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Show Mr. Barnes, , American Archibald Clavcring Ganter A Sequel to Mr. Barnes of New York if Author of "Mr. Brn., of Nw York." "Mr. Poller of Tx.H "Thai Frenchman," Etc V J Copyright, WOT. IJodd Mead A Oo., N. Y. SYNOPSIS. Hnrton II. Humes, n wealthy American tourltiK Cnrslcn, rescues the younR Eng. Huh Heutcnnnt, Edward Gerard Anstrutli-"r, Anstrutli-"r, nnd Ills Corslcan brlile, Marina, luuglitor of tlio I'nollji, from tlto murderous mur-derous vendetta, undrrntnmllnff that Ills roward Ih to be the hand of the girl ho Iovob, Knld Anstruther, sister of tho Eng. llsh lieutenant. Tho four lly from AJac-clo AJac-clo to Marseilles on board tho French nteamer Constnntlne. Tho vendetta pursues pur-sues nnd as tho aunrtet nro about to hoard tho train for London at Marseilles, Marina Is handed a mysterlouH noto which causes her to collapso and necessitates necessi-tates it postponement of tho Journey. Darnes sets part of the mysterious noto and receives letters which Inform him that he Js mnrked by tho vendetta. He "-mploys nn American detectlvo and plans to beat tho vendetta nt their own game. j' or tn purpose of securing tho safety of tho women Dames arranges to have I.ady Chartrls lease a secluded villa nt Nice to which the party Is to be token In u yacht. Suspicion Is created that Marina Is In league with tho Corslcans. A man, believed to bo Correglo 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 nddi to his latent suspicions. Dames' plans for tho safety of the party are learned by tho Corslcans. The carriage carrying their party to tho local landing Is followed by two men. One of tho horsemen Is supposed to bo Correglo. They try to murder tho American. Tho cook on tho yacht a Frenchman Is suspected sus-pected of complicity In tho plot. Tho party anchors at St, Tropcz. Tho yacht Is followed by 11 small boat. Tho cook Is detected giving signals to tho boat. Darnes nttempts to throw him overboard, hut Is prevented by Marina and Enid. Tho cook Is found to bo Innocent of the supposed plot nnd Is forgiven. CHAPTER VI. Continued. To nvoltl tho curiosity of passing boats,. Edwin has anchored near tho Heaullcu sldo of tho bay. Upon this flames now directs his glass. Looking It over, tho American thinks It will bo mu:h nioro probably tho location of Lady Chartrls, as it has a number of . pretty villas, nestled among ollvo, nl-J. nl-J. mond nnd orango trees, a good many of them hnvlng water frontngo nnd Hovernl being possessed of boat land- Ings, as ho suggested. Hut on none of them lloats tho Hag of France, which he had asked Lady Chartrls to uso as a signal to locato her villa. Ho is almost al-most putting his glass asldo preparatory prepara-tory to n Journey on shore to determine deter-mine tlio location of Lady Chartrls when ho suddenly exclaims: "Hang that Maud!" "Maud!" cries Kdwln, who hns been busy In making tho vessol shipshape. "Is bIio above tlio horizon?" "Very much," laughs Homes. "Notice "No-tice thnt overgrown girl romping with tho big dog and waving tho French Hag ut him. That Hag, I Imagine, wns to have been our signal." Then ho Inspects In-spects tho villa carefully and Is pleased to seo that a good solid brick wall of suillclent height to excludo any but very energetic intruders Burrounds Its pretty garden. Only on tho wnter sldo arc Its lawns open to vlow, nnd this portion of tho quiet bay appears at present devoid of boats. A light flight of stono stopB thnt enter en-ter tho water and a tasty llttlo floating I wooden landing stngo indlcato tho for- mer owner of tho villa had been UQitntlc. "Thnt's Just tho placo to put tho ladlos on shore ns soon as It's dark," rcmnrks Kdwln, for tho two young men nnd concluded It would bo best to niako their entry Into Vlllofrnncho very quietly. "Very well, ordor tho cuttor awny," St snys Harnes, "and I'll get ashore and ..,if seo that everything's nil right." 