Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1909 — The Man From home [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Man From home

A Novelization of the Play of the Same Name

By BOOTH TARKINGTON and HARRY LEON WILSON

Cepyrlgbt, 1909, by American Press Association

SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I.—Daniel Toorheea Pike, a rising young Kokomo (Ind.) lawyer, hears that his ward, Ethel Granger* Simpson, is to be married abroad to the son of an English earl. Her father was his nearest friend and he has long loved the girl. He goes abroad to arrange with her the business matters connected with her marriage. ll—Ethel Granger-Simpson and her brother Horace, have become anglomanlacs and are spending much of their late father's fortune in travel and entertaining. They become Intimate with Lady Creech, the Earl of Hawcastle, his son, Atmerlo St. Aubyn, and Comtesse de Champigny, an adventuress and associate of the earl s. They are at a hotel at Sorrento, Italy. Ethel promises to marry the son because she craves a title. Ill—The Russian Grand Duke Vasili Is shortly to arrive at the same hotel Incognito as Herr von Grollerhagen. IV—The Earl of Hawcastle is in need of money and wants his son to get a huge settlement of money at his marriage to Ethel. An escaped Russian bandit is located at Sorrento. V—For some reason the comtesse fears the alleged bandit is one Ivanoff. Almerlc tells his father Ethel has accepted him. VI —Horace agrees to persuade his sister Ethel to settle *750,000 on Almerlc. Vll—Ethel tells Horace of her delight at the prospect of her coming marriage into the ancient family of the St. Aubyns. VIII—Von Grollerhagen arrives with Daniel Voorhees Pike on foot, their auto having broken down. IX—Harold, Ethel and the Hawcastle party are disgusted with wnat they term the “American manners" of Pike. She tells Pike of her identity,' as he had failed to recognize her In her European clothes and European deportment. X—Pike refuses to consent as her guardian to her settling *750,000 on Almerlc. and Ethel Is enraged at him. Xl—The Russian refugee meets Pike, and the latter shows him a place to hide from the Italian police. Von Grollerhagen aids Pike to do this. XH The fugitive tells Von Grollerhagen and Pike how he came to be sent to the Siberian mines. Horace falls in love viii tj l .. Adventuress the comtesse. XIU~Plke tells Ethel that he can never forget how she used to sing “Sweet Genevieve back home in Indiana. XTV tells Pike that he will have him put In Jail for sheltering a fugitive l™ 1 ? ;l ÜBt Jce unless Pike gives his con*(®t Ethel's marriage with Almerlc. xv ~ p, Jt« learns that Hawcastle has had a checkered career in St. Pettersburg and that he stole the wife of Ivanoft, the Russian fugitive. XVI—Von Grollerhagen is revealed as the Russian pand duke. Hawcastle and the comtesse (Ivanoff s faithless wife) are confronted by Ivanoff, and they are horrified v\r^ e T, dlßcovery of the,r Awful secret AVll—Hawcastle flees to Naples.

CHAPTER XVIII. MISUNDEHSTOOD. IADY CREECH was out early the next morning. Perhaps she had g hope that something might be * saved from the wreck and recollected the ancient adage about the early bird. She was seated on the terrace having breakfast and keeping a keen eye on the main entrance when the hopeful Almerlc appeared, yawning and inexpressibly bored. “Mornin’, aunt,” he said. “Where’s your father. Almerlc?” she demanded. “Flew the bally coop for Naples lasl night. Seemed to be Jolly well upset, you know. Feared this beastly convict chap would take a shot at him or something like that.” Lady Creech snorted. “He always was a fool. Bahl He should have stayed. Where’s the countess?” “Naples; to look after the governor, I’d say Went off this morning. Beastly about this convict chap, you know. What’s to become of him?” “I can at least give you some information," the old lady replied. “This grand duke person’s obtained for the fellow « pardon by telegraph from St. Petersburg.” “How’s the dear Ethel this morning?” asked Almerlc when he had digested his astonishment. “Behaving very peculiarly—outrageously, 1 might say.” “How?” demanded Almerlc, stifling a yawn. “Shedding tears over this IvanoCTs Btory. What's more, she has sent that dreadful Pike person to him with assistance.” 6 “Money! By Jove! Good girl! Buying the beggar off to keep him from making a scandal for us! How’s that?” Lady Creech looked at him with something akin to admiration. “Almerlc! How clever of you! Of course she is! Your father will l>e pleased. What a pity he didn’t wnit!” Daniel appeared at the top of the Steps and, seeing the pair, came slowly toward them. As he reached the table where they sat he addressed Almerlc. “Your pa seemed In a hurry last night,” he said. Almerlc started violently, but Lady Creech arose and. with a haughty glance, swept Into the hotel. Pike looked after her and then back to Almerlc. “Oh, yes,” the latter answered. “Had to catch a train—the pater had—he’s easily worried by trifles, you know.” “Well, you don’t worry—not too easy, do you. son?” “Oh, one finds nothing particular this morning to bother one,” the young man replied, yawning. “Noth tng at all. Of course Miss Ethel is standing to her promise?” “Yes. she is,” replied Pike grimly, and Almerlc went on: “Ye-es, the governor only thought It best to clear out a bit until we were certain that she manages to draw off this convict chap—what you Americans call ‘affixing him,’ isn’t it?” Pike lifted a warning band. “Don’t try to talk United States, son.

