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! he Man From Home A Novelizatlon of the Play of the Same Name By BOOTH TARKINGTON and HARRY LEON WILSON Copyright, 1909. by American Pre* Association ' 1 CHAPTER XI. ▲ CI.ASH OF WILLS. IT required some minutes for Dan iel Voorhees Pike to get over the amazement that possessed him when Ethel fled from him tu such evident confusion. His usually alert mind seemed inca pable of concerted effort in the proper direction, and the dazed look on his face remained there until Mariano came to tell him that his rooms were ready and that Herr von Grollerhagen was awaiting him. Then for the first time he awoke, and, with a sigh of res ignation as he realized the battle he had before him, he gave a curt order that the automobile, which had broken down on the road to the hotel, should be placed in the entrance garden, for he proposed to do some tinkering upon it. “If that don’t beat”— he muttered to himself and then allow r ed the re mark to remain unfinished, for he could not imagine one thing that the Incident could be supposed to have beaten. It stood alone in a little hol low' square by itself and positively re fused to surrender to any comparison whatsoever. “And that—that—nine cent Imitation of a man,” lie growled at last—“that vilification upon the the genus homo!” he finished, with a flash of pride. Then he went off to his rooms and tried to adjust himself to the mat ter as he saw It and incidentally to bring some of that astute legal train ing gleaned from contact with farmers, promoters and other citizens to bear upon the case. Horace in the meanwhile had walked along the cliff, wrestling with the situ ation as it appeared to him. There was not the faintest doubt in hLs mind that the noble earl would break off the match because of the humiliation his equally noble family had been sub jected to by the incursion of this vul gar guardian. Hot and tired, he returned to the hotel with some of his anguish worked off and sought his sister. She. how ever, was locked up In her own room and would only Insist that he go away. Bo It was from Lady Creech at last that he gleaned some Inkling of what had occurred. It was nearly (I o'clock when he made up his mind to search out Pike and “have it out with the beggar.” as he put it, and lie found the obstacle in the entrance garden. As Horace came upon the scene Pike was pounding cheerfully with n hammer upon a bolt head of the motor car. He was in his shirt sleeves and wore a long workman’s smock close but toned at the neck. From between his teeth came the unfamiliar strains of “The Blue and the Cray.” With a revulsion of feeling Horace approached him. “Mr. Pike!” he said politely. “One lies down at Appomattox,” went on the song, and Horace stamjied impatiently upon the turf. “Mr. Pike! Mr. Pike! I wish a word with you!” Horace went on, quite angrily. Pike looked up mildly and regarded Horace with interest. “Eh?” he said and moved to the other side of the machine, rubbing his lean chin with the handle of a monkey wrench. “I wished to say that the surprise of this morning so upset me that 1 went for a long walk. I have just returned,” said Horace. lie waited expectantly, but Mr. Pike went on abstractedly, “One wore clothes of pray,” and seemed to be ab sorbed In his work, so that Horace was forced to pro on. "I have been even more upset by what 1 have just learned.” ‘‘Why. that’s too bad," answered Pike, fishing for a nut In the bottom of the tonneau. "It is too bad—absurdly—monstrous ly bad! Lady Creech tells me that my sister did you the honor to present you to the famjly with which we are forming an alliance —at least to a por tion of it”— "Yes, sir.” answered Pike, “and promised to present me to the whole possetucky of ’em”— “I'll not listen to you!” cried Horace In a rage. "And I warn you that we shall act without paying the slightest attention to you!” Pike straightened up a trifle. “l'our sister kind of hiuted in her letter that you think a good deal of this French lady—the widow. I sup pose you have made up your mind to take heritor richer cr eh? what’s she going to give you?” Horace stopped short In horrified amazement. “Why, I thought you’d charge her something—just a little. Ain’t that the way over here?” “It seems impossible for you to un derstand our motives in trying to lift ourselves aliove the common herd. You are trying to interfere between us and tlie fine flower of Europe,” went on Horace excitedly. Pike straightened up and looked him In the eye quizzically. "I never heard none of the folks around Kokomo speak of your pa as a ‘fine flower,’ but we thought a heap of him, and when he married your ma he was glad to get her. and 1 