commanding
presence. He wore a grayish beard
and an automobile cap that half con
cealed the eyes that burned with the
authority of generations beneath.
Withal it was a kindly face, and,
though there was a stern command in
the figure, there was genial humor
and even tenderness too. By no au
thority could he have been considered
well dressed. His clothes seemed rath
er to have been thrown on negligently.
The little party at the table regarded
him with hostility, and Lady Creech
turned up her aristocratic nose.
“What a dreadful persou!” she said
and turned again to her*^aper.
The German walked sedately across
the terrace to the table whore the two
servitors still stood at attention and
lifted his hand in a curt half military
salute iu acknowledgment of their bow.
"See to my American friend,” he
saKl.
“What a terrible person!” remarked
Lady Creech again, and llawcastle
bent toward her.
“Undoubtedly, but be speaks Eng
lish. So be careful.”
“So many objectionable people do,”
commented the crusty dame.
Herr von Grollerhngen turned smil
ingly to Mariano.
“My American friend desires his na
tional dish.”
Mariano bowed.
“Yes, Ilerr von Grollerhagen.” re
plied Mariano deferentially. "lie will
have the eggs on but one of two sides
and the ham fried, so he go to cook it
himself.”
Yon Grollerlmgen smiled, when from
without the gates came a shout of
amusement and wild laughter. Mari
a_no instantly bowed and ran toward
the hotel.
"Ha!” he said eagerly. “lie return
from the kitchen with that national
dish.”
Mkhele emerged from the hotel
walking backward and carrying a cov
ered dish, while Ethel turned with a
little Rbudder of disgust to the
countess.
“How horrible!”, she said, and the
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assnringly.
Immediately following the servitor
came Pike, the same self possessed
Pike, clad In a linen duster and a
straw hat that was decorated with a
bright ribbon. If there was anything
distinctive about him it was his scarf,
which was of that tyj>e known as
Windsor and much affected by artists
in the east and every one in the west.
He carried a towel with him and
dropped it in one hand as he glanced
about.
"Ijaw!” he observed, startled, but
amused. “I didn’t know there were
folks here. Reckon you’ll have to ex
cuse me. Here, son!” he called, toss
ing the towel into Michele's hands and
walking over to the table. Hawcastle.
I,ady Creech aDd Horace stared unbe
lievingly. Ethel hid her face, with an
other little shudder, as Pike, without
removing his dust coat, sat down oppo
site the German.
"You are a true patriot.” laughed
Von Grollerhagen. "You allow no pro
fane hand to cook your national dish.
1 trust you will be as successful with
that wicked motor of mine.”
Pike laughed heartily.
“Ijord bless your soul. doc. I’ve put
a self binder together after a pony en
gine had bucked It halfway through
a brick depot.” said Pike ienially,
tucking his napkin inside the collar of
his shirt and falling to on the ham
and eggs. At the table where sat the
Hawcastle party there were expres
sions of pained agony.
“You have studied mechanics at the
university, then?" went on Von Grol
lerhagen. “Is it not so?”
"University!” returned Pike. “Not
much! On the old man’s farm.”
Ilawcastle turned at once to Horace.
“Without any disrespect to you. my
dear fellow, what terrific bounders
most of your fellow countrymen are!"
Horace mentally writhed under the
veiled taunt, but turned quickly with
an assent in effect
“Do you wonder that sis and I have
emancipated ourselves?" he asked, and
the noble earl, with a softened glance
as he thought of ttie dollars, replied
blandly. “Not at all. mv dear boy.”
and turned once more to his paper.
Von Grollerhagen glanced at the
three with slight amusement and held
out the caviare to Pike.
“Can 1 persuade you to try one of
my national dishes,” he asked—“ca
viare?"
“Caviare?” replied Pike. “I’ve heard
of it. but I thought it was Russian.”
“It is also German.” answered the
other, recovering himself from the
start he had given. “Will you not?”
Daniel looked him straight in the
sye quizzically.
“I’d never get Into th* legislature
again if any of the boys heard of it,”
he remarked, "but 1 guess I’m far
enough from home to take a few
chances.”
Quite slowly _aud hesitatingly he
placed some of tbA caviare In Tilif mouTh
and then turned a vacant and pained
look upon the German. The latter
smiled and observed quickly:
“You do not like it? I am sorry.
Here! A taste of the vodka will de
stroy the caviare."
Mariano quickly filled a glass and
passed it to Daniel, who seized it ea
gerly. Tills time he ..apt bolt upright
in 'the chair and exhibited real dis
tress. Then be quickly seized another
forkful of the caviare and ate it hur
riedly.
