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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11
The Man
From Home
By BOOTH
HARRINGTON
and
HARRY. LEON
WILSON

could see the worn steps leading up to
the veranda and himself approaching
half fearfully along the gravel walk
that led in from the rusty gate.
On the veranda sat the big man with
the heavy features and the corncob
pipe, and he heard the voice again bid.
ding him come up. And then there
was a call to some one within, and a
woman emerged with white bundle
in her arms.
"Show her to Dam" he heard the
mans voice say, and then, when the
woman had removed a bit of the fan
mel covering from the little face and
he had looked upon it, startled, abashed
and marvelously choking as to the
throat, the big voice went on again:
"She's going to be Ethel, Dan, that
bundle Of infancy. And maybe some
of these days she'll be getting herself
in a tight place, and it's going to be up
to you, Dan, to help her out, and
you're going to promise me that you'll
do it, boy. Horace, the other kid, he'll
grow up maybe to have sense, and
he'll look out for himself, but it's a
tough place for girls, Dana mighty
tough place"
He could almost hear the hushed
voice in which the boy had given the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11
A NoveliZation
of the Play of
the Same Name
Copyright. 1909. by American
Press Association

This romance deals with a
curious odmixture of American
= plafnness and European high
life; with a young Indiana girl
dazzled by a title and in the
clutches of a quartet of sharp
ers headed by an impecunious
British peer with the girls An
glomanioc brothc~, a Russian
noble in disguise, an escaped
Russian convict and a Jaithless
wife, and, most important of all,
with the girls shrewd, witty,
courageous, resourceful guard
ian, Daniel Voorhees, Pike of
Kokomo. Daniel loves the In
diana girl and is determined to
save her from the sharpers even
against her own will. Read and
you will learn how Daniel with
but a single friend to aid him,
faced a most difficult dilemma
and why he figured so promi-
nently in an international ro-
nance in which heraldry was
more important than hearts and
cupidity far more conspicuous
than Cupid.
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CHAPTER l.
TITS A Grill"