never heard that he asked for any settle- ' p. CT A ~ \ > *THE CARABINIERI BEG THAT YOU WILL ORDER THE CHAUFFEUR TO STEF FORTH FROM THE MACHINE .” rnent. When she took him he was a ! poor man, but if he’d had $750,000 I'll bet he’d ’a’ given it for her.” Horace turned short about and re tired from the scene. It was evidently Impossible to argue with this plebeian. As he went toward the gates he met A1 meric and Lady Creech and inform ed them eloquently of the ill success of his attempt to reason with the law yer. Then he went out again to the cliff. Almeric accompanied him a few steps and then turned off to the vil lage, for he said he simply must take another look at that pup. And Lady Creech announced that she intended to have “forty winks” in her own room. Five minutes later Daniel, look ing up from a superb rendition of “Dolly Gray,” saw her glaring at him from her window. Then came the Herr von Grollerha gen from the hotel. He was the same calm, imperturbable individual as ever, and he smoked with the languid aban don of a man born to ease. He ap proached Daniel with a smile. “You make progress, my frieud?” he asked, and Daniel smiled at him. “Y'our machine’s like a good many people, doc. It's got sand in its gear box.” At that moment Mariano hastened out and fumbled nervously with the lock on the big gates. Von Groller hageu turned instantly. “You are locking us in,” he said. “No. herr,” replied the servant; “I lock someone out-that bandit who have not been captured. The carabi nieri warn all to lock the gates for an hour. Soon they will capture that wicked M’sieu, this convict is a Russian. With a keen glance, Von G roller ha gen waved the man aside. Daniel smiled. “They’ve got two companies of the tin soldiers. Out my way the town marshal would have had him yester day.’’ “My friend, you are teaching me to respect your country, not by what you brag, but by what you do.” “How’s that?" asked Pike. “I see how a son of that great de mocracy can apply himself to a dirty machine while his eyes are full of visions of one of its beautiful daugh ters." “Doe. there’s sand in your gear box!” Then he looked up. “Now. you go down to the kitchen and make signs for some of the help to give you a bunch of nice clean rags.” For an instant the German drew himself up haughtily. "What is it you ask me to do?” _ “Get me some more rags.”'sslJ Dan iel quietly, and Von Grollerhagen bow ed low. “I’d go myself, but it wouldn’t be safe to leave the machine.” “You fear this famous bandit would steal It?” laughed the German. “No; there’s parties around here might think it was a settlement.” “My friend.” Von Grollerhagen said gravely, “1 do not understand.” “That’s where we are in the same fix. doc.” said Pike, with a chuckle, and bent over the machine again, while Von Grollerhagen departed on his mission. '*******••-• --~- Wliile Pike worked lie thought, and the thoughts finally arrived at the point where he saw that all he had *o do to save tfte girl he had come so rar to see was to sit tight on his re fusal. He had accurately gauged the noble earl and his interesting son and sister-in-law, and he knew that it was a thousand to one that they would not agree to a marriage if there was no money in sight. "They’ll make more’n one bid for old Simpson’s money,” he assured himself and then looked up quickly, for the leaves on the pergola were rustling in a way that no wind should have caused. As be looked the figure of a man ap peared over the top of the vines and a pale face looked into his with im ploring eyes. Pike looked at him calm ly and knew at once that this was the man the carabinieri were pursuing. “Est ce que vous etes un liomrae de bon coeur? Je ne suis pas coupable!” (“Are you a kind hearted man? I am not guilty!”) he began, when Pike cut Aim off with a shake of the head. “There ain’t any use in the world your talking to me like that,” he said mournfully, and the refugee’s eyes gleamed with hope. “l T ou are an American?” he said, making preparations to descend. "They haven’t made anything else out of me,” answered Daniel, and the refugee climbed down and leaned weakly against the car. “If you give me up I shall not be taken alive! I have no weapon, but I shall find a way to cut my throat!” “Are you the bandit they're looking for?” asked Daniel, with interest. “They call me that? How close are they?” asked the other, with sudden fright. Pike looked at the gates and heard a clank of sabers off on the road. “There!” he said and stripped off his blouse. “Did they see you climb that wall?” “I think not,” murmured the man. "Do you know anything about auto mobiles?” asked Daniel, holding out the coat. “Not a thing in the world,” replied the other