“But 1 thought you did not like the
caviare?” said the German.
Daniel breathed quickly for an in
stant. and the flush died from his face.
“That was to take away the taste of
the vodka." he said weakly, and Von
Grollerhagen lifted his head and
laughed heartily.
"I lift my hat to you. my friend.” he
aald. and Pike looked at him genially.
"You never worked on a farm, did
you, doc?” he asked, and the Germau
admitted that such a pleasure had
been denied him.
“I guess that's right.” went on Dan
iel reflectively. "Talk about tbiugs to
drink! Harvest time and the women
folks coming out from the bouse with
a two gallon jug of ice cold butter
milk.”
Horace shuddered convulsively, and
Von Grollerhagen asked:
"You still enjoy those delights?”
“Not since 1 moved up to our county
seat and began to practice law, ten
years ago,” Pike answered. “Things
don’t taste the same in the city.”
"Then you do not like your city?”
“Like it! Why, Bir. for public build
ings and architecture I wouldn’t trade
our state insane asylum for the worst
ruined ruin in Europe—not for hygiene
and real comfort.”
"And your people?”
“The best on earth. Why, out my
way folks are neighbors!”
Horace rattled his paper sharply
and glanced angrily at the disturber
of his harmony. The German went on.
“But you have no leisure class,” he
objected, and Daniel smiled.
"We’ve got a pretty good sized col
ored population,” he replied.
The German lifted his hand protest
ingly.
“I mean no aristocracy—no great old
families such as we have, that go back
to tbe middle ages.”
Pike laughed seriously, if one might
imagine such a thing, and returned in
stantly:
“Well, 1 expect if they go back that
far they might just as well sit down
and stay there. No. sir; the poor man
in my country don’t have to pay any
taxes to keep up a lot of useless kings
and earls and first grooms of the bed
chamber and second ladies in waiting
and I don’t know what all. If anybody
wants our money for nothing, he’s got
to show energy enough to steal it.
Doc. I wonder a man like you doesn't
emigrate.”
“Bravo!” cried Von Grolierhagen.
with keen delight, while Hawcastle
turned with an angry gesture to Hor
ace.
“Your countryman does seem to be
rather down on us!"
Horace flushed with mortification
and returned:
"This fellow is distinctly of the
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CHAPTER IX
RECOGNIZED.
THE German was frankly enjoy
ing his guest’s conversation
and quaint mannerisms and
went on:
“I wonder you make this long jour
ney, my friend, instead of spending
your holiday at home.”
Pike looked up in astonishment.
“Holiday! Why. I never even had
time to go to Niagara falls. I'm here
on business.’’
Ethel, who was still standing by the
countess, looked at her friend with
pained entreaty, and Horace, catching
Lady Creech’s basilisk eye fixed on
him, reddened with mortification.
Daniel carefully folded his napkin
and sat back.
“I expect it’s about time for me to
go and fintl, tbe two young folks I’ve
come to look after,” be said.
“You are here for a duty, then?”
asked the German quietly.
“I shouldn’t be surprised if that was
the name for it.” answered Pike, ris
ing. “Yes, sir; all the way from In
diana!"
Both Ethel and Horace started in
horrified amazement and looked at
each other with stricken terror on their
faces. If this should—
"l—l can’t stand this. I shall go
for a stroll," said Horace hysterically
and rose from the table, while Haw
castle looked at Pike fixedly.
“By .love!” he said slowly.
"I expect, doc.” went on Pike calmly,
“that I won't be able to eat with you
this evening. You see—you see I’ve
come a mighty long way to look after
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her. and she —that is, they—will prob
ably want me to have supper with
them.”
The horror was closing fast around
the other party, and they simply
stared.
“Do not trouble for me.” observed
the German. “Your young people—
they have a villa?”
“No,” answered Pike, with a smile.
“They’re right here in this hotel.”
Horace, with fear lending wings to
his scattered senses, sprang to his feet
and began to walk toward the grove
Pike looked up.
“Id bettor ask." he said, and then,
observing Horace, went on addressing
hirnj. “Hey there! Can you"— II:
stared as the young man. paying no
attention, proceeded on his way. Pike
raised his voice.
“Excuse me, son, ain’t you an Amer
ican?” As Horace paid no more atten
tion he turned to Mariano. “Here,
waiter! Tell that gentleman I want to
speak to him!”
Mariano sprang after the retreating
Horace.
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I don’t think T ever told it to you
before.”
“Is it really funny?”
“Yes, indeed it is.”
“Then you haven’t told it to me
before.”