Just tell me in your own way." “Why." replied Almerlc. “she's been giving him money, hasn’t she? You took It to him yourself, didn’t you? Naturally we understood what It was for. She’s trying to keep the beggar quiet.” “So that’s what she sent the poor cuss the money for, was It? That's the way you loot at It, eh?” the American asked. “Why, of course! What other reason could there be?” asked the other. “Well, you know I’d sort of gathered It was because she was sorry for him—thought he’d been wronged, but, of course. I’m stupid!” “Well, ray-ther! I don’t know that it was so necessary for her to hush him up. but It showed a very worthy Intention In her, didn’t It, eh, now?” Pike looked at him carefully. “Would you mind my being present when you thank her for It?” he asked, and Almerlc laughed riotously. “Shouldn’t in the least If I intended to thank her. It simply shows that she considers herself already one of os. It’s perfectly plain—as plain as you are, eh?” He walked off whistling. Pike gazed after him with an admirable chuckle. As he turned about he taw Ethel standing at the head of the steps, and there was a sad look upon her face. “I hear that Lord Hawcastle has left,” she said quietly. “Yes. I saw him go last night,” he answered, looking up at her. “He left very quickly,” she said absently.

“He did seem to be forgetting the Scenery,” the American replied. “Did you see Ivanoff?” “Yes. lam almost sorry. He made bo much of—what I could do.” “There are some good people over here, ain’t there?” he ventured, and she looked at him quickly. “When you are at home again I hope you will remember them,” she said. “I will,” he replied. "And I hope you will forget everything I ever said,” she went on. "Somehow it doesn’t seem likely as if I ever would,” he returned. “Oh, yes. you will,” she said. “All those unkind things I said to you”— “Oh, I’ll forget those easy,” he Interrupted quickly, and she went on. almost tearfully: “And the other things, too, when you’re once more among your kind, good home folks—and probably there’s one—you'll be so glad to get back to you’ll hardly know you’ve been away—an unworldly girl, one that doesn’t need to be cured of—oh, all sorts of follies—a kind girl, one who’s been sweet to you. I can see her; she wears white muslin and waits by the gate for you at twilight. Isn’t she like that?” He shook his head. “No, not like that.” “But there is some one there?” she asked. He smiled sadly. “Well, she’s only been there In a way. I’ve had her picture on my desk for a good while. Sometimes when I go home in the evening she kind of seems to be there. I bought a homey old house up on Main street, you know; It’s the house you were born in. It’s kind of lonesome sometimes, and then I get to thinking she’s there, sitting at an old piano that used to be my mother’s and singlug to me”— “Singing 'Sweet Genevieve?’ ’’ she asked quietly. “Yes, that’s my favorite. But, then, I come to and I find it ain’t so. No voice comes to me. and I find there ain’t nobody but me”— t "You’ll find her some day,” she put in quickly. “I shall think of you often with her ) |t ’ , enlnsr to her voice in the

twilight. And I shall be far away, keeping the promise that I have made and living out—my destiny.” “What destiny?” he asked gravely. “I am bound to Almerlc by his misfortune. He has to bear a name that Is disgraced, and it is my duty to help him bear it—to help him make it honorable again, to inspire him in the

struggle that lies before him to rise above it by his own efforts, in the product of his work”— “Work?” asked Pike in astonishment. “Yes,” she went on “No matter how humbly he begins and no matter what it costs me. I must be with him. helping him. Isn’t that true?” “That’s what any good, brave woman would do,” he said. “It must be done. I haven’t seen Almerlc since last night. I must see him now. I’ve shirked facing him today. He has always been so light and gay that I dread seeing him bending under this blow. It is my duty to help him bear It.” “Yes; It’s your duty all right.” “Then you think I am right. You agree”— “Yes; I agree,” he answered gravely. “I give my consent to your marriage.” “You do!” cried Ethel. And there was a distinct horror in her tone. It was as If the Idea shocked her. “I’ll place It in your hands,” he answered and then was rudely twirled about by Horace, who had approached. “I protest against this!” cried the young man. “She does not know what she’s doing! I for one won’t have it!” “Too later’ cried Ethel, with a choking sob. “He’s consented!” And with a bowed head she ran from them into the hotel. [Concluded Next Week ]

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“ You'll find her some day."

WITH A CRY OF RAGE AND DESPAIR ETHEL TURNED ON HIM