From Home
A Ntwellzdllon of the Pld)
of the Same Name
By BOOTH 1AKKINGÎ0N and
HARRY LEON WILSON
1909. by American
Association
Copyright.
Press
SYSNOPS1S
Chapter I-- Daniel Voorhees
Pike,
young Kokomo (Ind.) ¡lawyer,
hears
ward, Ethel Granger- Simpson is to
abroad
son of
to the
be
English
an
father was his nearest friend,
his
married
iier
earl,
has
and he
fie goes abroad Io
loved the girl,
a rising
that
long
arrange with
her the business matters connec ted with her mar-
If -.-Ethel
tage
Granger-Simpson
her
and
brother, Horace, have become anglomaniacs and
aer spending much of their late
mate with l-ady Creech, the Lail
his son. Almeric St. Aubyn,
fortune
father's
They
entertaining.
in travel and
inti
become
of Hawcastle,
Counkss de
and
Champigny, an adventuress and associate of the
earl'».
They are at
Ethel promises to
hotel at Sorrento, Italy.
a
son
the
marry
Vasili is hortly to arrive at the
cognita as
Herr
vo.i
Earl of Hawcastle is
because
wants his son to get a huge settlement of
on his marriage to Ethel.
bandit
is located at
An escaped
Sorrento.
and
money
Russian
V---For
reason the countesse (ears the alleged
some
bandit
Almeric tells his father Ethel
one Ivanoi.
is
ha-
VI.---Horace agrees to persuade
accepted him.
his sister Ethel to settle $750,000
Vll.---Ethel
in
IV-— The
money
of
need
hotel
same
Grollerbagen
in
she
Grand Duke
111. --The Russian
craves a title.
on Almeric
tells Horace of her delight
at
the
prospect of her coming marriage into the ancient
family of St. Aubyns.
VIII---VonGrollerhagen
arrives with Daniel Voorhees Pike on foot, their
auto
having
IX.---Harold,
down.
broken
Ethel and the Hawcastle party are disgusted with
what they term
the
’American
manners"
of
her
identity, as he has
ailed to recognize het in her
European clothes
Pike.
She tells Pike of
and European deportment.
X-—Pike refuses o
consent as her guardian to her settling
on
$750,000
lmeru, and Ethel is enraged at him.
The Russian refugee meets
Pike, and
X1- —j
the latte'
•hows him a place to hide from the Italian police
Von Grollerbagen aids Pike
The fugitive
tells
to
do thi .
VonGrollerliagen
and
X.--
Pike
how he came to be sent to the Siberian mines f
(CON TINUED I ROM LAST WEEK)
as
he spoke Von Grollerbagen
glanced at him quickly, and his eyes
took ou a tinge of surprise.
“Upon my soul, but I have, my
friend!” Then he laughed outright.
“Ah, from the first sight of you in the
hotel at Napoli 1 saw that you were a
great man.”
Daniel looked ut him und grinned in
his face.
"What you doing, doc—running for
congress?” he asked, and the Geruian
Joined him in the humor of the sltua
tlon and then turned gravely to the
Russian.
“1 fear the carabinieri did not depart
without suspicion.”
"Suspicion!” echoed Ivanovitch bit
terly
“They will watch every exit
from the hotel and grounds What can
1 do until <iark?”
pike Interrupted
him quickly and motioned to the hotel.
“Why. doc. he’s got the whole lower
floor of this wing. You're his chain
feur”—
“1 was about to suggest it,” inter
rupted Von Grollerbagen. In his turn,
with some grimness of manner. "I
have a room that can well lie spared
for Professor Ivanovitch.”
"How can I ever thank you? God
bless you both!” said the Russian, go
ing toward them with outstretched
bauds.
•’Huh!
Don’t waste time talking
about it,” said Pike. "1 shouldn’t be
surprised If you were hungry.”
He took the refugee by the arm and
steered him in the direction of the ho
tel, and as the three entered the wide
door the curtains above the entrano»
i
pigny coming Tii from the ¿rove. 8b*
approached them at once.
"Have you seen my brother?” she
demanded excitedly. “Where is Lord
Hawcastle?”
Horace looked at her with surprise.
"On tlie other side of the garden.
