Show = = SER1A STORY wr I iaofi il Barnes American Or Archibald Clavering Gunter A Sequel to MJT Barnes of New York Author Mr Dame of New York Mr Potter of Teza That Frenchman Etc Copyright 1UU7 Uodd toad A Co NY SYNOPSIS Burton II IHrncs n wealthy American nurlnc Corsica rescues tho yotnii gilA IIsh nontenant Kilward jpriiril 1 AnMriith or nnd 1 Ills Cors run lirliln Marina laushUr of thai IMolls frim tlm nutr Uious tomlctln umlTstnmllnR that his award Is to bo tlo liaml of tho girl IIP OVCH Enid Amtnitliur Bstor of the Ell Isli lieutenant Tlm four fly from AJac cia to MirsfllkM on board thin Trench nteamor Cnnetnntlni Tho Vfiulottu pursues pur-sues and 1 as tho quartet arc hout to lonrd the train for London at Marseilles Mnrtm Is Imndid a mVstcrous note vhlrli causes her to collapse and niceisl atfs a postponement or the Journey tnrneH gets pjrt of the mysterious note and receives letters which Inform him hat he IH marked by tIm vendetta tis mplnvs an Ainerlean detective and plans If bent tho vendetta at their own Rime For till pnrpic of securing the safety or that women Ilirnc nrrnniros to hay Lady OlmrtrlH leami a reeluded llla at lice to which tIle party Is to tic taken III n viulit llirnes and IJnld 1 mai irran > rmentf > for their rriarrlnpo The let tightens about Banrcs Ho tc enps n notb from La Hello IJlacHwood he American adventuress Uarnes hears lint EliJah Tmory his dctwtlvtf lists hoWII rnnrderd by the Corslcans Tie earns that the nmn nupposed to be Cor reslo who followed the tnrty on their way to tho boat was Saleetl a nephew of the count and Hint Count Correglo md been In Nice for sumo time prior to he pirts arrival The rount warns iinrnos not to marry Inld Unless ho vniild h I io lie ntn Inolved Iii the mitt lerous Id TnrneH and fnld nro mar reil Pron after their eddlmt names irldo dimiinmrs llarnes dscovers she l ms been Itldmped 1 stud taken to Corsica The Knioni pepures n fishlns vessel ands and-s about to start In pursuit of his hrdefl efiptors when ho lionrs n srenm from the villa and niche hick to hear that AnstrittliorH wife Staiii Is aUo mHs I nit ntrnes Is compelled to depart for rviislca wlthnut ilelnv and RO he leaves ibo search for MorIn to her liu bnnd while be Roes to hunt for Ilniil Just be fnrq rtarnen bont lands on Corsicas shore Marina In dlsovored 1 hldlnu In a corner of the enl Sho explains hr aelon by smln slit has roino to help Barnes rescue hs wire from the Corsl cnn Vheii names and Marina arrive In Corsica he Is given a 4iote written by I3nid Informing him that the kidnaping Is fdr the purnoso of entrapping Harness no tho vendetta may Kill him names and Marina IIRVB unusual adventures Irt their search for Inlil They come In flight of her and her captors In tho Cor slcan mountain wlldit Just as night approaches ap-proaches In seeking shelter from a storm the couple enter a hermitage and there to their amazement they discover Tomasso the foster father of Marina who was supposed to have been killed bv Do Bellocs soldiers nnd for whoso death Barnes had 1 been vendettned Tomasso learns that Marinas husband did not kill her brother CHAPTER XIIIConttnued Hero as they warm themselves before be-fore tho fire Tomasso remarks I have little to offer you dear mistress but some dried sheeps flesh Pish hunger Is nothing You aro alive dear old Tomasso repeats re-peats the girl as he again mumbles her hand Still the young ladys eyes seem happier when Barnes opening his haversack throws out cans of preserved meats potted chicken and tinned biscuits also tea and coffee and tin cups and plates These being followed by a box of cigars the American omits a snor of joy and remarks Little Leboet I antvnt 4 to i b vifmo Immediately all together they go to work to make a mountain supper Soon after as they cat Barnes remarks re-marks This is a mighty curious coincidence co-incidence Do you know old Tomasso that Sallcetl tho young politician here the one who is to marry jour daughter Ktherln has sworn a vendetta ven-detta against mo for putting the troops on your track and getting you shot to death A vendetta against you Well It was his duty seeing ho Is to marry my daughter had your soldiers killed me returns tho old Corsican in his simple wayA A moment after however ho chuckles chuck-les to himself Per Dlo that was what Rocliliii anti Romano wanted me to do todayI was