Show I Mr Barnes American I Or Archibald Clavering Gunter A Sequel to Mr Barnes of New York JII Bsaroos Author of Mr Darn > of New York Mr Potter of Texas Thai Frenchman Etc Cop rig lit liW Dodd Mead A Co N y SYNPSIS llnrton IT llurniS H wealthy Amcrlrnn touring Corsica rescues the yomiK Eng list lieu teunnt Edward dcranl Anntrntn < r nod lila Corxlrun bride Marine daughter of the 1aollH from tho inn ilirmiH vcmlottn timletntiimllnK that Ills reward Is I to he the hiincl of tho girl he lovi > Knld Anstrulhvr sister of tho KIIK llnh llontimiint The four lly from AJne rlo to Marsolllca on board thin French Ilalllrr CoiistuiilliiP Tho vendetta I > ur auta nnd HB the iinnrtcl are about to hoard thn train for Iumlou nt Marseilles Manna In hninliMl n mysterious note which couP her to collupso and necessl totes n poalpontiiipnt of the Journey IlainoH gets part of the niyaterloiiM note and receives letters which Inform him that lio IH innikcil hy tho vendetta Ho employs mi American detective and plans to bent the vendetta nt their own panic For tho purpose of sPlJllrlll1t the safety of the women names nrninKcs to haVo Incly Chnrtrls lease n secluded villa at Nlcu to which tho party Is to be taken In a yacht Simpleton Is created thnt Marina In I In length with tho Corslcnni A man believed to bo Correplo Danella la noon passing the house and Marina Is thought to lave given him a slcn Mu rlna refuses to explain to flames which fact odds to his latont suspicions Uirnes plans for tho safety of the party ore learned bv the Corsicans Tho carriage I cnrrylnir their party to tho local landing IH followed by two men One of the horsemen Is I supposed to be Correct They try to murder the American The cook on the yacht a Frenchman Is suspected sus-pected of complicity In the plot Tho party anchors at St Tropez The yacht Is followed by n small boat Tho cook Is detected giving signals to the boat lames attempts to throw him overboard but Is prevented I by Marina and Enid Tho cook Is I found to bo innocent of the supposed plot nod Is I forgiven Tho party arrlvo nt Nice and find Ladv Chartrls nnd her daiiKhter Mmid domiciled In the villa rented with Barnes money Barnes Is nmazed to Ond tlmt Count Corresln Is nt Nice and Is acting the rolo of ndmlrer to Lady Clmrtrls Barnes and Enid make urrnnKemenH for their marriage Tho net tightens about Uarnes Ho rn celvo a note from La Belle Blackwood the American adventuress Barnes hears that Hlljnh Emory his detective hits boon murdered by the Corsicans He learns that the man supposed to ho Cor rewlo who followed the party on their way to the boat wits Snllcetl I a nephew of the count nnd that Count Corroglo had been In Nice for noose time prior to the partys arrival CHAPTER VIIIContinued Will that woman never lot me alone thinks tho American and pushes the note back In his pocket Ill forgot Sally Spotts forever by goIng go-Ing and seeing the minister But nt the entrance to tho residence of the divine a suspicion enters his mind that he Is being followed He makes his Interview with the minister of tho church of England < n very short one and coming rapidly out of tho house his quick eyes perceive two men on the 011p0811e side of tho street These turn casually toward the traffic of tho busy avenue from the railroad station and are lost In tho crowd from an arriving train Now that his footsteps aro being dogged he thinks he had better sec Perrier the French detective recommended recom-mended by tho Pinkerton man Therefore There-fore keeping his eyes about him sharp at any dark corners of the streets ho walks to the flue Palermo and rings the bell at the house mentioned In Emorys letter Hero alf old woman concierge informs In-forms him that Monsieur Perriers room Is number four on the second floor Barnes pushing his way to ntirqbor I four on the second floor Is confronted at the door of this apartment by a man of very brisk manner sharp penetrating penetrat-ing eyes and a nose whoso peculiar aquiline formation Impresses Itself on Barnes memory In order to avoid any mistake whispers the American I simply mention men-tion to you the word Vendetta And I simply reply Marseilles answers tho man but I dont wish to have anything to do with the affair You are Monsieur Perrier Yes of course you know by my returning re-turning tho word of recognition to you remarks tho