Lady Creech," he answered, "down
there on the terrace," and watched,
with some amusement, the speedy ef
forts of the grim old lady as she hur
ried off The amusement, however,
rapidly gave place to a more interest
ing pastime, for. summoning all his
callow courage, he set himself vigor
ously to hint at a possible union tie
tween himself and the noble countess.
It was evident from the first word
that the lady was prepared for him
and that, while she intended to offer
him every bit of encouragement in her
power, she would not be satisfied with
anything short of a definite proposal
and more likely before witnesses if
possible.
He made his initial move with some
guyety. She returned his banter with
a mock seriousness and in answer to
his challenge on her somber mood re
plied;
“But 1 cannot believe you are al
ways serious, my friend.”
"Try me,” he demanded eagerly.
“Set me some tusk to prove how seri
ous I am.” She smiled at him.
“Gladly," she said. "Complete this
odious settlement. Overcome the re
sistance of this bud man who so trou
bles your sweet sister.”
Horace took her hand and murmur- !
ed:
"You promise me that when It is set- 1
tied 1 may speak to you”—
"Yes. You may speak to me—when ]
you please.” And at the words he
kissed her hand rapturously.
In the meantime the suddenly reju
venated Lady Creech had found her
I
brother-in-law und had Imparted to
him words of the utmost importance, j
She bad temporarily forgotten her
deafness, or else the agitation that pos
sessed her had removed it, for she was
bordering upon "a state of mind.”
She walked him back to the hotel
when she found him und talked con
tinuously all the way, und as she
bilked his excitement grew to match
her own. As they approached the gar
den Lady Creech said to him;
"I couldn't hear distinctly, for they
mumbled their words, but upon my
soul. Hawcastle, even if 1 couldn't
hear well, 1 saw enough.”
CHAPTER XIII.
THE LETTER.
S Ijidy Creeeh and Hawcastle
entered the garden, where
i
Horace was still holding the
hand of the fair countess, they
encountered AI meric, wiio was stroll
ing in aimlessly from the direction
the village.
Hawcastle beckoned
him.
"Anything unusual down there?”
asked, pointing to the village.
"Raw I her! Carabinieri still bunting
that bandit chap.” said bls hopeful son
languidly.
"Don't mumble your words!” snapped
the old lady, and Horace and madame
turned sharply ami confusedly. Al
meric made a gesture of Impatience
and. putting his bead close to his re
spected aunt’s ear, shouted:
“Hunting a bally bandit!” at which
the old woman screamed sharply.
Hawcastle took him by the shoulder.
"What do they say about him?” he
demanded.
"That lie is still in the neighbor
hood.” replied his heir, with a languid
sigh
"What did 1 tell you?” asked Lady
Creech triumphantly. And the earl
made a gesture of impatience.
“Almeric, find your betrothed and
bring her here." lie said
And tile
young man trotted off slowly. Hornee
came slowly forw ard
"What’s the row, air?” he asked, and
the ear' smile«!,
read to you T.’hen T g.T y ■ nr l»r
. *
home 1 wrote to Jim Cooley, eur vi«e
consul in Ixindou, to look up those
Hawcastle folks and write me bere
how they stand.”
"You did that!” she cried in ang»r.
"You bad the audacity to pry into the
affairs of the Earl of Hawcastle!"
"Why, I’d ’a’ done that if It'd tieen
the governor of Indiana himself,” he
replied, with surprise. “Besides, Jim
Cooley's ‘home folks.’ His office used
to lie right next door to mine in Ko
komo. I haven't opened the letter yet.
but 1 haven't much doubt but Jim 'll
have some statements In It that'll show
you I’m right about these people.”
"How do you kuow that?” she de
manded heatedly.
"Because I’ve had experience enough
of life”—
"In Kokomo?” she asked scornfully.
“Yes, ma'am,” he answered. "There’s
Just as many kinds of people In Ko
komo as there is in Pekin, and I didn’t
serve a term in the legislature without
learning to pick underhand men at
sight Now, that earl, let alone his
having a bad eye—his ways are too
much on the stripe of T. Cuthbert
Bentley’s to suit me. T. Cuthliert was
a Chicago gentleman, with a fur lined
overcoat, that opened up a bank in our
town, and when he caught the Cana
dian express three months later all he
left in Kokomo was the sign on the
front door. That was painted on. But,
there, here’s the letter Read it for
yourself."
