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Show Hfff ' " 'V:?JiaM',",l-"lwlf'WMl'lIH Wyll all 'I HnniynWHK whmmi-- II I I Mr. Barnes, I I American B V ArckibaM Clavering Guntcr H A Sequel to Ij Mr. Barnes of New York I Author of "Mr. Barnea of New York," "Mr. PoUr of T,M '"" Frenchman,' tie. I', Copyright, HOT. DikIU WeJAOo,W. Y. If SYNOPSIS. f . Hurton II. IlarnoH, a wealthy American ! I.m.lr,."K Corsica, rescue tlio younu Hiik-M Hiik-M Hah lloutenant, IMwuril Oernnl Atiatmtli j r. nml Ills Coralenu lirtrte. Mnrlnn, S dauRlitcr of the I'aolln, from tlm imir-Mi imir-Mi lru' vcmlettn, underatnnillim Hint Ida 1 rowunl la to bo tlio Imml of the Rlrl lie J loves. Unlit Anstrutlipr. alator of tlio Kiik-Mr Kiik-Mr ' Heutennnt. Tlio four My from AJni- I '" to Mnraelllra oil board tlie KriMich t -tcamer Constantino. Tlio vetutcttn pur- fiira nnil nn tlio quartet nre aliout to M VVaIfl ,niln tof London at Muraclllr. m Marina Is Imniled a mysterious nolo i which causes her to collnise anil necosMl- M ' intra a postponement of the Journey. m llarnen and ICnld ure married. Soon 51 after tlielr wotldlnfr IJ;niH' hrlde til- fM . PIean. Harm tllsooVern alio has 9 iT0" kldnapert and tnknn to Comlca. m Tlio Kroom aernres u IlithlnK vessel and H about to stnrt, In pursuit of his hrldu's im I captors when he hvuru a acreiuu fnim im I the villa nnd rusheH Lack to hear that (m Anstrutlicr'H wife. Marina, In also miss ( J InK. Ilnrnrs In compolKM to depart for fm 1 Corsica without delay, and so he leaves (M i ho wnrrli for Marina to her husband ( whllo ho goes to hunt for Knld. Just bo- , ! I foro itarnes' boat lands on Corsica's 'M 0" ahoro Murlnn Is discovered hiding In n 11 corner of tho vessel. Sho explains her IM 9 action, by saying alio lias come to help ' Itarnes rescua his wlto from tho Coral- ' I rana. Darnea anil Marina hnve luminal 1 adventures In their search for ICnld, In 11 etkliifT shelter from a storm the coiiplo ntrr n liormltngo and their to their Mm araaxement they discover Tomnsso, tho Mw foster fnther of Marina, Tomassn learns X. that Marina's husband did not kill her '-" m V Brother. Many wronfcji arc rlshtrd. llarnes i ' la surprised In .tho hermitage by Ilochlnl II and llomnno, rtho two detested bandits, ' m M who havo hebn, sonrcliInK for him to jfe murder him vfor his money. The handlls M (la attempt to lake away Marina, Harm's '' m JR darts out the door. Tho bandits start to M IP. pursue, but as they reach the door both Sill' ro laid low by Itarnea revolver. Anatru- M j' thcr arrives to find Marina and learns that L' jt' ' ahe has leen lured iiwny by tho teletrram W 1 which had been sent by another without J, Ms knowledge. Tim two start In search of Vi f ' Marina, llarnes and Edwin take different M f roads In their search. lMwin la trapped fm k In a tower whero he la made prisoner. In H i endeaTortiiR to escnpo he opens a trap ,' f ' Joor where he flnda Emory, the detec- , im, l'' tlve, who had leen' Imprisoned them pre- m S vloualy. In another aecret chamber To- t inuasn Is found Imprisoned. Kdwln In IW climbing down a wall sees upon the parti- Im i co of a farm house Marina and Count JLV ff, Danella sitting nnd talking together mm MS llarnes arrives nnd rinda the bridge swung Hm m preventing his crossing over He hears tmm tin voire of Marina crying for mercy, lie KB examines his revolver. Clptlano Danella Wt" threatens to light a fuse that would blow ; Micff "P lower and kill her husband unleas ' S Sfc Marina surrenders herself to his passion, t ' V tit Kijrieo la ordered to light the fue. Be- V' Bic fore he rnn apply tho torch there Is a u' K & sharp report and Knrlco falls dead. Dan- i, alia attempts to light the fuse and mreta E? similar fate. Marina rescues the lm- V M jn prisnnetl one from tho tower. The bridge ("MK Is swung back and Barnes crosses over. - flcVf It Is learned that It was hla pistol shots v H i Mt. thal killed Knrlco and Danella. Knld f 'Wmm' ho hns been 'hunting llarnes, appears 11 f and all are happily reunited, mm CHAPTER XVII. Continued. ' 9 In llarnes, shecplslily niuttcrtng to f M W himself, "Our first row," follows, his K' A W andah, where they aro Quito apart. t m (! The lnily who was substituted for ifi "Sally Illackwoo'd," answers Burton l'lt "L,a I,e" Iackwood! 