Frenchman i I must have a reason for your declining de-clining to aid mo This matter Is too Important for you not to listen to me I have been informed answers Perrier hJr uiy poor friend Emorys i letters of this peculiar and most unfortunate un-fortunate affair hut 1 do not wish to I engage In It Why not asks Barnes shortly I Dont you think I have money to pay for It1 I Of course I know Monsieur is rich answers thu Frenchman dopro catlngly But my life Is my only asset as-set I havo a wife and children I saw one vendetta In Corsica a few years I ago and I dont want to get Into another an-other cat fight where cats aro armed with stllletos Your enemies already know your location at Vlllofranche Bernardo Sallcetl has cOllie from Corsica Cor-sica hoping to win the election In his Island by vengeance upon you Ho and Knrlco Danolla the dead Mussos nephew are in Nice Has Enrico a scar upon his forehead fore-head over his yeft eye ask Barnes eagerly I I 1 He has I f Then Ive tho nnmo of the scar faced gentleman thank you remarks Burton Now It Is necessary you como Into this affair Perrier Youvo not to aid not only mo but two women Tho answer that comes cause Barnes to look aghast I dare not answers Perrier shortly short-ly The fate of my poor friend Emory Em-ory Is too horrible I Fntol What fate Why ho was to be hero two days ago according to his letters to me to arrange for guarding your villa Ho Is not hare oven today His last note from St TnTpoz Indicated he was close upon the track of those who havo sworn this blood feud against ouand all who aid you That letter was written four days ago and what has become of Emory I How cnn I tell mutters tho American Amer-ican gloomily But I can answers tho private detective de-tective Madame Blackwood for whom I have executed some little commissions com-missions called on me two days ago excitedly I Perrier sho said In her American abruptness I want you to bring to justice somo villains who murdered a Yankee detective named Emory tho other day near St Tro pez You saw him killed I asked No but Ive got evidence Cow words from she checked herself but added I dont duro to toll Mr Rugglcs of this hell so impulsive hod spend his money nud his blood too to bring a murderer of one of his countrymen to justice So you Just go on nnd got tho evidence against these fellows and trot them to the guillotine But the fate of Emory warned me I determined to glvo up the wholo affair adds Perrier Thank you again sneers Barnes and coming out till American laughs to himself But the mention of Ma damn Blnckwood reminds him of her letter By George Sallys note hinted hint-ed at grave danger to me It must bo this Emory business and without more ado Mr Barnes hurriedly keeping keep-ing his eyes alert for sudden daggers makes his way to tho promenade by the sen and shortly after enters the luxurious Hotel St Petersburg It Is ten In the evening He Is about to send up his card to Madame Blackwood and request an Interview C 1 1 r Aii 1T a1YI4 r vt l i k u Iii e1J 1j Why He Was to Be Here Two Days Ago I when she enters As she conies In by the ladles entrance the Kansas cattle king who attends her chances to glance into the office and calls out Whew Barnes thnt was a lucky address ad-dress you gave me in Paris five weeks ago and taking him aside whispers I caught tho lady The goods came high but theyre worth the money Stop up and have supper with us This Invitation Barnes finds it impossible im-possible to politely decline as Sally Blackwood has already put her beautiful beauti-ful eyes upon him and said So glad youre here You mustnt refuse Wo saw so little of you In Monte Carlo A moment later Barnes finds himself him-self ushered Into La Blackwoods private priv-ate parlor where supper is shortly served to them Several times Burton is about to hint at the purport of her note but the expressive oyes of the adventuress warn him to hold his tongue Coffee however Is no sooner served than tho fascinating creature says Now Dan supposing you run downstairs and havo your smoke there I want to talk with Mr Barnes of Now York something I dont want you to hoar That neednt mako you jealous Its about my parents In Ohio Tho minute tho cattle king dlsapt pours tho ladys manner changes Sho cries airily Guess what mado me wrlto to you Hate mutters Barnes between puffs of his cigarette