| Show I 1 S TOR Y Mr Barne A 0 am ta by archibald clavering erins gunter A sequel to mr barnes of new york A author of mr banri of now new york mr patr 1 tas that fercl Fratini ui n etc IV 1307 dodd mead aloud co C N ye Y SYNOPSIS burton II 11 darnes barnes a wealthy american amerlis touring corsica rescue res cul 1 clie young english lieutenant edward gerard A anstruther as truth ind and his corsican Cor alcan bride marina da daughter u ahter of the from the abe mur drous d rous vendetta understanding that lla his reward Is to be the alie liand hand of fit the girl lie he loves enid anstruther sister of 0 the english lieutenant the tha bour tour hy fly from ajac clo to I 1 marseilles marne on board the F french steamer constantine the vendetta pur suo abea a and as tile q quartet are about to hoard the tra train I 1 n fo tor r london at marseilles marseille s marina la in handed a mysterious note which mich causes her to collapse and nece necessitates Hal a postponement of tho the journey barnes gets frets part of 0 the mysterious note and receives letters which inform him that he Is in marked by the vendetta lie he employs an american detective and plans to beat the vendetta vendetta at their own bartie for the burp purpose 0 securing the safety of to the I 1 donten os earnes 13 barnea arranges to have aad lady y Ch charteris Chartr artris ls leasa a secluded villa at t nice I 1 to which the pary party la Is to be taken take n in a 11 yacht suspicion us 14 Is treated created that marine marina la Is in league with tho the Corsican ri A man believed to be corrello Cor reglo Danel lat la is seen passing tho the ho house u se and marina Is thought to have given him a sign marina nf n a refuses to explain to barnes which fact adds adda to his latent suspicions barries barnes plans for the safety of bf the party are learned d by the corsicana the carniago carr car riago lag carrying carry ins their party to the local landing Is followed by two men one of the horsemen Is supposed to tie be corrello Cor reslo reglo the they try to murder tile tho american the c cook air on the bachta frenchman la Is suspected of complicity in the plot the barty party anchors at st tropez the yacht Is 3 by a small boat the cook Is detected giving signals to the boat barnes attempts to throw him overboard but la Is pro prevented vented by marina acarina and enid the cook Is found to be innocent of the supposed plot and Is forgiven the party arrive at nice and find lad lady Ch charteris Chartr artris ls and lier her daughter M maud a ud d domiciled mir d in the villa rented with barnes barnea money barnos barnes Is amazed to find that count corrello Cor reglo Is 0 at nice and to la acting the role of admirer r to L lady s dy Ch charteris Chartr artris ls barnes and enid rn make ake arrangements for or their marriage the net tightens about names barnes ile he receives a note from la belle blackwood I 1 the american adventuress barnes hears that emory his dete selective etive has been murdered by the corsicana lie ha learns that the trian man supposed to bo be C cor or regio who followed the party on their way to the boat was vaa Salle eti a nephew ot of the count and that count correggio Cor reglo regio had bad been in rice nice tor for some oma time prior to the bartys ar arrayal riyal tha count warns names aarnes not to marry enid unless unites he would ba leave e her also alao involved in the mu murderous fead feud barnes and enid are mar mair vied CHAPTER IX continued so much so BO you tried to stop it rejoins barnes striving to keep the anger from his tones ah madame blackwood told you our conyers conversation atlon the corsican laughs slightly 1 I confess I 1 should have done even more to prevent or postpone your nuptials had haa I 1 seen leour bride before and known cnown her extreme youth beauty and innocence tho the american Is about to interrupt him but cipriano continues a strain of sadness badness tit in hla his voice therefore I 1 am very tery sorry th at I 1 arrive befort before your nuptials you were the companion panion of my dead abad brother you went shooting with him several umes in corsica As auch I 1 wished in friendship to warn you not to make adv woman your bride at all events not till an unhappy suspicion had bad been settled forever some ot of the natives c of f who loved my brother believe that lila his death was in some way attributable to you not personally perhaps but it t would please mo me it if you would give me the particulars as you understand them of the murder 0 ot f my brother certainly all the particulars lars replies burton anxious to make this man understand the tha true facts of his brothers death and thinking perhaps ho he can call convince correggio Cor reglo regio that musso Da canellas Danol nellas laa assassination