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From Home
A Nuvell/dlion of the Bid)
of the Same Name
By BOOTH TARKINGTON und
HARKÏ LION WILSON
by American
Association
Copyright.
Pres*
SYSNOPSIS
Chapter I---Daniel Voorhees
young Kokomo (Ind.) ¿lawyer,
Pike,
a rising
hears that
his
ward, Ethel Granger- Simpson is to be married
abroad
to the son of
an
English earl.
father was his nearest friend, and he
I I er
has long
He goes abroad to arrange with
loved the girl.
her the business matters connected with her mar
tage.
Granger-Simpson
II ---Ethel
and
her
brother, Horace, have become anglornaniacs and
aer spending much of their late father’s fortune
They become inti
in travel and entertaining.
mate with Lady Creech, the Earl of Hawcastlr.
hu son, Almeric St. Aubyn,
and Countess de
Champigny, an adventuress and associate of the
earl’s.
I hey are at
hotel at Sorrento, Italy
a
Ethel promises to marry the son because she
¿raves a title.
III.—The Russian Grand Duke
Vasili is hortly to arrive at the same
hotel
cognita as Herr
IV—-The
von
Earl of Hawcastle is
Grollerhagen.
need
in
of
in
and
money
wants his son to get a huge settlement,of monej
on his marriage to Ethel.
bandit is located at
An escaped Russian
Sorrento.
V—For
reason the count esse fears the alleged
one Ivanoff.
accepted him.
some
bandit
Almeric tells his father Ethel
is
has
VI.-—Horace agrees to persuade
hi# sister Ethel to settle $750,000 on Almeric
VII.---Ethel
tells Horace of her delight at the
prospect of her coming marriage into the ancient
family of St. Aubyns.
V1II---Von Grollerhagen
arrives with Daniel Voorhees Pike on foot, their
auto
having
broken
down.
IX.---Harold,
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tie*" asked rtw «dhey
•Well. foil kia mi U sort of gath-
»re4 it u «• bwau* she was sorry for
tiitii -thought he'd been Wronged, but,
course. Fui stupid!”
“Well, raj filer! I don’t know that
it was so necessary for her to bush
him up. but it showed a very worthy
intention in her. didn't it, eb. now?”
Pike looked at him carefully.
“Would you mind my being present
w heu you thank her for it?" he asked,
and Almerlc laughed riotously.
“Shouldn’t in the least if 1 Intended
to thank her. It simply shows that
she considers herself already one of
us
It’s perfectly plain—as plain a*
you are. eh?”
He walked off whistling.
Pike gazed after him with an admt-
ruble chuckle As he turned about he
saw Ethel standing at the head of the
steps, and there was a sad look u|>ot>
her face.
“I hear that Lord Hawcastle han
left,” she said quietly.
“Yes. I saw him go last night,
answered, looking up at her.
“He left very quickly,” she said ab-
sently.
“He did seem to be forgetting th*
•cenery,” the American replied, -Did
you see Ivanoff?"
“Yes. I am almost sorry. He made
so much of—what 1 could do.”
"There are some good people over
here, ain’t there?” tie ventured, and
she looked at him quickly.
“When you are at home again I hope
you will rememlier them,” she said.
“I will," he replied.
“And I hope you will forget every
thing I ever said," she went on.
“Somehow it doesn't seem likely as
if 1 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 lu
terrupted quickly, ll nd she went on.
almost tearfully:
“And the other tilings, 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.
1 can see her; she
wears white muslin and waits by the
gate for you at twilight, Isn’t she like
that?"
He shook his bead.
“No, not like that.”
“But there is some one there?” She
asked.
lie smiled sadly.
"Well, she’s only been there in e.
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. 1 bought a homey
old house up on Main street, you know;
ft’s tile house you were born In. It’ll
• wayr
Lady Creech turned to A!meric.
1
«
your arm. Almerlc. We will go.”
“Most exiracrdinary girl. Beyond
everything, isn’t •he?”
Together they went Into the hotel,
and Pike watched them with somber
eyes.