to kill you Those awful monsters shudders Marina What makes yon think that Mon nidi 7 asks Barnes surprise upon his faceWell Well this Hochlnl and his mate have been run out of Rotondo tho farmers there having got tired of their sheep disappearing too rapidly and have come over to this mountain Today To-day these twp approached mo some tour hours ago and said Brother bandit out of a Job Join us A hues sensor has been sent ahead and we aro going down to help Sallceti make votes for himself by Killing tho Amor Icano down in the vale toward Gn ngno ngnoHum Hum then you did not accept remarks re-marks Barnes lighting his cigar I am not quite bandit enough to shoot a man I have never heard of before be-fore answers old Monaldl proudly so I said No Ah but ho will have gold with him cried Rochlnl For elgnora always have gold said Romano Roma-no anti tho two went on their way They are down tho valley now That is not all of It says Barnes earnestly Yotr loved mistress ho life is In danger too 1 I 7C Xot by those or any other men while I Tonmsso nm alive answers thyjld man savagely Xo but by Cipriano Danella Mtts sos brother and tho scar eyed young man MUBSOS nephew Oh yes I know thorn both They they threaten her The old Corsican Cor-sican gazes with love and reverence ipon the being lie adores Threaten herthese people he exclaims vial llctlvoly Yes because your stiletto killed Musso they say she plotted with you for his murder so as to save her bus land remarks Barnes pufling his cigarWhat What when sho shrieked to me not to strike through the curtain Ah nit I have something to say to MusS sos relatives And my friend Snllcotl whom 1 once voted for who is to narry my Ktherla If ho is with them I will have a word with Sallcetl and should ho not provepllabio Elite ria must get another for husband Girls should not marry corpses and Sallceti will bo dead As If tho matter I mat-ter Is ended old Monnldt fills a battered bat-tered cherrywood pipe with the strong jitter native tobacco of the Island lights It and goes to puffing contentedly content-edly Neither of tho Dancllas Is in Corsica Cor-sica remarks Barnes Tho danger will como to your mistress when she returns to her husband on tho French mainland But Saltcetl has abducted ny wife and brought her hereso that I following him shall come to my death In Bocognano Pah nothing will come to your wIfe tonight says old Monaldl Girls picking wild strawberries were talking talk-ing that tho day after tomorrow the people vote They have a meeting this evening In Bocognano 1 llatonoil from behind a rock and heard them But Barnes Is not so easy about his captuied bride ho steps out of the cabin and finds the wind has died away the mist has cleared with the rapidity usual to mountain stortns Ho steps In and says anxiously to Marina Tho evening Is very clear > i J 1 c I 1 I Lfj IT IJ LA 7JJ I 7 z Utb Certainly I Am Refreshed Another Cup of Tea and I Will Go with You You know my anguish do you think you have strength to venture down the heights assisted by Tomahso and me and enter your own village Certainly I am refreshed Another cup of tea and I will go with you cries tho girl 50 eagerly that Barnes puts grateful eyes upon her for he knows It Is her spirit more than her strength that produces her assent to further journey They are making hurried preparations prepara-tions to leave the cabin Barnes Is bending over the fire brewing Mn Inas tea their guns and even the Americans revolvers are lying in their belt on the pile of boughs near the en trance Tomnsso Is saving Will I not astonish the men who swore n vendetta against you for my death I who am alive and and when suddenly sud-denly Tomasso stops There Is a rattle rat-tle In his throat that causes Barnes to look hurriedly up Marina has retreated retreat-ed to the corner of the cabin and Mon aldls eyes are full of horror Just across the fire from him stand two dark mountaineers Rough undressed un-dressed sheepskins cover their brawny shoulders long guns are in their hands and stilettos in their belts Ono is a big powerful looking ruffian the other slighter but his brown limbs lithe and sinewy The eyes of both are shining malevolently in the blaze Corp dlavolo this Is a rare catch you have made hermit bandit whoso name wo do not know chuckles the bigger of tho two men this Amen cano whose pockets Sallcett