Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-25
The r1an
From Home
A NoveIization of the Play of the
Same Name
BY Booth Harrington and
Harry Leon Wilson
Copyright, 1909, by American Press
Association
Continued from last week

joyfully, though brokenly:
she has, indeed assure you | am
quite overcome, my dear friends
Really, | assure you"
With II silvery Augh Nine. de Cham,
pgny stepped backward from him,
making little courtesy as she did so
The earl came forward with out
stretched hands and grasped one of
Horace's between both his own.
MY dear young friend" he said
Not at all-not at ALL"
AS the remark seemed trifie am.
biguous, Horace looked at him inquir-
ingly, but, reading reinsurance in his
face, replied instantly:
Il assure you | am. | assure you |
am. It's quite overpowering, isn't it,"
With look of commiseration the
countess regarded him and said softly:
"Ah, poor NJ Horacer
From his sprawlcd attitude In the
chair the honorable Almeric drawled
protest.
II say! Don't take 1t that way, you
know. She's very happy
Horace recovered himself instantly
and crossed the terrace quickly to
grasp the hand of the bridegroom to
be. The fact that it was as limp as a
mackerel did not worry him an instant.
shes worthy of fishes worthy of
be, st. Aubyn?" he said.
"Enchanting!" cried the countess en-
Enthusiastically. so clear Is his grasp
of the case, eh?'
Hawcastle flashed her n glance and
turned to Horace.
oh the date?" he said doubtfully.
II dare say within year-two
years.
There was another little cry of pro-
test from the countess, and the earl
glared at her menacingly. Horace
started, too, and seemed to be about
to enter positive objection, but he
contented himself with saying:
"Oh, but l say, you know, isn't
that putting 1t jolly far off? The
things settled, isn't 1t? Why not say
Il month Instead of year,"
"Ha-hum!" said the earl. "Oh, IL
you like! l don't know that there is
any real objection"
81 do. indeed" returned Horace
See here Why not let them marry
here in Italy?"
HawCastle could scarcely conceal his
satisfaction. while Mime de Cham.
pigny executed bit of Il pas seul be-
hind Horace's back.
"Ah, the dashing methods of you
Americansr returned the earl smil
ingly. You carry things on sol Next
you'll be saying, why not here at Sor-
rentoT"
all n,,I tod a
Horace instantly.
And then" went on Hawcastle,
smiling, land then it will be, why not
within a fortnightT"
"Right-or' cried Horace. And why
not within Fortnight"
Almeric sat up and stared at his no.
BILE father and brother-n-law to be,
but the earl smiled once more that
cheerful smile IA waved deprecat-
ing hand.
"Ah. you wonderful people! You are
whirlwinds, yet l see no reason why
1t should not be in fortnight"
"Oh, here! l say. you known inter-
jected Almeric. heaving himself erect
in the chair and waving protesting
crop. The earl turned on him in
stantly
las / say, dear boy, why not?" no
inquired suavely. and Almeric wilted
Immediately
Just as you say, governor" he an
swered meekly.
Enchanting! Bravaw cried the
countess. and Hawcastle again turned
to the palpitating Horace.
my son is all impatience," he MUIR
INJURED, fixing the young man with his !
eye.
"Quite so, quite so?' answered Al /,
merle dazedly, and his father went on: /
Shall we dispose Of the necessary !
little details at once-the various mi |
nor arrangements. the-er-er-settle- |
ment?" and interrupted himself with |
friendly laugh and patted Horace !
upon the back "Of course as men OF !
the world-our world-you understand |
there are formalities in the nature Of
a settlement" |
Horace, who was In the seventh
heaven OF delight at the approaching !
alliance between one Of the ancient |
houses Of Kokomo. Ind. and the hon
orable line of Hawcastle. broke In
eagerly:
"Quite so. of course! know! Ger.
tainly! Perfectlyr
Then Wen have no difficulty about
that. my boy. I'll wire my solicitor
tonight and he'll be here within two
days" said the earl careessly "If
you wish to consult your own solicitor
you can cable him, OF course"
Suddenly Horace seemed taken with
u fit of embarrassment.
THE fact Is, Lord Hnwcastle." he
said. give notion that our solicitor
-Ethers man Of business. that Is
from Kokomo. Ind, where our govern
ar lived-in fact, n sort of guardian of
hers-may be here at any time. I've
heard from friends that he is coming
I'm this direction"
The word had caught Hawcastles
attention, and he leaped at It.
"a sort of guardian? What sort.
ehT' he inquired. seemingly taken
aback.
81 really can't say" replied Horace
apologetically. Never saw him that
know Of. You see, we've been on this
side so mary years. and there's been
no occasion for this fellow to look us