Horace quietly slipped off
through the arbor Ethel turned to
Pike violently.
“What have you to say to me?“ she
demanded. “What explanations have
you to make?“
“None.” he answered.
“Because you don’t care what 1 think
ef you. You were willing to give me
up to these people, to let me romanti
cize about honor and duty, about my
efforts to make that creature a man,
and you knew all the time It was only
the money they were after?”
“I shouldn’t wonder,” be replied.
“Didn’t you know that would hor
rify me? Hid n’t you see that your
consenting, leaving me free to give it
to them, would release me?”
“I shouldn’t be surprised.”
“You mean you’ve been saving me
again from myself? You let me make
a fool of myself nnd then show It to
me. and after that you’ll deny it? It’s
like you. I>o you think any girl could
love a man like that? Go back to
your dream girl, your lady of the pic
ture?”
“She won’t be there.” said Daniel
disconsolately.
“She might be.” Ethel answered In
a different tone.
“There ain’t any chance of that. The
house will be empty still,” he said.
“You might be wrong—for once,”
she replied, and there were
her voice—“just for once!”
With a quick look at him she ran
from the terrace and into the hotel. A
moment later, while he was staring
moodily at the pavement, a piano be
gan to tinkle, and a moment later
Ethel’s voice came to him. Ills face
Ut up, and he stepped closer to the
window. Thon his arms went out.
She was playing “Sweet Genevieve?”
THE END.
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"I protest against this!” cried the
“I mean that I admire you for your
young man. “She does not know
pluck, for your seeming unconcern
what they term the ’American manners" o
what she's doing! I for one won't
under disgrace, but”—
Pike. She tells Pike of her identity, as he has
have it!”
“Disgraced! Why, who’s disgraced?
ailed to recognize her in her European clothes i
"Too late!” cried Ethel, with a chok-
Not even the governor, as I see it!
and European deportment. X---Pike refuses o i
Ing sob. "He’s consented!"
You got that chap called off. didn’t
And with a bowed head she ran from I
consent as her guardian to her settling $750,000
you?"
them
into
the
hotel
on ’Jmeric, and Ethel is enraged at him. XI--
“Whom do you mean?” she asked
I he Russian refugee meets Pike, and the latter
wonderment In her voice.
CHAPTER XIX.
shows him a place to hide from th< Italian police*
“Why. that convict chap.
Didn't
IN SUSPENSE.
you send him away? You bought him
Von Grollerhagen aids Pike to do th i . X.-
ORACE turned on Pike,
nis off so he wouldn’t talk, didn’t you—
The fugitive tells VonGrollerhagen and Pike
voice trembled with suppress gave him money not to bother us?”
how he came to be sent to the Siberian mines,
ed rage.
She whirled on him like a storm.
Horace falls in love with the adventuress, the
“A tine guardian, you are!”
“Why, heaven pity you!
Do you WHAT HE WAS TELLING HIM
countess.
XIII--Pike tells Ethel that he can
he said witheringly. “You came here think that?" she cried.
kind
of
lonesome
sometimes,
and
then
to protect her from something you
never forget how she use to sing "Sweet Gene-
An Incident That Ended the Conver BANDON
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OREGO
Almerlc was taken aback.
1 get to thinking she’s there, sitting at thought was rotten. Now we all know
XIV.---I lawcastli
vieve" back in Indiana.
sation
at
the
Barber's.
“
Oh
—
what!
He
wouldn't
agree?
an old piano that used to be my moth ft’s rotten you hand her over!”
Druggist and Apothecary
tells Pi^e that he will have him put in jail for er’s and Ringing to me”—
“You are very bald, sir." said the
Oh. I say. that will be a pill for the
The
lad
paused,
and
then
he
laughed
Is just iii receipt of n^iiew stock of
sheltering a fugitive from justice unless Pike gives
governor—lie’ll tie worried, you know!" barber to little Binks as the latter took
“Singing ‘Sweet Genevieve?’ ” she bitterly.
Drugs
ami Chemicals, Paten, ami
position
in
t
lie
chair.
up
liis
his consent to Ethel marriage with Almeru
Ethel went close to him.
asked quietly.
