The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-09-02
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter.

CHAPTER I.--Daniel Voorhees, Pike,
a rising Young Kokomo (lnd.) lawyer,
hears that his ward, Ethel Granger
Simpson. is to be married abroad to the
son of an English earl. His father was
his nearest friend. and he has long loved
the girl. He goes abroad to arrange
with her the business matters connected
with her marriage. II-Ethel Granger
Simpson and her brother. Horace, have
become anglomaniacs aud are spending
much OF their late fathers fortune in
travel and entertaining. They become
intimate with Lady Greech, the Earl OF
Hawcastle. his son. Almeric St. AubyR
and Comtesse de Chainpigny, an adven-
turess and associate Of the earl's. They
are at hotel at Sorrento. Italy. Ethel
promises TO marry the son because she
Graves a title. III-The Russian Grand
Duke Vasili is shortly to arrive at the
same hotel ncognito as Herr Won Grol-
lerhagen. IV.-The Earl of Hawcastle
is in need of money and wants his son TO
get huge settlement OF money at his
marriage to Ethel. An escaped Russian
bandit is located at Sorrento. V-For
some reason the celntesse fears the al
legged bandit is ono Ivanoff. Almerlc
tells his father Ethel has accepted him.
VI-Horace agrees to persuade his sister
Ethel to settle $50, 900 on Almeric. VII
Ethel tells Horace OF her delight at the
prospect of her coming marriage into
the ancient family Of the St. Aubyns.
VIII-Von Grollerhagen arrives with
Daniel Voorhees, Pike on foot, their auto
having broken down. IX-Harold, Ethel
and the Hawcastle party are disguised
with what they term the American
Manners of Pike. She tells Pike OF
her identity, as he d failed 10 recog-
nize her in her European clothes and
European department. X-Pike refuses
to consent as her guardian to her settling
$3.50, 1000 on Almeric.
St Aubyn turned and stopped.
"Hello-' he said.
81 wish TO present my guardian to
you" and turned to Pike as Almeric
approached This Is Mr.. ST. Aubyn,"
she said steadily.
Almeric stared at Pike through his
monocle and laughed
why. it's the donkey man. isn't It?
How very odd, You'll have TO see the
governor and our solicitor about that
settlement. though. I've some impor-
tant business here. The police are
chasing bally convict chap under the
cliff yonder. so you'll have TO excuse
me. You know there's nothing like a
little convict shooting to break the
blooming monotony-whatr'
He turned and rushed of down the
stairway. Pike turned TO look after
him In mute establishment and then
turned 10 Ethel She refused to meet
his glance. and the hot blood rose to
her face as she felt his scrutiny.
She tapped neryously with her foot,
and the establishment grew In Daniels
face. lie looked from her to where AL.
meric lad disappeared and back to her
again. Then he took step forward
as II TO speak and stopped. Finally
the dawnlng horror In his face took
concrete form. and he spoke.
'-ThatF' he groaned. Seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars fol
that Say, how much do they charge
for a real man over here anyway
But she was unable to meet his eye
Turning quickly. with her cheeks fam
ing with shame and anger. she rushet
into the hotel and left him standing
speechless on the spot