Bank building, the gaunt young man
with the stern features and the kindly
gray eyes that always seemed a perpet.
ual rebuke to the face in which they
were set ruminated over the letter he
held in his hand. His back was to the
door-a half glass door which was also
the main and only entrance to the
room and which bore upon its trans
lucent surface in ragged letters, worn
by the polishing the glass had under
gone, the words, "Daniel voorhees,
Pike, Attorney at Law"
Pike himself had a queer twist of
feature, a sort Of whimsicality that
pervaded the very atmosphere about
him, and the smile with which he re.
garded the letter he held had world
of Renaissance and sadness I'm II.
AS he gaZed at 1t the letter seemed
to fade into nothingness, and in its
place there rose the picture of a day
years before, a day that caused the
dingy walls of the office to become
tenuous and gauzy, and through the
gauze he seemed to see another office
a ramshackle sort of place, with a tin
sign showing through the window
which informed the passerby that real
estate was the commodity dispensed
within. To Pike the picture grew yet
more distinct, and IN the broken bot
tom cane chair he saw the figure Of a
heavy faced man in his shirt sleeves
engaged I'm smoking a corncob pipe.
In another corner Of the room he
could see a red headed boy porting over
a pine table, laboriously copying in a
round hand some title deeds. Then,
through the reaches Of the past, he
seemed to hear the heavy faced man
remove the pipe from his mouth and
heard him speak.
Dan" he said. cts a girlr'
And he heard the gasp the boy gave
forth as he turned about on hts stool
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We are stony broke my good boy, and
she has a hundred and fifty thou
That will keep us going for another
year or two, and If Helene can capture
the young ass, Horace. I'll force her
to divide with me-"
but it's such a beastly bore, gov.
ernor," drawled Almeric st. Aubyn,
and he fiicked idly at the rhododen-
dron bushes with his stick.
He was pale. washed out youth.
with an inimitable drawl and a SHIN
mertng of intellect that might, If it
had been given an opportunity, have
resolved itself into a good working i'm
itation of brain. To his friends he
was that hopeless ass" and to his
enemies and debtors-of the latter not
a few-"that beastly bounder, st. Au-
byn."
you see. governor" the honorable
Almeric went on, at isn't as If | cared
for the little gal. I'm a queer beggar,
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you know, and it's fearfully rough on
a chap to pretend interest in such a
little bulgarian. OF course l know
we're awfully hard up and all that
sort of thing, but
His noble father seized him roughly
by the arm.
you don't have to live with her, you
know" he said savagely. ut will be
easy enough to make 1t so unpleasant
for the mink that she'll be glad to go
back to the States, and she can't get
back a penny. Wen have that tight
enough"
The Hon. Almeric laughed.
"Oh, all right, old chapw he drawled.
"Pll lift her to the internal seventh
heaven, or whatever you call 1t. Don't
expect me to moon over her, though"
And that compact being settled. the
earl went off for his morning walk
along the cliff and Almeric to keep
his engagement for a morning ride
with Ethel GrangerSimpson.
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required promise and the awe will
which he heard that the newest atom
Of humanity TO arrive was already
motherless, and then the picture faded
again. Then came a succession Of sim.
liar views.
He saw the dingy real estate office
grow into a respectable brick building
and then into handsome stone edifice
and the heavy featured man turn
grayer and grayer and more somber
and more hardworking, and he could
remember the day when the tiny Ethel
was brought TO the office for the first
time and Of the manner in which she
began TO grow up. He recalled the day
when she reached the mature age Of
twelve and Of how he had presented
TO her a Bible for a gift and Of the
manner I'm which he had blushed for
all bis twenty-five years.
And then he recalled the day when
John Simpson had conhded to him
that the kids" were to be given ad-
vantages and were 70 be sent abroad
TO school There came a blank after
that, but he recalled as II Il had been
but yesterday the feeling with which
he had gone OF into a corner and
wrestled with the grief that had beset
him He could even see the fluttering
hand that waved TO him from the car
window as the train took her and her
brother away.
Suddenly the door behind him opened
and shut quickly. and quick steps
caused him 70 drop his feet 10 the
floor. He turned and found a visitor
at his elbow
dan said The newcomer. ats
an yours jenkins Just got a telegram
that the K and @. has decided to odei
you the representation for this end Of
the state
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CHAPTER Ill.
IN DISGUISE.


