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The Mao
From home
Novelizatlon of the Ploy
of the Same Name
By BOOTH TARKINGION and
HARRY UON WILSON
Copyright. 1909, by Amerten Prru
Auoeitlion
i CHATTER XH.
the nihilist.
WITH a hasty glance about the
garden to make sure he was
not observed, the refugee
approached Von Grollerha
gen and Daniel and spread out his
bands. As he stepped forward there
was a movement of the window cur
tains In the casement above the door
way to the hotel, and he turned; but,
whatever had caused It, the movement
had goosed and there was nothing ap
na# Italian Journals call me a
brigand,” said the Russian, "and In
this they are Inspired by the Russian
legation., at Rome. 1 am known a;
Ivanoff 'TvanovTtch, and T have spent
nine years In Siberia, nine years of
hell. It Is ten years ago since 1 was
condemned Ih St. Petersburg, and you,
who know nothing of the horrors of
Russian prisons, cannot understand
What 1 have suffered, my friends. 1
Vas a professor of languages, a trans
lator in the bureau of, the minister of
finance, and I was trusted.”
For a moment h<* paused and press
ed Ills scarred hands to his lined fore
head, then sighed and went on:
“1 was also a member of the nine
Fifty, a Constitutionalist, and as such
was able to do a little for the cause,
the cause, the same, my friend”—he
turned to Pike—“for which your for
bears suffered and fought the cause
of liberty. 1 could do but little, though
i tried. At last 1 transferred the
funds of the government to the Socie
ty of th<‘ Blue Fifty It was a small
thing, it was for the cause -not one
ruble h>r myself. I swear it!”
Von t.Jrollerhagen started back, with
n gesture of repulsion, and Ivanoviti h
held out his hands.
“Not one ruble for myself!” he re
pealed. "It n:is for Russia's sake, not
mine!”
He paused and went on wearily:
"But 1 committed the great Russian
crime. 1 was caught, and through
treachery. There was an Englishman
who lived in Petersburg. He had con
tracts with the government. 1 thought
he was my friend—my best friend. 1
had married in my student days in
Paris. Ah. It is the old story!" he cried
bitterly. “I knew the Englishman ad
mired my wife, but I trusted her. and
1 trusted him, and he made my house
Ills home. So many have done that
tiling. I had f>o,ooo rubles in my desk
—the funds l had transferred—to be
delivered to my society. One day the
police came to search, and they found
only me—not my wife, not my English
friend, not the 50.000 rubles. I went to
Siberia. Now 1 search for those two.”
He leaned against the automobile
and pressed bis hands over his face,
while Pike and Von Grollerhagen
glanced at each other sorrowfully. Fi
nally tlio latter asked:
"It was they who sent the police?”
And Ivanov Itch replied vigorously:
"After they had taken the money
nnd were beyond the frontier them
selves. That is all 1 have against
them."
For a moment the hunted look left
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his eyes, and into them came the raV
enous gleam of the hunting, starving
wolf. His lingers clasped and unclasp
ed themselves spasmodically, and
there was a set look about his jaws
that spoke ill for the guilty palr should
they ever meet this man with the man
acles off his hands.
The lawyer shuddered slightly as be
gazed at him, and be laughed a short,
hard laugh.
“Ixjoks to me as if that would be
about enough to have against them,”
he said. Von Grollerhagen stood comb
ing his wiry beard with strong fingers
and evidently studying tbe case. At
last he spoke.
“Then by your own confession you
are an embezzler and a revolutionist"
he said, and ot ivanovltch’s start of
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"Kot one ruble for myself. 1 swear it’"
abject misery and contrition Pike step
ped forward and laid his band on tbe
German’s arm.
“The man’s down.” lie said gently.
“You wouldn't go back on him now?”
He waited an instant and then chuc
kled grimly in a thin, humorous' way.
“Besides, you’ve made yourself one of
his confederates, doc,” he finished.
