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

The story opens at a very old inn on the
shore at Ajaccio Corsica. Mr.. Burton IL
Barnes of New York, a young man of
good family, well educated, well groomed.
rich. ample leisure, a crack shot, reveled,
alert, quick, authoritative, large acquain-
lance. fine manners and address is wait
ing in 1882 Just before the bombardment
of Alexandria for the principals and their
attendants who had arranged to fight
duel at this place the morning the story
opens. Mr.. Barnes had been on shoot
ing excursion, the guest of a rich and
powerful count of the nefghborhoOd Dur
ing the visit he had made the acquain-
lance of q young lady. ward of the
count. He was impressed with the young
woman's beauty and her skill as painter
well as her devotion to absent
brother, whom she was expecting home
shortly. AS Mr. Barnes is on his~way to
Ajaccio. at which place her brother is to
land, he is given message and some
flowers for him.
Arrived at Ajaccio. at one of the hotels
glish naval officer engaged in a heated
discussion on the merits of the Egyptian
question then agitating the public mind.
The climax soon comes The French Of
ficer calls the Englishman a liar and gets
knocked down for his trouble. The
Frenchman presents his card and the En-
glishman reluctantly consents to a duel
the next morning.
Ger is the brother of the young lady who
had charged him with the message. He
resolves to prevent the duel if possible.
more especially as the trouble originated
over a trifle-a cartoon i'm Punch. The
Englishman and his second arrive first.
and succeeds in inducing the Young man
to offer an apology for his offense The
Frenchmcn are late in reaching the
ground, but Mr.. Barnes delivers his mes
=.
and feeling he takes the sting cut of the
insult the Englishman had offered him.
The apology would have been accepted
hut for the action of the seconds Their
prevented a reconciliation and
the duel takes place. The Frenchman is
fatally wounded and dies shortly
Mr.. Barnes had sent messengers as
soon as he learned of the duel to the sis
te- to hasten to AiacciO. She arrives only
in time 70 hear her brother forgive his
wreak vengeance on him. She VOWS a
vendetta. The Er~lishman ard his sec
Ond escaDe to their ship. which was al.
ready steaming out the harbor for Alex
andria. The young woman has never seen
the EngliShman does not know his name
or station in life. but is confident of find
ing him. and when found she resolves to
kill him She becomes a Red Cross nurse
at Alexandria. and nurses to health
Young ENGLISH officer. She falls in love
with him. hut refuses to marry him until
her mission of vengeance had been full
filled.
Meanwhile her guardian. Count MasSo
Danella. had fallen in love with her and
wanted to marry her. He knew she would
not marry anyone until she had found the
one she was in search of. He lends his
talents. his purse and energy to that end:
engages detectives. hires spies and thinks
at last his efforts have been rewarded He
thinks he hos evidence which proves the
Young English officer that his ward
nursed and loved at Alexandria is the
man that killed her brother.
During this time Mr.. Barnes has adven-