The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-02
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vt required some minutes for Dan
lei Voorhees, Pile 10 get over tn
amazemenf thai POSSESSED bin
when Ethel fed from him In such
evident confusion.
His usually alerI mind seemed inca
pable of concerted effort In the propei
direction. md lie daze1 look on BIZ
face remained there until Mariana
came TO tell him fnat his rooms were
ready and tint Herr ron GrollerhageE
was awaiting him Then for the firs
time hr nwose. md. With a sigh OF res
ignatinu ~ III realized the battle b,
had before him. II give curt ordel
that the automobile. which had broker
down ON fhp r0a1 10 tie hotel. shoule
DE placed In The entrance garden. 70
he proposed II IN some tlnkerlng upoi
Il.
III that dan.i beat he mutteret
TO himself IL lien allowed the re
mark TO remaIn unfinished. for h,
could not imagIne one thing that thu
incident could b supposed to hav'
beaten. II stood aIone In a little hol
low square by Itself md positively re
fused to surrender 10 any comparison
whatsoever
"And that-fhaI-nine cent imitation
Of n man." n groxled nj last "tha
vilification upon the p the Genu
honor be finished With n dash o
pride. Then be vent on to his rooms
and tried to adjust himself to the mat.
ter as he saw It md incidentally to
bring some Of thai astnte 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 funniest doubt In his mind
that the noble earl we..td break or the
match because Of lie humiliation his
equally noble famiIs had been sub.
jected TO By the lneurslon 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 NJ in her own room
and would only Insist TINT he go away.
SO II was from Lady creeeh at last
that he CLEANED some inklinK of what
had occurred.
II was nenrlY o'clock when he
made up his mind n search out Pike
and "have Il ont With the beggar," as
he put II. and he found the obstacle In
the entrance garden. a Horace came
upon the scene Pike was pounding
cheerfuily With hammer upon bolt
head of the motor car.
He was In his shirt sleeves and wore
a long workmnn'a smock close but.
toned Mt the neck. From between his
teeth came the unfamiliar strains of
''The Blue md the Gray" With n
reyu!sion Of feeling Horace approached
him.
''Mr. PIlke.r he aald politely.
"One lies down 1T Appomattox. !"
went on the SOM. md Horace stamped
impatiently upon the turf
mr.. Pikel Mr. Pike! wish a
word with your Horace went on, quite
angrily Ike looked up mildly and
regarded Horace with interest.
"Ehf" he saId and moved to the
other side Of the machine. rubbing his
lean chin with the handle Of monkey
wrench.
II wished to Hay that the surprise of
this morning 30 upset me that went
for long walk. have Just returned. !"
said Horace.
He waited expeeIantly. but Mr.. Pike
went ON abstraoIedly, One wore
clothes Of gray.. md seemed to be abb
sorbed in his xorE. 30 that Horace
was forced II 90 On.
II have been even more upset by
what have Just learned"
why. that's 100 bad,p answered
Pike. fishing for nut In the bottom
of TIE tUlntail.