As he spoke Von Grollerhagen
glanced af him quickly, and his eyes
took on a tinge ol’ surprise
“Upon my soul, but 1 have, my
friend!” Then tie laughed outright.
“Ah. from the first sight of you in the
hotel at Napoli 1 saw that you were a
great man."
Daniel looked at him and grinned in
itis face.
“What you doing, doc running for
congressV” he asked, and the German
joined him in the humor of the situa
tion and then turned gravely to the
Russian.
“I fear the carabinieri did not depart
without suspicion.”
"Suspicion!” echoed Ivanovitcb bit
terly. “They will watch every exit
from the hotel and grounds. What can
I do until dark?" Pike interrupted
him quickly and motioned to the hotel.
“Why. doc. he’s got the whole lowet
floor of this wing. You're his chauf
feur"—
“I was about to suggest it,” inter
rupted Von Grollerhagen. in his turn,
with some grimness of manner. “1
have a room that can well be spared
for Professor Ivanovitch.”
"How can I ever thank you? God
bless you both!” said the Russian, go
Ing toward them with outstretched
hands.
“Huh! Don't waste time talking
about it," said Pike. "1 shouldn’t be
surprised if you w ere hungry."
He took tlie refugee by the arm and
steered him in the direction of the ho
tel, and as the three entered tlie wide
door the curtains above the entrance
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He kissed her hand rapturously.
were agitated violently and the bead
of Lady Creech popped out of the case
ment with tlie suddenness of a Punch.
From the keen look on her face one
might have Imagined that had it not
been for her deafness she might have
heard every word of the conversation
that had gone on below her. As it was,
after gazing, anxiously in the.direction
of the road she withdrew her head
sharply and within a minute came
out of the door of the hotel just in
time to encounter Horace and Mine,
de ( hamp gny coming in from the
grove. Sh*‘ approached them at
once.
“Have you seen my brother?”
she demanded excitdely. ‘‘Where
is Lord Hawcastle?’’
Horace looked at her with surprise.
“On the other side of the garden,
Lady Creech,” he answered. “dowD
there on the terrace,” and watched,
with some amusement, the speedy ef
forts of the grim old lady as she hur
ried off. The amusement however,
rapidly gave place to a more interest
ing pastime, for. summoning all his
callow courage, be set himself vigor
ously to hint at a possible union be
tween himself and the noble countess.
If was evident from the first word
that the lady was prepared for him
and that, while she intended to offer
him every bit of encouragement In her
power, she would not be satisfied with
anything short of a definite proposal
and more likely before witnesses if
possible.
He made bis initial move with some
gayety. She returned his banter with
a mock seriousness and in answer to
tds challenge on her somber mood re-
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"Rut I cannot believe you are al
ways serious, my friend.”
“Try me,” be demanded eagerly.
“Set me some task to prove how seri
ous I am.” She smiled at him,
“Gladly,” she said. “Complete this
odious settlement. Overcome the re
sistance of this bad man who so trou
bles your sweet sister.”,
Horace took her hand and rnurmur
ed|_
“YOU promise me that wheD it is set
tled I may spbak to you’’—
“Yes. You may speak to me—when
you please.” And at the words he
kissed her hand rapturously.
In the meantime the suddenly reju
venated Lady Creech had found her
brother-in-law and had imparted to
him words of the utmost importance.
She had temporarily forgotten her
deafness, or else the agitation that pos
sessed her had removed it, for she was
bordering upou “a state of mind.”
She walked him back to the hotel
when she found him aad talked con
tinuously all the way, and as she
talked his excitement grew to match
her own. As they approached the gar
den Lady Creech said to him:
“1 couldn't hear distinctly, for they
mumbled their words, but upon my
soul. I law castle, even if 1 couldn't
hear well, I saw enough.”
CHAPTER XIII.
THE LETTER.
S Lady Creech and Ilawcastle
/\j* entered the garden, where
Horace was still holding the
hand of the fair countess, they
encountered Almeric, who was stroll
ing in aimlessly from the direction of
tlie village. Ilawcastle beckoned to
him.
