The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-08-12
The Man
From Home
Nosellzatlon Of the Play
Of the Same Name
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
Copyright 1909. by American Press
Association

Have you after this any objection
TO my alliance with Mr. st. AubynT
she inquired. her anger at white heat
"It isn't an alliance with Mr. st
Aubyn you're after" he replied calm.
ly. You're after something there
amt anything to- If I'd let you buy
what you want you'd find It as empty
ms the judgment day the morning
after You think because I'm a jay
country lawyer | don't understand.
Why, we've got the same thing at
home. There was little Annie Hof-
meyer. Her pa was 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
Artle Seymour. the minister's son, and
a regular minister's son he was! Al.
most broke Annie's heart and her pas,
too but he let her have her way and
went in debt and bought them house
on Main street That was two years
ago"
Pike paused momentarily.
"Annies working at the deepo candy
stand now," he resumed, land Artie's
working at the hotel bar-in front
drinking up what's left Of old man
Hoffmeyer's-settlem
She flung away from him in a tenn
per and then wheeled on him in a
fash.
And you say you understand-you,
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
Crimeaw
But you won't see much Of his an
cestorsw complained Pike.
HE bears their name," she an
swered.
That's II. and it's the name you
want. Nobody could look at you and
not know 1t wasn't himl It's the name!
And I'd let you buy 1t IL 1t would make
you bappy-if you didn't have TO take
the people with II. Don't you see
they're counting on It? The earl-hes
counting on living on you" The In
dianlan became excited. "Why, 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
die Of them are on the track OF John
Simpsons money!
II gave Almeric my promise. 1t was
forever, and shall keep IT," she an
swered slowly, as II she had been i'm,
pressed with his earnestness. He look
ed at her quietly.
I'm not going to let YOU" he re-
piled.
Then I'll throw your interference to
the winds. shall marry without your
consent"
"Do you think they'd let your" Pike
asked quickly. For a moment she
stood still, and then came the sound Of
the guitars from over the wall. Pike
went 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 II. don't youi"
II used to-" she answered, hanging
her head. IT'S old fashioned and COM
mon, isn't itT'
"That's why like 1t, guess" he
answered. 81 couldn't get you TO sing
II for me before go home, could I"
She looked at him thoughtfully for
moment
I'm afraid not" she answered and
went quickly into the hotel, leaving
him looking after her curiously.