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Show STORV Mr. Barnes, American 'Br Archibald Oarcring Cunter A Sequel to '. Mr. Barnes of New York 4 Aut&or of "Mr. Buna of New York," "Mr. Potter of Tesaa," Frenchman." Eta. Thai Uoprrlgbt, Doad Mead Co., tt. If. SYNOPSIS. arms, to avenge her brother. As the woman my poor dead brother brought up from childhood, I feel Marina should at least have protection. Therefore I tell you what my friends In Corsica say, that you and she may have warning." "And you can tell your friends in Corsica," answers the American, "that if they bother me, or my bride or any of us, I shall plant them with no more compunction than a western gun man would." .. . "DIable, I have heard of your wonderful precision with the pistol from my dead brother many times,"' remarks Clprlano, with almost a shudder. Then bis eyes catching a gleam of light from the distant landing stage, pauses with a little start of triumph and adds: "But I have said all possible to warn you, Signore Americano. The rest is not my affair, though I would like to voice a few words to Madame Paoll, who was my brother's ward." ,'I do not think her husband will let you," answers Burton. ."At all events, he won't let you wrack her nerves by mentioning the awful tragedy." So the two together return to the house. They reenter the supper room where Lady Chartrls takes possession his eyes ?f Clprlano, notwithstanding every movement of the beautiful Marina. A moment later Barnes asks Lady Chartrls ardently where bis bride is; "Oh, she's gone up to her chamber to primp for going away," cries Maud, "and you haven't given me any bridesmaid's present, either." This last is emphasised by a very sullen pout" "Oh, that will arrive after I return from my honeymoon cruise," returns the American, lightly, and runs up the stairs to the chamber lately occu- - Burton II. Barnes, a wealthy Ameriran h touring Corsica, rescues the young; lieutenant, Kdwartl Gernrd Aiistruth-e- r anil Ills Cornlcan bride, Marina, daughter of tha I'aolla, from the vendetta, understanding that till reward la to be the hand of the Kir) he lovea, Knld AnHtrutlirr, slater of the English lieutenant. Tha four lly from AJac-ci- o to Marseilles on hoard the French learner Constantino. Tha vendetta pursues and aa the quartet are about to Iboard the train for Ixndon at Marseilles, Marina la handed a mysterious note pshleh causes her to collapse and necessitate a postponement of the Journey. Barnea (feta part of the mysterious note and receives letters which Inform Mm rthat he la marked by the vendetta. Ho jemploya an American detective and plans to teat tha vendetta at their own fame. For tha purpose of securing the safety Of tha women Barnea arranges to have Chartria lease a secluded villa at Nice to which the party la to be taken In a yacht. Suspicion la created that Marina la In league with the Corsleans. A man, believed to be Correglo lianella, la seen parsing the house and Marina Is thought to have given him a sign. Marina refuses to explain t. llurnus which fact adds to hla latent suspicions. Iiurnes' lane for the safety of the party are r learned by the Cnrsicans. The carriage rm ,1 their party to the local landing carrying Is followed by two men. One of the horsemen Is supposed to be Correirlo. They try to murder the American. The cook on the yacht a Frenchman la suspected of complicity In the plot. The party anchors at 8t. Tronea. The yacht is followed by a small bout. The cook la detected giving signals to tlie boat. Itarnes attempts to throw him overboard, put Is prevented bv Marina and Knld. The cook Is found to be Innocent of the supposed plot and is forxlven. The party arrive at Nice and find I,ady Chartria and her daughter Maud domiciled In the villa rented with Karnes' money. Karnes Is amazed to llnd that Count Correglo is at Nice and la acting the role of admirer to i.aay vnarins. names ana r;ma make arrangements for their marriage. The net tightens about Rarnes. lie receives a note from I .a Belle Blackwood, the American adventuress, Barnes hears that Elijah Emory, his detective, has He been murdered by the Corslcana. learns that the man supposed to be Cor reglo, who followed the party on their "DIable, I Have Heard of Your Won way to the boat, was Baltcetl, a nephew of the count, and that Count Correglo derful Precision with the Pistol." had been In Nice for some time prior to count warna the party's arrival. The Barnea not to marry Knld unless he pled by Miss Anstruther,' but finding wouiu nave ner sum invoiveu in me mur only Tompson in he asks: "Where's derous fuud. Barnes and Knld are mat your mistress'?'' ried. Kni-Ila- mur-deroi- is ldy SMlili ac it ' CHAPTER IX. Continued. "So much so you tried to stop It," rejoins Barnes, drily, striving to keep the anger from his tones. "Ah, Madame Blackwood told you The Corslcan our conversation." laughs