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Show Mr. Barnes, American a Archibald Clavering Guntcr fl A Sequel to I Mr. Barnes of New York j U Author of "Mr. Dntnei of New York," 6 1 "Mr. I'oll.r of Texat." I I "That Frenchman," Etc 1 Copjrluht, 1W7. Oudd Mr ad A Co.. N. Y. SYNOP8IS. Hurton It. Ilarnc.i. it wriilthy American lonrlim Oorrleu, runciira tile younif Knif-llsli Knif-llsli llcittetiunt, Hdsvunl Qpriint Atistriith-vr, Atistriith-vr, unit IiIm Curalcnn lirlde, Marina. duuRlitcr of the Iaolln, from thn mur-dpruun mur-dpruun vondettn, tniclorstiiiullnc that his rowurd la to ho tho hand of tho Klrl ho lovca, Knh Anstruthcr, Hitter of Uio IMK-Huh IMK-Huh lleulcnant. The foilr My fi-om AJac-clo AJac-clo to Marseilles on board tho Krcnch HtcntniT Cuiistuntlnu. The vendetta pur-such pur-such imd ii j the quartet aro about to bourd tho (ruin for I.onilon nt Marsolllca, .Murlim Ik liunded u InyaierlmiH note which caiiKoa her to collnptn nnd necensl-'ales necensl-'ales n postponement of tho Journuy. Ilnrnes Beta part of tho mysterious note unit reovtWH lettem whtch Inform lilm that ho In marked by tho vepdettn. He employs nn American detective und plana to beut Uio vendetta at their own game, for tho purpose of necurliiir tho snfoty of tho women Hirnea arranges to have I.ady Clinrtrl? lease n aecluded villa nt Nlco to which the puity la to bo taken In n yacht. Ilnrnea nnd Knld make arrangement for their marriOKe. The not tlKhtvna about llnrncn. He receives re-ceives a note from La nolle Illnckwooil, the American mlventureas. Ilnrnes hearo that Elijah Kinory, his detective, hus been murdereil by the Corslcans. He Icarna that the man supposed to ho Cor-roKlo, Cor-roKlo, who followed the party on their way to tho boat, vs Salleetl, n nephew of tho count, and that Count CorreKlo had been In Nlco for some tlmo prior to the party's arrival. Tho count warns Darnes not to marry Knld unless he would have her nlro Involved In the murderous mur-derous feud. Ilnrnes and Knld are married. mar-ried. Soon after their wedihnir. Ilnrnes' bride disappears. Hemes discovers she has been kidnaped and taken to fjorslca. The Krooni secures n tlshlnK vessel nnd Is nbout to start In pursuit of his hrldo's I'uptnrn when hu hears a scream from thn "villa nnd rushes hack to hear that Anstruther's wife, Marina, In also miss-InK. miss-InK. Karnes Is compelled to depart for Corsica without delay, and so he 'leave the search for Mcrlna to her husband while he Koes to hunt for ICnld. Just be-foro be-foro Ilnrnes' boat lands on Corstoa's lhoro Mnrlna ts discovered hldlnK In a corner of the veesel. She. explains her notion by saying she has como to help Barnes rescue his wlfo from the Corsica Corsi-ca nn. When names and Marina arrlvo In Corsica he Is Klven a note written by Knld Informing him that the kidnaping U for tho purpose, of entrapping names, so the vendetta may kill him. CHAPTER XII. The Mountain Chalet. Forced to a more moderate pace, the two Journoy up tho winding road bo-tween bo-tween some cornfields mado red by popples. Soon after they pass Into tho wooded-hill lands, their path bordered bor-dered by myrtles and arbutus. After a llttlo, tho way grows wilder, wild-er, tho hills much steeper, and climbing climb-ing tho lofty Collo dl San Antonio they can look down upon hill vistas, beautifully beauti-fully wooded, that descend to tho distant dis-tant sea. In tho sunlit gleam of tho far-off water, Darnes, using his Hold glasses, sees tho yacht lying alono at anchor. "Graham has sent back tho fishing smack," ho says. "Then thnnk tho Virgin," cries Marina, Ma-rina, "another letter is going to my husband telling him his disobedient wlfo Is trying to savo his sister." They descend sharply Into tho little valley of tho Llamone, and enter tho village of VIco, whoso Inn Is now welcoming wel-coming tho first summer visitors front Ajacclo. Hero Marina says: "'Twould bo wrong If I sent not a telegram to my anxious spouso." So they dismount at tho llttlo telegraph office peculiar to Corslcan villages. As tlioy slip In, a countryman slouches out and piount-Ing piount-Ing a horso rides off up tho main stroot. Her message dispatched, Marina Ma-rina coming, from tho office, says: "How hurriedly that follow wont awuy." "You think ho was looking for us?" asks Mantes, as ho places hor on her pony. "Perhaps; Dernardo Is astute Ho may guess that his mcssago to you brought you after him by water nnd that you would find tho yacht." "Then after him I" says