3i In n few minutes the American Is at ft.. , ho llttlo landing stage. As ho runs ' uptho stone steps, Maud's bright eyes 1 light upon him. The girl stops her tI romping with tho big dog, nnd crying: 1" "Glory, glory, Mr. Harnes of Now York. 1 1 thought you wero In London!" Iles down to him with additional oxclama-I oxclama-I lions of surprise nnd delight. H "Whore Is your mother, Maud?" remarks re-marks Ilurton, pleasantly, ns tho girl snuggles ono of lior rather Boiled hands Into his. "Slio's in tho houso, there. She's so blessed easy, I think I'm going to have n step-papa," answers Miss Chartrls, gaily. "Ah, Von Ilulow," remarks names, scutentlously. "Perhaps. Hut mamma has other Jk admirers now," returns Maud. M This nows Is not at all satisfactory to Mr. Harnes, Tho moro followers Lady Chartrls has lounging about, tho less will bo tho retirement of tho villa. "Very well, run o!T nnd pluy, Maud; I'll see you a little later," ho remarks, glumly. M They are entering tho ample portico of tho liouso. K Lady Chartrls at her door receives I generous Mr. Harnes effusively. "Tho It villa Is porfectly delightful, thank you, dear Ilurton," sho observes plensantly. "I selected It as you wished Just near enough to bo in touch with tho gaiety of Nlco and far enough nway for the honoytnoon retirement of Edwin nnd his bride." Leading him Into a delightful draw-lng-room, she adds: "You nuiBt seo whnt n charming homo 1 have for nil of us. Marina nnd Enid nro on the yacht, I supposo? " "Yes, tho ladles will be here this ovenlng, ray dear Iady Chartrls," assents as-sents Harnes. Then ho asks, desirous to know It tho privacy of tho villa has been preserved: "You havo driven Into Nice onco or twice since you nrrlvod?" "Yes, 1'vo only been here flvo days, nnd havo been literally overwhelmed with attentions," Prunella rcmnrks, rather grandly. "My horses" Barnes hnd paid for them "take mo Into Nice In 25 minutes over that beautiful forest for-est road." "Ah, and Von Hulow?" ho suggests, roguishly. "Oh, llnron von Hulow was In ecstasy at my presence. Franz gavo mo n lunch n tho Casino." "Oho, it hns got so far as 'Franz,' " laughs Hurtbn. "And your other ad-mlrers?" ad-mlrers?" his tone Is Insinuating. "You cannot persuade me you hadn't moro than ono, Lady Chartrls." "Oh, several, but I I don't llko to speak about them." Tho widow's faco becomes rosy. A good deal of this has been said as Prunella has been showing Mr. Harnes about tho pretty house, and ho has Inspected tho rooms set upnrt for Edwin and his brido and Miss Anstruther. An-struther. Then, dcsplto his hostess' suggestion, sugges-tion, for Lady Chartrls has a lovqly chamber overlooking tho water for him who Is really tho master of tho villa, Ilurton solccts for his own uso n much Inferior bedroom, but ono that gives him n commanding vlow of nil tho country lanes that lead to the grounds. "Seeing that everything Is all prepared, pre-pared, I'll bring Marina, Miss Anstruther An-struther and Edwin on shore this evening. even-ing. PIcaso make no preparations for us. Treat us all en famlllo. I think I'll go down to my boat," says Mr. Harnes. As ho leaves tho house ho asks: "Aro there any letters for mo?" "Why, yes. A Mr. Emory, who acts as your agent, I presume ho paid your "Lady Chartrls Runs Up Stairs, and Returning, Places an Epistle In Burton's Bur-ton's Hand." bill at tho Grand hotel enmo to me as I was loavlng Marseilles and asked mo to deliver tills personally." Lady Chnrtris runs upstairs, nnd returning, places an eplstlo in Hurton's hand, adding: "Hero Is also another addressed ad-dressed In tho samo hnnd that arrived threo days ago, under enclosure to me." Tho contents of tho llrst makes him knit his brows. It reads: Marseilles, May S7, 1S83, My Dear Mr. Darnes: I send this by Lady Chartrls. Any further fur-ther communications until I again seo you will ho mailed under cover to that lady, as I daro not give our adversary any chanco of llndlng your location by tho post, for wo have to deal with somo-body somo-body whoso dovlllsh Ingenuity boats that of Old Nick himself, The wny he substituted sub-stituted his own assassins In placo of tho two Frcnchles I had hired to rldo behind be-hind your t-urrlngo and guard you when you left Marseilles, will prove this. Ho must hnvo got onto me Immediately Immediate-ly after you employed mo. Someone must havo followed you nnd seen our chat nt tho Hotol des Ueux-Mondes and guessed that you engaged me. All that duy I must havo been shndowed so slick I never suspected It. Dy this means they must havo guessed thnt I hired Jamleson's yncht for you nnd the men to guard you to the embarkation. Any way, tho two Frenchmen, who were to