The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
Mr.. Barnes, American
A SEQUEL TO "MR. BARNES OF NEW YORK."


almost Historically
Then you compel me to tell Edwin
of the letter" he says shortly.
AS Barnes speaks, the bridegroom en-
ters; and wOman's tact destroys his OPP
Dortunity.
In a second as her eyes light upon
Edwin the charming vivacity of Mari
mas Old-time manner seems to revive
in her. She throws herself enthusiasts
tically but cOquettishly into the arms
opening for her and cries, half play
fully, half tearily: Edwin, in the rail-
road depot I received a note that pro-
dUced my nervous agitation"
Aha"
Mrs Barnes thinks it wise l tell you
its contents 1 don't. Now, of course,
innamorato milo, if you say so, l must
do as you tell me. l am an obedient
wife" She puts her arms caressingly
round Edwins neck and whispers:
Shall u" then gives him tempting
little kiss.
Hang it. Barnes" answers An
struther. under these aillurements, Il
have too much trust in my darling to
want to read her leters.''
You're a very bright girl to have
your husband so soon in subjugatiOn,"
remarks Burton, gloOmily. But, Ma
rina. i'm such a vital matter, 1 warn
you to beware of playing your enemies
game"
Pooh" answers Edwin, who has re-
ceived another kiss or two, what do
you, a bachelor, know about women,
anyway" Then he jeers in sailor
bluntness: you and Enid didn't hunt
up a minister today. You are not so
enterprising a fellow as I thought you,
Barnes, for I am quite certain that
saw consent in my sisters red cheeks
and dropping eyes. Take tip from a
Jack tar-splice your girl the moment
she drops her Colors. Then you have
her as | have my bride"
At this Marina utteTs a subdued yet
CHASTITY sigh, which is destroyed by
the kiss of her young husband, and the
unfortunate. Burton SgOes silently
away.
BY himself. rejecting upon his be-
trothed'S manner to him that has been
growing colder and more distant each
minute since he has tatiCtly refused to-
Immediately make himself lord of her
trusting loneliness. he COgitates mOTOse-
": Am ] not playing our enemies
game also in not wedding Enid? By
heaven. we have not only stilletOs
against us, but brains in this horrible
affaE."
But it is too late for d minister now.
Their carriage is already at the door to
take them away first for a little drive
on the Prado to destroy suspicion, then,
when evening darkness falls upon the
land, to the Corniche road. where the
boat will be waiting to put them on
shipbOard.
The party have very little luggage
with them Their valises have all been
slipped out cautiously earlier in the day
by Emory, who will place them on the
yacht
Smoking his cigar as he makes his
preparations. the American suddenly
exclaims to himself in a tone of relief;
Bah. that f1ashing-eyed, dropping
Tipped. scar-faced brute hardly looked
Machiavellian enough TO invent such
social bombs as have come. l think, be-
tween Marina and her husband and
Enid and myself. The results of those
letters were accidental, / imagine.
We've only the real Corsican article,
cold steel, to fear. l reckon.
Barnes carefully inspeCts his pistols
again Besides these, he has only a
walking cane to take with him. As he
picks his stick up. Miss Maud Chartris
flies in to him, excitement and dismay
on her face.
What do you want-mOre marTOns
gIaces?' he asks, savagely.
why, Marina and Enid say they are
Prado. and they have both got their
with them"
ITO keep their jewelry safe from
bplI-bOyS'' mutters Barnes Besides,
those satchels have powder puffs in
them. l imagine"
.'Then-yOu're- you're not going away
now?" This last very nervously. /
Does this look like it?" says Bur-
ton. tapping nonchalantly his boot with
his cane. Enquire at the office and
see if I've paid my hotel bill"
- This Emory by arrangement will set
tie later.
"Oh-then it's all right great !
relief ripples the Chartris girls face. |
She swishes her two blonde pigtails |
meTrily about.
Certainly, it's all right, Maudie- Au
revoir till breakfast" and Mr.. Barnes |
goes away with Edwin to take the
ladies down to the open baTOuche that |
is awaiting them. At the hotel en- |
trance the American whispers to An |
struther: Put our charges in. I'll /
stand back and keep my eyes open. No |
one viii be quick enough to harm /
them. I've got my hand on my pis-
toll"
Acting upon this Edwin places both !
his bride and his sister in the car
riage and seats himself in front of
them. looking carefully to the rear as
if he expected a white-squall. Barnes
springs into the baTOUChe. whispers
some words to the driver and they roll
away, he keeping his eyes to the front;
for a quick glance backward shows
that the two men he had directed the
detective to engage are following at a
discreet distance on horseback.
Gazing on the carriage as it rolls
away. Maud says Contentedly To her
self: "CrackE l was scared Burton
was going before l told it to him."
then adds contentedly: Gee. I'm as
smart as a diplomatist," as she fishes
a fourth piece of paper out of the
bosom of her frock. IF I'd sold all that
letter to Barnes at the first jump. I'd
have been out Of stock in trade. AS it
is. by tomorrow Marina will be wor-
rying like biaZes and Barnes will be
so hot about it that he'll come down |
rich for the rest of this note. Oh, !
Maudie. you're a winner So Miss |
ChartTiS goes up to a bread and but !
ter tea with her goveTness quite con- |
tentedly and munChes marrOns glaces |
over her lessons for the /
two succeeding hours. Then the car |
rage not returning with the driving /
party the intrigante grows anxious. /
She sneakS down to the hotel office and /