The Marshall republican., 1910-05-27
The Man
From Home
A NoyeIizatlon Of the Play
Of the Same Name
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
Copyright. 1909. by American Pres.
Association
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association
CHAPTER XIII.

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Anything unusual down there?" he
asked, pointing to the village.
''Rawtber! Carabinieri still hunting
that bandit chap said his hopeful son
languidly.
"Don't humble your words!' snapped
the old lady. and Horace and madame
turned sharply and confusedly. AL
meric made a gesture Of Impotence
and. putting his head close to his re-
spected aunt's ear, shouted:
Hunting q bally bandit!' at which
the old woman screamed sharply.
Hawcastle took him by the shoulder.
"What do they say about him" he
demanded.
"That he is still in the neighbor-
hood" replied his heir. with a languid
sigh.
"What did I tell your" asked Lady
Creech triumphantly. And the earl
mnde a gesture Of impatience.
"Almeric. find your betrothed and
bring her here" he said. And the
young man trotted OF slowly. Horace
came slowly forward.
whats the row, sirT' he asked, and
tne earl SulieQa
"My dear young man." he said, II
congratulate you that you and your
sister need no longer submit to an
odious dictation."
He was about to say more, but at
that moment Daniel came down the
steps and walked across the grass to
the motor. AS he passed the group he
smiled genially and observed: -
"Looks to me as II 1t was going to
clear up cold"
"Good afternoon, Mr.. Pike" answer
ed the earl and motioned the others to
leave.
Pike merely nodded his head. and
Hawcastle came up to him.
"It is a pity that there should have
been any misunderstanding In the mat.
ter of your wards betrothal," he said.
and Pike smiled grimly.
"Oh, I wouldn't call It a mlsunder-
standing" he said, and the earl went
on.
at would III become a father to press
upon the subject Of his sons merits
he began, but Pike cut him short.
81 won't talk with you about him."
he said. "I don't want to hurt your
feelings"
Hawcastle glared at him and was
about to reply when Mariana entered
with a letter on a tray, which he hand
ed to the lawyer, who regarded 1t curl
DUSTY. There was a growing in
the earl's attitude, and as his anger
grew his suavity grew with II.
''There Is another matter to which I
want to call your attention." he went
on, and Pike answered him at once.
'TIl talk about anything else with
you" he replied and looked up to see
Ethel coming down the steps. She
came forward to the earl and said:
"You wished me to come here"
81 wish to tell you that ! see light
breaking through the clouds. Have an
other talk with our friend here, and.
believe me, all will be WELL"
With a bow he left the garden. and
Ethel stood staring after him. Pike
looked up quickly from the letter he
was reading and crossed over to her.
"I'm glad you've come" he said.
"I've got something here l want to
read to you. When ! got your letter at
home I wrote to Jim Cooley, u vice
consul in London, to look up those
Hawcastle folks and write me here
how they stand"
"You did that!' she cried In anger.
"You had the audacity to pry into the
affairs of the Earl of Hawcastle!"
:. "Why, I'd "a done that If it'd been
the governor Of Indiana himself" he
replied. with surprise, Besides, Jim
Cooley's home folks His office used
to be right next door to mine in Ko-
komo. l haven't opened the letter yet,
but l haven't much doubt but Jim III
have some statements in 1t that'Tl show
you I'm right about these people,"
"How do you know thatT" she de-
manded heatedly.
Because I've had experience enough
Of life
I'm KokomoY' she asked scornfully.
Eyes, ma'am," he answered. "There's
Just as many kinds Of people In Ko-
komo as there Is In Pekin, and ! didn't
serve a term In the legislature without
learning to pick underhand men al
sight. Now, that earl, let alone his
having o bad eye--his ways are tot
much on the stripe OF II. Cuthberi
Bentley's to suit me. 7. Cuthbert was
a Chicago gentleman. with a fur lined
o~vercoat, that opened up a bank In ou
town, and when he caught the Cana
dian express three months later NIL he
left in Kokomo was the sign on this
front door, That was painted on, But
there. here's the letter. Read It fol
yourself"
He handed 1t to her and watched hel
while she broke the seal and then be
gan to read;