“By Jove.” he exclaimed of a sud
"What's that you say ?" asked Binks Proprietary Preparations, Toilet Ar»
"Don’t you see that you’ve got to
XV.--Pike learns that Hawcastle has had a
“Yes, that’s my favorite. But, then. den, “I shouldn’t be surprised if you
tides. Druggist. Sundries, Perfumes,
worry a little about yourself; that pleasantly
checkered career in St. Petersburg and that be I come to and I find It ain’t so. No consent to the settlement too!”
“I say you are very bald, sir." repeat Brushes, Sponges, Soap. Nuts am]
you
’
ve
got
to
begin
to
do
something
voice
comes
to
me,
and
I
find
there
stole the wife of Ivanhoff, the Russian fugitive.
Tile lawyer looked at him gravely.
Candies, Cigars, ’Tobaccos ami Cig
that
will obliterate this ed the barber
“My son, I shouldn’t be surprised if worthy
XVl---Von Grollerhagen is revealed as the ain’t nobody t»ut me”—
arettes, Paints, Oils,
Glass mid
“Who is?" asked Binks
“You’ll find her some day,” she put I did.”
shame? To work—to work!"
Ru sian grand duke. Hawcastle and the cour-
Painter’s Supplies.
“You, sir." said tlie barber.
ill quickly. “I shall think of you often
“
What
possible
need
will
there
be
“By the Lord, but you play a queer
lesse (Ivanhoff’s faithless wife) are confronted
“What paper did you see that in?"
w 1th her listening to her voice in the game, Mr. Pike."
for that?
Why. there’s the settle
by Ivanhoff, and they are horrified at the dis
demanded Binks
ment
”
—
“Oh, I’m Just crossing the Rubicon.
“What's that, sir?” asked tlie liar
covery of their awful secret.
XVII -I law
"Settlement!" cried Ethel, aghast.
Your father used to say: ‘If you're
tier.
castle Hees to Naples. XVIII -Ethel rein se
“
You
talk
of
settlemeat
now?"
going to cross the Rubicon, cross it
“What newspaper?" repeated Binks
to desert Almeric. She wants to marry llini to
“Don’t you see? The only objection
Don’t wade out to tlie middle and
a full line of
"I read ail tlie papers, but I didn't see
help him make a careerjfor himself, and to this
stand there. You only get h 11 from was the settlement, and Mr. Pike’s
any reference to this
Was it in one I RITS. BBRRIES, ETC., ETC.
I
both banks!* ”
given his consent to that."
Pike consents, but he has an idea tli.it the
of the early editions of tlie evening
Prices lower than others
“He’s consented to that?" she asked.
“I beg your pardon." said a voice
marriage will never occur. XIX---Almeric re
papers?"
“
With
his
own
lips.
Didn
’
t
you?"
AJ
behind
them,
and
they
turned
to
find
fuses to work and insists that Ethel’s money be
“Was what, sir?" queried the puzzled M.G. I’OIIL AGENT
Lady Creech. She went on, addressing meric asked Pike.
their sup|M>rt when they marry
Ethel turns
barber.
Horace:
“1 did," said the lawyer quietly.
"This tiling you were Just telling
from him in disgust. Later she talks with Pike.
She recoiled from the group
"Mr. Granger-Simpson, have you
Bring your your
me." said Binks
She knows of Pike’s love for her. She leaves
seen my nephew?”
"Yesterday, when I wanted some
"Wiiy. I don't remember telling
him to'go to a piano to play "Sweet Genevieve"
“No.
I’ve rather avoided that, if thing I thought of value, he refused to
you" began th«« barber
you don't mind my saying so," Horace let me buy it. Today, when I know
"About my being bald, you know."
replied.
that name is less than nothing, he bids
to T he R ecorder
said Binks
“You said I was very
(CONTINUED FROM l.AST WEEK)
"I’m sorry. Lady Creech,” he went me give my fortune for it. What man
bald, didn't you?"
ner of man is this?"
on, “but I've hail a most awful shak
“Yes." said tlie barber, “lint I didn’t
fng up. and I’m thinking of going buck
Almerlc slapped his leg.
mention the newspapers, sir
Win
home with Mr. Dike.