"Anything unusual down there?” he
asked, [jointing to the village.
“Rawther! Carabinieri still hunting
that bandit chap,” said his hopeful son
languidly.
“Don’t mumble your words!” snapped
the old lady, and Horace and madame
turned sharply and confusedly. Al
meric made a gesture of impatience
and, putting his head dose to his re
spected aunt’s ear, shouted:
“Hunting a bally bandit!” at which
the old woman screamed sharply.
Hawcastle took him by the shoulder.
“What do they say about him?" he
demanded.
"That he is still in the neighbor
hood,” replied his heir, with a languid
sigh.
“tVhat did I tell you?” asked Lady
Creech triumphantly. And the earl
made a gesture of Impatience.
“Alme.rlc, find your betrothed and
bring her here,” he said. And the
young man trotted off slow r ly. Horace
came slowly forward
“What’s the row, dr?” ho asked, and
the earl sniileci,
“My dear young man," he said, “i
congratulate you that you and yout
sister need no longer submit to'in
odious dictation.”
He was about to say more, but ai
that moment Daniel came down tic
steps and walked across the grass it
tile motor. As iie passed the group ht
smiled genially and observed:
“Looks to me as if it was going tv
clear up' cold.”
“Good afternoon, Mr. Pike,” answer
ed the earl and motioned the others tr
leave.
Pike merely nodded his head, and
Hawcastie came up to him
“it is a pity that there should have
been any misunderstanding in the mat
ter of your ward’s betrothal,” be said,
and i’ike smiled grimly.
"Oh. I wouldn't call it a misunder
standing," he said, and the ear! went
on.
“It would ill become a father to press
upon the subject of his son’s merits”—
he began, but Pike cut him short.
”1 won't talk with you about him,”
he said. “1 don't want to hurt your
feelings.”
Hawcastie glared at him and was
about to reply when Mariano entered
with a letter on a tray, which he band
ed to the lawyer, who regarded It curi
ously. There was a growing menace In
the earl’s attitude, and as hlg anger
grew his suavity grew with it
“There is another matter to which I
want _call your attention/* he went
on. and Pike answered him at mice.
"I'll talk about anything else with
you.” he replied and looked up to see
Ethel coming down the steps. She
came forward to the earl and said:
“You wis lied me to come here?”
“1 wish to tell you that I see light
breaking through the clouds. Have an
other talk with our friend here, and.
believe me, all will be well:”
With a bow he left the garden, and
Ethei stood staring after him. Pike
looked up quickly from the letter he
was reading and crossed over to her.
“I’m glad you've come.” he said.
“I've got something here I want to
read to you. When 1 got your letter at
home I wrote to Jim Cooley, our vice
consul in London, to look up those
Hawcastle folks and write me here
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“YuU oid that!'* she cried In anger.
“You had the audacity to pry into the
affairs of the Earl of Hawcastle!”
"Why, I’d ’a’ done that if It’d been
the governor of Indiana himself,” he
replied, with surprise. “Besides, Jim
Cooley’s ‘home folks.’ His office used
to be right next door to mine in Ko
komo. I haven’t opened the letter yet,
but 1 haven't much doubt but Jim ’ll
have some statements in it that’ll show
you I’m right about these people.”
“How do you kuow that?” 6he de
manded heatedly.
“Because I've bad experience enough
of life”- -
“In Kokomo?” she asked scornfully.
“Yes, ma’am,” he answered. “There’s
Just as many kinds of people in Ko
komo as there is in Pekin, and I didn't
gerve a term in the legislature without
learning to pick underhand men at
sight Now. that earl, let alone his
having a bad eye—bis ways are too
much on the stripe of T. Cuthbert
Bentley’s to suit me. T. Cuthbert was
a Chicago gentleman, with a fur lined
overcoat, that opened tip a bank in our
town, and when he caught the Cana
dian express three months later all he
left in Kokomo was the sigu on the
front door. That was painted on. But,
there, here’s the letter. Read it for
yourself.”