came from his own vindle vindictive Uve love of revenge therefore concisely yet rapidly aud and logical lyt ly mr barnes barnea relates the details of musso Dati canellas Da nellas ellaa being stabbed edby by the old corsican tomasso Morial dl in aits nits take for edwin anstruther Anat ruther in marinas bridal chamber nearly two weeks before yes but our people believe that you to in some way aided tt it 1 I beg your pardon your brother wits was dead alra ost as I 1 dismounted from my horse borso at the house sharply returns the american yes yea but the natives of 0 rio Do cagnano declare it wits by your arts by your celeb am that I 1 and they have been bereft they say crt calm s the corsican trying to stifle an almost uncontrollable grief that poor 11 MISSO isso was done to death by tho arts of foreigners who camo caine to tha island for a nuptial fete fate but brin brensing sing blood with them they say this naval officer in that house bouse there hero prete pretends he slay antonio tho the brother or oc marina because he be teara fears Marin marinas ss vow tow ot of vendetta vau detta and that slie she my iny brothers ward gave poor musso to hla his as to save her husband from a veng vengeance oance all Corel corsicana pans think righteous I 1 ibm only repeating to yon that this ks is what the d of bocognano Bocog nano h b says saya controlling himself they they hayo hare dworn the tha yen ven delta against you monsieur barney barns alto also against carlla vaol 1 who what has this naval Heuten aAli a 1 at 41 arms to avenge her brother broth ef As aa the woman my poor dead brother brought up from chi bood I 1 aqel el marina Iari nii should at least have protection therefore I 1 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 it if they bother me or my bride or any of Us I 1 shall plant them with no more mono compunction than a western gun man would diable Dl able I 1 have heard of your erful precision with the pistol from my dead brother many times remarks Cl with almost a shudder then hla his eyo eyes catching a gleam of light from the distant landing stage pauses with a little start of triumph and adds gut dut I 1 have said all possible to warn you signore americano Amerl cano the rest la Is not my affair though I 1 would like to voice a few words to madame paoli who was my brothers ward 1 I do not think her husband will let you answers burton at all events he wont let you wrack her nerves by mentioning the tha awful tragedy 1 so the two together return to the house they reenter the supper room where lady chartres Cb Ch artris takes possession of cipriano notwithstanding hla his eyes follow every movement of the beautiful marina A moment later barnes asks lady Ch charteris Chartr artris ls ardently where his bride Is oh ashes gone up to her chamber to primp for going away cries maud and you given me any brides maids present either this last Is emphasized by a very sullen pou pout t 11 oh ob that will arrive after 1 I return n from my honeymoon cruise returns the american lightly and runs up tho the stairs to the chamber lately mccu w 11 4 it a diable I 1 have heard of your won darful pre elsion with the pistol ailed p led by miss anstruther Anat ruther but finding only tompson in it ho he asks wheres your mistress oh miss fiina enid I 1 beg your pardon mrs barnes has gone on board the yacht sir air you sent tor for her 1 I sent for her what do dc you mean yes sir air it a man coming up from the landing told me to tell my mistress yoi were waiting on board for her very curious Gi graham allani and i his crew are not ev even en on oil board the yacht yachi 1 11 barnes dashes downstairs down stair a ir calls the mate to him and asks has any boat come off from tho the yacht no sir air very well run jiin down to the landing stage with me the matter why theres something wrong I 1 think whispers barnes barnea not Pre creaking aking his 1119 rapid pace Toi tompson has said that I 1 sent for enid to come to me on board the yacht they are already at the landing stage but in the darkness they cannot see sea ven even the tha hundred yards to the vessel iler her lights are not therel there 1 cries tho tha mate they spring into a boat and row to where the yacht was moored but find she has disappeared in the darkness by heaven gone away with the yacht gasps graham and with it on board my bride bridal 1 boans barnes they have gone uway hway by water we must follow by water graham get across the harbor and charter some smart craft that can chase the yacht the mate says quietly 1 I understand and lights a boats lante lantern rif as the night Is very dark As AB the matek gives out its glow darries utters a short sharp exclamation and seizes a small piece of paper tacked on oil the tha wooden balu balustrade strad 01 of the landing place