The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-01

I
ing sOOnY Gay were rowing her in re
boat TO re shore, she looking SO beauti-
| full in re little brides travelling robe
Eat had been sent on board with mad
ame's baggage.
ITO her 1 cry: I'll have a yaire
fine dinner for monsieur, your hus-
band Zen she look at me with her
eyes. j know she means 1 am not to
| forget something All, your mariee
vas vaire brave. Only once in re long
night. as 1 listen with my ears, hear
from re cabin short, quick sob: My
/ husbandp and zis morning her soft
/ eyes were vaire deep in her head for
you, Monsieur
AS she listens,' there are tears in
Marina's dark orbs. BY the horrors of
/ her own wedding night, the beautiful
| COrsican knows what bride suffers
when she fears her spouse will meet
/ the stiletto.
MY wife's eyes told you to remem-
Der something? What was it?" asks
Barnes very eagerly. though his gaze
is dim.
"Oh, VOLTA! When re ruffians were
preparing re boat for her, madame
whispered in my ear: Tell my hus-
band to look in re third drawer Of re
cabin locker"
Before the last words have left the
FTenchman's lips, the American is
down the cOmpanionway and has torn
open the drawer indicated. Wincing at
the sight of some articles of lady's lin
gerie packed by Tompson during the
previous day for her mistress honey
moon use, the bridegroom hurriedIy
losses them aside and produces a note,
the superscription Of which in the dear
hand he knows, makes him falter. 1t
is simply addressed: Mr.. Burton II.
Barnes" and reads.
My Darling Husband:
II have little time to write, for they
are preparing to take me on shore in a
boat. We are now anchored off Cor
elsa somewhere.
Last evening, through some care
less message Of TompsOn misiHterpret-
ed by my own eagerness, 1 came on
board the yacht alone, thinking you
had gone there before me to avoid
some encounter with Danella that
might delay our wedding trip. A boat
was waiting for me at the landing
place. In the darkness, during the
short one hundred yards to the yacht,
l noticed nothing suspicious in the
| oarsmen, probably because my
thoughts were so entirely of you.
Flying into the cabin expecting to
meet you, I heard the doors close upon
me and a voice In Corsican French say:
bolts outside told me I was a pris-
oner. No cries of mine or commands
were needed. The yacht got under
way.
All, what a night I've passed here
| in this cabin that should have been
our honeymoon home, thinking of your
misery when you found you had lost
me.
But knowing by your love that you
Will pursue and find me, 1 send you
this warning, which is of great i'm
| portance.
I have learned by some careless
! French conversation that has drifted
/ in to me that I am to be made the
| lure to bring you to the death of the
vendetta in BOcOgnanO. To me Sail
ceti has boosted that they have noti-
fled you they take me to Corsica.
They are sure your affection for me
will make you follow me, rash and
careless in your agony. There Sail
ceu means to assassinate you. think
ing by that to gain the votes of his
peculiar cOuntTymen because he has
nobly fulfilled his diabolical oath of
the horrible vendetta that they wor-
ship. Therefore. by your love for
me. my husband, I charge you not to
risk your life unduly, and to bring
with you enough friends to protect
you from these assassins. 1 hear the
splash of the boat put overheard; they
will be coming for me, so kiss the
letter where I sign and you'll meet
the lips of, in life or death. always.
YOUR WIFE.
Clenching his hands till his nails are
bloodless. Barnes reads this letter care
fully twice. Once he gazes up; but
the sight of the cabin decorated for
his honeymoon, about which are scat
tered his wife's dainty belongings
brought on board for a nuptiaI voy-
age, makes him close his misty eyes
with a shudder.
Leboeuf Is now calling down the
companiOnway: Monsieur, I have
obeyed your wife's commands. A
good meal is served on deck for you
and Madame Anstruther"
Hesmust eat to keep his strength up
for the work that is ahead of him.
The American steps alertly on deck
and tries to show his appreciation of
the French chefs art, but anguish is
a bar to appetite.
Marina also only drinks a cup of
coffee.
During this Graham puts two or
three of his sailors on board the yacht;
they lower the sails and make the
Seagull for the moment shipshape
AFTER a moment Barnes passes Enid
letter over to Edwin's wife. When
she has read II. he says: 81 have
been thinking if 1t wouldn't be better
to sail to Ajaccio and get De Belloo
and some of his troopers to go with
US to BocOgnano."
with De Be1loc and his troopers
you would never find her." answers
Marina. 'The sight of their cavalry
uniforms would be signalled up the
valley Of the Gravona; Enid would
not be in Bocognano. In the noun
tain Businesses of Del Orc they would
hide her where you would never find
her"
Then some honest countrymen from
this neighborhood; they can be hired?"
suggests Barnes.
But not by a foreigner to strike
against a Corsican." replies Marina,
almost proudly. ITO have any hope
of finding your wife we must go alone.
I'll lead you by secret paths through
the mountains; on the main road did
they see you coming they would am
bush and kill you" Then noting that
the young man is loading himself down
with cartridges. she almost sneers:
Don't hope TO shoot your way through