1 think he's
“Money! By Jove! Good girl! Buy
“I don’t see that the situation Is
should it be in the newspapers, sir
about right in his ideas
ing the beggar off to keep him from
You know changed. I don’t stick out for the pre-
“Why. iMsause it’s news. Isn't it
we abused iiitn. not only for himself, else amount the governor said, If It
making a scandal for us! How's that?"
said Binks
but for his vulgar friend, yet his vul- ought to tie less because of last I night—
Lady Creech looked at him with
“I shouldn't say that, sir." said the
gar friend turned out to be a grand why, we won’t haggle over a few
something akin to admiration
barber.
duke,
and
look
at
what
thousands.
”
“Almerlc! How clever of you!
our friends
“Well, if It isn't liens, what ill tlillli
turned out to be!”
cours«- she is! Your father will be
With a cry of rage and despair
der did von tell me about It for?” de
He stepped quickly to the entrance Ethel turned on him.
pleased. What a pity he didn't wait!"
manded Binks. “I supposed you bad
Daniel appeared at the top of the
ami disappeared into tlie hotel. Al-
“This Ls tlie final word
l. PATTERNS
read about it in one of tlie papers and Met < t Al
i
irbr.itrG tor style, perfect fit, sinipliiit'
tnerlc’s voice was heard as Lady iatlon! I felt that you w
steps and. seeing the pair, came slowly
had reaelusl tlie conclusion that I
reliability nearly 40 years.
Sola in i . .
Creech turned to go. and Pike smiled.
toward them. As he ranched the talite
and because of that I was ready to
every city and town in the United Stites .
i
didn't know it. If you find a mole
Canada, or bv mail direct. More so .1 t
1
"Here he conies now. bending under keep my word—to stand by you and
where they sat he addressed Almerlc.
under my left ear while shaving me,
any other make.
Send for tiee calab.
the blow,” he said.
“Your ini seemt-d in a hurry last
break It to me gently, please and you Mr( ALL’S MAGAZINE
“> oil’ll find her tome day
Almerlc appeared with a white bull
night," he said.
More subscribers than any other fasl.< n
tnay omit all mention of the fact that
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Almerlc stnrti-d violently, but Lady twilight. And I shall lie far away, pup. which lie handed over to Mariano
my iM’tird is getting gray. I am trying
c t styles, patterns, dressmaking, niilliiniy,
Creech arose nnd. with a haughty keeping the promise that I have made with the remark;
p Ain sewing, fan» y needlework, Hairdressing,
Io stave off a realization of the”—
I toriesf etc. Only 80
I
“Wash him a bit, old chap; tepid
glance, swept Into the hotel
Pike ind living out—my destiny.”
But just then tlie barber accidental
year (worth double), including a free pattern
.“What destiny?" he asked gravely.
water, you know, and a drop of milk
Subscribe today, or send tor sample efipy
looked after her nnd then back to Al
ly ran his Inther brush over Bink’s
"I am bound to Almerlc by his mis afterward — nothing but milk.
t
you
WONDERFUL INDUCEMENTS
merlc.
mouth, and tlie conversation ceased
to Agent*. Postal brings piemium catalogue
know.
Be
deuced
careful,
I
fortune.
He
has
to
bear
a
name
that
Is
say!”
“Oh, yes,” the latter answered. "Had
Lippincott's
1 and new cash prize offeis. Address
As Mariano <ilsapp«,ared with the
to catch a train the pater had -he's disgraced, and It is my duty to help
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him tiear It—to help him make ft boo dog at arm’s length Lady Ci Jreech eahl
easily worried by trifles, you know.”
“Well, you don’t worry-not too orable again, to inspire him In th* solemnly:
“Almeric, really there are « more irn-
Struggle that Iles before him to rife
easy, do you. son?"
