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Show 1 Mr. Barnes, j ' 2 American j Br Archibald Clavering Gunter A Sequel to Mr. Barnes of New York Author of "Mr. D.rne. of N.w York," I "Mr. Poller of Tu," I "Thai Frenchman." Etc. I Oopjrlsht, HOT. IXxlJ Mead A Co- N. Y. SYNOPSIS. nurtori 11. Harnps, a wealthy American (ourlriK Corslcn, rescues tlio youni? Kiik-lloh Kiik-lloh llcutrnnnt, IMwarJ Ocrnnl Anstrutli-or, Anstrutli-or, imil Ills Corxlrnu bride, Marlnu, ilntiKliter of -tlio 1'uolla, from tlio murderous mur-derous venilettn, unucratumllnK tlmt Ills reward In to bo tlie liiiml of tlio Rlrl liu lovo. Knlil AtiBtrutlier, Bister of tho Unn llsli lieutenant. The four lly from AJac-flo AJac-flo to Marseilles on board tlio French steamer Constantlne. Tlio vendetta pur-Bues pur-Bues mid as tho iiuarlot nro ubout to board the train for London at Marseilles, Marina Is handed a mysterious note which causes her to cnllnpsu and necessitates necessi-tates a postponement of tho Journey. Barnes (jets part of Iho mysterious nolo unci receives letters which Inform him that ho Is tnnVked by tho vendetta. He employs an American dctcctlvo and plans to beat the vendetta nt their own game. For tho purposo of securing tho safety of tho women IJarncs nrranges to huvo Lady Chartrls leaso a secluded villa at Nlco to which tho party Is to bo tnkon In a yacht. Suspicion Is created that Mnrlnn Is In leaRiio with tho Corsleans. A man, believed to bo CorrcBlo Danella, Is seen passing tho house and Marina Is thought to havo given him a sign. Marina Ma-rina refuses to explain to Dames which fact adds to his lutent suspicions, liiirnes' plans for tho safety of tho party nro learned by tho Corslcnns. Tho carriage carrying their party to tho local landing Is followed by two men. .Ono of tho horsemen Is supposed to bo Corrcglo. They try to murder tho American. Tho cook on tlio yacht a Frenchman la "us-peeled "us-peeled of complicity In tho plot. Tho party anchors at St, Trope. Tho yncht i Is followed by a smnll boat. The cook Is detected giving signals to tho boat, llarnes attempts to throw him overboard, but is prevented by Marina and 1-hild. The cook Is found to bo Innocent of tho supposed plot and Is forgiven. Tho party (arrive at Nlco and llnd Lady Chartrls mid her daughter Maud domiciled In tho tvllla rentod with names' monoy. Hurnes la amazed to find that Count Corrcglo Is nt Nice and Is noting tho rolo of admirer to I.ady Chartrls, I BOOK TWO. CHAPTER VII. . Maud's Confidences. C 'Jf Miss Clinrtrls pursues him along the ft walk between the citron and the orange 1 trees, oaklng affrlghtedly: "Why" do . ft you look so terrible?" 0 For Barnes Is meditating sardonlcal-H sardonlcal-H ly: "If It wero only tho scar-faced R dovll, I'd kill him on sight as I would a 1 rattlesnake. Hut this one who has M turned up lioro, tho real Corrcglo ! Clprlano Danella, what has ho dono to D mo that I can at present Justly dostroy I him? Neither Kmory nor mysoir, from H the slgnaturo on his check, could say g ho wroto thoso letters. If ho did, tho D dastard threat against my coming H brldo would make me send Clp to tho B dovll In very short order. Hut I must H have proof " n A moment later her mother sweeps gj affably down to him. During Harnes' H perusal of Emory's letters and enjoy- ID inent of Mnud's conlldenccs, Prunella N has mado a tollctto that seems moro j3 elaborate- than would bo called forth B by tho arrival of relatives. "What, back again so soon?" says tho widow, pleasantly, leading Darncs B to her parlor. S "Yes," observes that gentleman, "1 H forgot to mention that tho reason you P could treat us en famllle Is that to- morrow I am ubout to wed " iU "Enid!" screams tho lady, "Oh, you (j darling boy!" anil gives him a sudden, whole-souled kiss. After a moment sho B pays deprecatlngly: "This suddon mnt-J mnt-J Ing will not permit of a grand wed-J wed-J ding." Then, her eyes growing ox-H ox-H cited at tho thought of social success, H sho exclaims: "Of courso, tho town Is "I gr9wlng deserted, but Adelaldn Car-ra Car-ra rlngton nt tho Do la Mcdltorranco, UM Mllly I'ortinnn of tho Do Homo and BJ Lilly Vivian at tho Hotel Uos Anglais, nro three charming English girls who H will bo delightful bridesmaids for B Enid, Besides, Edwin could Invito tho gtij olllccrs of her majesty's Opal, which B Is lying orr Monto Carlo, Oh, It Bhall Bf bo the most Important wedding this H season In tho Hlviera." HJ "It Is tho most Important wedding H to mo," remarks Dames, solemnly, Hj "but It will be tho most