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Show teSTORV. Mr. Barnes, American Br Archibald Clarering GoBter A Sequel to Mr. Barnes of New York a Author of "Mr. Darnet of Naw York," "Mr. Poltar of T.u," "That Frenchman," Etc. Copjrlght, 1807. Oodd Mead ft Co.. N. T. 8YNOPSIS. Burton H. llnrnc., a wealthy Amorlcnn tourlnK Corslcn, rvncurR tlio younit I5nn-Hull I5nn-Hull llviitoiitint, Kdwnril Clcrnra Anstrntli-cr, Anstrntli-cr, mid Ms Corslcnn tirldc, Marina, (laughter or tlio lanl.n, from the mur-deroun mur-deroun vendetta, understanding Hint Ills reward Is to be tliu linnd or tlio Rlrl lie lovrn Knld Anstrutlicr. Bister of tlio Knx-linti Knx-linti lieutenant. Tlio four lly from AJae-elo AJae-elo to Mnr.H'l!!ls on board tlie French atcamer Convtantlne. Tim vendetta pur-flues pur-flues und us tho quartet ore about to lmaid the train for tendon -at Marseilles, Marina Is handed a mysterious note jvlileli eauscs lier to collapse and necessitate necessi-tate a postponement of thtr Journey, Ilarnos and Knld uro married. Soon after titer wedding Harnes' bride disappears. dis-appears. Ilnrnes discovers she has been kidnaped and taken to Corsica. The KlK)in secures a llshlns vessel and Is about to start In pursuit of Ids bride's captors when he hcurs a scream from the villa and rushes bnclc to hear that fi,nJ,,r,,u,r " Vtv' Marina, Is also mSts-tng. mSts-tng. Unities Is compelled to depart for Lorsleu without delay, nnd ho ho leaves ...V'ii'"'i"rcl' r,,r Mn to her husband y. Idle ho Koes to hunt Tor Knld. Just be-'a.rni' be-'a.rni' boat lands on Corsica's shoro Marina Is dlseoveret hiding In a ?M.i?e,r i.f. t,'. "'T1' ,8"0 explains her netlon by saying she has como to heln i.'ne"lI?;"cu,,J,l" wife fro"' tho Corsl. ffpiJV"." "arnes and .Marina arrive i ri "? Is Fiven a notu written by l.nld InformlnB him that tho kidnaping L Vir.tl1. n"rI! ' entrapping Harnes 1 nmy kl" mm, names ?i?nir ilnni IlaVL' 'm.'ual adventures In 4l.r nr .V,CJ' f'.'r. K,,!'1- T1,c" con,u fn 'tSfJ.V-f nml 'JJT c"l""r In the Corel-' can mountain w hs Just .is night an pronches. J neeklng ihelter from a the eoiiph, mter ft hermitage nnd tli;re to their nmanenicnt they d seover Tornuss... the foster father of Alurlnn, nl i'Nl.HU)pior,ea ,0 ,,nVo killed by UftrJ? bn,iBOild,f,r"' n"'.1 fm" wUoHe leath tineSS tl 2? Vr'Cni 'fl'lacd. Tomasso km htr i ii,nrinn 8 ''nJ dhl not mil her brother. Many wrongs nro rlght- bvltffM ,8nfU.V,rl!,eJ ln.tl' herm tago !loc',..nl uncJ Homuno, tho two ileteBt-ed ileteBt-ed bandits, who had been searching for dm to murder him for li s money ThS wni." attempt to take away Marina! Harnes darts out the door. Tlio bandits "'nrt to; pursue, but us they "each tl" door iMtli are laid low by uSrnes' re vol" I'Ji ?'onibfr of ,ho "ellacoscla enter R.d.?,Jrnc" U nol,0,rp'l for his great ierv- S,11" community In killing the hated CHAPTER XIII. Continued. "That was not so." erica Jlarlna. Tho English ofllcor who shot Antonio fell under tho Egyptian guns by tho hand of. God. Tho man I lovo Is free of any blood stain." "Ah, tho murderer of your brother fell by tho hand of God. It is well. And this cavuller, is ho your husband?" hus-band?" "Oh, no; ho Is an Amorlcan against whom foul wrong has been done by Sallcetl," and Introducing Ilarnos sho says: "Tell this great bandit your Hory and ho will give you Justico. Ho has dono so often in Uocognnno." Hrlelly thq Amorlcan rolates tho kid- n? ". 0fW" W,f0' nnd "stoning to this tho Corslcan says: "No outrage aga Inst woman was over perpetrated n Uocognano without my. avonglng hor. and this crime agalnsi a strango fnrb'n H,h0J'0sl,ltulUy of th0 island rorhius jt. Descend with mo to tho village, Americano, who has dono such a great service in tho. slaying of theso miscreants, who havo dishonored our nohlo calling, and wo. tho JJollacoscla. will give your brldo back to you and right your wrong." "Dlo mlo," cries Marina oxcltedly. "Now that our glorious bandits lovo you, Ilurton, your wrongs will bo righted!" CHAPTER XIV. Before a Corslcan Election. Escorted by tho mountaineers, two stnlwart young men carrying Mademoiselle Made-moiselle Paoll down tho dizzy path, thoy skirt tho dread precipices of Dol Oro nnd passing tho vlnelnnds and the cloarlngB, como into the main road leading from Corto, then descending tho hill aro In tho chestnut groves of Uocognano. v Then, their leader turns to Marina and says: "Havo no fear, Slgnora; your English sister shall bo roturnod to this gentleman, but " ho lays his hand on Harnes' shoulder "uso not tho wcaponH I see at your bolt. Thy quarrel shall ho my