AN hour later Mariana, the maitr
| N d'hote of the Regina Marghe
"a rita, stepped out upon the ter
race and began to lay a clotl
upon one Of the small round tables tina
stood close to the white marble balus
trade. On the other side of the wal
could be heard the mandolins and gui
glanced up GROSSLY as the song arose
upon the morning air.
"Silenzior' he cried, and for a mo
ment the music died down.
Mariana went at once to the table
upon which he had spread the cloth
and placed silverware and delicate
china upon it, and he was thus en-.
gagged when Michele, the commission.
naire, appeared at the top of a flight OF
marble steps that led into the eastern
wing of the hotel, fronting on the ter
race.
Here is NJ. Rlbiere to see you, sir. -
he said softly, with backward glance
/ over his shoulder. and Mariana
Strengthened up instantly, with a smile
Of welcome, for Ribiere was an old
and valued accomplice I'm the gentle
art of soft Italian legal stealing.
A tall, alert young Frenchman. clad
in an English walking suit Of gray
and carrying a portfolio beneath his
arm. ran lightly down the steps and
approached the maitre d'hotel.
"Ah. Marianor he cried as he ap-
preached.
The genial Mariana bowed graceful
ly and rubbed his flexible hands to-
gether.
m. Ribierer' he chartered gayly.
This is one of the days Of days.
The music burst forth again. and he
whirled about angrily in the direction
Of the lemon grove.
"SIenzio!" he cried. with waving
hands. "SnenzioF' and turned again
to RIblere. Michele. with a glance at
them. went back within the hotel.
RIbiere turned a warning glance to-
ward the hotel and whispered In Ital-
Ian:
"Let us speak Engleesh- Fewer I'M
terstand."
Mariana again bowed and spread out
his hands I'm assent
Il hope m'sieu stin occupy the ex-
Ilt' position Of secretar' to monseigneuT
the gran duke"
The Frenchman walked quickly to
one Of the little wicker tea tables that
were scattered about sat down and
jpened his portfolio.
I'VE viii not mention either the
name or the rank Of my employer" he
said gravely. There are reasons Of
Etate. You UNDERESTIMATE
The maitre d'hotel threw up his
hands in despair. and bis round eyes
oiled heavenward.
again incognitoi Every year be .
some to thees hotel for two. three or 4
our day. but always incognitor-
fro HE Continued
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and whether the guardees want him to
attend to business or not. If you're
talking about those kids Of John Simp-
sons, I'd say you've done about all
you could be expected to. You've kept
the money together, haven't you?
You've made it grow. You've sent it
along regular-over there. What more
could any one wants?
maybe that isn't enoug h."
when are those two coming home"
went on Perkins. "Why don't they
come back and spend Johns money
where it was made-at homer
81 don't believe they're coming back
right soon," replied Pike. Things
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Law case?" asked Perkins suddenly.
sort Of" answered Pike quietly. 81
don't know that I'D call It Just that
Perhaps the trip would be a change
anyway. And I'd like to see this man
Hawcastle"
"where does this Hawcastle liver
asked Perkins.
England Got a house he calls
Hawcastle Hall"
What about the X. and G.T' asked
Perkins 'enly.
Il que. he X. and G.. win have tc
wait awhile"
Perkins stood up resolutely and faced
his friend.
There's something wrong with Won.
DAN" he said emphatically. There's
something mighty wrong. II amt
like you to so running of this way un-
less there's something behind f."
He stopped. for Pike was whistline
softly TO himself. whistling like the
man who Is striving to recall some
tune-that is only half forgotten. Then
be turned to Perkins.
Remember that old tune Tom" he
asked" Sweet GenevieveT"
Get Outl- snapped Perkins. That's
a million years old Why don't you
keep up TO date II you're going in foi
musicI What do you care about Sweet
Genevieve.' anywayT'
I used 70 know somebody that sang
it-once-long ago. said Pike quietly
4 used 70 hear John Simpson whistle
Il years before he died and left an
that money to me for those two Kids.
Tonne turned suddenly and trans
fixed bis friend with an accusatory
fnger-~what would you think Of n
guardian that doesn't guardT
Perkins regarded him rebelliously.
Depends on whose guardian be e
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11

Nature Is lavish In the production of
everything but great men.-Hubbard.
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CHAPTER II.
THE EXILES.

AK years Of life abroad, and these
- during the most impressionable
period of their young lives, had
left an indelible imprint upon
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is feet on
the desk of
the office In
the Central
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Iro III ooxuxuERI
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11

n hour later Mariana, the maitrt
d'hotel of the Regina Marghe,
rita, stepped out upon the ter.
race and began to lay a cloth
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-27
One Mas Enouoh.

The British academy once had print.
ed a few copies Of an important work
for presentation to some foreigners
who, from their prominence in the sci
entiic world, were best entitled TO be
honOred with the gift. Professor Airy,
the astronomer royal, was requested
to make a selection Of the names. A
few days after he had sent in his list
he was informed by the secretary Of
the admiralty that my lords" were
struck by the number of unknown
names included and that they wished
to make an inquiry Oh the subject.
Airy asked the secretary for some
specifications as to the names referred
to.
"Well, as an example," said the Sec
rotary, 'here is the name Of Professor
c. T. Gauss of Gottingen. Who is hep
"Gauss is n of the greatest mathe-
maticians Of the age and stands among
the two or three most eminent masters
in physical astronomy now living.
Who else do you wish to know about?'
mo one else. That will do" replied
the secretary.
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What Man Owes to Birds.

ut should be realized" said a nat
uralist, that without birds to hold Il
check the insects vegetable life soon
would cease and life for man would
become impossible upon the earth.
Birds are natures check to the amaZ-
ing power of insects to increase. If
insect life were allowed free course II
would soon overpower plant life, and
therefore animal life, including that OF
man, would be impossible. This is an
astounding conclusion, but it is the
conclusion Of science. If the birds
were gone very soon the leaves would
disappear from the trees, and the limbs
would be festooned with the webs Of
caterpillars or with masses Of their
nests. These would move from tree to
tree, increasing by the million as they
advanced. In the course of a few
seasons there would be no trees. In
the fields other species of insects would
destroy the grass and the grain and
all vegetable life, and the ground
would be as If a sea Of devouring
mouths had passed Owe it."
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The DRAGON Tree.