despairingly. “Then you're a chauffeur, all right,” returned the lawyer, forcing the rough garment on the man. "Here; climb in under that machine, and don't you dare unscrew anything. Pretend you arc fixing.” He pushed the refugee toward the machine and saw him wriggle beneath it. then heard Mariano’s agitated voice calling in the hotel. An instant later the maitre d'hotel rushed out to the en trance gates and threw them wide open, revealing two carabinieri with out. who immediately entered. Then ensued a conversation in Italia.? that was pure Sanskrit to Pike, who looked on with calm interest. The command ant of the file addressed the lawyer in a long speech, to which Pike smiled and waved a cigar. “Wishing you many happy returns, colonel.” he said genially, and Mariano hastened forward. “It is the robber of Russia. Thej think he climb the wall, the assassin The others, they surround all yonder. These two, they search here. They ask you please, signore, have you seen him climb the wa11.”., “No,” replied Daniel shortly, turning away. “They ask, then, has any one crossed the lawn?” went on the servant “No,” replied Daniel, and as he spoke one of the men pointed his gun be neath the car at the figure in the long blouse. “He ask who that is. signore.” said Mariano excitedly, also pointing. “The new chauffeur for the machine from Paris,’’ answered Pike casually, and. with a bow, the two went off, one to the right and the other to the left. As they disappeared Von Grollerhagen came walking across the grass with some white rags in his hands and an amused smile upon his face. “Is there a uew eruption of Vesu vius?” he asked, waving the cloths. Daniel met him and took the rags. “No.” he said dryly. “It’s en eruption of colonels trying to arrest a high \ | f, V 1 r ft) Aa-;; i MMb “ Vnn arc an Americanf n school professoi. I’ve got him under your ear there, yonder." The start the German gave would have been ludicrous iu any other situa tion. “My friend.” he said, “do you realize the penalty for protecting a criminal from arrest?" “I told them he was your chauffeur. We'll he proud of the risk, doc." lie turned to the refugee under the ma chine. "This man owns the car." lie went on. "You can trust him the same as your own father.’’ And the German shrugged his shoulders in protest. There was a clatter of arms, and Pike looked up. “Look out!” he said. “The governor’s 6taff is coming back,” And as the cara binieri returned he said casually to Von Grollerbagen: “You’ll have to get anew front tire, doc. That one is pretty near gone. Better have Jim here put on the spare one when he gets through.” The German looked at him. “Do you know what you are asking me to do?” “To have anew front tire put on.” answered the lawyer. The police were looking on with Interest, and finally Muriano approached. “The carabinieri, with all excuses, beg that you will order the chauffeur to step forth from the machine.” Pike made an exclamation. “No. sir! I worked on that machine myself for three hours. He’s got his hands full of nuts and bolts and screws half fastened. We want to get the job finished. Tell them to go on up Main street with their Knights of Pythias parade and come around some day when we’re not busy.” Mariano held a hurried consultation with the carabinieri and turned back. “Because the chauffeur have been engage today the carabinieri ask ten thousand pardons, but inquire how long be have been known to his em ployer.” "llow long! Why. he was raised on doc’s father’s farm!” "If that is so’’— began Mariano. “So? Of course it's so. Tell ’em, doc!” The German looked at Mariano gravely. "You hare beard my friend say it.” “I have your permission. Herr von Grollerhagen, to reveal your incognito to the carabinieri?” "Is It necessary?” “Otherwise they will not depart." "Very well; tell tbem. But I rely upon them to preserve my Incognito from all others.” Mariano smiled. “Monselgneur. they depart.” and turned to the uniformed men. An in stant later these swung through the gate and went their way. Pike looked after them in astonishment. “He must have mesmerized the mili tia. eh. doc?” and signed to the refu gee to come out from the car. He was a pathetic figure as be emerged and held out his hands. “To you both 1 give thanks”— But Von Grollerhagen cut in: “My, American friend, has placed himsfelf—and myself—in danger of the penal code of Italy for protecting you. Perhaps you will be good enough to let us know for what we have incrim inated ourselves.” [CONTINUED NEXT WEEK 1 . ' 8 FARMS FOR SALE! ——————— la and around Jersey, Walton county, Georgia, containing from 40 to 510 acres each. Terms easy APPLY To W. L. 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