The Marshall republican., 1910-05-13
The Man
From Home
A NoyeIizailon Of The Play
Of the Same Name
By BOOTH HARRINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
copydsht 1909. by American Press
Association
~copydsht 1909. by American Press
Association
CHAPTER XII.
A CLASH oY L

lei voorhees, Pike to get over the
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.
ignation as he realized the battle he
had before him, he gave a curt order
that the automobile. which had broken
down IN the road to the hotel. should
be placed IN the entrance garden, for
he proposed to do some tinkerlng Upon
IL.
III that don't beat he muttered
10 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 a little hol-
low square by itself and positively re-
fused to surrender to any comparison
whatsoever.
"And that-that-nine cent imitation
Of q man." he growled at last-"that
v~ilihcation upon the - the genus
homot" he finished, with a fash Of
pride. Then he went or to his room
and tried to adjust himself to the mat.
ter as he saw 1t 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 1t appeared to him. There
was not the faintest doubt In his mind
that the noble earl would break Oh 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
on and sought his sister. She, how
ever, was locked up in her own room
and would only insist that he 60 away.
So II was from Lady Creech at last
that he Cleaned some inkling Of what
had occurred.
It was nearly 9 o'clock when he
made up his mind to search out Pike
and ''have 1t 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
-- -n4uI..p .waNAh .yoaN AsA
toned at the neck. From between his
teeth came the unfamiliar strains Of
1.-THE Blue and the Gray" With a
revulsion 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 q
word with your Horace went on, quite
angrily. Pike looked up mildly and
regarded Horace with interest.
"EhT' he said and moved to the
other side Of the machine, rubbing his
lean chin with the handle of a monkey
wrench.
IA - soy hhot hN ~ Va
this morning so upset me that I went
for a long walk. l have just returned"
said Horace.
He waited expeetantly, but Mr.. Pike
went on abstractedly, "One wore
clothes of gray" and seemed to be alb
sorbed in his work, so that Horace
was forced to go on.
II have been ven more upset by
what l have just learned"
"Why, that's too bad" answered
Pike, fishing for a nut in the bottom
of the tonneau.
at is too NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ly bad! Lady Creech tells me that my
sister did you the honor to present
you to the family with which we are
forming In a~lliance-at least to a por.
ton OF IT,
Eyes, SIR" answered Pike, land
promised to present me to the whole
possetucky Of 'em"-
"Pn not listen to your cried Horace
in a rage. "And + warn you that we
shall act without paying the slightest
attention to your
Pike Strengthened up a tribe.
"Your sister kind Of limited In heI
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, EN-
Now, what's she going to give your"
Horace stopped short in Mortified
amazement.
"Why. l thought you'd charge her
something-just a little. Amt that the
way over herew
st seems impossible for You to nm
derstand our motives in trying to lift
ourselves above the common herd.
You are trying to interfere between us
and the fine flower Of Europe" went
on Horace excitedly.
Pike Strengthened up and looked him
In the eye Quizzically.
81 never heard nj of the folks