He handed it to her and watched her
while she broke the seal and then be
gan to read:
Dear Dan—The earldom of Hawcastle is
one of the oldest in the kingdom, and the
St. Aubvns have distinguished themselves
in the forefront of English battles from
Agincourt and t’recy to Sebastopol. The
present bolder of the title cam:- into it ny
Accident He was a younger son s younger
son and had spent some years tn 1 ia
in business under another mine* Nothing
here in his English record is seriously
against him. though everything tie has is
mortgaged to the handle.
She finished with rt look of triumph.
“What a terrible indictment!” she
said scornfully "So that was what
you counted on to convince me of my
mistake? 1 shall tell Lord Hawcastle
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“What a terrible indictment!" she said.
that you will bo willing to take up the
matter of the settlement the moment
his solicitor arrives.”
Pike shook his head sadly.
“No. I wouldn’t do that, because 1
won’t take up any settlements with
him or any one else ”
“Have you after this any objection
to my alliance with Mr. St. AubynV”
she inquired, her anger at white heat
“It isn't an alliance with Mr. St.
Aubyn you’re after." lie replied calm
ly. “You’re after something there
ain’t anything to. If I’d let you buy
what you want you'd find it as empty
as the judgment day the morning
after. You think because I’m a jay
country lawyer I don't understand
Why, we’ve got the same thing a'
home. There was little Annie Hoff
meyer. ' Her pa was a carpenter and
doing well, but Annie could not get
into the Kokomo Ladies’ Literary so
ciety. and her name didn’t show’ up in
the society column four or five times
every Saturday morning, so she gets
her pa to give her the money to marry
Artie Seymour, the minister’s son, and
a regular minister's son he was! Al
most broke Annie's heart and her pa’s,
too, but he let her have her way and
went in debt and bought them a house
on Main street That was two years
ago."
Pike pauaed momentarily.
-Annie’s working at the deepo .candy
stand uv-.-," Tie resutueu, "atiu Artie’s
working at the hotel bar—in front
drinking up what’s left of old man
Hoffmeyer’s—settlement!”
She flung away from him in a tem
per and then wheeled on him in a
flash.
“And you say you understand—yod|
who couple the name of a tippling yo
kel with that of a St Aubyn, whose
ancestors have fought on every field of
battle from Crecy and Agincourt to the
Crimea!” ,
“But you won’t see much of his an
cestors!” complained Pike.
“He bears tbeir name,” she an
swered.
“That’s it, and it’s the name you
want. Nobody could look at you and
not kuow it wasn't him! It’s the name!
And I’d let you buy it If it would mak||
you happy—if you didn’t have to take
the people with it Don’t you see
they’re counting on it? The earl—he's
counting on living on you.” The In
tiianian became excited. "Why, a Terre
Haute pickpocket could see that! And
this old Lady Creech—she's counting
on it, and this Frenchwoman that’s
with them—isn’t she trying to land
your brother? The whole kit and boo
dle of them are on the track of John
Simpson’s money!” - —j
“I gave Almeric my promise. It was
forever, and I shall keep it,” she an
swered slowly, as if she had been im
pressed with his earnestness. He look
ed at her quietly. .
“I’jn not goin| to let you,” he h|
'plied.
“Then I’ll throw your Interference to
the winds. I shall marry without your
consent.”
“Do you think they’d let you?” Pike
asked quickly. For a moment she
stood still, and then came the sound of
the guitars from over the wall. Pike
w T ent on after a time. ;
“Sounds kind of foreign and lone
some.” he said. “I’d rather hear some
thing that sounded more like home—
‘Sweet Genevieve.’ for instance. You
know it, don’t you?”
“I used to,” she answered, hanging
her head. "It’s old fashioned and con>
mon, isn’t it?”
“That’s why 1 like it, I guess,” he
answered. “I couldn’t get you to sljbr
it for me before I go home, could I?”
Site looked at him thoughtfully for a
moment.
“I’m afraid not.” she answered and
went quickly into the hotel, leaving
him looking after her curiously.
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