The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30
CHAPTER IL
THE DOCUMENT IN BARNES

How could lin the carriage with
you and after that under mamas aw-
full eyes?"
where's the fourth-the other
pfece?" asked Burton, savagely.
II couldn't get the other-the peo-
pie were stamping about So, stammers
Maud. She was tearing it up when
she keeled over"
Did Marina say anything
Yes, she sorter gasped: Don't tell
him. Then Edwin grabbed her. But
what's in it?" asks, Maud, as Barnes
strives again to gain the full meaning
Of the three-quarter epistle.
Nothing that would interest a little
girl
But it would interest ma. Let me
tell ma. Then she'll let up on me"
Not a word to anyone!" says Bur
ton, sternly.
Two moro boxes OF marrons glaces."
Here. buy them The American
passed to MauG'5 eagerly Outstretched
hand couoc of twenty-franc gold
uieces. But Barnes demeanOr has
become terrifying, If you blab of this
10 Edwin AnStruther, I'll tell your
mother that ysu kept this note from
her..
Great Joucsl" nIutters Maud. shiv-
ering. Then she fmplores: But if 1
keep dark, you'll beg me off for run
ming away with you?"
Yes. avoid your mothers eyes for
two hours AMI I'll probably put some
thing in Lady Chartris' head that viii
make her so happy she'll think you the
incest little chick out of its shellr'
The American courteously leads the
Chartris infant to her hotel, but even
as he bids the child adieu at
the door. the clerk coming out, says:
Monsieur Barnes, note for you at
the Office.
Burton has been compelled to regis
ter himself and party. He steps in.
and tearing open an envelope addressed
in an unknown hand reads what. sta
bleminded as he is, gives him a shock.
Though for a second his blood runs
rapidly in his veins, he checks it and
becomes full of that icy. deadly. calm
rage which comes to men of the Anglo
Saxon race when their women are as
sailed.
This compels me to ten Edwin.
must post him little bit" he thinks
rapidly, and acting with equal prompt
ness. steps into the cafe. Not finding
Anstruther there, Barnes walks up the
stairs.
At the door Of his wifes chamber.
the English naval officer is pacing the
corridor.
Marina is much better. She has re-
covered her senses says Edwin, elat-
eddy. But Enid believes it best for
me not to see her Immediately. and
the French physician declares it is
madness at present to think of the ia
tigue of a long railway journey for my
wife" The young husband fingers low
ingly on the term.
Il had feared that" remarks Barnes
The important thing is now to guard
her.
Guard her?"
Yes. 1t is now imperative that
tell you, Anstruther. something I would
have kept from you"
Two minutes hurried conversation
and the English sailor says in quarter
deck directness: Il understand No
one goes into that door except the doc
tor and Enid. If anyone proWls around
here-lend me your revolver Barnes.
You always carry one"
Yes. and you must from now on do
the SSme," answers the American as
he passes the weapon 10 the English
man. He steps TO his own room. and
gets another pistol from his valise
Testing il carefully as regards cylinder
and lock. the celebrated pistol-shot
mutters grimly: IF l have to shoot,
1t wiz be TO kill. Now. this makes it
necessary to see Elijah Emory at once.
Lucky / Cabled him"
Making his way hurriedly to the busy
COurs BelzunCe. Barnes steps into the
Hotel des DeuX-MOndes, we'll known
house of commercial entertainment A
moments inquiry of the polite clerk
and he steps into the correspondence
room of the hotel. After looking about
a moment, he places his hand on the
shoulder of man engaged in writing.
Il saw you come in the door
Barnes' says the man, continuing his
labor. Glad to behold you. Your wire
from Ajaccio came last night. I've got
all the information for you. I missed
YOU at the care. and reckoned you'd
gone on to Paris. Here's what you
wanted, finished" He passes him the
paper.
THANK you" Barnes looks it over
carefully. BY your report here. YOU
seem to know everything about this
country
"Wen, everything a foreigner can.
I've represented the Pinkertons in
southern France nigh on to eight
years"
Yes. you did some very nice work
last season for my sister Lady Nor
ington, about those stolen jewels at
Nice That reminded me of YOU. But
I've got something for you to capture
more important than stolen jewels"
What's that2" sharply asks the
American detective. who has become a
European one.
Stolen happiness"
Holy Moses, if l could gather all
that up and restore it to people. 1 could
retire from biz" laughs Mr. Elijah
Reuben Emory. who is a man of about
IS years, of piercing gray eyes. and off
hand, slap-daSh manner which was
once extremely American but has
gradually been changed by a CONT
mental life to a bad imitation of that of
a deniZen of southern Europe
Barnes glances carefully about the
room-which is deserted-the day hav-
ing. as is quite usual at this season in
Marseilles, grown intensely hot and I'M
comfortable.
There's no living thing here except
flies" remarks Emory. 'I took care of
that before / began TO write nv con-
fidential report for you. I'll keep nv
eye on the door, so you can squirt ii
out freely"
Have you ever been over in Cor
sica?" whispers his client.
'NeverI" says the detective. And
/ don't banker after going there. If a
Corsican commits q crime and gets to
his blessed island, he can stav there