private ono. j Enid and 1 nro only anxious to bo wed. B I must bog you to say nothing about B this to anyone." Tho gentleman's B tono Is deferential but Imperative. Jj "To-night I shall drive Into Nlco and B seo tho pastor of tho English church. H Hero u this parlor, to-morrow .oven- p lng, ho Bhall any, by tho hlosslng of fj, God. tho words that will niuko my tig! "Oh, of course, If you so doslro It, Bj Ilurton," answers Prunella, affably. "I supposo Enid thinks she can manage ME some kind of n wedding gown by to- H morrow evening." K "Anywny, thut's tho tlmo," observes BJ llarnes, quietly. All tho while ho Is am studying I.udy Churtrls, wondering If BJ her appearance has atti acted Correglo BJ Clprlanu Danella. or whothcr tho Cor- slcan hns In somo subtle way lehrnjil I this Is the retreat of tho pursued, ami Is hero on account of family von-goat'. von-goat'. "Tf,r 13 slight possibility that a man of 35 can bo attracted by cosmetics," cos-metics," muses th? American. Then he suddenly asks: "Has anyone called hero for me?" "Nobody, I believe. The only person I observed In Nlco who knew you was la Hello" l-ady Chartrls' cheeks glow with modest blushes of an. English Eng-lish widow as she checks horsolf In tho mentioning tlio awful Hlackwood. Harnes blushes also. Whou n man of tho world Is about to wed youth and purity, the follies of his wilder youth seem shomeful things. So ho cuts off this mention of tho great American adventuress ad-venturess by saying shortly: "Mr. Emory, my agent, has not been for mo yet?" "Why, no, I haven't heard of Emory sluco we left Marseilles," remarks his hostess. "Ask your sorvants, please. This matter Is Important." Lady Chartrls goes out and after a few minutes returns and says that sho has quesfloned everyono in tho house and thoy all assert that nobody since their arrival at tho villa had called and asked for Mr. Harnes. "Hut If you don't bring your party on shore," prnt-tles prnt-tles Prunella, "they'll bo Into for dinner, din-ner, nnd my goodness! I had forgotten for-gotten 1 haVo nn engagement In Nice this ovgnlng, so I'll havo to bo leaving Immediately after." Tlio ndditionnl tint upon tho lady's cheeks shows that It Is a lovo tryst. "All right, 1'vo got to see that minister," min-ister," replies Harnes, easily, "so, If you'll be so good, you can drive mo In to Nice. Now I'll get our party on shore." Ho lights n cigar anil strolls rapidly down to tho. llttlo Inndlng place between Ilex trees and oleandurs, the thoughts of his coming nuptials raising rais-ing his spirits. "Slnco tlio now Danella Is hero, I'm glnd to know It," ho thinks. "A discovered dis-covered dangor Is hotter than a hidden ono. Who tho douco Is that scar-faced scoundrel?" Emory was to bo hero by tho 4th this very day. It's nearly expired and no signs of tho detective, n man that Harnes knows Is prompt In his appointments. appoint-ments. "What can this mean?" This Is his reflection ns ho Is In tho bont being rowed alongsldo of tho Wildfowl, for Edwin has had tho yacht warped tolorably close to tho landing stage, and tho llttlo plcasuro vessel, looking llko a slovenly merchant "Are We Never Going on Shore to Dinner?" schoonor, Is now lying not over a hundred hun-dred yards away from whoro tho Boft wntors flap InzIIy upon tho grounds of Lady Chartrls" villa. HarneH climbs hastily on board, tnkos tho nontenant to tho retirement of tho stern nnd rapidly tolls him of tho appearanco of tho true Corroglo Clprlano Danella. "This complicates mnttors," ho whispers. "Tho scar-faced scar-faced scoundrel wo could hnvo put out of tho way without compunction, but till this now arrival dons somo overt net I hesitate at sending him to Kingdom King-dom Come!" "So wo havo been blaming tlioso let-tors let-tors on tho real Count Danella, when somo other land plrnto has been doing the dirty business," mutters Edwin, disgustedly. "Of that I am not absolutely sure," answers Hurton; then ho nskst "Has Marina yet told you what hor noto con talned?" "Why, I was questioning hor on thnt only a little while ago and sho simply begged mo to trust hor. You see, I'm getting moro nnd more anxious about her. As tho tlmo for landing gets nearer my brldo grows moro pale, more nervous, moro deBpnlrlng," sighs tho young Englishman. "And my sweethenrt becomes moro resolute, moro determined. Hloss hor pluck, aho Is singing In tho cabin now!" whispers Mr. Unrnes. "And yet," remarks her brother, gloomily, "my brldo wns as bravo as Enid Is, boforo hor wodjllng. Can Marina know of somo hidden dangor of which