your ligett he commands then thea mutters by the tha lord thel their I 1 message bagel for he be reads reada by the ill flickering flame in toran forea script americano Amerl Arneri cano it you would rescue your bride come coma to Cor corsica CHAPTER X X the rho misting fragment of af the letter As graham departs on his errand the bereft bridegroom whose face race has grown devilish mutters by heaven beaven theres therea a gentleman in that house up there I 1 must see farat and darts up the path to lady Char Chartr taa villa reflecting ting iler her fate I 1 must not think oft thit would unman memy my mind must be clear to pvc myda my darling As ho be reaches poaches tho the door dool or the supper room lady chartr Char iss voice N n isay abar chuat cipra 0 abate abat your brothers ward and illk 63 s of wine viii to agalia bride I 1 7 I 1 but tho bridegrooms bride bAde grooms a awful w fill ac face liv ho he enters entera stops atoka revelry marina with a little shriek rises alses from flow a alofa sofa I 1 on which she hao hal been seated beside cipriano Dat danella iella and edwin ap ringIng up says happened in all hla his fears and all hla his agony into the vengeful Taus husbands bands mind as aa looks upon tho the party one mighty consideration side springs that saves danel las laa life by heaven this roans mans remaining here indicates his innocence it if cipriano had aught to do with the tha abduction of my wife hed scarcely daro dare to stand unconcerned here before mo me for the counts gaze la carelessly not turned to him but lingers es admiringly upon marina the easy bearing of 0 danella continues as barnes briefly tells his tale though once or twice ho he raises his thin italian eyebrows and rolls his dark orbs arbs in ia sympathy dlo dio into it Is 14 as I 1 feared feard di ex x pl alms the count sorrowfully they have seized your lovely bride oh ob if drowning poor enid bowl cries maud with a childish oh I 1 do not imaging image n any injury will come coma immediately to the young lady lately in the vendetta women who do not bring about the tragedy are spared remarks cipriano quite bilte sympathetically though his glance rests malevolently upon marina till her passionate beauty seems Keme to softest his austerity but in bocognano 1 imagine they wish a visit from you mr darned to rescue your bride lle ha continues dryly You see eee in corsica a native jury would loc t muth more leniently than a continental one upon the death of the vendetta only my surmise se hut but I 1 am quite confident its ita the correct one thank you count says bays barnes you ou have told me just what I 1 wanted to know tho the location of my loved on one el then his voice becomes strident he be remarks grimly your friends want a visit from me in cor sica they shall have onal one I 1 to this he adds eagerly danella come over with me to the island mon chev cher monsieur barnes says danella though I 1 would willingly aid you it t would not bo be wise to go with you to corsica should III befall you in that island you might blame blaine me ot of whom you ha have ve already had I 1 am sorry to say suspicion As I 1 said be fore my poor brother is dead I 1 meddle in this affair no more I 1 remain to soothe the lady Ch chartres artris in nice thank god ejaculates prunella sentimentally seizing canellas Da nellas hand yes I 1 will stay r remarks marks the count heroically suddenly marina startles tb them em all she says dominantly no one should go to Co corsica but me in the home of oc my fathers fat liers and my kindred they will believe me when I 1 tell them there ts Is no cause for a vendetta against my friends I 1 can save your bride dear 13 burton urton and bring her back to to you my words will have weight walthall wl la in Boco gaano it would be roost most un dissents danella have they not declared the vendetta oven even against you marina does not bernardo sa ficeti swear that you by your arts produced the death of the rather father of th ther girl estherla Et herla he is about to marry old tomasso tomasco Mon aldis daughter monstrous cries the girl mournfully who dares to accuse roe me ot af the death of poor faithful tomasso Tomas Bo my foster father who worshiped worship od mo me and whom 1 I adored tears make maka tier her dark eyes tender but she can finues enthusiastically pah they love me they hey will not believe my people even warship the name of the ill meet sallied and prove to the whole commune comminie that lie he lies iler her eyda are now those of a corsican and by heaven ill go with you to save my st sister sterl c ries cries edwin ali ah that is right go to save your dour sister answers danella excitedly excited li but madame Au should remain here with lady Chartr ls only men should go a mans duty lieutenant TO BE CONTINUED I 1 |
