The Marshall republican., 1910-05-13

q me hover, hui We 'hru"ht u liPdp
nf him. ard when he married ,our ma
j." w"s glad to pc: her and rpvcr
hcrrG that ne asked for auy settle
,acnt. When she took hin he was n
poor man, but II he'd had sT50.O00 I'll
bet he'd "a given II for her"
Horace turned short about and re.
tired from the scene. 1t was evidently
Impossible to argue with this plebeinn n.
As he went toward the gates he met
Almer3c and Lady Creecb and Inform
cd them e%loquently Of the Ill success
of his attempt to reason with the law
yer. Then he went u again to the
cliff.
Almeric accompanied him a few
steps and then turned OF to the vii
lage, for he said he simply must take
another L.. at that pup. And Lady
Creech anLudnced that she intended
to have forty winks" I'm her own
room. Five minutes later Daniel, look
ing up from a superb rendition Of
Dolly Gray" saw her glazing at him
from her window.
Then came the Herr Won Grollerha.
gen from the hotel. He was the same
calm, imperturbable individual as ever.
and he smoked with the languid aban-
don Of a man born to ease. He APP
preached Daniel with a smile.
"You make progress. my friend? 2" he
asked. and Daniel smiled at him.
'Your machines like a good many
people, doc. It's got sand In Its gear
box"
At that moment Mariana FASTENED
out and fumbled nervously with the
lock On the big gates. Won Groller'
hagen turned instantly.
"You are locking us In" he said.
mo. herr" replied the servant; Il
lock some one out-that bandit who
have not been captured. The carabi'
nieri warn oil to lock the gates for an
hour. Soon they will capture that
wicked one. M'sieu, this convict is q
Russian"
With a keen glance, Won Grollerha'
gen waved the man aside. Daniel
smiled.
They've got two companies of the
tin soldiers. Out my way the town
marshal would have had him yester
day"
my friend, you are teaching me ts
respect your country. not by what You
brag, but by what you do"
"How's that?" asked Pike.
II see how a son Of that great de
mocracy can apply himself to a dirty
machine while his eyes are full Of
visions of one Of its beautiful daugh
ters."
doe, there's sand In your gear box!
Then he looked up. "Now, you q
down to the kitchen and make sign'
for some Of the help to give you
bunch of nice clean rags"
For an instant the German drew
himself up haughtily.
"What Is It you ask me to dop'
Get me some more rags" said Dan
Tel quietly. and Won Grollerhagen bow
ed low.
I'D go myself, but It wouldn't b
safe to leave the machine"
You fear this famous bandit would
steal it," laughed the German.
mo; there's parties around her,
might think 1t was a settlement"
"My friend" Won Grollerhagen salt
gravely, II do not understand"
That's where we are in the sam
fix, doc" said Pike, with a chuckle
and bent over the machine again
while Won Grollerhagen departed oil
his mission.
While Pike worked he thought, an
the thoughts finally arrived at tn
point where he saw that all he hat
to do to save the girl he had come s,
far to see was to sit tight on his re
fusal. He had accurately gagged tn
noble earl and his interesting son an,
sister-in-law, and he knew that 1t wa
a thousand to one that they would no
agree to a marriage II there was n,
money In sight.
They'll make more'n n bid for oil,
Simpsons money" he assured himsel
and then looked up quickly. for tn
leaves on the pergola were rustling fl
a way that no wind should hav'
caused.
AS he looked the figure of a man ap
peared over the top Of the vines an,
a pale face looked into his with ip
ploring eyes. Pike looked at him calm
ly and knew at ace that this was th,
man the carabinieri were pursuing.
"Est ce que Gus etes IN homme d
bon occur? Je ne suis pas coupablel
care you a kind hearted manS l an
not guiltyT'C he began, when Pike Gu
him of with a shake OF the head. :
'There amt any use In the worl'
your talking to me like that" he sal,
m%ournfully, and the refugees eye
cleaned with hope.
ssYou are an American" he said