slightly. "I confess I should .Have done even more to prevent or postpone your nuptials had I seen (rour bride before and known her extreme youth, beauty and Innocence." The American Is about to interrupt Bilm, but Clprlano continues, a strain of sadness In his voice: 'Therefore 1 am very sorry that I didn't arrive before your nuptials. You were the companion of my dead brother, you went mufloon shooting with him several times in Corsica. As such I wished in friendship to warn you not to make an' woman your bride; at all events, not till an unhappy suspicion had been settled forever. Some of the natives of Bocognano, who loved my brother, believe that his death was in some way attributable to you, not personally, perhaps, but it would please me If you would give me the particulars as you understand them of the murder of my brother." re"Certainly, all the particulars, plies Burton, anxious to make this man understand the true facts of his brother's death, and thinking, perhaps, he can convince Correglo that Musso Danella's assassination came from his own vindictive love of revenge. Therefore, concisely, yet rapidly and logically, Mr. Barnes relates the details of Musso Danella's being stabbed by the old Corslcan Toraasso Monaldi in mistake for Edwin Anstruther in Marina's bridal chamber nearly two weeks before. "Yes, but our people believe that you in some way aided it" "I beg your pardon. Your brother was dead almost as I dismounted from my horse at the house," sharply returns the American. "Yes, but the natives of Bocagnano declare it was by your arts by your telegram that I and they have been bereft "They say," cries the Corslcan, trying to stifle an almost uncontrollable grief, "that poor Musso was done to death by the arts of foreigners, who came to the Island for a nuptial fete but bringing blood with them. They say this naval officer In that house there protends he didn't slay Antonio, the brother of Marina, because be fears Marina's vow of vendetta, and that she, my brother's ward, gave poor d Musso to his assassin to save her from a vengeance all Corslcans think righteous, I am only repeating to you that this is what the people of Bocognano think," he says, controlling himself. "They have sworn the vendetta against you, Monsieur Barnes, also against Marina Puolt, who has forgotten, in this naval lieutenant's bus-ban- "Oh, Miss Enid I beg your pardon Mrs. Barnes has gone on board the yacht, 'sir. You sent for her." "I sent for her. What do you mean? ' "Yes, sir; a man coming up from the landing told me to tell my mistress you were waiting on board for her." "That's very curious. Graham and his crew are not even on board the . , yacht." Barnes dashes downstair, calls the mate to him and asks: "Has any boat come off from the yacht?" "No, sir." , v "Very well; run down to the land ing stage with me." But the bridegroom's awful face as he enters stops revelry, Marina with a little shriek rises from a sofa on which she has been seated beside Clprlano Danella, and Edwin, springing up, says: "What's happened?" In all his fears and all his agony, Into the vengeful husband's mind as looks upon the party, one mighty consideration springs, that saves Danella's life: "By heaven, this man's remaining here Indicates his Innocence. If Clprlano had aught to do with the abduction of my wife, he'd scarcely dare to stand unconcerned here before me." For the count's gaze is carelessly not turned to him, but lingers admiringly upon Marina. The easy bearing of Danella continues as Barnes briefly tells his tale, though once or twice he raises his thin Italian eyebrows and rolls his dark orbs in sympathy. "Dlo mio, it is as I feared!" exclaims the count sorrowfully. "They have seized your lovely bride," "Oh, It they're drowning poor Enid now!" cries Maud, with a childish morbidness. f'Oh, I do not imagine any Injury will come immediately to the young lady. Lately, in the vendetta, women who do not bring about the tragedy are spared," remarks Clprlano quite though his glance sympathetically, rests malevolently upon Marina till her passionate beauty seems to soften his austerity. "But In Bocognano I imagine they wish a visit from you, Mr. Barnes, to rescue your bride," he continues dryly. "You see, In Corsica, a native Jury would look much more leniently than a continental one upon the death of th,e vendetta. That's only my surmise, but I am quite confident it's the correct one." "Thank you, count," says Barnes, "you have told me Just what I wanted to know the location of my loved one!" Then his voice becomes strident; he, remarks grimly: "Your friends want a visit from me in Corsica they shall have one!" To this be adds eagerly: "Danella, come over wfth-mto the island." "Mon cher Monsieur Barnes,", says Danella, "though I would willingly aid you, it would not be wise to go with you to Corsica. Should ill befall you in that island, you