The dragon tree Of Tenerife Is per-
haps the strangest vegetable in the
world. 1t is thought to be a kind Of
giant asparagus, whose dead branches
serve as a support for the rowns
New roots as they come into being
encircle and conceal the original stem.
which is far away inside, and the
roots which become detached from the
stem may be see hanging withered in
the upper tree. The trunk is generally
hollow, and In the case of an old tree
which was destroyed in 1867 there
was a spacious chamber which had
served the natives as a temple for gen.
erations. The tree was forty-eight
feet around and n~inety-five feet high
and is supposed to have been origi-
nally watered with dragons blood.
which is the name now given to the
SAP. This is a regular article Of com
merce.
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Lived 1852 Years.

VIM. Parr-England's oldest man
married the third time at 120, worked
in the fields till 1872 and lived 20 years
longer. People should be youthful at
so. James Wright, Of Spurlock, KY,
shows how to remain young. Il feel
just like a l6-year-old boy" he writes,
after taking six bottles of Electric
Bitters. For thirty years Kidney trou.
BILE made life a burden, but the first
bottle OF this wonderful medicine con-
vinced me that | had found the great
est cure on earth" They're a god.
send to weak, sickly rundown or old
people. Try them. soc at c. ID. Ken
dall'S.
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llaziness.

"Laziness is responsible for too
much Of the misery we see about u.s."
said a clergyman. at is all very well
to blame alcohol for this misery, to
blame oppression and injustice, but
to what heights might we not all have
climbed but for our laziness? We are
too much like the supernumerary in
the DRAMA" he went on. "who had to
enter from the right and say, My lord,
the carriage waits"
"Look here. SUPER said the stage
manager one night. 4 want you to
come on from the left instead of the
right after this, and l want you to
transpose your speech. Make 1t run
hereafter, The carriage waits, my
lord."'
The super pressed his hand to his
brow.
"'More study, more study! he
groaned."
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Worked Too Well,

A hotel proprietor, noticing that
some Of his customers were evidently
trying to eat their suppers in the
shortest possible time. lest they should
miss the boat which was waiting at the
wharf. thought it would be funny to
brighten them. Accordingly he went
into a back room and gave a remark
ably perfect imitation Of a steamboats,
whistle. The joke worked well. The
men heard the sound and rushed to
the boat. The joker laughed long and
loud until suddenly it occurred to him
that the men had gone of without
paying for their suppers. Then he
stopped laughing.-London Town and
Country Journal.
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

1'lbh hi'ANh ol IiH oISu.
Company's Certificate OF Authority.
Whereas. The Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company. a corporation organ
tied under the laws OF New Jersey. has
filed in this Office a sworn statement ex-
hibiting It's condition and business for the
year nding December 81. 1909. conform
able TO the requirements of the laws Of
this state regulating the business Of in
whereas. The said company has nled
IN this ONCE a duly certified copy Of its
charter, with certificate Of organisation,
In compliance Will the requirements Of
the insurance law aforesaid:
Now. therefore. !. q. 8. Basford. Com
missioner. Of Insurance OF the State of
South Dakota. pursuant to the provisions
Of said laws, DO hereby certify that the
above named company Is fully empow-
cred. through its authorizes agents. to
transact It's appropriate business Of Life
Insurance. in this state, according to the
laws thereof. until the thirty-first day OF
December, A. D.. 1903.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and Official sea, at Pierre,
this 10th day Of Feb: uary. A. p 1903. :.
(Seal.) q. s. PASFORD,
COMMISSIONS r: insurance.
BY I. A. Schubert. Chief Clerk.
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Tho Crimean Crime.