quarrel. No foreigner for-eigner shall over bo compelled to protect pro-tect H woman whllo I, Antonio Doneill, domlnato Docognano." "Were It not mooting night, everything every-thing would ho silent .savo tho dogs and plgB," chuckles Tomasso. "Now they'll havo light enough to see I am alive." "Cospetto, thoy aro making n fete for you, Monuldl," laughs ono of tho young men, for lanterns aro dangling from tho overhanging boughs of tho main street of tho llttlo vlllago; some of tho liouscb arc illuminated, nnd .found tho communal building nnd thq wlno shops uro gathered many men. The llttlo party tramp through tho lantern-lighted atreets, nnd coming to tho door of tho municipal building, tho lqunfe'ers who aro smoking their pipes mak6,wuyfor thorn, dotting tholr hats and saying wlth-great rovoronco: "Tho Uejlucosclal" i . m Ncnr the entrance aro two Illuminated Illumi-nated placards, ono reading:, ""Vote for Sallcctlf wh6 iphold1 old 'Corsica!1' Tho other; "Cast your ballots fdr Her-nnrdo, Her-nnrdo, tho man who .klllsp Surrounded by the young men, Tomasso To-masso In the dim light Is not noticed, and Marina has drawn hor mnndllo close about hor faco. if- Tho party onter the low hall 'of j tho municipal, which is lighted by lamps and decorated by myrtles and cyclamen cycla-men flowers. It Is well filled .by a crowd of fnrmors, poasants, wool growers nnd Bhcpherds. These ore now being fervidly addressed by young Dornardo himself. - Catching sight of tho commanding figure of tho great bandit, tho adroit politician bursts out rapturously:' "Ah, thanks, grand Antonio Ilonclll, for thy prcsenco nnd countenance. You havo como to sny to mo, 'Uornnrdo, you are a truo Corslcan: In you is upheld tho honored custom of the vendetta to the twentieth generation.' So will nil horc say when to-morrow I shall have tho body of tho ono who enmo to Mnrlna's nuptials and left death behind him, this Amorlcnn who brought with him soldiers to shoot down poor old Tomasso To-masso Monaldl." Hut the savage 6houts that greet this aro stilled by ojd Tomasso, who pushes through tho crowd and stands facing tho platform, his eyes flashing, nnd says: "I, Tomasso Monaldl. tell you there Is no cnuso of u vendetta for mo, because I am ullvol" At his words shuddering cries of "Ghost!" "Spirit!" "Spcctro!" rlso amid tho tobacco smoko of tho meeting, meet-ing, nnd some would slip from tno door did not Antonio Honelli command: "Let nil remain!" ns threo of his -stalwart descendants bar tho entranco, Thero is a, sudden cry: "Father!" from a girl In black mandllo and deep mourning who hns been sitting with somo. other women in tho retirement of a corner of tho haltT listening to her lover's fcrocIotiB eloquence, nnd Ethe-rla, Ethe-rla, with streaming eyes, Is In Mon-nidi's Mon-nidi's arms. "Aye, 'tis flesh and blood you'ro fondling, girl," laughs the groat bandit, ban-dit, jind striding to tho platform ho says In ringing tones: "Hut this is not all!" for now tho crowd nro gathered gath-ered about Tomasso and nro greotlng him with words of sympathy because for tho mere killing of a man, ho had "Gaspardol" Cries Marina. been forced to take to tho macchla and becomo a bandit. "Attention, all!" commands Antonio. "Listen to my words. If not, my followers fol-lowers shall glvo shnrpor notlco to you!" And tho crowd wisely becomes still. "In pursuit of your suffrages, Sailed! Sail-ed! has put a baso outrage on our hospitality," hos-pitality," continues tho bandit chief in solemn tones. "He has abdu&ted a young English lady and brought hor to Hocognano to luro to death her husband; hus-band; nn Amorlcan Slgnoro" who shoots well enough to bo a bandit and who this night, with his own weapons, has slain Itochlnl nnd Itomano, whoso murders mur-ders havo mado you nil tremble as you went along mountnln paths and whoso outrngos havo caused our maids to havo nightmares." "Itochlnl nnd Itomano dead? Impossible Impos-sible !" cries a shephord, as a sigh of rellof nnd then a yell of gratltudo rlsos from tho concourse. "I saw him shoot tho ruffians to death upon Dol Qro, I, AntonloTJonoIll. Don't daro say no!" This Inst is addressed ad-dressed to Sallcetl, who, having recovered, recov-ered, from Ills astonishment, Is about to open his mouth. "Ah, you admit It. Maladotta, whoro Is the English lady?" And Sallcetl, being ndmonlshcd to "answer by a quick prick of tho stiletto from n Hollacoscla youth who has stopped behind him, tho young politician politi-cian falters forth: "No harm has como to hor. Sho la with my tnothor." On this Dames has looked from n distance, wisely reflecting