00011 'Ieav :'..JI,IE ens! What brought her theroT" sudden !: jp tcxtrs springing up In Knld's blue eyes. sm til "Sbo said she cumo to Uocoenano to I M save my llfo from the vendetta. You ' I ifik remember sho had warned me before, 8' 'I 'wl l'lc iCr evening In Nice." fti ffffis "Ves, 1 remember," sho slchs; then 1 IKr 1(1(18 more brlehtly, "I remember also, ' Iwb tbat you 'ol11 ,n"'" ' mWk. shc P3203 ul 1,1,11 nnxl0US,J'. but ''. ( onl 'or a nlonlenttho a wTiil lines r fln about her husband's faco proclaiming ffl Pmt- bIs unremitting I'UrsuU of hqr for ct li three mercll'ess (days nnd nights soft- I ens Knld's .tender heart. Sho slips one ,y mj j rounded arm about his neck and wills- j If; i pcrs: "I shall, never question you liWt 1 ' ' about this. If you feel you can kiss Kp it, me, Burton, kiss mo!" and for this Bl ' WhL e(U 3 kiss wnoso ,onSlns urilor 1 ") VT'' makes her blush., I j W Ah, tlmj, was an honest husband's I W kiss." she 8ays'',npturou8ly, and for R M the speech receives another that W makes her tremble with joy. Bl 'gp Hnnnlng to Marina, she cries: ,j "A "Fancy, It-was-that; awful La Hollo H Blackwood, who wanted to save Hurt- R; j "I am very glad "she didn't want to K i k kave my husband's life." laughs Ma- ill L M "The superb Madame Blackwood." H :f ff . cries Rodrgo Honelll, who with ex- U. I cited exclamations has with his broth- H 't ' f cr been examining llarnes' shots, "has Hi" received my great uncle's favor and is II i ' l about to become his spouse. Let no H f 4 f one, mention her name lightly." III I it "The great bandit's brldo!" half II I I k slirieM Enid. ' II I j "Th? wife or tho grand'Antonlblk, I ft ejaculates 'Martcm. LI I I "Aye, and that Is why we must soon U? '' j . , tohe our leave. To-morrow is, their D I auptlal Uayn Uocognano." Kill HI' ' Then tiiev ladles get to discussing BilK talB wondrous news, and Barnes, lead- V' lfe lag Kd1n aWe. whispers: "Wo must Bv W ' get the girls out of hero quick. If we H m tamooso now, probably the explosion BBj f the, tower and those bodies will bo BB h rlbted to (he rlot&us Luehese"' The Amei lean's tone is nwed, ho reflects re-flects that till tills last dlro onlrndn of hlo life, no human bolnc hod uvor fallen to his fatal ppol. "By gum," r"iuarls tho detective, who Is aiint with much tasting, com-lug com-lug out of tho house, "thcro was a Una supper for two setting there, with whltn (lowers and champagno. I finished fin-ished It nil." Marina's fnco flames. Sho knows for whom tho nuptial dinner was designed, design-ed, nnd as Kdwln suggests leaving, crlos: "Yes, quick, from this nwful plncol" "You're quite right now got awny smart they tuny think It was bloody Itnllnns," observes Kmory, nnd mnkos himself useful helping tho ladles down to tho sen, to which somo steep stop? on tho further sldu of tho cliff lead them. From n llttlo Jetty Barnes hntls a boat that Is apparently In waiting from the Halting vcssol. To the captain of the craft who Is In tho bont's stern, ho cries: "The 'l.urchoso' nro ninklng n row nil along the const. Wo must leavo at once." "Yes, tho rocks that fell about us from tile explosion told us that," answers an-swers tliu cnptnln, anxious to leave this dangerous anchorage. But as tho party board his boat, ho mutters: "Count Clprlano and his nephow?" "They are trying to protect their vines and crops from tho 'l.ucchcse.' Wo aro nut to wait for them. You ro-membor, ro-membor, tho count said a lady would be on board. Your charter monoy." "Oh, yes," cries the cnptnln, pocketing pocket-ing sonic bills, ns his men row them to tho Halting vessel, whero ho ordors his sails set. Barnes tells the skipper to steer to Vlllcfrnnche harbor. As ho turns away Kmory edges beside him and whls- i f On the followMg noon tho foluce U ?hoted nt Vlllofrancho. As the ptrty ...gembark l U's pi.Uy Inm! stago, Maud, running down the vsih groets tbom with: "My, you nro ccarocrowsl" "Happy scarccrowsl" crlos Enid, as Barnes tendorly lifts her from tho boat. Then they nil go up to Lndy Chnrtrls' villa, followed by old To-masso, To-masso, contentedly smoking a pipe, nnd Kmory In conmiltntlon with Barnes nud Kdwln ns to sllenco In ro-gard ro-gard to tho Blaln Danellas and bringing bring-ing Graham and the Seagull back. In he? parlor they nro received with many sighs by Lady Chartrla, who says mournfully: "I'm going back to London. Do you know that after that night you loft, that wretched Clprlano has novor visited mo?" To nvold discussing Danella, Knld nnd Marina run upstairs to get on civilized clothes, tho fornior nays. "Oh, mama," cries Maud breaking Into tho room with tho Nice morning paper In her hand, "that detective Is entlng up everything In tho house, and old Tomnsso Is chuckling over this telegram from Corslc.v. 