He handed it to her and watched her
while she broke the seal and then be-
gau to read:
Dear Dan—The earldom of Hawcastle is
one of the oldest In the kingdom, and the
St. Aubyns have distinguished themselves
In the forefront of English battles from
Agincourt and Crecy to Sebastopol, The
present holder of the title came into It by
iccldent. He was a younger son s younger
son and had spent some years In Russia
in business under another name. Nothing
here in his English record is seriously
against him. though everything ha has Is
mortgaged to the handle.
She finished with a look of triumph.
“What a terrible indictment!” she
said scornfully. "So that was what
you counted, on to convince me of my
mistake? I shall tell Lord Hawcastle
A
“My dear young man." he said. "1
congratulate you that you and your
sister not'd no longer submit to an
odtomi dictation.”
He was about to say more, but at
that moment Daniel came down the
steps and walked across the grnss to
tin- motor. As he passed the group he
smiled genially nnd observed;
"Looks to me as If it was going to
clear up cold."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Pike," answer
e«l the earl ami motioned the others to
leave.
Pike merely nodded his head, and
Hawcastle came up to hitu
“It Is a pity that there should have
been any misunderstanding in the mat
ter of your ward's betrothal.” he said,
and Pike smiled grimly.
"Oh. I wouldn't call It n misunder
standing,” he said, and the earl went
ou.
“It would 11) become a father to press
upon the subject of his son’s merits”—
be began, but Pike cut him short.
"I 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 Mariano entered
with a letter on a tray, which he hand
e«l to the lawyer, who regarded It curi
ously. There was a growing menace in
the carl's attitude, and as tils anger
grew ills suavity grew with It.
"There Is another matter to which I
want to call your attention," he went
on, and Pike answered him at once.
"I'll talk alxnit anything else with
you.” he replied and looked up to see
were agitated violently and the head Ethel coming down the steps. She
of Lady Creeeh popped out of the case came forward to the earl and said:
"You w ished me to come here?"
ment with the suddenness of a Punch.
"1 wish to tell you that I see light
From the keen look on her face oue
might have imagined that had It not breaking through the clouds. Have an
beeu for her deafness she might have other talk with our friend here, and.
beard every word of the conversation lielieve me, all will be well.”
With a bow he left the garden, and
that had gotie ou below her. As it was,
after gating anxiously in the direction Ethel stood staring after him. Pike
of the road she withdrew her head look«*d up quickly from the letter he
sharply and within a minute came out was rending ami crossed over to her.
"I'm glad you've come.” he said.
of the door of the hotel Just in time to
encounter Horace and Mme de «'huui- "I vy gut something here I want to
indictment I" nhe sutil
that you will be willing to take up the
matter of the settlement the moment
his solicitor arrives."
Pike shook his head sadly
“No. I wouldn’t do that, because 1
won’t take up any settlements
i
with
him or any one else.”
"Have you after this any objection
to my alliance with Mr St. Autiyn?"
she inquired, her anger nt white heat.
"It Isn't an alliance with Mr. St.
Aubyn you're after.” be replied calm
ly
“You’re after something there
ain’t anything to. If I'd 1st you buy
what you want you’d find it as empty
as the Judgment day the morning
after. You think because I'm a jay
country lawyer 1 don’t understand.
Why, we've got the same thing at
home. There was little Annie lloff
meyer. Her pa was a carpenter and
doing well, but Annie could not get
Into the Kokomo Ladies’ Literary so
ciety, and her name didn't show up In
the society column four or five times
every Saturday morning, so she gets
her pa to give her the money to marry
Artie Seymour, the minister's son, and
a regular minister's son he was! Al
most broke Annie's heart and her pa's,
too, but be let her have her way and
went in debt and bought them a bouse
on Main street. That was two years
ago.”
Pike paused momentarily.
"Annie's working nt the deepo enndv
stand now," be resumed, "and Artie's
working at the hotel bar—in front
drinking up what's left of old man
Hoff meyer'»— settlement!”
8he tlung away from him In a tern
per and then wheeled on him in n
flash.
“And you say you understand—you
who couple the name of a tippling yo
kel with that of a St. Autiyn. whose
ancestors have fought on every field of
battle from Crecy and Agincourt to the
CHmea!”
“But you won't see much of his an
cestors!” complained Pike.
"He bears their name,” she nn-
swered.
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INJUNCTIONS.
