The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23

distinguished looking young English wo-
man, who takes his fancy. He follows he
to picture gallery anG later into a rail
way carriage. where, much TO the young
ladys modification and discontinue, her
aunt and maid fail TO join her. In spite
of her protests she is compelled to accept
assistance in various WAYS from Mr..
Barnes, who proves himself at every turn
d refined. high bred gentleman. Barnes
takes such care of her that not shadow
of reproach can or does attach either to
her or himself. Their love affair is a
charming one, and the girl turns out to
be Enid Anstruther. the sister of the
English officer that Marina. the Corsican,
is in love with. They become engaged.
and when Mr.. Barnes finds out that the
probabilities are that his fiancee's BROTH
er is probably the one who killed Marina
brother. he sets himself to win that lady
from her pursuit of vengeance. He makes
but little progress. but Marina presents
her case to priest a stranger TO her.
who points out TO her the great wrong
she would commit If she carried her
threat into execution. Her family history
its traditions, her attendants. friends and
neighbOrs have kept this flame of hatred
burning brightly in her bosom. Her guar
dian. Count Danela. urged its fulfillment
principally because until that time he
could not himself possess her.
The count goes to Alexandria for proofs
and returns to Nice only to find that
Marina Is engaged to he married shortly
to young AnstrutheT. As her guardian he
gives his consent. but asks that the cere-
monv he celebrated in her old home in
Corsica. Anstruther gladly gives his con
sent. Marina has miSgivingS. but cannot
EXPRESS them. Mr.. Barnes had made a
| business trip to London and arrived too
late TO urge its abandonment. He feared
plot and hired a sailboat to take him to
Corsica. but winds not favoring him, he
arrived too late to witness the ceremony.
Count Danella had induced the young cou-
pie TO spend the evening in a wing of his
castle and had assigned their guests to
another. He had also induced the young
groom to return to mis- wifes home a con-
siderable distance away. to make the Gus
tOmary gifts to the servants and retainers
on an event Of that kind. While he was
gone on this errand the count submitted
his proofs to Marina that her husband
was the slayer of her brother. and urged
that she kill him. Her old attendant also
pleads with her to commit the crime. He
urges that if she does not do it, he himself
will do So
They hear steps approaching. which
both think Is that of her husband return
ing. Her attendant seeing she will not do
the deed turns and Dlunges the stletto
through the curtain at the person behind
it. who falls with r grOan.
MIR. Barnes, as soon as he had landed
proceeded to the garrison, and found its
cOmmandant to he an old friend He told
him of his suspicious. The commandant
thought them well founded and detailed
an ample escort for Mr.. Barnes and &C
cOmpanied 1t himself. They arrived at
the cOuntS castle the same time that the
young husband returned and the time o:
the murder. When the curtain was drawn
the body was found to be that OF the
count. who had been eavesdropping. The
shock upset Marina.
Here again Mr. Barnes showed his
sourcefulness. His armed escort permit
ted them to reach the sea front in safety
and his wealth made IL possible for them
to obtain The exclusive use of a vessel
then in the harbor.
with this latter incident the story of
Mr. Barnes American begins