my sister doesn't dro'um?" "Then you'ro not tho man I think you," nnswors Hnrnos, almost savago-ly, savago-ly, "If you, hor husbund, don't got It out of hor. Don't you seo, you've got to know; thnt no sentimental reason should stand between you and everything every-thing thnt Is In your wife's mind, Edwin?" Ed-win?" "All right. Marina shall tell mo tonight," to-night," nnswors tho young sailor, do-termlnedly. do-termlnedly. "Hut there's ono thing wo'vo got to do first, thut's to boo our girls nro mighty safo for tho prosent. J'vo fixed it, I think, protty well with Graham. Wo leave tho cook, and ono man aboard as anchor watch, and tho mate takes his Scotch tars nshoro and ;rtp9 careful lookout nil night about the grounds." You've told them I'll reward Ifecni liberally?" remarks Harnes. "Oh, It didn't require money, tflrsi-ham tflrsi-ham itnd tho rest of tho crow J.avo kind of got It into their iieads that wo nro being pursued by some murdering foreign gang nnd the honest follows from the laml o' cakes are mighty eager to meet the Corslcan thugs." Here Enid stops the Interview. "Aro we never going" on shoro to dinner?" din-ner?" asks that young lady, hungrily, but laughingly, as she steps llghtiy on deck. "I heard your boat, Hurton," bIio adds. "Please help mo down the sldo ladder. Marina has Edwin's sailor skill to prevent her tumbling Into the water. My, Isn't ho tender to hor!'' This last Is whispered as Mrs. An-stnithor, An-stnithor, having come on deck, Is half carried by her husband down tho yacht's sldo to tho cutter. "Guess I can do the ladder act as well na he," and Burton's clutch upon his coming brldo as ho places her In the stern sheets of tho bont Is as fervid as that of tho English bridegroom. As the boat draws up to tho landing stngo Maud comes rushing down to tho Inndlngnnd cries eagerly: "Bully! Everybody on shore quick! Ma's got to drive Into Nlco nftcr dinner to meet hor now beau." "Her now bcojt! How about Von Bulow?" laughs Edwin, ns ho assists tlio ladles to tho landing, stage. "Oh, Von's on tho back shelf!" cries Maud, letting her tonguo run nway with her. "Count Correglo Clprlano Danclln Is now first' favorite" At tho name, Marina quivers as If under n blow. Thon suddenly tho nervous ner-vous dread seems to leavo her dark eyes and the courage of devoted lovo tiles Into thorn. Sho starts from hor husbrytd's arm, to which she has boon clinging. "By heaven, Marina knows this Clprlano Danella Is tho real king-pin of this death feud," is Barnes' astute, reflection. Ho notes thnt tho bride's head Is held on high; thnt this dolt-cato dolt-cato crcaturo stopB lightly but roso-lutely roso-lutely In front of her stalwart sailor husband ns If to meet nnd shield him from coming dnngor. Hor Impassioned eyes affright tho American. "My Lord," ho shudders, "this devoted girl means to sacrifice herself In somo way for this husband sho ndores. How? Eternal powers, I must find what that letter said!" But Enid and Maud, as thoy step up tho path, aro now Joking nnd laugh-1 Ing; tho latter Is saying slio's such a good little girl sho's to como In to dessert. des-sert. "Keep your nuts nnd rnlslns for mo, every ono of you," she entreats. At this, Murlnn smiles so blithely thnt Edwin whispers to Harnes: "Getting "Get-ting ashore makes her normal again." Thon after a few words of caution to Graham and his tnrs, who tto up tho cutter and step nshoro to patrol tho outside of tho grounds till morning, Anstruthcr follows tho rest of tho party to tho houso. A fow minutes after, tho ladles nl-ready nl-ready dressed for evening on tho yacht, havo thrown oft their wraps and nro seated at tho dinner table of Lady Chartrls which, Inlluonced by Mr. Barnes'- liberal purse, has becomo a luxurious one. Tho nttempt at youth In their hostess' host-ess' nppearanco seems to strlko tho party simultaneously. Enid gazes at tho marvolous effects of Mndumo Duval's Du-val's art upon hor ancient subject's fnco nnd can scarco restrain a morry snicker. Marina, dosplto tho conflicting emotions emo-tions In her heart, smiles almost sadly, and proceeds during tho progress of tho meal to draw from Lady Chartrls Information of hor now cavalier and how Clnriano Danella enmo to visit hor. "Did his brother's recent death uffect him greatly?" asks tho young brldo, eagerly. "Oh," remarks Prunella, "when ha begged to bo presented to mo in Marseilles, Mar-seilles, tho count was very sad, but ' "Clprlano mot you In Marseilles ejaculates Harnes, his fork stayed lc air over his salad, (TO BE CONTINUED.) |