declared were lined with gold ho whom we waited for and missed in the vale below be-low All you aro Rochlnl and Romano I believe from your speech gentlemen says Barnes quietly Aye that wo are And who is this woman of tho beautiful eyes Hand thy captives over to us hermit bandit Divide your spoils with us and wp will save you the trouble of cutting tho mans throat jeers the slighter miscreant mis-creant As for the woman tho lire tolls mo oho is very lovely both as to limbs and face and I have a better use for her guffaws the bigger man And never was Marina more beautiful beauti-ful Sho confronts tlUL ruffians with undaunted mien and says command Infill Fellows dare to lay your hands on mo and the whole of Bucog nano will hunt you down Tho Bella coscia will destroy you I am Marina PaollOh Oh she is merry with us this girl who runs after foreign gentlemen Now wo will show her that Corslcan kisses are as good as those of this Americano 1 Brutally they draw near to her As I tho girl draws back from the contain inatlng clasp of the monsters Tomas so With a savage cry and uplifted stiletto stands betwoen In a second the old man will be dead under their knives and the bravo girl their prey Marinas undaunted eyes turning In appeal to the American sea with astonishment that ho makes no move to aid her but Is abjectly sqtilrnu Ing toward the cabin door Suddenly she utters n gasp of despair and a sigh of contempt this great pistol shot is running timidly away lying out of the cabin though as ho passes the hue of boughs ho seizes the belt holding his two revolvers lie has the gold After him cries Rochlnl Well knife him In a minute yells Romano and the tWo cocking their guns fly after the dastard American But as they roach the door tho moment mo-ment their athletic forms are outlined by tho blaze of the fire two quick sharp pistol reports come from the outside and Rochlnl and Romano without even a cry fall to tho earth inert and dead Tho smoke of Barnes revolvers issues is-sues from them as he quietly reenters and says apologetically I knew I wouldnt have time to grab my guns nnd shoot before theyd knife me so I Imitated the trick of Jerry tho Denver Den-ver barkeeper and ran away till 1 could got my weapons ready A moment later ho says Come and taking Marina carefully in his nrms whlspeVsj Tum your lace from them nnd steps over the flcad men lying in tho entrance of the cabin Behind him Tomasso following car rjlng the Americans rifle is saying Oh you will be worshiped In this I commune for this So many poor men loire been butchered so many poor women have been carried away to tho I mountains by these dead devils But the reports have drawn others to tho spot As Unities steps over the dead men lying in tho entrance of the cabin he suddenlybajs By heaven here are more of them puts Marina down and would draw his revolvers were he not seized by three athletic young fellows who rise silently from the shadows about them A clear commanding voice remarks No more of Rochinl and his fellows You have saved us the trouble of their killing Wo are tho Bellacoscla Your pistols stranger hdve relieved us of the ecutlon of these ruffians we were pursuing who have brought discredit on the honored name of bandit And Tomasso is crying Antonio Bonelll to a man of noble bearing who carbine In hand comes into tho cabin followed by eight stalwart young men all armed as he is But thq young men fear the supernatural super-natural and stand back their eyes gleaming anti one shudders Tis the ghost of old Monaldl killed by Do Beliocs troopers two weeks ago For a moment they would retreat but their leader laughs at them Tis flesh and blood that Is kissing my hand And old Tomasso says You know how well tho troopers shoot Do you think theyd hit a man at 200 yards hiding behind a rock in the gloom of tho morning But tho flashingeyed man orders Stand back while I question this stranger who has done Bocognano a service tonight Marina has risen murmuring An tonid Bonelll Gran Dlo Mademoiselle Paoll says the man and gallantly sinks upon his knee and kisses devotedly the fair hand the gill extends to him After a moment he continues most emphatically emphati-cally It was with sorrow that Corsica Cor-sica heard that you had forgotten the oath of the vendetta in the arms of the English officer who killed your brother TO UK COXTINUBDD |