Small
Crumb of Ccmfcrt For the
Workingman In the Inaugural—Hold1
Same Views as Chief Executive as
W ALSTHOM. Agent. Bandon, Oregon.
When Judge—What Labor Asks.
E
in the April number of the American
I’erh-rat i. inc( S.iinuel Gotlipen
dent of the Federation of Labor and
editor in chief of the magazine, tie
votes several pages to an editorial with
the caption "President Taft Consistent
With Judge Taft."
Mr Gompers quotes what President
Taft In his Inaugural
about labor and injunct
commenting says in part:
"Of course any statement which
man of Mr lafi s standing may 111:1k
Is entitled to more than passing notice,
anti particularly Is this so when lie is
also president Then let us ask. ‘Would
labor's efforts to s«*eure relief by law
from the admitted abuse of the I ii J iiik
tlon writ make the working men
privileged class of wrongdoers" in tin
sense that they would be privileged to
commit crimes or unlawful acts with
out punishment?' Let us see. What
does labor ask at the hands of the law
makers?
"Labor asks and demands that the
courts
that,
never
from
rights, their personal freedom, it
should never bo issued to enjoin or
deny the personal liberty, the personal
freedom, of workingmen.
"Just before Judge Taft in 1907 left
the I nited States on his trip to the
Philippines he as an avowed aspirant
for the nomination for tin- presidency
nt a public function at Seattle gave Ids
views as to th<> claims which labor
makes regarding the abuse of the In
Junction writ. The utterance was en
tirely unexpected and apparently nil
necessary
“President Roosevelt announced that
Judge Tuft was the man who should
succeed him as president.
“Judge Taft, while proclaiming that
he would follow the 'Roosevelt poll
cies.' at once took the opportunity to
give the corporations, trusts and em
ployers hostile to labor a broad hint as
o where he might be found.
“From th«* time Mr Taft made
speech at Seattle there was not
slightest doubt among observing
that his nomination for the prestd«
was a foregone conclusion. He
duly nominated and elected, and in
first utterance as president, in his
augural address, he repeated his a
stirances to th«* ‘interests.' He ‘made
good’ to them.
“In his Seattle address, among other
things. Judge Taft said in substance
that any limitation of the powet of
the courts to grant and enforce writs
of injunction would be bad and dan
genius; that the Injunction is one of
the most valuable, beneficent and es
senti.il instruments; that labor's pur
pose was to create for itself ‘a privi
loged class of wrongdoers.'
And he
concluded by adding that the remedy
proposed in labor's (Petirre) bill to
regulate and limit the injunction and
thereby secure equal rights of the
workers with all others was a most
dangerous measure, adding:
‘‘‘So you see Mr. Gompers’ proposi
tlon links justice at the foundation
S«*e what the effect would lie.
It
would make n favonsl class of wrong
doers among tin* workingmen.’
"In his recent inaugural address lie
r«>peals the same sentiments
"The president does not s«>em to bo
aware that the supreme court lias ren
dered a decision by which the vohin
tary associations of wage earners, the
labor unions, may now b«‘ proewde«!
against as combinations in illegal re
straint of trade, mulcted in threefold
damages, the unions dissolved and
each member sentence«] to a $5,«xt«l
fine and a year’s imprisonment. Can
it be possible that the president does
not know of this «lecision? If he does,
arc not the workers’ rights and Inter
ests entitle«] to the president's consid
eration as requiring relief at the
hands of congress as well as the
trusts and business corporations?
"The only hopeful suggestion in
President Taft's inaugural address re
garding labor is that congress should
pass a law that th«* government may
lieeoine liable for accidents to its em
ploy«'cs a proposition, of course, in the
right direction, but it is only a i rtimb.
nnd, oh. what a measly crumb it is!
"Some of the greatest statesmen of
the world have declared that they had
no pride of consistency. But w hen a
judge has attained fame by rendering
■t decision or dis ree new in charac
ter and fnrreai liing in its effects, and
particularly when it Is quoted as the
best authority, no matter how it In
vades the guaranteed rights and liber
lies of the people. It is almost too
much to expect that such a judge
shall subsequently favor legislation
rendering void his decision ami his
standing as an 'authority.' A states
man. a business man. a workman, a
«dentist— each and all of them may
make a mistake nnd corr«s-t it a
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