'Salicctl, tho vondcttn man, Is defeated for tho chamber of deputies' and hero's bad news for you, Bnrnsoy La Hello Blackwood Is being married this morning morn-ing In Bocognano to tho great bandit who kills so many, tho one they call tho Bcllacoscla." "Hush, my child," shudders her mothor, "don't mention that horrlblo creature's name." "Oh, I can speak of her now, mama, dear," remarks Maud, naively; "Blackey Is now an honest wife," "You bet Sally wilt ninkc Honelll a thoroughly honest wife," sneers Bnrncs In n whisper to Kdwln. "No flirtatious glances ut other mountain cavallors, or tho dagger In the back From a Little Jetty, Barnes Halls a Boat. pers; "This Is the Infernal felucca, In whose hold 1 banged about from St. Tropex." Tho two Bcllacoscla have assisted the ladles to the deck. "Now, gentlemen," asks Barnes ot the young bandits, "what can I do for you for bringing me my wife?" "You can glvo us tho pistols that make Incredible shots," answers one of the young men. "By them we will kill many gendarmes," whispers tho other. "Sorry for the gendarmes, .but. the pistols go," laughs Barnes, and passes his weapons to theso nice young band-Its, band-Its, who, after kissing tho ladles' hands, tako their lcav.o with many words of gratltudo and thanks. "I fear I'm leaving murder behind me," sighs the American. "Yes, nothing will euro this country but half a doien railroads," remarks tho detective Thcn you're able to get about and handcuff a man," The vessel Is soon under way. leaving leav-ing the Corslcnn coasL Tho ladles, worn out with fatigue, aro asleep In the little cabin, whero there Is only room for two. As their husbands seated on the deck aro smoking .languidly their cigars, Bnrncs whimpers to Edwin: "I rather Imagine this vendotta Is settled set-tled for good. Marina Is again boloved l by the people of her commune, and you will he honored when you g6 back with her to visit her estates." "And the Danellas?" "Ob, I don't thlnU there will bo much said about' them. Tho 'Lucchese' have been raising tho dovll In tho last tow days. Anyway. Clp had to bo plant-cd; plant-cd; ho was the dangerous one; ho was tho monoy of tbo atTalr. You and t will be now ablo to walk down Piccadilly Pic-cadilly or Fifth avenue and not squint over our shoulders and If our brides disappear wa'll seek for them at Del-monlco'8 Del-monlco'8 or tbo Ldugbani, and not at some Baxter street randezvons of the Black Hand or some Whltechape! haunt of rorelsji stiletto gentlemen." for both, biff! I reckon that kiss I gave Sally tho other night In Bocognano Bocog-nano Is Sally's last outside kiss for a deuced long t-t-tlme." Tho careless words gurglo In his throat, Knld standing In tho conservatory, conserva-tory, dressed In some light white car-' rlage costume, looking like a fairy bride, cries sweetly but possessively: "Burton, I'm going to take you with mo Into Nice, shopping!" "Oh, good Lord, now I know I'm married," laughs Mr. Barnes. "Geo, you'll never bo married really till you give mo that bridesmaid present!" pres-ent!" pouta Maud savagely. Exquisite blushes rise to Enid's face. "Right you arc, Maudlc," cries Mr. Barnes excitedly. "We'll get you tho finest kind ot gift this very niornlng." "Oh, It must bo something very handsome," answers the brldo enthusiastically. en-thusiastically. "We're going to bo so happy." Burton leads his wife to the victoria, puts her carefully in, seats hlmaclt beside be-side her and says casually to Lady Chartrls, who has como to the door with them: "By tho bye, wo shan't-bo shan't-bo beck for a week." "Oh, mercy, I I have no baggago." falters Enid. ) "Sent on ahead v ( Tompson." "Where nro you c to tako me, dear?" "To a nice llttlo Swiss canton whero there ara plenty of mountains, but no bandits or vendettas. By tho lord Harry. I'm tired of taking separate wedding lours,", ho adds savagely. "Y-b-R. Burton." His beautiful wlfo snuggles a llttlo closor to tho ardent Barnes. Then she starts up with a llttlo llt-tlo scream ns an old slipper thrown by Maud nearly knocks off hor hat. nnd Edwin and Marina from tho window win-dow abovo aro laughing nnd showering rice and (towers on hor, Tho sun Is shining very brightly as Mr. nnd Mrs. Barnes of Now' York drlvn Into Nice. FINIS. |