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“Rot!” replied the young man. “I
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“Work?” asked Pike in astonishment. almost missed him
But I think
..
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“Yes.” she went on. “No matter how to lie congratulated, you know Eh?"
young man replied, yawning "Noth
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“I think you are, my son.” said Pike
Ing at «11. Of course Miss Ethel Is humbly he tiegins and no matter what
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standing to her promise?"
"Rippin’!" declared Almerlc.
And
"Yes. »he is." replied Pike grimly, Ing him. Isn’t that true?”
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"That's what any good, brave wo Lady Creech started forward,
and Almerlc went on:
at
any period of its retnarKiilile career. It is now read each week by more
man
would
do.
”
he
said.
“
And
the
settlement?" she asked.
“Ye-es, the governor only thought ft
than a million peoph*. Its field is m>t ein’iuuscrilw’d by state ixiiitidaries
“It must lie done. I haven’t seen Al Pike nodded.
beat to clear out a bit until we were
btr involves the length and breadth of the United States, giving it an no*
“Th«« settlement also—everything!”
certain that she manages to draw off merlc since Inst night. 1 must see him
questionable right of claiming to be the greatest national weekly newspaper
now. I’ve shirked facing him today.
Ethel cam«« from the side of the ter
this convict chap—what you Ameri
He has always been so light and gay race, followed by Horace, who seemed
in th« country.
cans call ’affixing hlin.’ isn’t It?"
’The Weekly Blade is distinctly a family newspaper. I he one object of
that I drend seeing him tiendlng under to be arguing with her.
Pike lifted a warning hand.
its publishers has always been to make it tit for the American home, for the
this blow. It Is my duty to help him
“
Of
course
I
never
worried,
yon
"Don’t try to talk United States, son.
fireside and of interest to ««very member of th« family. To fulfill I his pur
bear It.”
know." said Almeric. “But I fancy it
Just tell me In your owu way.”
pose it is kept clean and wholesome
The news of the world is handled in a
“Yes; It's your duty all right”
will
be
a
weight
off
the
poor
govern
"Why,” replied Almerlc, "she's l n'en
eomprehunsive manner, and th«« various departments of 1 be Blade are
“Then you think 1 am right, You or’s mind. I'll wire him at Naples, for
giving him money, hasn’t she? Yem agree”—
edited with painstaking care. The Household page is a Relight to tlie
he’ll be glad to know about that bally
took it to him yourself, didn't you? Nat-
women an<l children, current »flairs are treated ««ditorially without prejudice:
“Yes; I agree.” he answered gravely convict chap—the arrangement you
orally we understood what ft was for. “I give my consent to your marriage."
the
serial stories are selected with th«« idea of pleasing th* greatest number
made with him. you know."
She's trying to keep tlie beggar quiet.”
"You do!’’ cried Ethel. And there
of fiction lovers; the Question Bnresti is a »«.rap book of information; the
“Almeric. 1 think it's noble to be
“So that’s what she sent the poor wns a. distinct horror In her tone
Farmstead columns are conducted with the purpose of giving the patrons a
It brave in trouble, but’’— Ethel began,
She uoa playing “Swftt Gene Were .’’’
cusa the money for, was it? That’s was ns If th«- Idea shocked her.
medium for tin« exchange of ideas s< d information on farm topics. No de-
help
you
make
yourself
Into
a
man.
and Pike smiled l>ehinti his hand Al
ths way you look at It. eh?” the Amer
partment is neg|ecte<l. lint even feature is taken care of with the idea of
"I’ll place it in your hands." he un-
Now you ask <ne to pay you for the
meric looked at tier in astonishment.
ican asked
swered and then was rudely twirled
making 1 lie Blade worth many time - t lie price of subscription- ¥1.00 * year.
privilege.
I
am
released!
I
am
free!
I
"I »ay, you know, you've really got
“<hyA_sf (WWi ^kat ««Ass rw at ut 1^ H «
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Address, THE BLADE, Toledo, Ohio,
ate* tjiJ appr •*< U«U.
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Ethel and the 1 lawcastle party are disgusted with
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