might blame me, of whom you have already had, I am sorry to say, suspicion. As I said before, my poor brother is dead, I meddle in this affair no more. I remain to soothe the Lady Chartrls in Nice." "Thank God!" ejaculates Prunella, sentimentally seizing Danella's hand. "Yes, I will stay" remarks the count heroically. Suddenly Marina startles Jthera all She says domlnantly: "No one should go to Corsica but me. In the home of my fathers and my kindred they will believe me when I tell them there is no cause for a vendetta against my friends. I can save your bride, dear Burton, and bring her back to you. My words will have weight with all in " Bocognano." "It would be most unwise!" dissents Danella shudderingly. "Have they not declared the vendetta even against you, Marina? Does not Bernardo swear that you, by your arts, produced the death of the father of the girl, Etheria, he Is about to marry, old Tomasso Monaldi's daughter?" "Monstrous!" cries the girl mournfully. "Who dares to accuse me of the death of poor faithful Tomasso, my foster father who worshiped me and whom I adored?" Tears make her dark eyes tender; but she continues enthusiastically: "Pah, they love me they will not believe! My people even worship the name of the Faolls. I'll meet Sallcetl and prove to the whole commune that he lies." Her eyes are now those of a Corslcan. "And by heaven, I'll go with you to save my sister!" cries Edwin. "Ah, that Is right go to save your sister," answers Danella excitedly. "But Madame Anstruther should remain here with Lady Chartrls. Only men should go. 'Tis a man's duty, e Sa-lice-t! "What's the matter?" "Why, there's something wrong, I think," whispers Barnes, not breaking his rapid pace. "Tompson has said thai I sent for Enid to come to me on board the yacht" They are already at the landing stage, but in the darkness they cannot lieutenant" see even the hundred yards to the (TO BE . , vessel. CONTINUED.) : 8lze of Oregon Mosquitoes. "Her lights are not there!" cries the The late Col. L. L. Hawkins was mate; they spring into a boat and row to where the yacht was moored, but fond of telling a mosquito story of his find she has disappeared In the dark- own, when Mazamas, gathered round ness. their evening campflre, bad to fight off "By heaven, somebody's gone away the singing pest at the foot of snow with the yacht!" gasps Graham. mountains, where the "hot footed "And with It on board my bride!" birds" are often troublesome. "You boans Jlarnes. "They have gone away can talk about your big mosquitoes." by water; we must follow by water. said he, after the tale telling drifted Graham, get across the harbor and into fairy topics, "but we (meaning charter some smart craft that can Rodney Gllsan and himself) can tell chase the yacht" something about mosquitoes ourselves. The mate says quietly: "I under We climbed Skinner's Butte, at Eustand," and lights a boat's lantern, as gene, to see the sunset After we bad watched the sun awhile It was obthe night Is very dark. As the match gives out its glow, scured by a dense cloud of tremendous Barnes utters a short sharp exclama mosquitoes. They were the hugest I tion and seizes a small piece of paper ever saw. Here somebody usually tacked on the wooden balustrade of asked: "How big were they, colonel?" "They were so big." was the response, the landing place. that many of them weighed a "Your light!" he commands; then pound." Strange to say, Col. Hawkmutters: "By the Lord, their mes ins never suffered bodily Injury for he for reads the by flickering telling this story. Portland sage!" Oregon- flame in foreign script: Ian. "Americano, "If you would rescue your bride, come to Corsica!" CHAPTER X. The Missing Fragment of the Letter. As Graham departs on his errand, the bereft bridegroom, whose face has grown devilish, mutters: "By heaven, there's a gentleman In that bouse up there I must see first!" and darts up the path to Lady Chartrls's villa, re flecting: "Her fate I must not think of! That would unman me. My mind must be clear to save my darling." "As he reaches the door of the supper room, Lady Chartrls's voice is say Ing, "Dear Count Clprlano, abate your interest in your late brother's ward and have another glass of wine to again toast the bride." Quick Changing Extraordinary. Slgnorlna Fatlma Mlria. who Is ere. atlng a sensation on the Italian stage, will shortly appear In London. Single handed she has produced "Tha Geisha," representing herself all tha 15 principal parts and changing her costume 175 times. Her performance lasts three hours, and at no time la she oft the stage for more than tea seconds. She has a marvelous voice, and can sing soprano, alto, tenor and The critics declare that barytone. Slgnorlna Mlris, who Is only 21 years of age, Is Siddons, Nellie Tarren, Florence St John and Freaoll rolled into one. 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