that his bnt-tlo bnt-tlo Is being fought for him, but with difficulty restraining his hands from putting a pistol ball through Sallcetl. He now cries: "Then, for) Ood's sako, tako mo to hor quick!" This brings upon him tho attention of tho crowd. Learning that it is ho who has roliovod them of tho terror of Itochlnl, tho mon1 cry "Viva!" nnd em-hraco em-hraco him, and a llttlo girl steals up to him and timidly UIbbch his hand. "Your lady shall recolvo you soon, Slgnoro Ilarnos," remarks Ilonolll. "1 would llko you to seo Corslcan Justice" and at soino words from 1'lm two or three of llio young men having left tho hall on fils orrand, th6 hawje-oyed bandit continues: "Ilesldop, I fear common roport has ;dono wrong to tho Indy of our town. Marina, child, stop" hero, and mako.your. friends lovo you ngoln,": ' ' "'' To this time, she having stood In iho shadows of tho rear and the lamplight of ho room being very dim, in their excitement the concourse had not policed po-liced her; but ns Marina steps forward, for-ward, some men turn awayv n woman whispers: "'TIs a pity the blood of Pasqitalo Paoll flows In her," and a young cnvaller remarks: "Wo honored your wedding, Madame Anstruther, but then we did. not know that you had forgotten for-gotten your oath of the vendetta and were mating with the slayer of your brother." VGnspardol" cries Marina, with a gasp of horror, "my childhood's friend, how dnro you say this lie?" nnd staggering stag-gering onto tho plntform, and seeing condemnation, horror nnd disgust in tho faces sho had known from childhood, child-hood, the girl simply but with great nobility of mannor, tells them how Mubso Danella, inspired by devilish Jealousy, had turned the articles In a dead man's trunk Into evidence that tho English officer whom she hnd nursed to life In tho Egyptian hospl-tnls hospl-tnls and whom sho loved wlh her whole heart, was the principal In the duel nt AJaccIo, the man who had slain her brother. Tho beauty of tho suppliant, with the blood of tho great Corslcan patriot flowing in her veins, touches their passionate pas-sionate hearts. A lady from tho little balcony seizing some of tho .cyclamen decorations, throws tho flowers nil over her, nnd hor compatriots, whoso faces had been cold to her, fly around, embrace her and beg her to forgive them. "Dut thoro Is ono I will not forgive," cries tho girl sternly; "this Sallcetl, Uornnrdo, who had known mo in my youth, who spread these reports all over tho mountains that I havo disgraced dis-graced my very womanhood In giving myself to my brother's murdorer." "A has Sallcetl!" yells a Bhcop farmer farm-er from tho valley. "Demonlos, his lies hnvo dishonored our race!" growls a goatherd from tho slopes of La Ptntlca. ""Leavo him to us," says nonelll calmly; his hawk's eyes aro fixed unpleasantly un-pleasantly on the candidate, who with muttered nnnthema Is edging from tho platform. With this, Corsica's favorite bandit commands sternly: "Men of Docognano, Docog-nano, no ono of you will cast your ballot at tho polls for this politician who has disgraced our village. Otherwise Other-wise you will hoar from me. You will vote for Slgnoro Ambrose Lucltnno, tho cigarette smoking statesman from AJaccIo, who begs your suffrages. Ho may bo a greater fool, but ho Is not so great a rascal as our fellow townsman! towns-man! Don't you oven daro vote for yourself!" ho cries, as tho' ub&3hed Sallcetl flies from tho room pursued by Jeers and execrations and oven the taunts of his own sweetheart, who Is still clasped In old Tomasso's arms. "Now, reparation to you, Slgnoro Harnes, tho only one wo can make. Wo will bear you In honor to Marina's home, whoro your brldo now awaits you. Your wedding feto was postponed in Nice, I understand," Iho grim man smiles slightly. "Wo will glvo you In Docognano a nuptial proegsston to a bride whoso lips aro as unsullied as when sho mado vows to you." So, attended by tho wholo of tho Hollacoscla and many girls, who havo pulled down tho floral ornaments of tho communal rpom, wnving tho flowers flow-ers nbout him, and young men shoot ing off their guns In his honor, Dames, with Marina on his arm. Is escorted beneath tho lantern-lighted chostnut trees to tho old mansion of th Paolis, As they pass along tho mntn street a girl comos running from tho telegraph olllco and placos an envelope in Marina's Ma-rina's hand. After glancing nt (t, a wild elation Is In tho young wife's face. She whispers some hurried directions di-rections to old Tomasso, and tripping to Harnes' sldo her step Is as buoyant as his. (TO UK CONTINURD.) |