The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-18
The Man
From Home
A NOyeIlzatlon of the Play
of the Same Name
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
Copyright 1909. by American Press
Association
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association
CHAPTER XI.
4 CLASH OF WILLS.

amazement that possessed him
when Ethel fed from him in such
evident confusion.
His usually alert mind seemed inca
pable Of concerted effort in the proper
direction, and the dazed look on his
face remained there until Mariana
came to tell him that his rooms were
ready and that Herr Won Grollerhagen
was awaiting him. Then for the first
time he awoke, and, with a sigh Of res
tgnatiOn as he realized the battle he
had before him, he gave a curt order
that the automobile, which had broken
down on the road to the hotel, should
be placed in the entrance garden, for
he proposed to do some tinkering upon
It.
'If that don't beat he muttered
to himself and then allowed the re-
mark to remain unfinished, for he
could not imagine one thing that the
incident could be supposed to have
beaten. 1t stood alone in little hol-
low square by itself and positively re-
fused to surrender to any comparison
whatsoever.
"And that-that-nine cent imitation
Of maD," he growled at last-'that
yiification upon the - the - genus
honor he finished, with a fash of
pride. Then he went off to his rooms
and tried to adjust himself to the mat
ter as he saw it and incidentally to
bring some Of that astute legal train
ing CLEANED from contact with farmers,
promoters and other citizens to bear
upon the case.
Horace in the meanwhile had walked
along the cliff, wrestling with the stu
alton as it appeared to him. There
was not the faintest doubt in his mind
that the noble earl would break off the
match because of the humiliation his
equally noble family had been sub
jected to by the incursion of this vul-
gar guardian.
Hot and tired, he returned to the
hotel with some Of his anguish worked
OF and sought his sister. She, how
ever, was locked up in her own room
and would only insist that he go away.
So it was from Lady Creech at last
that he CLEANED some inkling Of what
had occurred.
1t was nearly 6 o'clock when he
made up his mind to search out Pike
and "have it out with the beggar," as
he put it, and he found the obstacle in
the entrance garden. AS Horace came
upon the scene Pike was pounding
cheerfully with a hammer upon a bolt
head of the motor car.
He was in his shirt sleeves and wore
long workman's smock close but
toned at the neck. From between his
teeth came the unfamiliar strains of
"The Blue and the Gray With a
gevulsion Of feeling Horace approached
him.
"Mr. Pike!" he said politely.
Zone lies down at Appomattox,
went on the song, and Horace stamped
impatiently upon the turf.
"Mr. Pike! Mr.. Pike! I wish
word with you!" Horace went on, quite
angrily. Pike looked up mildly and
regarded Horace with interest.
'EhY' he said and moved to the
other side Of the machine, rubbing his
lean chin with the handle Of monkey
81 wished to say that the surprise Of
this morning so upset me that / went
for long walk. have just returned"
said Horace.
He waited expectantly, but Mr.. Pike
went on abstractedly, zone wore
clothes Of gray" and seemed to be alb
sorbed in his work, so that Horace
was forced to go on.
II have been even more upset by
what l have just learned"
"Why, that's too bad" answered
Pike, fishing for nut in the bottom
Of the tonneau.
ut is too bad-absurdly-mon
ly bad! Lady Creech tells me that my
sister did you the honor to present
you to the family with which we are
an alliance-at least to por-
ton Of IT,
Eyes, SIR" answered Pike, "and
promised to present me to the whole
Of 'em''-
"Tll not listen to your cried Horace
In a rage. "And l warn you that we
shall act without paying the slightest
attention to your
Pike Strengthened up a trifie.
"Your sister kind of limited I'm her
letter that you think a good deal of
this French lady-the widow. l sup
pose you have made up your mind to
take her for richer or poorer, eh?
Now, what's she going to give your
Horace stopped short in Mortified
amazement.
"Why, 1 thought you'd charge her
little. Amt that the
way over here?"
ut seems impossible for you to I'M
our motives in trying to lift
above the common herd.
You are trying to interfere between us
md the fine flower Of Europe" went
)n Horace excitedly.
Pike Strengthened up and looked him
m the eye quizzically.
IL never heard none Of the folks