Hurton, and turning moro to tho east they follow n rapid stream, passing tho Sulphur Hatha of Quagnp, whero tlioy can seo tho dillgcnco depositing patients at Its hospital for rheumatics. Tlioy huvo not overtaken tho man, but no one has, passed them on the road, their paco has been so rapid. Tho peasants they liavo see' so many of them carrying guns that Jlarnes thinks ho Is In tho Rocky Mountains, hnyo received tho usual greetings In tho patois of tho country from Marina, lior escort wisely keeping his sombrero pulled down ovor his oyes and saying uothlng. Rut how a farmer, pausing, Buys: "Girl, you and your man had hotter hot-ter not go beyond Gungno. Last night the two accurtled bandits, Rochlnl and his mato, killed Nlcolo, tho shoop grower, up at his houso by tho lako, and carried off his daughter." "Thank you for your adylco," answers an-swers Marina politely, Sho glances ut names, but ho scarcely hoods. Ho Is urging his pony toward tho mountain puss through which Enid must now bo Journeying. "Who Is this Rochlnl?" asks, llanos, to tako Mrs. A'netrutlior's: thpughts to happier things. i' "Ho ' and Ills fellows 'aro ,tho janly 'mndltsf which Corsica Is not proud," tnswors tho girl, savagely.-' '"This vvretch with hlg undorllnga murdors lnt-n for money. Other bandits only kill for hnto or to csLitpo caplure by tho gendarmes. Also this Rochlnl drags shrieking women to his lair, whllo other bandits doff their hats to ladlos." Then ns they ride nlong tho Corslcan Cor-slcan girl glves'Mr. Karnes somo curious curi-ous Information about bandits, i "This murderous Rochlnl Is not of our commune; ho hns been driven from Rotomlo by tho fnrmors because of his outrages and came over to Del Oro," sho remarks, excitedly. "Our own Rocognnno bandits, tho bravo Rellacoscla," Marina's tone Is proud, "whoso family tuuno Is Honolll, only lied to tho mountains t6 cscapo pursuit pur-suit from our cruel gendarmes, be-cnuse, be-cnuse, forsooth, tho elder Antonio killed kill-ed Marc' Ansull, who dared to mnrry tho girl upon whom ho had set his heart. Tho younger, Giacomo, because ho wouJd not enduro tho French conscription, con-scription, so ho slow tho brigadier nnd his men who camd to arrest hlui. Still Antonio Uonclll, when tho Teutons overran ov-erran France, offered to go over and fight tho Germnn Von Moltko with his GOO I'ollncoscla brothers, sons, grandsons grand-sons and nephews If they would give hli'd safe conduct from arrest. At first Monsieur Gambctta accepted, the'n ho refuacd, fearing there might bo a now Uonnparto nmong those Corslcans to upaln eiivo France and rule tho country." coun-try." "Oh, wo aro devoted to tho Delia-coBcIa," Delia-coBcIa," sho conUnties fervidly. "Evet y boy by the wnysltlo gives them warning of tho gendarmes; o"very child picking flpwers In tho mountains tells them of tho coming of tho brigadiers brig-adiers who would capturo or slay them. Though many men and women, some of gentle blood, aro placod In prison tor aiding them, tho authorities novor rccelvo Information from their Hps. Rut thcao wretches, Rochlnl and Romano, .are ab'horrod by nil, nnd blessings would bo 'showered on any who might bring their bodies Into Ro-cognano." Ro-cognano." All this hns been said us tlioy hurried hur-ried through tho dunt and sun for three moro miles. They enter tho vll-lago vll-lago of Guagno. There is no way of I Give You Additional 'Warning, Tonight To-night You Must Stay In My Inn. a voiding tho hamlet; It stnnds almost at tho ntranco of tho deep gorgo between be-tween tho two great mountains bq-sldos, bq-sldos, the ponies need rest. "It would bo bettor If wo were not seen hero," suggests Marina, "though tho inn looks comfortable." "And you must both rest nnd eat," remarks Darnes, who has noticed that his fragile companion, unaccustomed to tho sovero exercise of horseback travel In tho hot sun and stifling dust, U tomcwhat fatigued. Thty rldo up to tho aubergo, dismount dis-mount nnd give their ponies to the caro of a Corslcan boy, who leads them away. Entering, they are mot by tho loquacious lo-quacious landlord, who tells them, ns they demand a hurried rnoal, that business is not very brisk, tho season being too early for many Invalids at tho baths, bosldos all travollors aro kept from' tho mountains beyond by fear of Rochlnl and Romano. "May tho curso of God rest on them they spoil my business oven down hero," says tho, hotel man snvngoly as ho goes to bring tho food. "I; do not thluk you had bettor go with mo