No though I ought to hate you What I want to see you about La BlackwoodH eyes become intense and her voice falls to a whlsperIs to sao your lifoif I can Do you know that half of a communo in Corsica want your blood Ive guessed it in the last few days observes Burnes grimly I Am you acquainted with a certain Count Clprlano Danclla 1 I Never have seen him I No but youve heard of him Oh yes hes a brother of tho Da nclla who was killed In Corsica Yes Now this gentleman who Is a very good man and very tenderhearted tender-hearted obtained an Introduction tome to-me about three days ago on tho des Anglals From sonic words of a Lady Chartrls a cousin of yours ho hall I learned that you are to marry very shortly tho pretty girl whoso lips I threatened to kiss at Monte Carlo Well this Cipriano Dnnella who looks quite romantic in his Corslcan mourning mourn-ing while making love to mo till Dan got jealous she laughs slightly hinted hint-ed to mo that it would be very uufor lunate for Miss Anstruther should she become Mrs Barnes of New York that as your wife HIll would bo drawn Into this blood fend thai has boon declared against you Now HUKWSted Count Ciprlano you are UIO lady best lit toil by pant friendship and piesont charm to prevent this danger dan-ger to the pretty English girl by destroying de-stroying the wedding I You have brought mo hero for this says Burton his eyes growing angryWalt Walt Listen As an American my desliu is to protect you from death I appeared to accede to Clprl aiios request to fascinate you again I wonder If I could do It Sho looks at him roguishly and laughs through her white teeth Dont bo frightened of mo So I pumped the romantic Corfllcan who made half love to mo while he tried to persuade me I found out that not only was the commune of Boco Bocognano or something ol that lndanxiolul I for your blood hilt that several gentlemen from thnt neighborhood were heio In order to obtain It and to make their task t easy they had done up In some way or other oth-er a detective you had employed to shadow them a Yankee named Emory I believe Therefore I said to myself Ill take care If possible to Inform Mr Barnes of the dangers that surround him and If he Is tho man I think him he Is about as well able to protect himself and his coming bride as anyone any-one I know Hold up a moment I want to ask you a question Interrupts Barnes What makes you think the devils have done up poor Emory Well a careless expression of Count Danellaonly this He wont bother them again something of that kind from Ciprlano I must be going Im deeply grateful grate-ful to you Burton rises Mr Hug gles = Dont be afraid Dan wont be jealous jeal-ous She extends to him her beautifully formed white lingers dazzling with rings Good by I hope youll be happy hap-py on your wedding trip but dont lot lovo make you careless mon Bayard Barnes takes her hint Ills pistol Is ready as ho throws open the door of her apartment and passes cautiously out so all the way down the stairs of the hotel he is careful as to corners and out on the streej well peopled as Is the Dos Anglais the American has a wary eye about him Lady Char trls has doubtless told Ciprlano Da nella of his visit to Nice und that ho returns with her to her villa this evening even-ing Ho therefore breaks his appointment appoint-ment with Prunella and taking a hired carriage watches till the lady tired of waiting drives angrily home then Jogs along n fow hundred yards be dad her ready for any emergency But nothing of a threatening nature Is seen As the vehicle enters the grounds of the villa the sight of a scotch tar on the lookout gives the coming bridegroom bride-groom confidence in the sailors watch As ho wakes up in the morning notwithstanding not-withstanding the thought that It is hIs wedding day is dominant In his mind he rellects over the matter What has this Cipriano Danella done except to arouse his suspicions Even the counts conversation with la Belle Blackwood didnt disclose that he meditated any attack upon mo or my bride he reflects moodily only that Cipriano wished to prevent an Innocent Inno-cent young girl being drawn Into this frightful feud Hang It I cant shoo the cuss on suspicion and yet The American closes his jaw with a snap and goes down to breakfast to meet as charming a bride as the sun has shone upon TO BE CONTINUED |