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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 Schedule Gainesville Midland Railway. SOUTH HOUND No. 11 Lv. S : |0 a. m. No. 1 ;i— Lv 2 :<>o p m, No. 1 — Lv. 11 :1A .i m • Sun. only, NORTH ROUND No. 12 — \ 1 .">;!( I :i 111 No. 1 I—A1 —A i. 12 :10 pm. No. 10 —.\..4'.()0 pin : Sun. onlv Schedule Seaboard Air Line EASTWARD. No. .’2 For local stations, Mon rot* ana c olumuus .. 9:45 a m No. 52 For Norfolk, Washing ton and Now York... 1:52 p m No. 58- For local stations to Athens 7:32 p m No. 36- For local stations north of Athens, Richmond and East 12:11 a m WESTWARD. No. 37 —For Atlanta. Birming ham and west 5:23 a m No. 57 —t or local stations and Atlanta 7:45 a m No. 33—For Atlanta, Birming ham, Memphis and West 3:12 p m No. 53—For Atlanta and west 6:18 p m These arrivals and departures are given as information and are not guar unteed. 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 ’'aii vffl U iU.-- / - 'a,/ ~ a "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 M -'•VtA/'"'- *i /Mr'’/.*-,-- M /( \\i .. < > V , V '■ \ V* -v-~' - / 1 v-iV V _ ! l_ 7<\- -W 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- ■>.. m..— - "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 thev —**- “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 J'h; t'v\ ~L\j < \ C JSp f. t * \ f# iVK €>) f o “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. 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