see you safe, while waiting for you nnd party to get into your carrlugo, left their nags at the door of a wino-shop Just around the corner cor-ner from your hotel, In the Hue du Mu-see, Mu-see, nnd stepped In to drink nnd thnt Is the Inst either of the bums know about anything until they woko up with n thundering hendache und wero told they had been asleep In tho wine-shop for tho Inst six hours. When thoy came out, nbout midnight, thoy found their nags waiting for them, hut so bunged up they must have carried the two men lifter you till thoy Jumped mo nt tho Iloucas Diane. I have questioned ques-tioned them und they admit that n bystander by-stander nsked them to drink wine with him. In nddltlon, If It Isn't too Inte, I want to wnm you nbout tho cook for the Seagull, Sea-gull, whom Graham hurriedly engaged. The dovli who's running this vendetta on you may havo got to him also In some wny, though everybody about tho docks says thnt Lchoeuf Is square. I shall bo In Nlco not Inter than June 4, us frum whut you said to mo I nikon you won't bo back before thnt tlnr Yours uuxlousl. ELIJAH ItEODEN EMODV. Then ho oponB the second lettor from tho American dotectlve, dated Juno lid. It contains a receipted bill from tho Grand, that ho had paid (or Mr. Harnes, and nlso a statement that young Hernnrdo Sallretl had ar rived from Ajacclo on the Wednesday boat, but so far as Emory could discover, dis-cover, hnd met no ono In Marseilles, though ho had received somo telegrams. tele-grams. "I am onto this young Corslcan cock-a-doodlc," wrota tho detective, "nnd ns I And ho Is leaving for n trip along tho coast toward Nlco I shall follow him to seo it he will lend me to the head villain. "I'vo nlRo written to I'crrlcr, whom you can trust, to look out for you. ills nddress In Nice Is 239 Hue Palermo. You montton to him 'Vendetta,' nnd ho'll know you and reply, 'Marseilles.' " It ended with a curious postscript. "I hnvo JtiBt discovered that young Sallcetl's first stop Is St. Tropez." Mr. Uarnea has very llttlo tlmo to turn these communications over In his mind, for he Is Interrupted by n suddc swish of short skirts nnd Maud, star- lng beside his, demands: "How mur-for mur-for mamma's other suitor?" "I don't bcllovo I want him, Miss Hrlbery and Corruption," mutters Htirton, Htir-ton, being nnxlous to reflect upon Emory's Em-ory's letters. "Not curious to know of tho man who brought mamma homo yesterday?" yester-day?" she askB eagerly, "tho chappie who kissed her sure; but whether her hnnd or her Hps, I couldn't see," grins tho girl. "Indeed, who Is tho ardent gallant?" sneers Darnes, Indifferently. The answer thnt comes strikes' tho American's nerve centers. "Count Correglo Clprlnno Danella," remarks Miss Chartrls, nffnbly. "You know his poor brother, Musso, Is dead." "What, tho fellow who gavo Marina tho letter In the Marseilles depot thnt mado her faint?" The light of battlo springs Into Harnes' face. "You put mo within ten paces of that gentleman with tho scar over his eye, Maudlo," ho remarks slowly, "and you shnll die of bonbons." Hero Miss Chartrls shocks his ncrvo centers ngaln. "Oh, ho's not scarry nt nil!" cries Moud, Indignantly. "Thnt dissipated looking creature Is not Correglo Clprl nno Danella. Corslcan hat and plumes bo romantic In deep blnck so Bad manners llko a dnnclng master quito actor-like, too. He buttered me all over with compliments till my pigtails pig-tails stood on end with Joy. While ma was primping after her drive, wc played roily pooly on tho green and 1 told him how n chap who had a kind of family likeness to him hnd mashed Marina and passed her a billot doux that knocked hor silly in tho Mar sellles railroad station. "Then somehow ho Jollied mo along till I got gay and told him how anxious you wore to buy the letter from me. and I I only had sold you tho three-quarters three-quarters of it that I had picked up on tho floor of the depot the part that didn't glvo anything away." "Then you havo tho other part?" Hurton's tone Is bo searching, his mnnner so sovero thnt Maud daro not tell him, and falters out a lie: "01 course, I haven't. Didn't I tell you I only picked up what I gavo you?" Harnes has risen nnd is striding determinedly de-terminedly back to the house, adeflnlto resolution upon his sot face. (TO DE CONTINUED.) |