farther," remarks Darnes Bt rlously. "What, stand hack becauso a mur-doror mur-doror threatens tho way to Enid?" cries Marina. "Rosldos, you can shoot your pistol." "Thon may God curs6 mo If I lot harm como to you for your dovotlon to my wlfo," returns tho American with grateful oyes. "Thon I'm safe," says tho Corslcan girl simply, who has supromo faUh In tho deadly marksmanship of her escort. es-cort. From tho llttlo garden outside, the conversation of two rustics drifts In to them. Ouo la apparently n local wool buyer, tho othor a shepherd from tho neighboring mountain, who is barr gaining with him for IiIb shearing. A moment Intor their host placos tho dinner in front of them. "Hero nro trout from our Llnmono, a lllch ofr mounion killed on Rotoudo awl somq chlantl mado from tho vines outsldo. Real moullton, real chlantl, besides chestnuts from my own grovpl" ho ro marks proudly, us Jto arranges their knives nnd forks. , "Yf)u have also a fow visitors, I pro, sumo, to cat them?" quorioa Mnrlna,, sympathetically.,, . , "Oh, none to-day; thoro ,nro not' enough Invalids, ut tho baths; tho season sea-son Is too early,' Uqsidos;, young Sail. v "" " . - " Hr-iir"'. a, K-r- " - r -msnii cell didn't slop here with his party, ma uurried. on three hours ago. Does ilii.( young stutesmau expect to get the vole of Vlncciuo, tho landlord? Not oven n drlni; of whin did he buy. Hut the leptoo'ite liao un eye for beauty If not for politic.! lnlluencd. A yellow-haired girl was with , hint, though his followers kept so closo nbout her I could not boo her Inco. Hut I glvo you additional warning. Tonight To-night you must stay in my Inn, Toward tho inountnlns, tliero Is another an-other bandit, an extra one." "An extra bandit!" Ramus opens Ms eyes. "How do you know that?" asks Marlon, Ma-rlon, "How? Wh, even the accursed nc clilnl and his follow, who inurdor men and seize women, never steal from mo, who fenrlng their knives glvo them wlno nnd warning of tho gendarmes; gend-armes; but this new Tollow sneaks down nt night and eats my chickens. May Satan tnko him, ho hus tho appetite appe-tite of a tablo d'hoto!" "Nevertheless, wo must risk tho un-piofcsslonal un-piofcsslonal chicken thief nnd go to the mountains," says Marina determinedly, deter-minedly, as sho goes away, attended by initio host, to mako preparations for her departure Dames, bavins five minutes for a whiff, produces his cigar case, but some words entering- from ' tho two. rustics nmld tho vines of the garden outside, cause him to forget oven his1 last cigar. Their trade being closed, thoy nro now discussing local nows. "Dlavolo," remarks the wool trader, "did you moot young Sallcctl on tho rond?" "Aye, that I did, thrco miles above, near the waterfall. To mo ho said: 'Good Lulgl, shall I have your voto for deputy?' 'That you will,' said I, 'great Sallcctl, when you perform your oath of vendetta against tho Americano who enmo to Docognnno and by Do Delloc's soldiers killed tho man who would havo beon your fathur-tn-law.' 'Then I shall havo It,' ho cried. Must wait here for n couplo of hours, nnd you'll seo It done.' Rut I had to meet you to sell my wool, besides I remembered' remem-bered' Rochlnl and his murderous gun, nnd so I came along." "Cospetto, If Sallcctl docs It, ho has my vote also!" cries tho wool trader. "Tho crafty politician must havo tho Americano trapped somehow. It was rumored that tho dovll lied with tho Englishman whom Mademoiselle Paoll wedded, though he nnd slain her brother. broth-er. Santos, may death ccmo to a girl who for lust betrays tor race," To this Darnes listens Impatiently but seriously, "This political hustler wants to sacrifice sac-rifice me on their altar of vengeanco, so as to draw their votes," cogitates Humes savagely. "Dy tho Eternal, ho shall havo an ox at his barbecuo who will disagree with his stomach!" Thoro Is a peculiar glint In tho American's eyes as, flvo minutes later, ho places Marina carefully upon her pony, and thoy leave the Inn. He now nsks almost lightly: "Dy tho bye, Madame Anstruther, do you 'know a' waterfall somo thrco miles up this path?" For all traces of a wagon road havo ended nt Gungno, leaving only a little bridle path that runs up tho foaming Llnniode, which, contracted In Its banks, has becomo n torrent. Marina thinks a moment; then says: "Oh, yes; I remember a mountain moun-tain trail o'(tcn travelled as a girl. Hut It Is very steep." "Would you kindly show It to mo when wo como to Itf" (TO HE CONTINUED.) |