The Marshall republican., 1910-07-08
The Man
From Home
A kovellzation Of the Play
Of the Same Name
By BOOTH HARRINGTON and
HARRY LEON WILSON
Copyright 1909. by American Pres.
Association
XIX.
Copyright 1909. by American Pres.
Association

n uue BudTuldn, you areI
he said w~itheringly. you came here
to protect her from something you
thought was rotten. Now we all know
It's rotten you hand her overt"
TAf lad paused, and then he laughed
bitterly.
by Jove," he exclaimed of a sud
den, II shouldn't be surprised If you
consent to the settlement too!'
The lawyer looked at him gravely.
my son, l shouldn't be surprised If
/ did"
by the Lord, but you play a queer
game, Mr.. Pike"
"Oh, I'm just crossing the Rubicon.
Your father used to say: If you're
going to cross the Rubicon, cross II.
Don't wade out to the middle and
stand there. You only get hill from
both banksy"
81 beg your pardon" said a voice
behind them, and they turned to find
Lady Creech. She went on, addressing
Horace:
"Mr. Granger Simpson, have you
seen my nephewr'
mo. I've rather avoided that, If
you don't mind my saying So" Horace
replied.
"Pm sorry, Lady Creech," he went
on, "but I've had a most awful shak-
ing up, and Pm thinking Of going back
home with Mr.. Pike. I think he's
about right in his ideas. You know
we abused him, not only for himself,
but for his vulgar friend, yet his vul-
gar friend turned out to be a grand
duke, and look at what our friends
turned out to ber
He stepped quickly to the entrance
and disappeared into the hotel. Al
meric's voice was heard as Lady
Creech turned to 60, and Pike smiled.
"Here he comes now, bending under
the blow" he said.
Almeric appeared with a white bull
pup, which he handed ver to Mariana
with the remark:
Wash him a bit, old chap; tepid
water, you know, and a drop Of milk
afterward - nothing but milk, you
know. Be deuced careful, I sayi"
AS Mariana disappeared with the
dog at arms length Lady Creech said
solemnly:
"Almeric. really there are more i'm.
portant things, you know"
"Rotr" replied the young 81
almost missed him. But I think I'm
to be congratulated, you know. Ehr
II think you are, my son." said Pike
quietly. II have given my consent"
"Rippin'w declared Almeric. And
ToHy Craa,h etar<ad Torurord
"And the settlement?" she asked.
Pike nodded.
"The settlement also-everythingw
Ethel came from the side Of the ter
race, followed by Horace, who seemed
to be arguing with her.
"Of course I never worried, you
know" said Almeric. But l fancy 1t
will be a weight of the poor govern.
or's mind. I'll wire him at Naples, for
he'll be glad to know about that bally
convict chap-the arrangement you
made with him, you know"
"Almeric, / think it's noble to be
brave in trouble, butt Ethel began,
and Pike smiled behind his hand. AL
meric looked at her in establishment.
II say, you know, you've really got
mev'
~ mean that | admire you for your
pluck, for your seeming %unconcern
under disgrace, butt
"Disgraced! Why, who's disgraced?
Not even the governor, as I see it!
You got that chap called of, didn't
your"
UUhon, 10 yo,, n,aon2p cha ooEad
wonderment in her voice.
"Why. that convict chap. Didn't
you send him away? You bought him
off so he wouldn't talk, didn't you
gave him money not to bother usT
She whirled ON him like a storm.
"Why, heaven pity you! Do you
think thatY' she cried.
Almeric was taken aback.
"Oh-what! He wouldn't agree?
oh, / say. that will be a pill for the
governor-he'l be worried, you known
Ethel went close to him.
"Don't you see that you've got to
worry a little about yourself; that
you've got to begin to do something
worthy that will obliterate this
shame? To worl-to work."
"What possible need will there be
for that? Why, there's the settle
ment"-
settlement" cried Ethel. aghast.
"You talk of settlement nowr
"Don't you seer The only objection
was the settlement, and Mr.. Pixies
given his consent to that"
"He's consented to thatT she asked,
with his own lips Didn't your" AL
meric asked Pike.
~ did," said the lawyer quietly.
She recoiled from the group.
yesterday, when ! wanted some
thing I thought Of value, he refused h
let me buy 1t. Today. when I know
that namo Is less than nothing, he bids
me give my fortune for It. What man
ner Of man is thisr
Almeric slapped his leg.