Kinglake was all for war. He used
to say" says Nine. Novikoff, that
peace would emasculate the world.
Besides he continued, population
when too dense is not at its best" He
did not like Bright. Nine. Novikoff
told Kinglake one day that Bright had
made a curious remark about the
Crimean statue in Pail Mall. THE in
scription," he had said. should be al
tered. The "a should be put before the
world crime and not at the end
London Standard.
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OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
noAaH4aanrA AZ InallHnnHA

Company's Certificate OF Authority.
whereas. The Milwaukee Mechanics
Insurance Company. a corporation organ
ised under the laws OF Wisconsin. a
nled In this office q sworn statement ex-
hibiting its condition and business for
the year ending Dec. 81. 1908, conform.
able to the requirements OF the laws OF
this state regulating the business OF In
whereas. The said company has filed
in this ONCE a duly certified copy OF Its
In compliance with the requirements OF
the Insurance law aforesaid:
missioner of Insurance OF the state OF
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
"A Said Jaws do hereby certify that the
hove named company is< fully empow-
srSd through its authorized agents. to
rama. 81 it's appropriate business of Fire
ana Toynado Insurance in this state. ac-
sordins 10 thu avs thereof. until the 31st
1sy OF Decor er. A.. d. 1909.
N tsstimon whereof. I have hereunto
at INV hand nd or'cial seal at Pierre,
this 2fth day Il January, A. ln0
c, Missioner of Insurance.
By I. A. .crt. Chief Clerk.
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IL d Fall Out.

81 see your hair is falling out, SIR"
remarked the hairdresser. who was
getting ready to work the hair tonic
idea on the customer.
You don't see anything Of the sort"
rejoined his victim. What you see
is the sequel to a falling out between
Mrs. Codgers and myself."-London
Answers.
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

department OF insurance.
COmpany's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas. The Liverpool & London
& Globe Insurance Company. 81 corpo-
ration organized under the laws Of Great
Britain. has filed in this office a sworn
statement exhibiting its condition and
business for the year ending Dec. 81.
1905. conformable to the requirements Of
the laws of this state regulating the
business of Insurance.. and.
Whereas. The said Ompan has filed
in this office "A duly certified copy of its
charter, with certificate of organization,
In compliance viii the requirements of
the insurance laws aforesaid;
Now. therefore, j. o. s. BasfOrd. Com
missioner Of Insurance of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws. do hereby certify hat the
above named company is fully mpow-
cred. through it's authorized agents. to
transact it's appropriate business of Fke
and Tornado Insurance in this state. &C
cording 10 the laws thereof, until the 31st
day of December. A. p. 1900.
In testimony whereof. l have hereunto
get my hand and official seal at Pierre.
this 4th day OF March. A. D.. 1909.
(Seal) o. s. BASFORD.
Commissioner of Insurance.
By I. A. Schubert. Chief Clerk.
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Charity.

1t is an old saying that charity be-
gins at home, but this is no reason it
should not &c abroad. A man should
live with the world as a citizen Of the
world. He may have a preference for
the particular quarter or square or
even alley in which he lives, but he
should have a generous feeling for the
welfare of the whole.-Cumberland.
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Iha Iailar,s Patron Saint.

The tailor's saint is st. John the
Baptist. but why We do not know. for,
as far as sacred writ informs us. his
clothing was Of camel's hair and a
leather girdle about his loins."-Tailor
and Cutter.
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The Easier Way.

II was very angry just now when
BECKER asked me for f5 that ! owed
him"
"But why did you get angryY
81 found 1t much easier to get angry
than to pay."-London Tit-Bits.
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Both.

What are you talking about? A
thing can't be a great help and q great
a. the same time"
81 don't know. How about a mus
tard plaster?'-Boston Transcript.
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Under Pressure.

Isn't il queer that when a man really
wants to 60 somewhere he car do as
much work in half an hour as would
ordinarily take him half a day.-Port-
land Express.
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Cheering Her Up.

81 hear you are going to marry Char
ley"
"Yes: he asked mi last evening"
"Let me congratulate you. Charley
is all right. He Is one OF the incest
fellows / was ever engaged to-"